2001 Infiniti QX4 problems
The 2001 Infiniti QX4 has 93 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns body & structure. Next are suspension (13%) and transmission (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 102,000 miles 50 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 102,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 110,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Infiniti QX4 with enough data (33 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Dt: the contact's vehicle was involved in an accident on 8-15-05 while going 40-45 MPH. The vehicle rolled over. At first , hit a mail box. Then, the back of contact's vehicle hit another car. She ended up in a ditch, rolled over, and hit a tree head-on. Upon impact neither the front or side air bags deployed. The dealer urged contact to call the manufacturer, and they said they would look into it. The contact sustained injuries. The police were called.
I just want to say to infiniti why they didn't keep on building this car! I mean mine has 111,111 and it stills runs like new no problem at all! I have the infiniti qx4 2001 gold pearl 4x4 navigation system 6 dis CD changer in the back of the car not the one in the dash and this car still performs like when it was taken out of the dealer in 2001.I would like to now why they discontinued the production and just to say the how many more rx300 lexus is going to keep selling before infiniti comes back which a…
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 infiniti qx4. Upon inspecting the vehicle, it was noticed that there was severe corrosion of the frame near the strut on the driver's side. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was repaired. The contact was reimbursed. Shortly after the repair, the same failure occurred on the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was corrosion on the passenger side.