1997 INFINITI QX4

60 complaints filed with NHTSA.

60
Complaints
12
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SUSPENSION15
STEERING10
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
WHEELS2
TIRES2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
SEATS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1

Recent Complaints

20120214CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AT 6:45 A.M CAR TRAVELING DOWN FREEZELAND ROAD, LINDEN, VA AT ABOUT 30MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR, DRY. ROAD CONDITIONS: NO DEFECTS, OIL OR OTHER TRACTION FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. QX4 AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESS TO POLICE LOOKED AT THOUGH REAR OF VEHICLE BODY WAS ACTING INDEPENDENT OF BODY FRAME. AT THIS POINT DRIVER COULD NOT RECOVER, HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE, STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. QX4 WOULD NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT UP AN EMBANKMENT, HIT LARGE BOLDER AND FLIPPED ONTO PASSENG

Mileage: 120,000

20120214CrashTRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

AT 6:45 A.M CAR TRAVELING DOWN FREEZELAND ROAD, LINDEN, VA AT ABOUT 30MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR, DRY. ROAD CONDITIONS: NO DEFECTS, OIL OR OTHER TRACTION FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. QX4 AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESS TO POLICE LOOKED AT THOUGH REAR OF VEHICLE BODY WAS ACTING INDEPENDENT OF BODY FRAME. AT THIS POINT DRIVER COULD NOT RECOVER, HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE, STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. QX4 WOULD NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT UP AN EMBANKMENT, HIT LARGE BOLDER AND FLIPPED ONTO PASSENG

Mileage: 120,000

20120214CrashSUSPENSION

AT 6:45 A.M CAR TRAVELING DOWN FREEZELAND ROAD, LINDEN, VA AT ABOUT 30MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR, DRY. ROAD CONDITIONS: NO DEFECTS, OIL OR OTHER TRACTION FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. QX4 AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESS TO POLICE LOOKED AT THOUGH REAR OF VEHICLE BODY WAS ACTING INDEPENDENT OF BODY FRAME. AT THIS POINT DRIVER COULD NOT RECOVER, HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE, STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. QX4 WOULD NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT UP AN EMBANKMENT, HIT LARGE BOLDER AND FLIPPED ONTO PASSENG

Mileage: 120,000

20120214CrashSTEERING

AT 6:45 A.M CAR TRAVELING DOWN FREEZELAND ROAD, LINDEN, VA AT ABOUT 30MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR, DRY. ROAD CONDITIONS: NO DEFECTS, OIL OR OTHER TRACTION FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. QX4 AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESS TO POLICE LOOKED AT THOUGH REAR OF VEHICLE BODY WAS ACTING INDEPENDENT OF BODY FRAME. AT THIS POINT DRIVER COULD NOT RECOVER, HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE, STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. QX4 WOULD NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT UP AN EMBANKMENT, HIT LARGE BOLDER AND FLIPPED ONTO PASSENG

Mileage: 120,000

20120117CrashFatalELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 24TH 2010, WHILE TRAVELING N. ON STATE HWY 87 GOING TOWARDS PAYSON, AZ ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND APPEARED DRY. THE INCIDENT BEGAN WHEN I APPARENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AS I BEGAN ACROSS A BRIDGE. I FELT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY SLIDE LEFT. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING THIS VEHICLE AND HOW WELL THIS VEHICLE HANDLES, I WAS EXTREMELY CONFIDENT IN MY

Mileage: 263,000

20120117CrashFatalSUSPENSION

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 24TH 2010, WHILE TRAVELING N. ON STATE HWY 87 GOING TOWARDS PAYSON, AZ ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND APPEARED DRY. THE INCIDENT BEGAN WHEN I APPARENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AS I BEGAN ACROSS A BRIDGE. I FELT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY SLIDE LEFT. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING THIS VEHICLE AND HOW WELL THIS VEHICLE HANDLES, I WAS EXTREMELY CONFIDENT IN MY

Mileage: 263,000

20020816CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD IN A COLLISION. *AK THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT ROLLED THE SEAT BELT HELD IN PLACE, THEN RELEASED. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND SUFFERED SEVERAL LACERATIONS, A SHATTERED LEFT HUMEROUS AND TORN LIGAMENTS. *JG

20020816CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD IN A SIDE COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20001124UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE BRAKING QUICKLEY CONSUMER ON PASSENGER SIDE LEG BANGED UP AGAINST DASHBOARD AND SOMETHING SHARP RIPPED THE SKIN OPEN ON CONSUMERS LEG. *AK

20000317CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE DOWN A VERY STEEP ROAD, LOST CONTROL, AND WENT UP A MOUNTAIN WALL, FLIPPED OVER, AND HIT A TLELPHONE POLE. CAR HIT DEAD CENTER, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

20000317CrashSTEERING

VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE DOWN A VERY STEEP ROAD, LOST CONTROL, AND WENT UP A MOUNTAIN WALL, FLIPPED OVER, AND HIT A TLELPHONE POLE. CAR HIT DEAD CENTER, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19990816CrashSEATS

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS BROKE IN THE RECLINING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

19990626CrashPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER. THE 4-WD LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK ONCE I HAD TRAVELED 20+ MILES. THIS WAS NEVER RECTIFIED. ON THE DATE OF INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT GROOVED HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AXLE BROKE, AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING ME TO VEER INTO THE CEMENT EMBANKMENT. *AK