Problems · NHTSA complaints

1999 Infiniti G-Class problems

Owners filed 7 complaints about the 1999 Infiniti G-Class with NHTSA between Jun 1999 and Jan 2010. The most-cited component is seats (3).

Complaints
7
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Seats3
  2. Steering1
  3. Electrical system1
  4. Exterior lighting1
  5. Visibility1
  6. Structure1
  7. Engine and engine cooling1
  8. Other / unknown1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 30, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
19991
20001
20010
20022
20031
20040
20051
20060
20070
20080
20090
20101

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Seats

3 reports1 crash
“CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY.DEALER WAS CONTACTED.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 25, 2002SeatsODI 8019517

Steering

1 report
“LEAKING POWER STEERING HOSE AT THE CLAMP END OF HOSE. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 12, 2010SteeringODI 10299558

Electrical system

1 report
“INTERMITTENTLY IGNITION WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER. *TT”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 15, 2005Electrical systemODI 10109240

Exterior lighting

1 report
“THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR CONTINUES TO BURN-OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT. *LA”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 22, 2003Exterior lightingODI 10043373

Visibility

1 report1 crash
“NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 11, 2002Visibility, Structure, Seats, Unknown or otherCrash reportedODI 766993

Structure

1 report1 crash
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 30, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.