2000 Infiniti Q45 aniversary edition from North America - Comments

A lot of things

after 8 times balancing at the dealer and with brand new $800 tire still vibrates

defect wheels

tcs light came on 54500 miles

major transmission problem 54000 miles

engine vibration at 1000 rpm and 2500 rpm

too soft suspension.

I was debating between Lexus 430 and this junk infiniti q45

Lexus was only $2000 difference, but because of the looks I decided to go with infiniti cause I had good luck with my 93 j30 but it turn out to be my worst decision of my life.

The infiniti dealer service department is full of non experienced idiots

all they can say is " I don't know"

they don't even know what cause this vibration, they first told me I need balancing and rotation and I did that and then when I came back having the same problem they told me I need my rotors turned, so I got it done and still have the vibration

I didn't have problem with tcs light coming on till dealer service department took a look at my car

I thought service center were there to fix the problem not make them

now Iam so scared to take my car to them again

and now Iam in a situation where Iam so sick and tire this junk

I just want a new car, and I know its not gonna be a nissan.

The tcs light may be b/c of the egr valve. if you live in the south, you get the lowest grade of gasoline which may cause the valve to clog, blocking one of the vacuums associated with the tcs.

The Q45 is FAR from being a "piece of junk", it's actually one of the finer vehicles ever made.

Whenever you buy a used vehicle, you must make sure that you have the vehicle thoroughly examined by a trained professional. Sounds like your Q was badly treated by it's previous owner (s). I wouldn't blame Nissan though, just yourself.

In response to the first comment: Here in the south, we actually have very high quality gasoline offered everywhere. Even in the smallest towns we have well-filtered, high quality, low-sulfur fuel. I own a BMW and if anything, the gasoline we have has helped keep the fuel system clean as I have never had any problems.

I am the original writer on this page. Overall, after having the car for 2 years with running up over 50k miles, I take my words back, I love my Q45 now.

Yes, it was giving me all these problems with tire not balancing right, but I just had to do some research. After I took the car to local NTB (National Tire & Battery) and balanced it with their new machine, it did the job, no more vibrating, just had to use the right tool for the job. So any Q owners out there, don't go to firestone or any other tire shop because they have the outdated machines.

And about the TCS light coming on, it was my stupid tornado intake air booster that I have bought from ebay. After taking it to my Infiniti dealer, the problem was fixed in 10 minutes

Stupid me, LOL.

I love my Q now, it's all pimp looking and I get tons of compliments from people every day. Only thing I don't like about the car is the MPG - I only get around 18 city, 20 hwy.

I bought this car when the gas was cheap, but now $60 every 3 days this car is robbing me on cash, but still worth every penny.

I love how Infiniti takes care its paint job.

I bought this car at 50,000 miles, and I have over 100,000 miles on it now, and I had NO problems with the car whatsoever.

This car is my second Infiniti and I just love Nissan cars. I just wish I could get a 6 speed or 5 speed manual with this, because my car is all pimped out and looks very sporty.

This car never lacks in power, tons of power, city or hwy.

One other thing I don't like about the car is the price of the tires. It cost me $1200 for 4 tires, wow, what a crazy price to pay, but well it's Infiniti, you're paying for the name.

Hello, I have a 2000 Infiniti Q45t and I love it. It recently rolled over 105k miles and it is just as dependable as when I bought it new. Just a tip if you get any vibrations in the front end you probably will need to replace the strut rods, no biggy here, but they will vibrate the front of your car the most as you apply the brakes. The cost is very low, compared to other suspension parts lol. Continued good luck with your Q. Ross, Houston. TX.

I always like the Q, but I went with Cadillac and am very pleased with my STS.

I too had bad vibration at around 60, had to take it to a balancing machine called Road force. This is probably what was used to fix your Infiniti.

The Q was removed from the North American market because so many people were having problems with them, and Nissan admitted to not taking the right steps in quality when it came to the Q.

LOL, who told you your air intake was causing the traction control issue (I assume that is what the TCS light is). Traction control is part of the ABS brake system. I hope there isn't any air getting in there.

The Q45 that ended up killing the model was the 2002-2005 model. The 1990-2001 were well loved by their owners, but Infiniti never marketed the vehicle properly.