1994 INFINITI Q45 Problems & Recalls

THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUDDENLY SAW THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, FOLLOWED BY THE BLINKING OF THE SEAT BELT LIGHT, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOUSING OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AFTER THE BLAST AND KNOC...

THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUDDENLY SAW THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, FOLLOWED BY THE BLINKING OF THE SEAT BELT LIGHT, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOUSING OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AFTER THE BLAST AND KNOC...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE WHEN THE DRIVER'S "SIDE" AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE IN THE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE MODULE TO SHORT CIRCUIT RESULTING IN THE BAG DEPLOYING.

MY WIFE STARTED THE ENGINE IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND THE BATTERY LITERALLY EXPLODED, SPREADING BATTERY ACID UNDER THE HOOD. BESIDES THE BATTERY, THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS A BADLY PITTED FAN. THE BATTERY WAS A REPLACEMENT WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY COMPETITION INFINITI, SMITHTOWN, NY, 2 YEARS ...

THERE WAS AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE INTERIOR FRAME NEXT TO THE PASSENGER WINDOW. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THE SHORT OCCURRED BUT THE INTERIOR LINING ON THE PANEL HAS THREE BURN MARKS ABOUT TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK MY C...

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK BATTERY EXPLODED AND VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. *YH

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK BATTERY EXPLODED AND VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. *YH

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK BATTERY EXPLODED AND VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

THE FUEL INJECTORS JUST KEEP GOING BAD, EVEN DOING ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENCE WORK ON TIME AND USING ONLY THE INSTRUCTED PREMIUM FUEL FROM EITHER AMOCO OR MOBILE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD POPPING SOUNDS FROM REAR, SMELLED SMOKE AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE BY TIME STOPPED VEHICLE. ELECTRICAL FIRE BURNED AREA BETWEEN TRUNK AND BACK SEAT, AROUND GAS TANK ON PASSENGER SIDE.*AK

BOTH TENSION ARMS ARE LEAKING THICK FLUID AT FRAME MOUNT LOCATION. APPEARS THAT LOSS OF FLUID COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STABILITY AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. UNIT IS NOT SERVICABLE.

FILLER CAP WILL NOT SEAL, CAUSING FUEL TO BLOWOUT THROUGH THE FILLER NECK. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

THIS IS A LEMON WHICH NOW THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY. INFINITI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE

ENGINE SHUDDERS AND THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHAKES THERE IS NO POWER FOR TEN SECONDS, AND THEN PICKS UP AGAIN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT LOW LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER TO REPLACE BULB. THEY SAID NEW BULB WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH - STILL WOULDN'T WORK. THEY FOUND SHORT IN WIRING AFTER 7 DAYS OF SEARCHING. THIS CAUSED THE WIRING TO MELT THE BULB AND SWITCH. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.

I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH ANOTHER Q45 OWNER WHO HAS HAD THIS SIMILAR PRBLEM. ALL HIS FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED. SOME MORE THAN ONCE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS AROUND $480-500 INCLUDING LABOR. *AK

KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT OF IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL, RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED INFINITI PROGRAM, IN 1ST 15 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES, 8 TIMES FOR ONE THING ALONE. THE CAR HAS IS NOT SAFE AS IT STALLS AT TIMES ENTERING OR ACCELERATING INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, LEAVING YOU HALF IN AND HALF OUT O...

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED INFINITI PROGRAM, IN 1ST 15 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES, 8 TIMES FOR ONE THING ALONE. THE CAR HAS IS NOT SAFE AS IT STALLS AT TIMES ENTERING OR ACCELERATING INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, LEAVING YOU HALF IN AND HALF OUT O...

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH LOW LEVEL IDLE STALLING ON VEHICLE. *AK

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH LOW LEVEL IDLE STALLINH ON VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

A VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL U-TURN IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND I STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT REAR, CAUSING HIM TO DO A COMPLETE 180 DEGREE TURN, THE FORCE WAS IN MY CENTER FRONT. THE AIRBAGS ON NEATHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DEPLOYED ,ADDING TO THE INJURIES OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER. AT THIS TIME THE COMBI...

CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT WWHICH COULD RESULT AS A RESULT OF THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER WHICH COCCURS WHEN A FUEL INJECTION FAILS.

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVEN HOURS AND SUDDENLY SELF IGNITED. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE AS AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE BATTERY AREA UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK

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VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT, AN HALF HOUR LATER VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A BRICK WALL. CAR WAS LOCKED AND IN THE PARK POSITION AND WAS ON FLAT GROUND.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN PROPELLED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BATTERY WAS RECALLED BY MFR., WHICH EFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO CRAB AND GO INTO SKID AND LOSE CONTROL IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 25 MPH.*AK

BATTERY WAS RECALLED BY MFR., WHICH EFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO CRAB AND GO INTO SKID AND LOSE CONTROL IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 25 MPH.*AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, PEDAL FADES AND VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AFTER MAKING SLOW TURN, ACCELERATED GOING STRAIGHT, SUDDENLY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED, RENDERING STEERING INOPERATIVE, DUE TO OIL AND WET ROAD, AND FISH TAILING

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, HITTING A GAURD RAIL, PASS. AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE IT SHATTERED WINDSHIELD.