Table 1 shows two common service brakes related problems of the 2003 Infiniti Q45.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Brakes Failed problems | |
| Service Brakes problems |
The brakes in this vehicle malfunctioned and by such caused a very serious accident. The dealer, Nissan of the eastside in bellevue wa was supposed to fix said brakes as I noted that they were not operating correctly in my test drive of the vehicle and I wrote the contract subject to the brakes being fixed. When they didn't fix the brakes they were committing fraud and also in breech of contract. . They did not fix the brakes as agreed. Infiniti of fife then supposedly did said brake work. A few days later the car is in an accident due to brake failure. Come to find out, both dealerships are owned by the same people thus making collusion to hide this safety issue a very easy road to travel. The car is now currently offered for sale again at Infiniti of fife this time and the accident isn't disclosed, in fact the car is said to have a clean carfax history. This constitutes fraud. I have not as yet been compensated for my loss. My insurance paid to fix this vehicle which the Nissan dealer promptly repo-ed (5 minutes after I paid to get it out of the shop) when I refused to pay full retail due to the aforementioned issues. The dealership owners and all involved should be brought up on felony reckless endangerment charges as well as fraud charges. I do expect to be compensated for this as well as does my insurance company, which paid over $10,000 to fix this death trap of a car. I hope you can help as I am in dire need of assistance.
Bought 2003 q 45 in spring 2007, still under warranty. June 2009 at 79,000 miles the engine was replaced (under warranty). 6/30/09, 80,081 miles car problem with no acceleration and service engine and cruise control light coming on. Problem didn't reoccur until June 2012 when engine suddenly cut off while driving. Would restart in neutral but in a week or so it did it again on the interstate at about 55. Fortunately was in right lane and could get to emergency lane before someone ran into me. Car restarted. Continued like this until 6/29/12 when repaired, only it continued to stop and the cruise control/traction lights would come on and car would suddenly stop and then surge forward. 8/11/12 serviced for same problem. 8/14/12 same thing, car stopped then surged, then the engine cut off and lost steering/brakes. Infiniti service again, this time installing new electronic control module ($ 1600). The dealer kept this car for several days and a mechanic drove it until it happened several times. The mechanic or someone at Infiniti dealer told me it was a "death trap" and it is. A few weeks later going around a roundabout, the engine turned off and lost steering. Put in neutral and restarted. Couple of months later, engine turned off while driving. Friday June 7, 2013 I pulled onto busy highway, drove a mile and engine suddenly stopped. Before I could get in neutral to restart, a dump truck nearly rear-ended me. Got it restarted, then the cruise control light came on, car stopped again and then surged forward. I have contacted Infiniti and internet searched. There were many Infinitis with this problem in the years 2002-2003, though roswell Infiniti said there were no recalls for this problem on any Infiniti yesterday. This is a very dangerous situation, and Infiniti acts like they know nothing about this problem.