1997 Infiniti QX4 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 9%of 45 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1997 Infiniti QX4, 9% of the 45 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“At 6:45 a.m car traveling down freezeland road, linden, va at about 30mph. Weather conditions: clear, dry. Road conditions: no defects, oil or other traction faults that would cause accident. Qx4 as described by witness to police looked at though rear of vehicle body was acting independent of body frame. At this point driver could not recover, had no time to brake, steering would not respond. Qx4 would not respond and continued straight up an embankment, hit large bolder and flipped onto passenger side. Driver was pulled from vehicle by retired emt. …”
NHTSA complaint #10447928, filed 2012-02, 120,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Infiniti QX4
20 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Infiniti QX4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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