Steering Problems of Infiniti Q45

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Infiniti Q45. The contact stated that the vehicle's frame was corroded. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 11v244000 (steering, suspension). The manufacturer stated that they would not pay for the repair. The dealer was not contacted. The contact kept the vehicle parked and had not driven it in over two years. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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I was driving and dashboard lights came on, then vehicle cut off on the highway. I assumed it was a bad alternator, but it was a defective crank sensor.

Left front strut spring broke while in traffic, sending broken spring end into tire ripping the entire sidewall of the tire out. Blowout caused loss of steering while in the process sent vehicle into oncoming traffic.

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The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti Q45. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized and there was a sudden loss of power. The vehicle was able to restart and resumed to normal. The failure occurred on three occasions. The dealer repaired the vehicle but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.

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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.