2002 INFINITI QX4 Problems

My issues are related to the SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 1997-2003 QX4 IN SALT STATES FRONT STRUT HOUSING CORROSION. I brought my car in for the recall at Infiniti of Bloomington, Minnesota and they only fixed the Driver’s side strut housing using a brace but only painted the Passenger’s side. Now the Passenger’s side strut housing shows corrosion and some perforation but repairable still under the recall. As of today 01/23/2023 The dealer and Infiniti refused to do recall on passenger’s side despite the car is not safe to drive. They knowingly know the passenger’s side will corrode but still let me drive the car with the defective which they refuse to fix.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT HOUSING WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALERTED HER OF A RECALL FOR THE STRUT HOUSING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) AT FIELDS INFINITI GLENCOE (2100 FRONTAGE RD, GLENCOE, IL 60022 (847) 998-5200). THE DEALER STATED THAT A PLATE WAS INSTALLED ON THE STRUT HOUSING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE NO REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS INFORMED HER THAT A PLATE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE STRUT HOUSING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CARFAX REPORT FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE REPAIR OR FAILURE TO THE STRUT HOUSING. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT HOUSING WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALERTED HER OF A RECALL FOR THE STRUT HOUSING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) AT FIELDS INFINITI GLENCOE (2100 FRONTAGE RD, GLENCOE, IL 60022 (847) 998-5200). THE DEALER STATED THAT A PLATE WAS INSTALLED ON THE STRUT HOUSING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE NO REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS INFORMED HER THAT A PLATE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE STRUT HOUSING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CARFAX REPORT FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE REPAIR OR FAILURE TO THE STRUT HOUSING. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) IN 2012. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.

Driving in a snow storm and slid in to a rail ,no damage but the back light,airbag deployed,. My regular headlights on the driver side went out three years ago , neighbor got it to work ,now both headlights are not working.

I HAVE TRIED TO GET PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL (AND A CONFIRMED DRIVER SEATBELT DEFECT) REPLACED AND THE PART WAS NEEDED ONE YEAR AGO AROUND MARCH OR APRIL 2020 AND TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT 03/29/2021 WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A 3 TO 4 HOUR JOB AND NO LOANER VEHICLE OR TOW IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. THE THE RECALL NOTICE FORM # R1714 30148563 STATES THAT THERE IS FREE CONVENIENCE SERVICES SUCH AS TOW TO AND FROM INFINITI RETAILER OR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MOSSY NISSAN IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA AND I TALKED TO A WOMAN NAMED ROBIN IN SERVICE DEPT. MY QUESTION/COMPLAINT IS WHY IS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT OR TOW NOT BEING OFFERED FOR THIS DANGEROUS HAZARDOUS DEFECT? SINCERELY [XXX].*DT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE, AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE INFINITI DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE CAR HAD BURNT OUT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ON A LOCAL SIDE STREET. HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THE MODULE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. AFTER PAYING $2235.12, TO REPLACE THIS ITEM SINCE THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHILE MOVING OF FROM A STOP SIGN,THERE IS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION SURGE WITH A LOUD REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. CAR SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ON 12/12/2010 AND 12/19/2012. 2003 INFINITI QX4. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. ONCE THE CAR WAS PUT INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED ALL THE WAY UP TO 8. HAD THE ENGINE AND VALVES CLEANED WHICH THEY SAID WAS THE PROBLEM. ON 7/23/2012 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING WAS WRONG GOT IT CLEANED BUT THE GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. *TR

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON SATURDAY. AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION AND DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED BREAKING BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER BARELY MISSING TWO VEHICLES AND UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I TURNED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND KILLED THE IGNITION. STILL UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE MY MISSION HOME ONLY TO RUN INTO THE SAME BEHAVIOR. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. UNABLE TO DRIVE I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND HAD MY SUV TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT TURNED OUT THE ISSUE WAS A BAD THROTTLE CABLE THAT GOT STUCK. *TR

EXTENSIVE RUST AND DECAY IS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CONNECTS. THIS IS JUST BELOW THE STRUT HOUSING AND IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. I HAVE ATTACHED BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE PHOTOS AS THE DEFECT ONLY APPEARS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, HE NOTICED RUST FORMING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD REINFORCE THE FRAME WELL; HOWEVER, A FUEL LINE RAN THROUGH THE RUSTED AREA, WHICH COULD CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Driving in a snow storm and slid in to a rail ,no damage but the back light,airbag deployed,. My regular headlights on the driver side went out three years ago , neighbor got it to work ,now both headlights are not working.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING:COLUMN ). AS A RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAD ALSO FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS AUTHORIZED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BUT ONLY FOR THE STEERING FAILURE AND NOT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED PER THE CONTACT'S REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,445. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Drivers side low beam failure (2000 pathfinder and 2006 titan also same issue) Replaced bulbs twice in one year now low beam headlight doesn’t work at all always the driver side

CAN NOT HEAR TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR.*JB

Driving in a snow storm and slid in to a rail ,no damage but the back light,airbag deployed,. My regular headlights on the driver side went out three years ago , neighbor got it to work ,now both headlights are not working.

POWER DOORS, LOCKS AND WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. KEYLESS ENTRY WOULDN'T WORK. DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEPT LOCKING ON ITS OWN AND KEY WOULDN'T UNLOCK IT. BATTERY KEPT DYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL AS HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS SHOT BACK OUT AT LEAST TWO FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,400. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 INFINITI QX4 WITH THREE OTHER ADULTS AND AN INFANT IN THE AUTO, THE ENTIRE HUB OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE AWAY AND AFTER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SIDE AND DOOR OF THE CAR, CONTINUED TO FLY DOWN THE STREET. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ON A SUBURBAN STREET. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO ASSISTED TOLD US THAT WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FLETCHER JONES/CHICAGO WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NO LONGER HANDLES INFINITI SO THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT INFINITI OF LISLE, ILL. ALTHOUGH THESE WHEELS ARE THE ORIGINAL WHEELS PURCHASED ON THE VEHICLE, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE REPORTED ALL THREE OTHER WHEELS IN DANGER OF THE SAME FAILURE. I HAVE SOUGHT THE ASSISTANCE OF INFINITI'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL SPECIALISTS AND HAVE E-MAILED THEIR CORPORATE HDQRTRS OFFERING PHOTOS AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. BY INFINIT'S OWN ADMISSION THESE WHEELS COULD FAIL ON MY OR ANY OTHER INIFINITI VEHICLE IN THE MARKETPLACE AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR REGIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST REFUSED TO REVIEW THE PHOTOS AND FELT A FINAL, INFORMED DETERMINATION HAD BEEN MADE. CONSIDERING THAT UPON INFINITI'S INSPECTION, ALL FOUR WHEELS COULD FAIL, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MERITS THE ATTENTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

MY 2002 INFINITI QX4 HAS HAD THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SEAM OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON BOTH SIDES. MY VEHICLE HAS 18,800 MILES ON IT. *JB

I HAVE TRIED TO GET PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL (AND A CONFIRMED DRIVER SEATBELT DEFECT) REPLACED AND THE PART WAS NEEDED ONE YEAR AGO AROUND MARCH OR APRIL 2020 AND TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT 03/29/2021 WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A 3 TO 4 HOUR JOB AND NO LOANER VEHICLE OR TOW IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. THE THE RECALL NOTICE FORM # R1714 30148563 STATES THAT THERE IS FREE CONVENIENCE SERVICES SUCH AS TOW TO AND FROM INFINITI RETAILER OR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MOSSY NISSAN IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA AND I TALKED TO A WOMAN NAMED ROBIN IN SERVICE DEPT. MY QUESTION/COMPLAINT IS WHY IS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT OR TOW NOT BEING OFFERED FOR THIS DANGEROUS HAZARDOUS DEFECT? SINCERELY [XXX].*DT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

I OWN A 2002 INFINITI QX4 SUV TRUCK. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS. WHEN SEAT BELT IS FASTENED, THE SHOULDER HARNESS RUBS YOUR NECK WHILE DRIVING, SO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I BELIEVE THE SHOULDER HARNESS WILL CUT AND INJURE THE DRIVERS NECK. THIS IS SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

WHILE MOVING OF FROM A STOP SIGN,THERE IS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION SURGE WITH A LOUD REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. CAR SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ON 12/12/2010 AND 12/19/2012. 2003 INFINITI QX4. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER AN HOUR OR MORE THAN 80 MILES, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PASS GEAR DOWN TO 3 GEAR. IT WOULD SOUND LIKE ITS SLIPPING. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 5,000 MILES SUV HAS 100,000 INFINITY DOESN'T WANT TO COVER IT. NOW FIRST AND 4TH DOESN'T WORK. DEALER TOLD ME INFINITY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANS OVER HEATING, WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR