Infiniti I35 Complaints
200 consumer complaints on file.
- #10548607October 20, 2013ENGINE
OCTOBER 3RD 2013 I WAS COMING BACK FROM LUNCH DRIVING BACK TO WORK. WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD DRIVING MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH CARS STILL BEHIND ME. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THAT DAY AS I DID NOT EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED ON OCTOBER 3RD 2013 TO R&S HERE IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH 2013 AND TOLD THAT MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS WHAT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR MAKE MODEL AND YEAR HAS RECALLS ON CRANKSHAFT, CAMSHAFT AND TIMING VARIABLE. I ALSO CHECKED MYSELF AND THIS INFORMATION WAS TRUE. ONLINE RECALLS FOR YEAR WERE ENGINE AND COOLING AND AIRBAGS. I GOT MY CAR FROM CARMAX 2009 AND NEVER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALLS SO THAT I COULD GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. MY CAR HAD ONE OWNER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM CARMAX. I CALLED THE INFINITI TOLL-FREE CONSUMER LINE AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT SAY ITS VEHICLE SPECIFIC AND THAT THEY SEEN NOTHING FOR MY VIN NUMBER. MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A RECALL AS I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES FOR RECALLS THAT NEVER GOT FIXED ON MY 2003 INFINITI I35 AND MY CRANKSHAFT, CAMSHAFT AND TIMING VARIABLE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL AND TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WANT THIS RESOLVED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544405September 19, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WERE DRIVING LOCALLY AT NORMAL SPEED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS THOUGH WE RAN OUT OF GAS. WE WERE ABLE TO SLIDE SOMEWHAT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A WHILE, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOME KIND OF FLUKE. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND DO NOT DRIVE A GREAT DEAL HOWEVER WE THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL AND IN AUGUST WE ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY 95 TO CONNECTICUT AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER WE ARRIVED AND WERE PULLING INTO A LOCAL MALL, ONCE AGAIN WE HAD TO BE TOWED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO US ON 95 WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED IN THIS AREA LOCALLY AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED, AT NIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED AND THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE NEXT DAY WE SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE DROVE THE CAR ALL OVER AND DID TESTING AND FOUND NOTHING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. MY DAUGHTER OFTEN HAS HER BABY IN THE CAR AND SO EVEN MORE DANGER IS INVOLVED. I CONTACTED INFINITY AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT WE SAW MANY COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS ON THE WEB SEARCH, INFINITY 35 2003, WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE FATALITY TO FORCE SOME ACTION? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541730September 3, 2013ENGINE
I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN JUNE 2013. IN EARLY JULY MY DAUGHTER SAID THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A DAY OR TWO LATER THE CAR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS BONE DRY. WE CHALKED IT UP TO THE LAST OIL CHANGE AS NOT HAVING ENOUGH OIL PUT IN IT. WELL, 5 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALONG WITH THE OIL LIGHT. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT'S BONE DRY. ALL WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AFTER PUTTING OIL IN. THE CAR IS BURNING OIL, A LOT OF OIL VERY QUICKLY WITH NO RESIDUE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I WENT ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL NEED AN ENGINE. SOME LIGHT COLORED SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF EXHAUST. THIS IS PROBABLY HAPPENING MORE THAN DOCUMENTED AS OWNERS MAY FEEL LIKE THERE'S NOT MUCH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WITH A 9 YEAR OLD LUXURY CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10538354September 2, 2013ENGINE, AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE "JERKED", LOST POWER AND RE-ACCELERATED WITHOUT LOSING POWER. THE TCS OFF/SLIP AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I STOPPED BY THE STORE AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TO HAVE IT "DIAGNOSED" BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR". OUR MECHANIC RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT INFINITI BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (03V455000). I CONTACTED TAYLOR INFINITI IN AUGUSTA, GA AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, CHANDRA, THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAD ENDED. SHE ALSO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL CAMPAIGN (13V136000), AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE SHE COULD DO TO HELP ME. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN OPERATION (WHILE SLOWING DOWN, STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ETC.). I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN 3 WEEKS, AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ONLINE INFINITI OWNER FORUMS, AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WASN'T AWARE THAT SAFETY RECALLS HAD AN "END" DATE. I CALLED TAYLOR INFINITI BACK AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE CAMPAIGNS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RE-OPENED AND INCLUDE A WIDER RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS, IF NOT TO INCLUDE ALL '02 I35S. I AM TERRIBLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL AS IF I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. COINCIDENTALLY, WE ALSO REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2012 AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF OVER $800, WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (02V146000), WHICH THEY ALSO SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR "IS AN '02, AND THESE ISSUES ARE SURE TO ARISE". *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536948August 23, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,600.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10537023August 23, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER REVS UP THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STAYS AT IDLE SPEED ONLY. NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE REVS UP. I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 15 - 30 MINUTES AND IT DRIVES FINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10519324June 11, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10513155May 22, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509442April 24, 2013EXTERIOR LIGHTING
85% OF ALL ACIDENTS OCCUR IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. TIMES WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE IN THE BEST CONDITION. THESE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE PREHIBITIVE TO REPLACE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN THEY FOG OVER OR GET SAND BLASTED. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY REPLACEABLE OR THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE CLOUDY OR SAND BLASTED. I HAVE A CAR APPROACHING 12 YEARS OLDAND THE HEAD LIGHT BUCKETS ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THAT IS CRIMINAL. GLASS HEADLIGHTS ARE $20.00. HAVE ALL MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS AT AN ECONOMICAL PRICE OR MAKE THEM RECALL EVERY STINKING ONE OF THEM. POLISHING THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS THEN THEY FOG OVER AGAIN. AGE DOES SOMETHING TO THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10504855March 28, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10504022March 17, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT FRONT CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS ROTTING/ RUSTING. "ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION MAY DROP". DEALER INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR, WAS TOLD TO "CONSULT A BODY SHOP". I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH (NISSAN) INFINITI I35 AND (NISSAN) MAXIMA BODIES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10500840February 28, 2013ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START...THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY..BUT EVERYTHING WAS TESTED AND SAID TO BE OK..STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH AN INTERMITTENT NON START//// *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10496782February 7, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
FROZEN REAR BRAKES, EVIDENT AFTER HEARING SOME NOISE IN REAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 5 YEARS AGO. CORPORATE INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR REPAIR, CALLING MY HOME STATE (NY) A "SALT" STATE. NOW THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED COSTING ANOTHER $750. BOTH THE INFINITI DEALER THEN AND MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP NOW ADMIT THAT INFINITIS HAVE THAT PROBLEM!! BRAKE CALIPERS DON'T RELEASE CAUSING PADS, ROTORS ETC. TO SCRAPE BRAKES TO DEATH. I NOW HAVE 89,000 MI. NOT THAT MUCH USE FOR 5 YRS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10491481January 4, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. OUT OF NO WHERE A TCS AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE I DECREASED TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND COULDN'T GO FASTER. I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T DRIVE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CAMSHAFT SENSOR ISSUE FROM WHAT I SEE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT I'M BEING TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AN AFFECTED CAR. OTHERS HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME HAPPEN WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE AND I FIND IT STRANGE THAT BECAUSE OUR VIN NUMBERS WEREN'T RECALLED THAT WE ARE OUT OF LUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10479737October 11, 2012VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30- 35MPH AND SUDDENTLY CAR SLOWED DOWN WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON. I TURNED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND MOVED TO RIGHT MOST LANE. SWTICHED OFF THE CAR. SWITHED ON BACK. IT WORKED FINE. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH ME. ONLY WORRY IS THAT WHILE TRAVELLING ON FREEWAY IF CAR SIDDENLY SLOWS DOWN, WHICH MAY BE EXTERMELY DANGEROUS. SO NEED ADVISE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BE DONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10465548July 13, 2012ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,938. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF UPDATED 08/14/12
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10464512July 6, 2012ENGINE
MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM THE INTERSECTION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS WHEN THE CAR HAS COME TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES WHEN IN MOTION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF AN INFINITY RECALL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED INFINITY HQ AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. IT'S AMAZING THAT I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM SO MAY CARS WERE RECALLED FOR BUT THEY INSIST MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I NOW SEE MANY OTHER I35 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY MECHANIC FIX IT SINCE INFINITY IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10464981July 6, 2012UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT-SIDE LOWER AREA WHENEVER I RIDE OVER A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN AREAS ON THE ROAD IT SOUND LIKE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND SOME PART OF THE SUSPENSION WAS FIXED. NOW THE KNOCKING SOUND IS BACK ALONG WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. I SPEND APPROXIMATELY $3,500 AND SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS DEFECT. THANK YOU,
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462995June 25, 2012ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCLERATING AT THE TIME OF THE STALLING. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10457212May 2, 2012POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS 2002 INFINITI I35 AND NOW MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE THIRD. SUMMER OF 2011 I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY DISENGAGING, WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY PROBLEMS AS THERE WAS NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD SO THEIR COMPUTER COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME NOT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOP BUT TO LET THE ENGINE KEEP RUNNING. HE DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FUNCTION CODE ALONG WITH P0720 AND P1574, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONCER ' IP006, (FAILING), AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE BOTH A TORQUE CONVERTER AND A TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE FOR A NEW ONE WAS TOO HIGH AND I OPTED FOR A USED TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION AND NOW, 5/2/2012, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE VEER LEFT AND RIGHT AND LOSE SOME CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. EVEN AFTER STRUT REPLACEMENT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. AUGUST OF 2011 AROUND THE SAME TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR WHICH BURST AT A SEAM. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION AND AT A DIFFERENT SHOP, AND NOT AT THE DEALER'S SHOP. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0