Ownership Cost for 2003 Infiniti QX4 Base
Estimated: $40317 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1842 | $884 | $774 | $700 | $626 | $4826 |
| Insurance | $1474 | $1525 | $1579 | $1634 | $1691 | $7903 |
| Fuel | $2108 | $2171 | $2247 | $2337 | $2442 | $11305 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2080 | $1070 | $868 | $2291 | $9072 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $507 | $507 | $507 | $507 | $507 | $752 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9671 | $7857 | $7041 | $7003 | $8744 | $40317 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SUSPENSION | DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION BEGAN. CHECKED FRONT SUSPENSION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) FRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AT THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE FRAME/CONTROL ARM FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION AND THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER STABLE OR HELD IN PROPER GEOMETRY. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AS I WAS AWARE OF THE STRUT TOWER DEFECT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY STRUT TOWER WAS NOT CORRODED AND COULD BE REPAIRED ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE TO THE FRAME ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. INFINITY WAS CONTACTED AND EVALUATED 3 PHOTOS SENT BY THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT I LIVE IN THE SALT BELT. IM NO ROCKET SCIENTIST BUT THAT'S WHY THE STRUT TOWER RECALL WAS ISSUED IN THE SALT BELT STATES, (CORROSION). PREVIOUS RECALL FOR CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILL TUBE. I BELIEVE A PATTERN IS EMERGING. MY RESEARCH REVEALED THAT OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE AND HAVE BEEN MET WITH DEAF EARS AT INFINITY MOTOR DIVISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE LEFT SIDE FRAME WAS IN NORMAL CONDITION AND EXPOSED TO THE SAME SALT AND ELEMENTS AS THE RIGHT SIDE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIDES IS THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN IS DIRECTLY OVER THE FAILURE SITE ALLOWING WATER TO CONSTANTLY CONTACT THE FRAME WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS USED. *TR |
| 2003 | STRUCTURE | SEVERE CORROSION ON FACTORY INSTALLED RUNNING BOARDS ON INFINITY QX4 WHICH COULD COLLAPSE CAUSING INJURY. *TR |
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