The recall began February 2, 2015. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash where deployment is warranted could increase the risk of injury to the passenger. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261. Would I be willing to pay more for features that could help prevent a collision when driving with my kids in the car? Particularly appealing are the array of two-tone interior treatments that keep the large interior light and subtly underscore the luxury positioning. When extra storage space is needed, the third row folds flat by manually lifting the release levers on the seats themselves. Recall Date 2016-04-26 Description Nissan North America, Inc. This engine provides adequate but not very enthusiastic performance.
. We did note that if you choose the optional seat-cooling feature for the two front seats, the space underneath them is entirely filled with the attendant hardware--meaning there's no room left for the second-row passengers' feet. The seven-seat vehicle is relatively sleek, nicely detailed, and modern for what could have been a tall and blocky-looking box of a utility vehicle. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261. Its headrests are thankfully designed to fold down, which opens up vision through the rear window, but when they're raised, there's not a lot of daylight left in the rear. It can detect objects in the vehicle's path up to about 5 mph, and will identify cross-traffic approaching from the rear at up to 15 mph, and once it does will apply the brakes for the driver. The engine and motor together produce a maximum of about 250 horsepower.
The second-row bench can slide 5. Although the picture displayed from the backup camera is slightly grainy, the fish-eye lens on the 7-inch screen gave me a wide view behind and out to the sides of the car. Several large packages bring those active-safety features or infotainment upgrades as options. Each does essentially what you'd think, but Eco was exceptionally sluggish; I opted for regular. At night, however, the large screen continues to glow even after turning the screen off and dialing down the brightness level as much as possible. Lane Departure Warning is useful though a bit too sensitive, we think, while the Around View Monitor is an essential safety aid for busy parents, providing a stitched-together overhead view of what surrounds the vehicle. Among them is an Around-View Monitor, which uses some of the sensors above to detect moving objects.
Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Over half a day's test drive, they all worked as expected, though we found the Lane Departure Warning system more sensitive than those in other vehicles. Active safety features include blind spot warning and Lane Departure Prevention, which applies the brakes to ease the vehicle away from another lane, Intelligent Brake Assist with Forward Collision Warning that can help reduce the speed of the collision, Backup Collision Intervention, and adaptive cruise control. This claim should come with an asterisk, however. Infiniti says easy access to the third row remains even if you have a child-safety seat installed in the second row. The mechanically similar Hybrid offers similar features and the same powertrain at a lower price without the luxury badge.
When the car is put into reverse, sonar sensors in the rear bumper scan the surroundings for objects, and radar in the rear quarter panels looks for objects and over longer distances. The Deluxe Touring Package also contains the same features found in the Driver Assistance package and adds blind spot warning. Recall Date 2015-10-20 Description Nissan North America, Inc. The boys said they had plenty of legroom. Many parents will likely go for the two-tone as a more pleasant place to spend considerable time ferrying children. Upscale amenities abounded in my test vehicle, like heated and cooled front seats, heated second-row seats my kids now claim they couldn't possibly live without these in test cars from here on out and that blissful winter must-have: a heated steering wheel.
This system also allows you to set geofences, curfew limits for driving time and speed limit alerts to help parents keep tabs on new teen drivers. When it's asked for full power, the engine gets somewhat louder, but Infiniti has added the expected swathes of luxury noise insulation, so it never gets particularly unpleasant. Third-row passengers have access to air vents as well as two cupholders on either side, and the optional panoramic moonroof that extends above both the second and third rows keeps the interior from feeling cavelike, though I felt a little slighted by the dinky one above the front row. It requires that the Deluxe Touring Package be specified as well. Opting for the Technology package adds lane departure warning, and blind spot intervention. The recall began on November 30, 2015.
Although its display is crisp and clear, the infotainment system isn't without its flaws, though. The hybrid system boosts gas mileage from either 20 or 21 mpg combined for the V-6 version to 26 mpg combined with either drive configuration. Both powertrains can be ordered with the standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. They stepped out without any embarrassing trips or flubs in front of their peers and dates. It works at speeds up to 5 mph for objects directly behind the car, and up to 15 mph for cross-traffic coming from the sides. When shuttling my 14-year-old daughter and her friends to their Sadie Hawkins dance, I made the two boys sit in the wayback so the girls wouldn't have to climb back there in their dresses.
The dashboard, door panels, and seats are all rich but restrained--though the vehicle is designed to accommodate family needs--this will be a working vehicle--rather than over-the-top opulence. Several advanced safety features also help make its case for preferred family transport. Families installing child-safety seats will find two sets of Latch anchors in the second row's outboard seats, along with three tether anchors. Parents and grandparents who have struggled to fit a child safety seat will understand just how valuable that feature is. The relatively large display is particularly helpful when referencing the backup camera more on that in the Safety section below.
It's taken a couple of years, but we're finally coming to grips with Infiniti's Q-based naming system. But that really doesn't matter; it's a big, capacious crossover and that's why people buy it. This makes the third row motor back up just by pressing a power button in the cargo area, eliminating the need to climb into the cargo space, grab a tether and try to heft the seat up while cursing your decision to wear a skirt that day. Recall Date 2015-01-14 Description Nissan North America, Inc. Other systems might require you to stare at the screen and toggle through multiple menus to find the screen-off control, subsequently ruining your night vision exactly when you're attempting to preserve it. Changes for 2015 include the addition of several new colors--Hermosa Blue, Majestic White, and Graphite Shadow--which displace three similar hues, a newly available high-contrast Wheat interior decor, and enhanced shift logic for when the continuously variable transmission is impersonating a conventional automatic. Cargo capacity is generous with up to 76.
Would I be willing to pay more for upscale fit and finish blended almost seamlessly with familial function? It's hard to argue against it. In the institute's tests, the Infiniti received the highest rating of good on a scale of poor, marginal, acceptable and good on the frontal small- and moderate-overlap and side-impact crash tests, as well as on roof-strength and head restraint and seats tests. New for 2015 Three new exterior colors are now available in the : Hermosa Blue, Majestic White, and Graphite Shadow. The third row also has tether anchors, allowing you to install forward-facing child-safety seats in a pinch back there if needed using the seat belts. You can also opt into a hybrid version for a 24 percent improvement in fuel economy. It received five stars for side-crash safety, and four stars each in frontal-crash and rollover tests.