Infiniti I30 Complaints

249 consumer complaints on file.

#11004341July 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINTI I30. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (HARTE INFINITI LOCATED AT 150 WESTON ST HARTFORD, CT 06120 860-524-1993) WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995902June 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HOME COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE WIRING CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY DIED IN THE ROAD, JUMP STARTED IT TO GET TO A SHOP WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, BOUGHT NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE CAR SHORTED OUT AGAIN LOST POWER AND ONCE AGAIN DIED ON THE ROAD, JUMP STARTED CAR TO GET HOME. CAR WILL NOT HOLD POWER KEEPS SHORTING OUT IN THE WIRES, ALTERNATOR IS STILL GOOD AS WELL AS BATTERY. YOU CAN HEAR THE WIRING WHEN IT SHORTS OUT AS IT CLICKS. WHEN I JUMP START THE CAR IT WILL ONLY STAY CHARGED FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DYING OUT AGAIN. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW AS IT WILL NOT STAY CHARGED, SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. WHEN THE WIRING STARTS TO CLICK RADIO GOES OFF AND CLOCK DIMS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995595June 16, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I30. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN A UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954280February 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS DEVELOPED ISSUES STARTING AND MAINTAINING SMOOTH IDLE ONCE STARTED. INITIALLY, A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUES AS THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. IT WAS CHANGED AT A COST OF $800. THIS DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER TESTS, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS HAD TO BE CHANGED BY AN INFINITI DEALERSHIP. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY AND WOULD COST $1300 TO REPAIR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I INQUIRED IF THIS MEANT THE ECM WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AND THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T. AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED SINCE IT INTERACTS WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY AND ECM AND THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE TO MAKE IT ALL WORK PROPERLY. THIS WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $3900. AT THIS POINT, SINCE THE CAR'S BLUE BOOK VALUE IS LESS THAN $3000, IT NO LONGER MADE SENSE TO MAKE THE REPAIR BUT I DID HAVE TO PAY THE $1300 TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE TO INFINITI (AND NISSAN) AND THEY KNOW THE EXACT STEPS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAIN IS THAT THEY DO NOT DISCLOSE THE FULL SPECTRUM AND COSTS OF THE REPAIR UNTIL AFTER THEY'VE HAD YOU PERFORM AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE OR FOUR REPAIRS "NECESSARY TO UNCOVER THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM" THEREBY ENSURING THEY GET PAID AT LEAST $1000 OR MORE JUST TO GET YOU ON THE HOOK FOR A LARGER BILL LATER. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A BAIT-AND-SWITCH SERVICE SCAM AND I'M HOPING THE NHTSA TAKES THE MANUFACTURER TO TASK ON THIS AND ISSUES AN IMMEDIATE RECALL RELATED TO THIS SERIOUS ENGINEERING/DESIGN FLAW THAT REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL COSTS TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876737June 27, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVE TO GAS STATION A MILE AWAY WAS A DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE, THE ISSUE I THOUGHT WAS A TIRE BLOWN OUT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY LOCAL POLICE OFFICER UPON OCCURRENCE AND DETERMINED IT IS SUSPENSION DEFECT. RIGHT REAR AXLE IS WHERE THE LOUD GRINDING STARTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837650February 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL THE CAR HAS MANUFACTURE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIX FOR NO XCOST
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10837683February 23, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT I WANT COMPLETE SERVICE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10837080February 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL THE CAR TURNS OFF BY IT SELF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825694February 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 INFINITI I30. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE FUEL FILLER NECK BECAME CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET AND THE FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824371February 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818285January 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM BELTS BECAUSE THE SUPPORT BAR THAT HOLD THE ENGINE WAS SAGGING. THIS IS CALLED THE CROSS MEMBER. I LEARNED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER HAD RUSTED PREMATURELY. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH EVERY I30 MODEL. INFINITI NEEDS TO HAVE THESE SUPPORT BARS REPLACED BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. PS. CROSS MEMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF A CAR BEING THAT THIS IS WHAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IN PLACE, NOT RUST PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759423August 26, 2015
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE STEERING MADE A SHAKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE UNTIL THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V146000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749518August 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE RADIATOR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME BY THE LOWER TIE BAR WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENTIRE TIE BAR AND RE-WELDED IT TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747285August 9, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW, THE CAR THEN LOCKED UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL (POLICE ESTIMATED UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR), THE CAR RAN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I WOKE UP SURROUNDED BY A CROWD OF PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH, I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WERE BLACK MARKS ON THE PARKING LOT LEADING UP TO THE CAR INSIDE THE BRICK BUILDING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, OUT OF CONTROL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722548June 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
2001 INFINTI 115000 MILES LOWER CENTER OF RADIATOR SUPPORT WHERE MOTOR MOUNT IS LOCATED BECAME ROTTED OUT WITH RUST. I NOTICED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WIRE BRUSHED THE RUST AWAY AND PAINTED IT WITH RUST STOPPING PAINT BUT IT HAS ONLY CONTINUED TO RUST AND ROT. WHEN I SEARCH THE INTERNET I VIEWED MANY PICTURES FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717380May 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THIS CAR, AS THE SECOND OWNER, IN 2001, AND EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVOLVED - I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE ASKED A FEW MECHANICS ABOUT IT, BUT THEY ALL SAID THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IF IT IS TRULY DEFECTIVE IS TO HAVE IT DEPLOY, AND THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING UNLESS I ACTUALLY HIT SOMETHING. IT HAD 81K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2001, AND NOW HAS ABOUT 153K. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS SAFE. WE DID HAVE ONE VERY MINOR COLLISION ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, (ANOTHER DRIVER HIT US DRIVING VERY SLOWLY) AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS DENTED, BUT IT DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. WITH SO MUCH PRESS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS, I THOUGHT I SHOULD CHECK TO SEE IF MY MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED YET. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR IS OLD DOES NOT MEAN IT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUE FOR OVER 10 YEARS. IT IS A SCARY WAY TO DRIVE AROUND. I TRIED TO CHECK TO SEE IF WAS A RECALL BUT THE WEBSITE IS DOWN, SO I DON'T KNOW. I CHECKED "NOT FOUND".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715829May 12, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE DASH SIGNAL FOR THE AIR BAG COMES ON DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE PUT THE HARNESS ON AND CONTINUES TO FLASH EVEN AFTER YOU START DRIVING UNTIL YOU END YOUR TRIP! IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE HARNESS IS NOT SET!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703131April 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT MY CAR. IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682139February 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. STALLED AT 15 MPH IN A TRAFFIC CIRCLE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WIFE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO RESTART. STALLS AT IDLE WHEN WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 I30. THE PROBLEM IS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE (IAC), THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH SHORT OUT CAUSING THE IAC TO SHORTOUT WHICH CAUSES THE ECM TO SHORTOUT. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND STILL EXPECTS THE OWNERS TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THIS PROBLEM IS TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET BY OWNERS OF THESE I30 AND MAXIMAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631960September 9, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,981.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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