2002 Infiniti Q45 problems
Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Infiniti Q45. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. Next are air bags (10%) and lighting (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Infiniti Q45 with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My "2002" infiniti automobile model q45 was rear ended by another auto while traveling through an interstate construction zone. My car was moving at the time and I was driving. The force of the collision broke either my seat back or its electric operating assembly to the extent that the seat back collapsed rearward and as a result I was barely able to reach the brake pedal in order to bring the car under control and stop.
I own a 2002 infiniti q45, which was purchased new. Since taking delivery of the vehicle on august 8, 2002, I have repeatedly complained of vibration and vibration related issues, but the dealership was never able to correct the problem. On my latest visit, during the 22500-mile service, the dealership informed me that all four of my factory wheels were bent.
Vehicle unsafe to drive at night due to the short distance that the headlights illuminate. The consumer requested that the dealer adjust the headlights but was told that they could not be adjusted. The consumer contacted the manufacturer who indicated that the car meets government specifications which were enforced at the time of production.
Right rear tire suddenly began to lose pressure, as much as 5 psi in one mile of freeway driving. I kept stopping to air up tire, confirming low pressure with accurate bourdon tube-type gauge. After four stops to air up, problem quit. When I reached destination city, set up service appt. With local infiniti dealer. After four days of a long weekend, including slow-speed and freeway driving of over 200 miles, pressure loss had quit. Cancelled dealer appointment. Three months later, problem occurred again.
I am not able to fill my gas tank via a standard fuel station pump. I have to manually insert a funnel to fill my gas tank which takes about 30 minutes to perform.