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Incident date: Sep 3, 2014
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MY CAR DIED SUDDENLY. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SINCE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT OUT AND THOUGHT HE HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAD NO ISSUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AND I
... WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTS JERKING FORWARD AND THEN THE CAR DIED. I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL OVER. IT WAS A REALLY STRANGE AND SCARY FEELING. I TOLD MY MECHANIC WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID CARS JUST DON'T DIE AS YOU ARE DRIVING THEM AND I SAID WELL THIS ONE DID. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE CODE P0345, CAM SENSOR CAME UP. AFTER BRINGING IT IN A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL COMING ON AND THE CAR JERKING FORWARD WE DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR. OUR RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT INFINITI. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR INFINITI TO OWN UP THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH OWNERS DRIVING A CAR AND IT DYING SUDDENLY? OBVIOUSLY IT WILL TAKE A FEW SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY HOPING THAT THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE SAID YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL ISSUE AND IT IS NOT A RECALL. *TRRead more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2014
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MY CAR DIED SUDDENLY. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SINCE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT OUT AND THOUGHT HE HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAD NO ISSUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AND I
... WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTS JERKING FORWARD AND THEN THE CAR DIED. I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL OVER. IT WAS A REALLY STRANGE AND SCARY FEELING. I TOLD MY MECHANIC WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID CARS JUST DON'T DIE AS YOU ARE DRIVING THEM AND I SAID WELL THIS ONE DID. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE CODE P0345, CAM SENSOR CAME UP. AFTER BRINGING IT IN A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL COMING ON AND THE CAR JERKING FORWARD WE DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR. OUR RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT INFINITI. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR INFINITI TO OWN UP THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH OWNERS DRIVING A CAR AND IT DYING SUDDENLY? OBVIOUSLY IT WILL TAKE A FEW SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY HOPING THAT THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE SAID YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL ISSUE AND IT IS NOT A RECALL. *TRRead more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2015
PULLING TO A STOP AND HEARD A NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL PULLED AWAY FROM COLUMN. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO STROBE WITH AN AWD FAILURE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE FRONT SEATS STARTED MOVING. VEHICLE BATTERY DIED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN TOW AND HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. PREVIOUS PROBLEMS (WITHIN DAYS) INCLUDE SEAT MEMORY NOT PAIRING WITH KEY, KEY NOT WORKING TO UNLOCK HATCH. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO STROBE WITH AN AWD FAILURE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE FRONT SEATS STARTED MOVING. VEHICLE BATTERY DIED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN TOW AND HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. PREVIOUS PROBLEMS (WITHIN DAYS) INCLUDE SEAT MEMORY NOT PAIRING WITH KEY, KEY NOT WORKING TO UNLOCK HATCH. *TR
Incident date: May 8, 2012
INFINITI DASHBOARD BUBBLING EXCESSIVELY CAUSING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. I JUST RECEIVED MY THIRD DENIAL TO MY THIRD WRITTEN REQUEST TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPLACE MY BUBBLING DASHBOARD. I INITIALLY CONTACTED THE DEALER IN 2012 WHEN I HEARD ABOUT A DASHBOARD RECALL. I WAS INFORMED MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT MAY HAVE CARE
... D FOR THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, BOTH THE INITIAL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT THAT POINT. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL OR A WARRANTY EXTENSION BY INFINITI. EACH TIME I REQUESTED REPLACEMENT, INFINITI RESPONDED PROMPTLY VIA PHONE - NOTHING WAS PROVIDED IN WRITING. EACH TIME, THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL AND RESPONDED WITH THE SAME SCRIPT - THEY WERE SORRY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THEY REALIZED THIS WAS NOT THE OUTCOME I WAS HOPING FOR. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THE DASHBOARD AND MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE AND INFINITI SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE DASHBOARDS BUBBLING. WHY MY VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED BY THE RECALL IS A MYSTERY TO ME. TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE, THEY POINTED TO THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER AFTER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NEITHER POINT SHOULD BE RELEVANT TO A NON-WEAR-AND-TEAR ITEM LIKE A DASHBOARD. AT THIS POINT, THE BUBBLING AND DETERIORATION IS SO BAD THAT IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS NOW A GLARE THAT WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHT AND SUNNY CONDITIONS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS FORWARD VISION. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO GET INFINITI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD AT THEIR EXPENSE. AS STATED, THIS IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IMPACTS NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SIX TO EIGHT TIMES TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE
... FAILURE MILAGE WAS 15,000.Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SIX TO EIGHT TIMES TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE
... FAILURE MILAGE WAS 15,000.Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2014
2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AN
... D THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2014
2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AN
... D THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2014
2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AN
... D THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2014
2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AN
... D THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2014
2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AN
... D THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2015
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOVE 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND SWAYING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INFINITI DEALER WHO STATED IN THEIR INSPECTION REPORT, "FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL MOUNT (CRADLE TO FRAME) BROKEN AND CRACKED". VERBALLY THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR'S FRAME "SIMPLY RUSTED APART." *TR
Incident date: Feb 4, 2015
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOVE 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND SWAYING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INFINITI DEALER WHO STATED IN THEIR INSPECTION REPORT, "FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL MOUNT (CRADLE TO FRAME) BROKEN AND CRACKED". VERBALLY THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR'S FRAME "SIMPLY RUSTED APART." *TR
Incident date: Feb 4, 2015
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOVE 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND SWAYING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INFINITI DEALER WHO STATED IN THEIR INSPECTION REPORT, "FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL MOUNT (CRADLE TO FRAME) BROKEN AND CRACKED". VERBALLY THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR'S FRAME "SIMPLY RUSTED APART." *TR
Incident date: May 23, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Incident date: May 23, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN VARIOUS AREAS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED NOTICING CRACKS CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH WHERE THE DOOR AND THE DASH MEETS. CRACKS CAN BE FOUND AROUND THE A/C VENTS, ABOVE THE LCD DISPLAY, AND ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO THE LCD DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED KEPT AND DRIVEN ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE WEEK SO, I'M EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED HOW POORLY THE D
... ASHBOARD IS HOLDING UP. I'VE OWNED A RANGE ROVER, COUPLE LEXUS AND A MERCEDES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE SUCH AN ISSUE. TODAY I SUBMITTED SEVERAL PICTURES TO INFINITI AND AWAITS THERE RESPONSE. I WILL UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE END RESULTS. *TRRead more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2015
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-95 SOUTHBOUND FROM CT TO NY WHEN OUR BRAND NEW INFINITY QX60 SIMPLY STOPPED DRIVING BETWEEN EXIT 19 AND EXIT 18 (NE11.9). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE. WE USED WHATEVER MOMENTUM LEFT ON THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS MALFUNCTION WAS A LIFE ENDANGERING MECHANICAL FAILURE SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF
... THE HIGHWAY. THE QX60 WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO THE TRAFFIC JAM AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTIONING WAS DUE TO A FACTORY ERROR WHICH THE CLAMP OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PIPE WAS NOT ENGAGED. AN ERROR COULD HAVE COST LIVES ON THE ROAD. *TRRead more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TAKINGS GRANDKIDS HOME AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN BUT IT STAYED ON ONLY LONG THOUGH FOR ME TO GET IT ON THE SHOULDER. WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS WRECK. IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND FUNCTIONAL HAZARD LIGHTS THAT WE AND OTHER VEHICLES WEREN'T INJURED. WE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE WE WE
... RE TOO FAR FROM AN EXIT TO RISK TRYING TO DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER! *TRRead more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI FX35 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V701000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
CAR INTERMITTENTLY TURNS BY ITSELF. IT WILL MAKE A LEFT TURN IF I RELEASE MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT 35MPH+. THIS IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT AND ALSO, THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT ON 3 OCCASIONS, REVERTING TO STANDARD STEERING WHICH NEARLY GOT ME IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. ALSO, THE STEERING ISSUE WILL STOP AS SUDDENLY AS IT STARTS. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ALIG
... NMENT ISSUE AND A CAR THAT WANTS TO TURN BY ITSELF. THIS IS A FIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT ON A LEVEL, STRAIGHT ROAD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL STOP DOING IT! NORMALLY THE PROBLEM LASTS FOR 20-30 MINUTES AND SOMETIMES WHEN I CHANGE STEERING MODES, THE PROBLEM WILL STOP BUT NOT USUALLY. SOMETIMES I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AS SUGGESTED BY INFINITI BUT THAT HAS NEVER WORKED. ALSO, INFINITI SUGGESTED THAT I DO NOT TOUCH OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO STARTING THE CAR AS THIS MAY CAUSE THE PROBLEM. REALLY? THIS FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION DID NOT WORK BUT CONFIRMED THAT THEY DO IN FACT KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. INFINITI DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE "SELF-VIDEOS" OF THE PROBLEM AS IT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS DANGEROUS BUT I HAVE NO RECOURSE. I HAVE CLEAR VIDEOS WHICH SHOW THE CAR TURNING ON ITS OWN. THEY SAY THE CAR IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP BUT ONCE AGAIN, NO SOLUTION. I HAVE NOW HAD MY CAR BACK FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS SINCE THAT LAST OCCURRENCE AND IT HASN'T DONE IT YET BUT I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I AM IN SOCAL AND AT ONE POINT, INFINITI HAD 2 JAPANESE GUYS WHO CAME FROM NASHVILLE TO CHECK THE CAR OUT AND THAT IS THE TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEER BY WIRE SYSTEM BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY CLEARLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
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. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 28, 2015
COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AROUND NAVIGATION AND RADIO. LIGHTING WENT DARK AND THEN POWERED UP 5 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING. *JS
Incident date: Feb 5, 2015
I WAS APPROACHING TO INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT, SLOW DOWN FORM 35MPH TO STOP SAW THE GREEN SIGNAL, TRY TO MOVE BY APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR CAR DOES NOT MOVE. ON THE DASH I SAW THE LIGHTS ABS AND TCS OFF COMING UP AND GOING EVERY 3 SECONDS. TURN ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS HIT THE BREAK PUT THE CAR TO PARKING & PUT TO THE D GEAR IT MOVED SLOWLY AND OTHER TWO LIGHTS CAME ON SEAT BELT LIGHT EVEN THOUGH
... WAS WEARING IT, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN IF I APPLY ACCELERATOR NO NOISE OF HUMMING NOTHING, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE NEAREST PLACE (GAS STATION AT THE INTERSECTION) & ABLE TO PARK. AFTER PARKING IT I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE WAS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT WITH MY CAR AT THIS TIME I FELT THE STRONG SMELL OF SOME WIRE OR PLASTIC BURNED ( FELT THE SAME SMELL WHILE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AT THE INTERSECTION BUT WAS NOT THAT STRONG). EVERYTHING LOOKED ALRIGHT. LET IT COOL DOWN A BIT THEN CHECKED FLUIDS, ALL THE FLUIDS WERE OK. TRIED TO CRANK DID NOT START, ALL THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND AS I TRIED TO CRANK ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHES BUT DOES NOT TURN ON. TRIED BY PUTTING INTO NEUTRAL AND CRANKING IT TURNED ON ABOUT TO MOVE AND ABS TCS OFF LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING EVERY 3 SECONDS. PARKED BACK AND TURNED OFF. WAITED FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND TRIED TO TURN ON NO TURNING ON. ALL THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I PUT THE KEYS AND TURN TO READY. AS TRIED TO CRANK IT ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHES. CALLED MY BROTHER CAME GAVE ME JUMP IT CRANKED BUT TCS ABS STARTED FLASHING. TOOK OUT THE BATTERY WEN TO AUTOZONE 24HRS STORE TO CHECK IT OUT THEY SAID BATTERY IS GOOD 79% CHARGE STILL REMAIN. CAME BACK INSTALLED BATTERY TRIED TO CRANK DID NOT HAPPEN. GOT THE JUMP FROM MY BROTHER IT CRANKED, BUT AFTER FEW SECONDS LIGHTS ABS TCS OFF STARTED FLASHING. PARKED IT AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. TOWED IT TODAY TO SERVICE CENTER WAITING FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT. *JSRead more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2014
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI Q70 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Feb 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED, BUT IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE
... VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE
... FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI Q50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V588000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN ABOVE FREEZING CONDITIONS ONE YEAR LATER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE "CHASSIS MALFUNCTION" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER IN THE INTENDED DIRECTION. THE VEHIC
... LE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2015
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE, MY CAR JUST STOPPED. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO STOP. IT JUST STOPS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID ONCE THEY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN A PREVIOUS RECALL THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE ANOTHER ONE. EVEN IF THEY ARE AT FAULT IT'S MY BURDEN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
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Incident date: Nov 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI Q45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN BELT AND POWER STEERING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEH
... ICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI Q45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN BELT AND POWER STEERING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEH
... ICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2014
I AM MAKING THIS REPORT TO ALERT YOU TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN A NEWLY OFFERED VEHICLE SYSTEM, AS REPORTED BY A WRITER ([XXX] ) FOR MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE. I DO NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE NOR ANY INFINITI MODEL. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS BEING USED BY THE MAGAZINE AS A LONG TERM TEST VEHICLE. THE MAGAZINE REPORTED AT HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/ROADTESTS/ONEYEAR/SEDANS/1412_2014_INFINIT
... I_Q50S_37_UPDATE_5/ THAT THE ACTIVE LANE CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER TOWARD FREEWAY EXITS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN BOTH SINGLE-VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE-VEHICLE CRASHES. THE SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASHES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEN THE DRIVER FAILS TO ACT IN TIME. THE MULTIPLE-VEHICLE CRASHES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEN THE DRIVER SWERVES TO CORRECT THE CAR'S PATH, AND EITHER HITS OTHER CARS, OR CAUSES THEM TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO MISS THE INFINITI. IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL MOTORISTS AND PASSENGERS, PLEASE REQUIRE ALL MANUFACTURERS WHOSE SYSTEMS EXHIBIT THIS CONDITION TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM ON ALL VEHICLES AND STOP MANUFACTURING IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
THE HEATING CONTROLS AND THE RADIO CONTROLS WORK INTEMITELY. THE TURN OFF AND ON BUY IT'S SELF. IT IS VERY SCARY WE THEY CUT OUT AND THE WINDOW FOG UP AND THE HEATING CONTROLS ARE OFF. IT GETS VERY SCARY. *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2014
MY FIRST PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME A NEW ONE WOULD BE AT A COST TO ME AT OVER 350.00$. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS A SEAT WELD BROKE, I HAVE NOT GONE IN FOR THAT PROBLEM YET BUT I'M SURE IT WILL BE AT A COST TIME AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2014
MY FIRST PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME A NEW ONE WOULD BE AT A COST TO ME AT OVER 350.00$. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS A SEAT WELD BROKE, I HAVE NOT GONE IN FOR THAT PROBLEM YET BUT I'M SURE IT WILL BE AT A COST TIME AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Jan 23, 2015
THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE TRACK AND SLID DANGEROUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE PLASTIC NEAR THE FLOORBOARD HAS COLLAPSED AND MAKES CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL STARTED TO SPEW OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX
... IMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI QX80. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V683000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Jun 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MA
... NUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 INFINITI QX80. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2013
MY CAR FALLS UNDER THIS RECALL...YET WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, OR LOOK ON LINE ON THEIR SITE. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL- WILL NOT FIX MY CAR!! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT? HOW CAN I GET MY CAR FIXED. BELOW IS 1 OF 100 ARTICLES ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET: NISSAN IS RECALLING 134,000 INFINITI G35 VEHICLES DUE TO A DEFECT IN THEIR AIRBAG SYSTEMS THAT COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY FEATURE NOT TO DEP
... LOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RECALL AFFECTS 2005 TO 2006 MODELS OF THE INFINITI G35 SEDAN AND 2005 TO 2007 MODELS OF THE G35 COUPE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: ?THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTING THE BELT TENSION SENSOR (BTS) AND THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR (ODS) CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAN EXPERIENCE RELATIVE MOVEMENT WHICH CAN CAUSE WEAR AND OXIDIZATION OF THE TERMINALS AND MAY CAUSE INTERRUPTION OF THE SIGNAL.? IN OTHER WORDS, ?THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF AN INJURY,? EXPLAINS THE DETROIT NEWS. ?THE AUTOMAKER HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE FEDS OF HOW THE FAULTY WIRE HARNESSES WILL BE FIXED, BUT THE OFFICIAL RECALL IS NOW BEING ANNOUNCED, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NHTSA,? WRITES AUTOBLOG. STILL, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS REPORTS THAT NISSAN SPOKESMAN [XXX] SAID IF A VEHICLE'S RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, THE OWNER CAN BRING THEIR CAR INTO THEIR DEALER FOR REPAIR.? SOME 2007 AND 2008 G35 AND G37 MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A SIMILAR RECALL. SYSTEMS THAT DETECT WHETHER A PASSENGER IS PRESENT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER?S SEAT AND TURN THE RELEVANT AIRBAGS ON OR OFF HAVE PROVEN PROBLEMATIC FOR SEVERAL AUTOMAKERS. BMW AND HYUNDAI HAVE ISSUED SIMILAR RECALLS FOR THE SAME SYSTEM IN RECENT YEARS. OWNERS WITH QUESTIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2015
3RD BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 18, 2015
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THERE IS A CRANKING,GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES APPEARS TO LOCK UP THE SLIP. VDC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD, BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Incident date: Jan 25, 2015
THE DASH IS BUBBLING. CALLED INFINITY. THEY HAD A RECALL BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR A REPLACEMENT DASH BUT WILL NOT COVER IT NOW. *TR
Incident date: Jan 29, 2015
CRACKS AROUND THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER SYSTEM, THE HEATING SYSTEM, AND THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTING WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FUSE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
INTERIOR DASH IS MELTING AND VERY STICKY. ON ANY GIVEN DAY THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN WILL BOUNCE OFF THE DASH, ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, EFFECTIVELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS SPECIALLY HARD TO SEE ON VERY HOT/SUNNY DAYS WHEN THE DASH GETS REALLY GLOSSY FROM MELTI
... NG, MAKING IT EVEN WORSE TO DRIVE AND VERY SCARY ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TRRead more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
INTERIOR DASH IS MELTING AND VERY STICKY. ON ANY GIVEN DAY THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN WILL BOUNCE OFF THE DASH, ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, EFFECTIVELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS SPECIALLY HARD TO SEE ON VERY HOT/SUNNY DAYS WHEN THE DASH GETS REALLY GLOSSY FROM MELTI
... NG, MAKING IT EVEN WORSE TO DRIVE AND VERY SCARY ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TRRead more