1999 Infiniti QX4: complaints, problems and recalls

WHILE PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 47,105 miles reported. Look up ODI 10037956 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER STATED O2 SENSOR WAS CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS SUBJECTED TO HAVING A WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED. CONSUMER HAD THAT DONE, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER $1200.00 TO REPAIR SOMETHING ELSE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10095000 at NHTSA ↗

1999 INFINITY QX4 LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS SCUFFED AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE/RIM WAS DAMAGED (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT WHEN THEY SAW PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10147521 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE NOTICE EXPLAINED THAT HIS STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD STILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE IF NEEDED. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT MANDATORY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE REPAIR WOULD BE MADE. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER (CLAIM NUMBER 6026206). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10216526 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO DEALERS CLOSER THAN TWO HOURS AWAY. SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT DISTANCE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,600. UPDATED 05/06/08 *BF UPDATED

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10222914 at NHTSA ↗

THIS WAS AS CLOSE TO A DISASTER AS I EVER WANT, THE PERFECT STORM IN DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING, WITH MY TWO SMALL GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT, AT NIGHT, IN A STORM THAT WARRANTED A SEVERE STORM WARNING. THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS AS I MET ANOTHER CAR ON A CURVE. I HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IN A PANIC, I HIT IT AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON IN FULL BRIGHT MODE. THE POOR DRIVER I WAS MEETING GOT BRIGHT LIGHT, TOTAL BLACK DARKNESS AND BACK TO BRIGHT LIGHTS SO I REALLY OWE HIM OR HER A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR HOLDI…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10239457 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES IN HIS GARAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10241721 at NHTSA ↗

FAILING BRACKETS UNDERNEATH RUNNING BOARDS ARE A HAZARD. CANNOT STEP UP ONTO WITHOUT RISK OF INJURY. BRACKETS HAVE LOST ALL INTEGRITY AND RUNNING BOARDS ARE SAGGING AND MAY FALL OFF. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10241737 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2007-09-18 (September 18, 2007)

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DURING THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COATING MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED AT THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OPENING IN THE COATING WHICH CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL OF THE TUBE.

Consequence: THIS MAY RESULT IN SURFACE RUST BUT NOT PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. HOWEVER, IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, IF A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL, CORROSION MAY OCCUR TO A DEGREE WHICH RESULTS IN PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. IN THIS CASE FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR WHEN FILLING THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE WITH AN IMPROVED COATING PROCESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Reported: 2011-04-20 (April 20, 2011)

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Consequence: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.