Infiniti I30 Complaints (2000)

50 consumer complaints on file.

#10162861July 19, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161355July 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BRAKE ROTORS WARP. I HAVE RESURFACED SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE SHUDDER START BACK UP WITH IN WEEKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151944February 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER INFINITI CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE HIGH VOLTAGE. *TS THE COILS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH WERE AFFECTING THE IGNITION- SIGNAL WHICH WAS CAUSING THE HIGH VOLTAGE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149336February 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SUBJECT* SES COVER-UP BY INFINITI? COMMENTS* CUST STATES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED 1 THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED ON JUNE 27, 2002 16,068-ODO-MILEAGE ACTIONS TAKEN WORK ORDERED WARRANTY ACTIVE P0140 REAR O2 SENSOR HAS EXCESSIVE HIGH VOLTAGE AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I GAINED KNOWLEDGE OF AN INFINITI SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 SERVICE BULLETIN CLASSIFICATION EC01 024 REFERENCE ITB01 052 2000 01 130 MIL ON?? WITH DTC P1320 AND OR SPARK KNOCK DETONATION DUE TO IGNITION COIL S SUBSTITUTION OF THE COMPUTER WOULD BE A GOOD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE PROGRAMMING IS SPECIFIC TO EACH ENGINE TRANSMISSION COMBINATION AND BECAUSE IT A PRICEY ELECTRICAL PART THIS IS JUST NOT DONE. SO THEY WILL CHECK ON A DVM OR SCOPE AT THE LEADS OF BOTH SENSORS MENTIONED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING IS ON THE UP AND UP FROM THE COMPUTER. IF SO, REPLACING THE SENSORS WOULD BE THE LIKELY NEXT STEP. I WAS NOT PROPERLY INFORMED OF THE PRE EXISTING CONDITION WITH THE 2000-01 I30S I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY INPUT IN THIS RECALL AND OR SUBSEQUENT SLOW DETERIORATION WITHIN THESE VITAL CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL PARTS. PERCEPTION OF A COVER UP IS BEING FOUGHT BY ME I AM REQUESTING A RETROACTIVE REVIEW BACK TO JUNE 27, 2002 OF THIS MATTER UNDER MY NEW RESEARCH MATERIAL I AM FURIOUS THAT I WAS NO??T GRANTED THE COMMON COURTEOUS IN 2002 OF BEING INFORMED ARE THERE MORE UNDISCLOSED SITUATIONS THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF? HAD I KNOWN IN 2002 WHAT I KNOW TODAY I WOULD HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AND OR AN INQUIRY. THAT WAY I WOULD NOT HAVE LOST MY EXPIRATION DATE OF FILING AND WOULD BE ON RECORD INSTEAD OF FILING IN 2005 06 I AM PERCEIVING THIS IN THAT MANNER HOLDING SUCH CRUCIAL INFORMATION FROM A CONSUMER IS NOT FAIR NOR JUSTICE FOR CONSUMERS UNDER WHAT LAWFUL WRITINGS FORBID CONSUMERS OF SUCH CRUCIAL INFORMATION ONLY A HOME IS ABOVE THIS EXPENDITURE [email protected]. SEND YOUR DILEMMA TO ME! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149083January 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE INVOLVED: 2000 I30 INFINITI/PURCHASED "BAND-NEW"!!! 1. "SES-ILLUMINATION" PROBLEM ORIGINATED ON JUNE 27, 2002-THROUGH. WHILE UNDER "WARRANTY"/ W ONLY "16,068", -ODO-MILEAGE! ACTIONS TAKEN ; WORK-ORDER# 10595, LIGHT OFF/ COST $89.00/ COVERED UNDER WARRANTY: {P0140-REAR O2 SENSOR HAS "EXCESSIVE HIGH VOLTAGE}. HOW LONG WAS THIS OCCURRING, 2. SYSTEM ENGINE/DATE: 10/21/2005-TIME: 14:07:11/P/# 23710-2Y172 SELF-DIAG RESULTS/DTC RESULTS/IGN SIGNAL-PRIMARY 3/[P1320]/KNOCK SEN/CIRC-B1/[P3325]? {APP. MILEAGE 33,000?} 3. ON 12/01/2005-FRI. "SES" WARNING-LIGHT, RE-ILLUMINATED. REPAIR INVOICE #143837 ENCLOSED. VEHICLE IN-12/01/2005-SAT. & OUT ON 12/01/2005-SAT. {MILEAGE 35,939}. 4. ON 12/13/2005-TUE. "SES" WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. REPAIR INVOICE #144193 ENCLOSED. VEHICLE IN-12/13//2005-TUE. & OUT ON 12/15/2005-THUR. {MILEAGE 36,143}. 5. ON 12/23/2005-FRI. "SES" WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. REPAIR INVOICE #144459. VEHICLE IN-12/23/2005-FRI. & OUT 12/24/2005-SAT. {MILEAGE 36,297}. 6. ON 01/11/2005-TUE. "SES" WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. REPAIR-INVOICES# (S), A. 008352 & B. 144987 7. 01/30/2005-MON. INVOICE# 145506 & ESTIMATE-INVOICE# 005620, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. {36,680 MILEAGE}. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145666December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 INFINITI I30 SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WENT BAD AND NEED TO REPLACE ALL 6 OF THEM. THE CAR HAD ONLY 31753 MILES ON IT. CONSIDERING THE LOW MILEAGE, IT IS TOO EARLY FOR THE COILS TO GO BAD. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY WAS STILL VALID) AND HAD TO PAY 1000 DOLLARS FOR THE JOB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143979November 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN COMPLETING A TURN USING TURN INDICATOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135355September 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1) DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH CAR WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER SWERVING AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. AFTERWARDS, CAR STOPPED OK. 2) ON SAME DAY, WHEN PARKING, CAR IN REVERSE, AND MY FOOT ON BRAKE,CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTERWARDS OPERATED OK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109402August 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE WAY HOME TRAVELING 45 MPH. BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLINGS AND AIR CONDITIONING ON, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ONTHE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED ON THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126283June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
>2/14/04 PURCHASED 2000 INIFINITY I30 SEDAN FROM AUTOBROKER; > 11/10/04: VEHICLE AT 67,950 ODOMETER; TAKEN FIRST TIME TO PASSPORT INIFINITI/ALEXANDRIA TO CHECK LAZY/SLEEPY SHIFTING (1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS) PROB; DRIVEN 7 MI BY TECH; REPORTED "NO PROBLEM"/ NO SCANNER USED NO MAJOR TEST; SERVICE WRITER NOTED "CHECKED BY OUTSIDE SHOP" ON TICKET - AS A WARNING? >6/10/05; VEHICLE AT 71,720 MI ODOMETER; PROBLEM MORE APPARENT; TAKEN TO ROSENTHAL INIFINITI; NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THE COST IS $2291 TO FIX INIFINITI OFFERS $650 TOWARD TOTAL REPAIR "SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMPLY BODY/A/TRANS >6/16/05 RETURNED TO 1ST DEALERSHIP WITH "KNOWN SERVICE BULLETIN" AND ASKED WHY WHEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEY DIDN'T FIX IT; NOW I AM EXPECTED TO PAY $2291 TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES MADE BEFORE 2000 (MY CAR MADE 11/99)? GOOD WILL REGIONAL SERVICE MGR. OFFERED ONLY THE $650; THAT IT WAS MY FAULT NOT HAVING BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO BROUGHT IT IN REGULARLY FOR SERVICE WITH A DEALERSHIP AND THAT OUTSIDE SHOP RECOMMENDATION WAS A "KISS OF DEATH" FOR ANY DEALERSHIP. DO THEY NOT STAND BY THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS? IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T CHECK IT WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW I PAY BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY? IS THIS FAIR. OH, BUT THEY WILL SELL, WHOLESALE TO THE "OUTSIDE SHOP" THE PART OR PARTS NEEDED, AT A LESSER AMOUNT. THAT SEEMS A BIT INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR REASONING, DOESN'T IT? IT WAS ME, THE CONSUMER, WHO FOUND AND BROUGHT TO THE PASSPORT INFINITI SVC MGR THE SERVICE BULLETIN ITB00-028B TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID ONCE GOODWILL SERVICES MAKES A CALL ON AN APPEAL THERE IS NO OTHER RECOURSE. I THINK THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PROBLEMS AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS FILE #497-0179 _______________ B. BARRELL THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119884May 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DRIVING HOME VEHICLE QUIT IN TRAFFIC. AFTER SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR, VEHICLE STARTED AND WE MADE IT HOME. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE CHECKED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT. DIAGNOSIS DONE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WAS REBUILT. VEHICLE RAN WELL UNTIL THE 28 APRIL 2005 WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED; THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT RUN AFTER A BOOST. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE A 'REMANUFACTURED' ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED, AT A COST OF $850.00. THE BELTS AND A BATTERY CABLE WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THIS VISIT. MY CONCERN STEMS FROM SEEING THERE WAS A RECALL OF 97/98 INFINITY I-30'S, AND SO LEADS ME TO SURMISE THAT A PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST WITH THE ALTERNATORS ON OTHER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120365April 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE 2000 INFINITI I30 ROTORS RESURFACED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 39,868. AT 62K MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT 55 MPH. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN THE LOW GEAR TOO LONG, THERE WAS SQUEAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ON ROUGH ROADS, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING OUT OF ROUND, THE FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKS AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS LOOSE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062506March 18, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN I WOULD GO INTO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD INFORM ME THAT THE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE I DID NOT CLOSE THE GAS TANK TIGHT ENOUGH. AFTER I WAS TOLD THIS, I MADE SURE TO CLOSE THE GAS TANK TIGHTLY. THE LIGHT STILL CONTINUED TO COME ON. NOW THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1,500 TO FIX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED EARLY ON, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056166January 30, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE ENGINE SOON (LIGHT) CAME ON. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID "THE ENGINE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED". THIS IS A COST TO ME FOR $112. WHY SHOULD CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE COST OF REPAIR. NOTHING IS BROKEN AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE SOFTWARE WILL GET RID OF THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WILL ALLOW THE CAR OWNER TO SEE ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS (I.E. WHAT IF THE SOFTWARE IS NOT UPGRADED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DISCERN ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, SUCH AS A LEAKY GAS LINE WHICH WOULD BE VERY SERIOUS). INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID THERE IS NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND NO RECALL ISSUED ON THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050407December 11, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10007940February 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE ROTORS HAVE WARPED FOUR TIMES NEEDING RESURFACING EACH TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THE FIRST TIME THEY WARPED WAS AT 15,281 MILES,THEN AT 32,555,49,767 NOW THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED AGAIN AT 61,434 MILES. DOES THE RESURFACING OF THE ROTORS COMPROMISE THE STRENGTH OF THE ROTORS? HOW MANY TIMES CAN THIS BE DONE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768590October 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THIS ISN'T REALLY A COMPLAINT BUT A NOTIFICATION: WHILE DRIVING ON I-10E IN BATON ROUGE THE WINDOW SIMPLY EXPLODED INWARD, (WITH A LOUD BOOM) SHOWERING MY LEFT SHOULDER AND LAP WITH TINY BITS OF GLASS. THE WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK WITH A ROCK OR OBJECT AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN UPPER 70'S. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LOOKED FOR A BULLET EXIT-HOLE THINKING THE LOUD BANG WAS A GUNSHOT. AFTER CALMING DOWN, I REMOVED AS MUCH GLASS AS POSSIBLE AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE LOUD "BOOM" MADE COULD EASILY HAVE STARTLED A DRIVER, IT STARTLED ME THAT'S FOR SURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. THANKFULLY I-10 TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME. JUST WANTED TO GET THIS ON RECORD IN CASE THERE'S SOME PATTERN FOR THIS OCCURENCE. BY THE WAY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL GETTING ME FIXED UP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015981August 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, CONSUMER T-BONED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT NONE OF THE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.*JLG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#764750July 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES ,WARPED HUB REPLACED. BRAKES SHUTTER , SHAKE WHEN APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566126June 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND BECOMES A BLACK HOLE WHEN TRYING TO LOOK AT IT WITH SUNGLASSES ON. *YH *TT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT MANAGER DETERMINED THAT A CLEAR DASHBOARD COVER COULD BE INSTALLED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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