1997 Infiniti QX4 problems
The 1997 Infiniti QX4 has 60 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (33%) concerns suspension. Next are steering (18%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 33 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 120,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 128,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 10 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Infiniti QX4 with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Driver's side seatbelt didn't hold in a collision. The vehicle rolled over twice. The first time it rolled the seat belt held in place, then released. The driver was ejected and suffered several lacerations, a shattered left humerous and torn ligaments.
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.
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 updated 05/02/11
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 infiniti qx4. The contact was traveling 25 MPH and began to have trouble controlling the steering wheel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that there was corrosion in the steering column and she needed a new vehicle. The contact stated that they had the struts and suspension replaced a year earlier because of corrosion and was told that the vehicle was in good shape. The contact stated that this was a safety issue, because of the corrosion.