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1996 Infiniti Q45 problems

Owners filed 7 complaints about the 1996 Infiniti Q45 with NHTSA between Sep 1996 and Jun 2002. The most-cited component is air bags (2).

Full 1996 Q45 research
Complaints
7
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags2
  2. Seats1
  3. Visibility1
  4. Suspension1
  5. Exterior lighting1
  6. 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
19962
19973
19980
19990
20000
20011
20021

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

Air bags

2 reports
“AIR BAG ECM FAILED CAUSING INDICATOR TO FLASH.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 4, 1997Air bagsODI 604757
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Seats

1 report
“CONSUMER 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”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 16, 2001SeatsODI 878268
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Visibility

1 report
“POWER WINDOW FAILED CAUSING IT NOT TO GO UP OR DOWN.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 1997VisibilityODI 604947
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Suspension

1 report
“SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 18, 1997SuspensionODI 603981
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Exterior lighting

1 report
“REAR WINDOW TAIL LIGHTCOMES ON AS A HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT/ HAS NO LENS, BRIGHT LIGHT CAUSED LOSS OF PARTIAL VISIBILITY. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 12, 1996Exterior lightingODI 508462
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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.