Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 2001 Infiniti QX4.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Steering problems |
Passenger side bottom carriage is completely rusted. Steering wheel shakes car makes knocking noise. Just noticed there was a recall on it. I’ve only had this vehicle 7 months with 90,000 miles on it.
The SUV has been recalled for unusual rusting of the entire underside, the NHTSA said the struts may rust and break away from the body, that is happening. We called the Nissan dealer in winchester virginia, they lied and said there is no such recall.
My 13-year-old and severly rusted Infiniti 4wd SUV has been recalled for corrosion problems at the driver-side strut tower. I will be towing it to the dealership for an inspection because I'm afraid to drive it. My car has a fist-sized hole through the fender well in the area described in the recall notice, so it is probably not repairable. But my car also has a rusted out and severly weakened unibody frame at another critical area that would certainly cause a loss of control and probably a crash when it is finally stressed to the breaking point. This area is on the front passenger-side where the mounting pad for the a-frame rear pivot point attaches to the frame. I have made the dealership aware of this and sent them some pictures, and they referred me to the manufaqcturer's customer service representative. He told me that the dealership may refuse to do the recall repair, after evaluating my car, unless I have the "other damage" (which would render the car unsafe) repaired prior to their inspection. If they don't do the recall repair, or determine that it is beyond repair (based entirely on the area affected by the recall), my car may be disqualified from the repurchase program remedy. I may be required to tow my car off of their lot to avoid storage fees. This seems like a manufacturer loophole, they have the right to refuse to do the recall because of other problems, and disqualify my car for a remedy? they have accepted responsibility for the lack of corrosion protection in one critical area, but not for others? what could I, as a car owner, have done to prevent this damage? I feel it's the manufacturer that is at fault. A $35,000 car should last longer than 13 years! so I am submitting this complaint in case others have had the same problem as I and to help force the manufacturer to take ownership of this serious manufacturing flaw and issue a recall.
The contact owns a 2001 Infiniti Qx4. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact stated that the steering wheel became loose and difficult to control. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where they performed a diagnostic test which confirmed that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 162,000.
Drivers side shock tower broke (I believe due to ohio salt and weather corrosion) broke steering intermediate shaft and caused complete loss of steering. At that time I informed the local Infiniti dealer, and Infiniti customer service,supplied them with numerous photos, because of the potential safety issue and basically was told by both to bad, and that it was my problem they where not interested in the safety issue.