1998 Infiniti QX4 Complaints

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED. OWNER FELT IT SOUNDED LIKE "U" JOINT WENT OUT.*AK

GAS PEDAL DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN DEPRESSED WITH MORE FORCE. SOMETHING IS STUCK IN THE LINKAGE. DEALER (JEFF) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *AK

ON 7 SEPERATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR THE CAR HAS ACCELLERATED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE THROTTLING EFFECT HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 50 MPH, BUT ALWAYS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. ON ONE OCCASION I HAVE APPLIED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT FULL FORCE AND THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELLERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I KNOCKED IT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE CAR WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER TWICE AND I INSISTED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND ACCUSED ME OF DRIVER ERROR. I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WILL CAUSE DEATHS SOONER OR LATER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN ANY CITY AREA FOR FEAR I WILL RUN SOMEONE DOWN IN A CROSSWALK. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS OF EMISSION SYSTEM. PROBLEMS STILL KEEP OCCURRING. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED WHEELS/TIRES, VEHICLE NOW HAS DISTINCT SHIMMY, BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND RAPPING IN STEERING SHAFT. AN INDEPENDENT CHECK REVEALED AND REPAIRED WHEEL BALANCE AS INCORRECT WEIGHTS WERE ADDED. HOWEVER, INDEPENDENT DEALER THEORIZES THAT BRAKE ROTORS MAY HAVE BEEN WARPED BY CENTRAL INFINITI. ADDITIONALLY, THERE APPEARS TO BE EXCESSIVE WEAR IN BOTH THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEM.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACELATION WHILE BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE OF PARKING LOT; VEHICLE CAUSES DAMAGETO FENCE AND STAIRS LEADING TO BLDG. ALSO CAUSES THE VEHILE TO ROLLOVER. CONSUMER RECEIVES MINOR INJURIES. MFR. NOTIFIED.