Tl* the contact owns a 1997 infiniti qx4. While traveling 55 MPH, the vehicle began to wobble and vibrate violently. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic on several occasions where the front bushings, front axles, tie rods, and four tires were replaced on the vehicle however, the contact continued to experience the failure. The current mileage was 138,000 and the failure mileage was 110,000.
1997 Infiniti QX4 suspension complaints
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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 passenger side. Driver was pulled from vehicle by retired emt. Driver sustained right knee injuries including fracture to lower leg directly below knee, ligament damage still being evaluated. Driver was not given citation by virginia state police, due to driver and witness statements. State police indicated that it appeared to be a major mechanical failure. Police trooper indicated that 99 out of 100 driver in single vehicle accident would have received a ticket for wreckless driving. Car has been determined to be a total loss. It is currently in impound at a front royal lot.
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 ability to recover from the sliding without incident. (I was the 2nd owner & had it 10yrs) I had complete control of the vehicle through the 1st and 2nd corrections, however at the beginning of the 3rd & what would've been the last correction I felt something break in the front driver's side wheel area. (imagine being up on all fours and your left arm collapses out from under you) at that moment I no longer had control of the vehicle because whatever happened caused the fail safes in the vehicle to instantly shut everything off! The engine shut off, there was no power for anything! No steering, no brakes, no possible way to stop the vehicle from crashing. The vehicle was propelled across the hwy from the right shoulder and as if the drivers corner was pinned to the road, it turned just enough to face the concrete median, which it hit head-on at approximately 55 MPH. The force of the engine pushing through the fire wall, snapped my right femur. I was air lifted from the scene with life threatening injuries & taken to the valley. My husband who was the front passenger was transported to payson via ambulance. On the morning of the 26th he suddenly had to be air lifted to the valley, where he died just a few hours later from injuries sustained in the accident. It was 1 1/2yrs later before I found out it was the driver's side strut that broke & caused the vehicle to crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 infiniti qx4. The contact stated that the rear bushings from the upper control arm deteriorated, causing the vehicle to roll abnormally when accelerating or decelerating. The vehicle was taken in for routine maintenance when the contact was informed of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200,015.
While on interstate 10, the qx4 shakes uncontrollably while driving at higher speeds and the steering wheel does not turn in portion to the rotation of turning the wheel. Changed the struts in the front and the back and shocks without any progress.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 infiniti qx4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he started to hear a loud noise on the driver side. The vehicle was then inspected by a dealer who informed him that the front left shock tower had completely rusted due to corrosion. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Updated 04/15/11*lj updated 05/02/11
The front driver side strut tower rusted out on my 1997 infiniti qx4. Part of the strut tower sheared, creating an obstruction that interfered with vehicle steering. I was notified of this problem by my mechanic after I asked him to inspect the shocks and struts to see if they needed to be replaced. My mechanic advised me to park the car until it could be repaired since it was not safe to drive.
Side to side vehicle shake. At speeds over 40 MPH any bump will send the car into a violent shake that can only be stopped by applying the brakes. I replaced struts, balanced tires and had wheel alignment, yet the problem persists.
My 1997 infiniti qx4 started to have a side to side wobble. It got worse over time. Now I can barely drive on the freeway. At speeds of about 50-65 it wobbles to the point that it is very dangerous. I bought an infiniti for the safety and I do not feel safe in it anymore. I have replaced shocks, tires, have done tire balancing, wheel alignment. None have done anything to remotely fix the problem. I can not afford to fix this problem. A recall is needed for the pathfinder and qx4.
Vehicles coming from the manufacturer are being put out with defective coil springs which causes vehicles to lean to the left. Dealer was notifed, and replaced defective coil springs. Also consumer noticed that same vehicle from 1997-1999 were affected with defective parts.
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