WHILE IN MOTION, AFTER CONSTANT FREEWAY DRIVING A HARSH GRINDING NOISE APPEARS IN THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION AREA. A RASPING, GRINDING MEAL ON METAL NOISE HAPPENS IN VARIOUS DEGREES OF LOUDNESS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE. *JG
1996 Infiniti Q45
Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › tail lights. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsCONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF GARAGE AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HE WENT TO TURN ON VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FLIPPED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED UNTIL HIS WIFE CAME OUT TO RELEASE HIM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SEAT MODULAR MEMORY WAS ERASED FROM MEMORY BANK.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ERASING OF SEAT MODULAR MEMORY COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. *YH
AIR BAG ECM FAILED CAUSING INDICATOR TO FLASH.
POWER WINDOW FAILED CAUSING IT NOT TO GO UP OR DOWN.
SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.
DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS, CONSUMER WANTS TO DISCONNECT THE AIR BAGS IN HIS VEHICLE. HAS EYE PROBLEMS AND IS AFRAID THAT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD LEAD TO BLINDNESS. *AK
REAR WINDOW TAIL LIGHTCOMES ON AS A HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT/ HAS NO LENS, BRIGHT LIGHT CAUSED LOSS OF PARTIAL VISIBILITY. *AK
7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1991| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 — this page | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.