Infiniti I30 Complaints (1998)

49 consumer complaints on file.

#10154777April 7, 2006
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF MY 1998 INFINITY I-30 BEGAN FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I NOTED TWO TSB CONCERNING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT RELATED TO THE SEAT HARNESS TRIGGERING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN 1998/1999. I PROVIDED THE TSB TO MY LOCAL INFINITY DEALER IN ELK GROVE, CA WHO CHARGED ME $110 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT. TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, IT WILL COST OVER $800 AND THEY STATE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OWNER USE OR WEAR-AND-TEAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW THE IMPACTS PASSENGER SAFETY AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME? THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136910September 19, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK CENTER PANEL BOWED CAUSING WATER TO BE TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK. POURS WATER INTO TRUNK AFTER RAIN OR WASH CAUSING CAR TO SMELL MOLDY. FRONT CORNER LIGHT (BESIDE FOG LIGHT) ON DRIVER SIDE IS FULL OF WATER & SLIME. NEITHER OF THESE ARE CRACKED. DEALER WILL CORRECT FOR RIDICULOUS AMOUNT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130434July 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AFTER WENT THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUGH TO GET A SANDWICH, I NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT ON MY 1998 INFINITI I30 CAME ON. I DROVE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR STARTED SMOKING SLIGHTLY. I CHECKED MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT, IT WAS NORMAL. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE THAT WAS SHOOTING STRAIGHT UP ABOUT 3-4 FEET OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE, THERE WAS A SMALL EXPLOSION THAT CAUSED COOLANT TO SPREAD ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THIS PUT OUT THE INITIAL FIRE. BY THIS TIME, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND INVESTIGATED. BY THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTER WALKED TO THE CAR, ANOTHER FIRE IN THE SAME PLACE STARTED UP. THE CAR HAD BEEN OFF THE WHOLE TIME (THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND FIRE). WHEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY GOT INVOLVED, WE TOWED THE CAR EVENTUALLY TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP. DURING THIS TIME, I SAW TWO NHTSA RECALL NOTICES (02V171000 AND 99V129000) DEALING WITH ALTERNATOR SHORTS FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL OF INIFINTI. IN TALKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THEY INDICATED MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE MY VIN RANGE WASN'T IN THE ONES COVERED). AT THIS POINT, THEY KNOW IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING BEYOND THAT AND ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK FURTHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108968March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THE DRIVER NOTICED ON ANOTHER OCCASION THAT PROBLEM REPEATEDLY HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095833October 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND HAD BEEN STILL FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR STARTED A FIRE INTERNALLY. IT WAS PURE LUCK THE CAR DIDN'T BURN COMPLETELY. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR 1998 INFINITI I30S, BUT BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T FALL INTO THE RECALL GROUP, THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT UNLESS I COME WITH $510. THE CAR IS A 1998 I30 INFINITI WITH THE VIN [XXX].*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093940October 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
SINCE I BOUGHT MY 1998 INFINITI I30T, I'VE REPORTED TO THE DEALER (SANTA MONICA INFINITI - PURCHASED FROM AND PEYTON CRAMER INFINITI - RECENT SERVICES) THAT THE TRUNK RELEASE IS DEFECTIVE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THEY AGREE THAT A PROBLEM EXIST, BUT WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS FOR FREE, SINCE IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM, YET. IT OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY. IT POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE ITEMS TO POSSIBLY FALL OUT OF THE TRUNK. I'VE FOUND IT OPEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES OF FOR A FEW HOURS. I'VE LOST 2 TENNIS RACQUETS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS MORNING, I FOUND THE TRUNK ONCE AGAIN OPEN. FORTUNATELY, MY LAPTOP AND OTHER BAGS WERE UNTOUCHED. PLEASE HAVE THIS ITEM RECALLED. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073470May 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE DIODE FAILED INSIDE OF THE ALTERNATOR. AS A RESULT THERE WAS A FIRE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061765March 9, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND KEPT BLINKING. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058229February 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED ON NISSAN 1998 I-30. REPORTED TO DEALER A BURNING SMELL AND LOSS OF LIGHTS. DISCOVED TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR SAME MAKE AND MODEL YEAR BUT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. PREVIOUS RECALLS WERE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #99V129000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN #02V171000. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED BY A NISSAN DEALER AT A COST OF 567.00.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051987December 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
RECALL NO. #99V129000, DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR: WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WOULD WORK IN THE VEHICLE. A TOW TRUCK TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE, WERE IT REMAINS. THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020251May 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE ON 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770490December 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, BUT DID NOT PROPERLY SLOW THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURS TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT MONTH. SO WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AFTER THAT, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP MAINTAINS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770209November 27, 2002
WHEELS
I HAVE BEEN IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY I 30 IN BOTH OF THE ACCIDENTS. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765749August 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
ALLSTATE NOT HONORING CLAIM - 888-458-8538 POLICY 916166740. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002602January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SOMETIMES SHIFT LEVER WILL COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A FORIEGN SUBSTANCE INSIDE SHIFTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888917May 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY, AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874714November 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE TURNING ON IGINITION SWITCH REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE PROBLEM. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK THE REAR WINDSHIELD BROKE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860847April 24, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON ABOUT FIVE TIMES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,AND THEY FIXED IT. CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN AT THIS TIME THAT IF HER VEHICLE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856801February 14, 2000
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD, AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717344January 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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