Showing 9,875 complaints for INFINITI
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF/ON LIGHT. SHOWING OFF, WHILE PASSENGER IS SITTING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND, CAR IS TRAVELING AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS, ON BOTH, CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATE. THIS LIGHT, IS IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED BELOW AND TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN IN FORCE, FOR A MINIMUM OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BROUGHT CAR TO RAY BRANDT INFINITI DEALERSHIP, METAIRIE
... , LOUISIANA. AND, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NICE AND RESPECTFUL, BUT, CLAIMED TO BE CLUELESS. THIS IS CLEARLY, A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2017
AIRBAG LIGHT: THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD IS FLASHING. THE REASON I AM BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE THE OWNER'S MANUAL FROM INFINITI STATES THAT WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. I HAVE SEARCHED ON INFINITI AND G35 FORUMS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS. IT ALSO APPEARS AS THOUGH INF
... INITI WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. LUCKILY THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT WITH MY CAR YET AND I INTEND TO GET IT FIXED SO THAT I HAVE MY AIRBAGS OPERATIONAL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT NHTSA RECOMMENDS WHEN I TAKE MY CAR INTO A AN AUTHORIZED INFINITI/NISSAN SERVICE CENTER? CAN I ASK FOR THE REPAIR COSTS TO BE COVERED BY INFINITI/NISSAN SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE RENDERING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED. I HAVE TRIED TO DO A SOFT RESET OF THE SYSTEM AS DESCRIBED IN A NUMBER OF INFINITI/NISSAN FORUMS AND WHILE THIS INITIALLY HELPED ABOUT 12 TO 18 MONTHS AGO, THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AS FLASHING LIGHT HAS RETURNED AND THE SOFT RESET NO LONGER WORKS. LINKS FOR FORUM THREADS DESCRIBING OTHER OWNERS SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR PROBLEM: HTTPS://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/NORTHERN-CALIFORNIA/405188-BLINKING-AIR-BAG-LIGHT-COMES-OUT-NOWHERE-2.HTML OTHER SEARCH RESULTS FOR THE SAME THAT SHOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCE=HP&EI=XJZSWOMNBCZCMWGLH4SYDQ&Q=G35+COUPE+AIRBAG+LIGHT+BLINKING&OQ=G35+COUPE+AIRBA&GS_L=PSY-AB.3.2.0L3J0I22I30K1L4.432.4782.0.6558.16.12.2.2.4.0.173.1294.6J6.12.0....0...1C.1.64.PSY-AB..0.16.1368...0I131K1.0.MF__LHVS1R4Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME
Incident date: Jan 4, 2016
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME
Incident date: Jan 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK PAIN, AND A HEADACHE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE
... MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,800.Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 22, 2017
2ND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. NO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG PROTECTION. HAD A RECALL R1606 DONE, BUT TROUBLE CAME RIGHT BACK. APPEARS THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL PC217 FOR MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS BUT INFINITI SAYS MY VIN NOT INCLUDED. IT SURE APPEARS IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED, EXACT TROUBLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A HUGE NISSAN ISSUE.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2017
THE BOLT UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THAT SECURES THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR SNAPPED SO THAT NOW MY SEAT IS NO LONGER SECURELY BOLTED DOWN. THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED.
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
MY DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE KEY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS COLD. OTHER TIMES IF I GET IN, THE DOOR MECHANISM WILL NOT LATCH. AGAIN, THE REMOTE DOES NOT FIX THIS SO I TRIED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE ARM REST. THAT WORKED BUT THEN I COULD NOT GET OUT. NOT SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, FLOOD, OR ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. I HAVE HAD TO CLIMB OVER MY CONSOLE AND I DO N
... OT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO WITH A CAR THE CALIBER OF AN INFINITY. NO OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2017
ON AUGUST 1, 2017MY WIFE WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HWY 71 IN POMONA CA.. HER SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROOF
Incident date: Dec 26, 2017
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2015. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED TO GIVE ME INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LIGHTS (BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHT). A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I FIRST NOTICE THE PROBLEM, I HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE HOME PUZZLED BECAUSE WHEN I DROVE TO THE DEALER TH
... AT MORNING THE ONE OF THE LIGHTS OF OFF. SO I TESTED THE LIGHTS AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO ON. I IMMEDIATELY CALL THE REP THAT HELP ME AT THE DEALER AND LEFT A MESSAGE. SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO 5:30 PM I FIGURED THE REP WOULD BE CALLING ME NEXT DAY IN THE AM. NO ONE DID AND I FORGOT ABOUT THE PROBLEM DO TO WORK. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BY NOW THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AFFECTING MY DRIVING OR IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, JUST LAST WEEK, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE FOG LIGHT. WHEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, THE TEST REVEALED THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS PER HIS DEALER CONTACT COST $1600. IT IS THE BALESTER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER REP THEY HAVE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THOSE; HOWEVER, IF THAT IS THE CASE I NEVER RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATION FROM INFINITI EVEN AFTER ME BRINGING MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. THE COST OF REPAIR WITH LABOR NOW IS GOING TO BE OVER $2000 WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHILE ON WARRANTY.Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2016
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A INFINITI I30T IT HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST FLASHING I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SUGGESTED I SHOULD CONTACT YOU I DON'T HAVE A ERROR CODE FOR YOU BUT IF YOU WOULD WANT MORE INFO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Incident date: Dec 21, 2017
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, MY CAR EXHIBITED A SHUDDERING MOTION WHEN DRIVING. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND WAS REPLACED AT ~ 85,000 MILES. IT WAS PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET. APPROXIMATELY, ONE MONTH AGO MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION HISTORY TO THE NISSAN SERVICE TECH AND THAT
... IT FELT THE SAME AS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BEFORE.THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR HOME. ON 12/2, THE PROBLEM AGAIN HAPPENED. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED I SHOULD RETURN TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP AS THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS A YEAR OLD WITH ~15,000 MILES ON IT. THE INFINITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE TRANSMISSION CODE BUT SAID IT WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRE. THE PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE PLUGS, THE DRIVE BELT AND CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BUCKING/ MISFIRING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT BACK INSIDE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DOVE WITH ME AROUND THE LOT AND WITNESSED THE MISFIRING. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. INFINITY SAID THERE WASN'T A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE NISSAN SERVICEMAN STATED THE CODE SHOULD STILL BE IN THE CARS SYSTEM. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND WAS WONDERING WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2017
I ALSO OWNED A G35 2008 INFINITI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM..THE DOORS LOCK AND I CAN NOT GET IN OR OUT. THE LOCK ACTUATORS FAIL. THE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED MECHANICALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WHEN I WENT IN THE GYM FOR 1/2 HOUR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT ENTER THE CAR THE DOORS WERE LOCED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BACK SEAT DOOR OPEN. I DROVE THE CAR
... HOME AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR . ALL DOORS LOCKED. THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH THE WINDOW. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN,Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2017
I ALSO OWNED A G35 2008 INFINITI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM..THE DOORS LOCK AND I CAN NOT GET IN OR OUT. THE LOCK ACTUATORS FAIL. THE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED MECHANICALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WHEN I WENT IN THE GYM FOR 1/2 HOUR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT ENTER THE CAR THE DOORS WERE LOCED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BACK SEAT DOOR OPEN. I DROVE THE CAR
... HOME AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR . ALL DOORS LOCKED. THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH THE WINDOW. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN,Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2017
AS I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ADJUSTED MY DRIVER'S SEAT UPWARDS, I HEARD SOMETHING POP AND IT SUNK DOWN COMPLETELY. FROM THAT MOMENT ON I HAD TO RAISE MYSELF UP TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OVER THE DASHBOARD. MY SIGHT IS DEFINITELY IMPAIRED AND MAKES DRIVING UNSAFE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A REAL HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THE CHAIR IS NOW DETACHED. THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS IS AROUND $1100.
... THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND DANGEROUS. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGER WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT.Read more
Incident date: Oct 29, 2013
"TAKATA RECALL".... I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL BACK IN OCT 2013. I TOOK THE CAR TO KUNI WESTSIDE INIFINITI, LYNNWOOD, WA.... THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL WITH INFLATOR -AIR BAG, AS-K8E61-7994D. I AM UNAWARE AS TO WHICH AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECENT RECALL, JU
... ST THE ONE BACK IN 2013. THEY INFORMED ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT... THE DEALERSHIP IS APPROX 80 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. I AM 88 YRS OLD AND I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT IN.... WHAT IS THE "FLASHING LIGHT" TELLING ME???Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. BOTH FUEL SENSOR UNITS WERE REPLACED ON VEHICLE. GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. --P0462 OBD-II TROUBLE CODE: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW INPUT.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
DRIVER SEAT HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT/PLAY (LOOSE) EVERYTIME BRAKE IS APPLIED SEAST MOVES FOREWARD CAUSING THE DRIVER TO MOVE ALONG WITH IT. SEAT IS BOLTED TIGHTLY POSSIBLE TRACK MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS CONSTANTLY WEATHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOVEMENT.
Incident date: Dec 17, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ,I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED DOWN AND STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE KIND OF LIKE LOOSE METAL PARTS AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP . I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO RESET THE SYSTEM. BRAKE PETAL RAISED BACK UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHUT
... OFF.Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 INFINITI Q60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. AFTER PARKING AND LATER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM UNDER THE MIDDLE/REAR OF THE VEHICLE UNTO THE GROUND. THE TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING LIFTED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK AND MORE FUEL SPILLED FROM TH
... E VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LAUDERDALE INFINITI DEALER (900 E SUNRISE BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: YOUR SITE INDICATES THAT MY VEHICLE HAS TAKATA AIRBAG(S). HOWEVER, INFINITI'S WEBSITE SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED (SEE ATTACHED EMAIL). I AM CONCERNED THAT INFINITI'S RECALL PROGRAM IS MISSING MY VEHICLE
Incident date: Dec 18, 2017
IN THE CASE OF MOST NEWER CARS, INCLUDING MY OWN, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RULES FOR HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE ON OR AUTO POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON, AS WELL AS THE TAIL-LIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION, NEWER CARS WILL SENSE WHEN TWILIGHT IS FALLING AND TURN ON BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BUT NOT THE TAIL-LIGHTS. THIS WILL GIVE THE DRIVER
... THE SENSE THAT HE HAS HIS LIGHTS ON (FOR HE CAN SEE THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS ARE ON) BUT HAS NO IDEA THAT HIS TAIL-LIGHTS ARE NOT ON, AND THAT THEREFORE HIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK. THE ONLY INDICATOR IN MY CAR THAT WOULD TELL ME IS THE GREEN LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD TELLING ME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON IN THE ON OR AUTO POSITION. I AM AN UBER DRIVER IN SAN FRANCISCO AND FIND MYSELF TELLING MANY DRIVERS OF MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF CARS THAT THEIR LIGHTS ARE NOT IN THE ON POSITION. THEY ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO KNOW. THE PROBLEM, I THINK, IS THAT ALL THE CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECTIONS, NOT THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, AND NOT REALIZING THAT YOU AND THEY HAVE CREATED A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DIRECT AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THIS SITUATION. IF THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON, THEN THE TAIL-LIGHTS NEED TO GO ON, REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION ON THE LIGHTING STEM. THANK YOU. IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS MORE, I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2017
12/12/2017 - DRIVING ON A COUNTY SIDE STREET EAST BOUND, HAD JUST LEFT A 20 MPH SCHOOL ZONE AND ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY. APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD AT APP 40 MPH WHEN CAR 100 FT. AHEAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN MUCH AT ALL AND A CRASH RESULTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY BUT THERE WERE NO TIRE MARKS ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN
... DRIVEN SINCE AND IS IN REPAIR SHOP.Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 16, 2017
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (AFTER FEW MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START), THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (DASHBOARD) WENT DEAD - NO PANEL LIGHTS, NONE OF THE GAUGES - TEMPERATURE, FUEL, RPM, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE WORKING. THE CAR RAN NORMALLY - ACCELERATION, BRAKING, WITH ALL THE LIGHTS (HEADLIGHT, TURNING LIGHTS, ETC.) WORKING - BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO THE DRIVER OF T
... HESE COMMANDS, FROM THE INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD / CLUSTER PANEL.Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2017
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (AFTER FEW MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START), THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (DASHBOARD) WENT DEAD - NO PANEL LIGHTS, NONE OF THE GAUGES - TEMPERATURE, FUEL, RPM, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE WORKING. THE CAR RAN NORMALLY - ACCELERATION, BRAKING, WITH ALL THE LIGHTS (HEADLIGHT, TURNING LIGHTS, ETC.) WORKING - BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO THE DRIVER OF T
... HESE COMMANDS, FROM THE INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD / CLUSTER PANEL.Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2017
RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. I ROLLED MY WINDOW UP AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND OF SHATTERING GLASS, I LOOK IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE THAT THERE WERE A TON OF BLACK SPECKS COMING FROM MY CAR. I CRACKED THE SUNROOF COVER SLIGHTLY ONLY TO FIND A SHOWER OF GLASS AND A HOLE IN MY ROOF WHERE THE SUNROOF
... USED TO BE. I CLOSED THE COVER BACK UP SO I WOULDN'T GET ANYMORE GLASS IN MY CABIN OR ON ME, FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED UPWARDS (AIR PRESSURE MAYBE???) EITHER WAY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, I AM NOW TERRIFIED OF HAVING A SUNROOF BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T IT SHATTER AGAIN LIKE THAT? IT WAS ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST TRAUMATIZING EVENTS THAT HAVE EVER HAPPENED, I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF THE COVER WAS OPEN! I COULD HAVE GOT LITTLE GLASS SHARDS IN MY EYES AND THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WORSE.Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2017
RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. I ROLLED MY WINDOW UP AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND OF SHATTERING GLASS, I LOOK IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE THAT THERE WERE A TON OF BLACK SPECKS COMING FROM MY CAR. I CRACKED THE SUNROOF COVER SLIGHTLY ONLY TO FIND A SHOWER OF GLASS AND A HOLE IN MY ROOF WHERE THE SUNROOF
... USED TO BE. I CLOSED THE COVER BACK UP SO I WOULDN'T GET ANYMORE GLASS IN MY CABIN OR ON ME, FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED UPWARDS (AIR PRESSURE MAYBE???) EITHER WAY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, I AM NOW TERRIFIED OF HAVING A SUNROOF BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T IT SHATTER AGAIN LIKE THAT? IT WAS ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST TRAUMATIZING EVENTS THAT HAVE EVER HAPPENED, I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF THE COVER WAS OPEN! I COULD HAVE GOT LITTLE GLASS SHARDS IN MY EYES AND THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WORSE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. TO DATE, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE FROM INFINITI ANY CONTACT REGARDING REPAIR FOR MY VEHICLE. INITIAL NOTIFICATION WAS THE LATTER PART OF 2016 OR EARLY 2017.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TAKATA AIRBAGS! MANY MONTHS AGO I CONTACTED INFINITI IN SACRAMENTO TO SCHEDULE HAVING NEW AIRBAGS BE INSTALLED! I WAS PUT ON A "LIST" HAVE NOT HEARD AND I AM STILL WAITING.
Incident date: Dec 12, 2017
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR RPMS WILL NOT GO ABOVE 2500 RPMS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO STALL. I HAVE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP FROM 70 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW AT LEAST 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. MANY POSTS I'VE READ THAT INFINITI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT I HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND KNOW OF MA
... NY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM POSTS ONLINE.Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2017
WHEN STATIONARY AT A PARKING SPOT, I GOT INTO MY CAR, AND THE CAR SEAT MADE A CRACKING NOISE AS IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND. WHILE DRIVING I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS AND MY CAR SEAT CAME OFF THE BRACKET CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE
... SAME ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI Q50. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. I
... NFINITI OF RIVERSIDE (3040 ADAMS ST, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 (951) 373-5200) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 11, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI Q50. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. I
... NFINITI OF RIVERSIDE (3040 ADAMS ST, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 (951) 373-5200) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 5, 2017
FRONT BRAKE CALIPER CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS NO LONGER OVER THE ROTOR OR PAD. TWO CALIPER BOLTS MISSING FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN I HEARD THIS TAPPING SOUND. IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HITTING THE INNER WHEEEL.
Incident date: Aug 25, 2016
'TAKATA RECALL' 2009 G37 INFINITI CRACKED DASH AND STARTING TO GET STICKY SEEMS TO BE A POOR QUALITY PROBLEM ON 2008 & 2009 INFINITI G37 I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I LIKE THE CAR AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, CONTACTED INFINTI AND THEY SAY HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR DUE TO FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED .THESE DASHBOARDS ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE AND SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER ,I ALSO
... HAVE A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE DASHBOARD IS IN PERFECT CONDITION HOW CAN THIS BE AND OLDER CAR WITH A BETTER DASHBOARD THAN LUXURY CARRead more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2003
TAKATA RECALL FOR AIRBAG TAKING TOO LONG!!!! FIRST THE DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. NOW YOUR SITE SAYS THE DEALER IS "WAITING ON PARTS". I THINK THE OLDEST CARS SHOULD BE FIXED FIRST.
Incident date: Dec 6, 2017
ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO I DROVE TO MEET MY REALTOR. NORMAL WEATHER IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WINDOWS UP AND SUNROOF CLOSED. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR TO TALK TO MY REALTOR AT THE BUSINESS LOCATION, I ROLLED THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN (DRIVER'S SIDE STILL UP) AFTER TALKING FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED/SHATTERED. I WASN'T DRIVING, THE CAR HAD STOPPED. THEREFORE NO
... POSSIBILITY OF ROAD DEBRIS OR FLYING OBJECTS. LUCKILY FOR ME, IT BLEW OUTWARDS RATHER THAN INWARDS SO NO DAMAGE TO MY FACE ETC , BUT IT REALLY SHOOK ME UP. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A SHOT AT ME. IS THERE ANY OTHER Q60S WITH THIS HAPPENING?Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2017
IN JUNE 2017, I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE POWER TRAIN RECALL. IN JULY 2017 (87K MILES), I HAD A 420 BANK 1 CAT CODE, AND REPLACED ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IN DECEMBER 2017 (94K MILES), THE 'CHECK ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE 430 CODE SHOWS THE OTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER (BANK 2) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS THE CATS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE TERRIBLE, AND ONCE ON
... E GOES OUT, THE OTHER FAILS TOO. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE...ABOUT $2,000 EACH IN MY CASE. THIS SEEMS TOO COMMON BASED ON THE REVIEWS I'VE READ ONLINE NOW. I FEEL LIKE INFINITI SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPLACING AT LEAST ONE OF THE CATS, BUT I WAS DENIED ASSISTANCE.Read more
Incident date: Oct 10, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST AND STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE, VDS TRACTION CONTROL AND SLIP WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (FAULKNER INFINITI OF MECHANICSBURG, 6305 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050, (717) 691-8900) INDICATED THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL WAS PROVIDED BUT WAS CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN INDICA
... TING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE MAY BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2017
DRIVER'S BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOY ISSUE
Incident date: Nov 16, 2017
ENGINE IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL JET.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2017
I HAVE A 2017 INFINITI QX60 WITH EVERY POSSIBLE SAFETY ADD-ON. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY NEW VEHICLE. THE LED HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT VERY FAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AT ALL. UNLIKE STANDARD HEADLIGHTS THAT HAVE A SPRAY OF LIGHT THAT DIMINISHES THE FARTHER AWAY THEY GO THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFINITE LINE THAT IT IS COMPLETELY BLACK IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT OF THE HEADLIGHTS. UNLIKE MY OLD
... MERCEDES, THEY DO NOT ADJUST FOR THE TERRAIN OF THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE GOING DOWNHILL THEY ONLY PROJECT, MAYBE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THESE HEADLIGHTS, AT ALL. EVEN MY 10 YEAR OLD TOYOTA VAN ALLOWS YOU TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS AUTO HIGH BEAMS SO IF IT DETECTS ANY LIGHT THEY WILL NOT STAY ON WITHOUT CONTINUALLY PULLING BACK ON THE TURN SIGNAL. SO USING THE HIGH BEAMS, WHEN POSSIBLE, IS NOT AN OPTION. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE WITHIN SPECS. I'M SURE THAT MAY BE THE CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEVEL, NOT GOING DOWNHILL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. (AND THIS IS ONE DEALER.) THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER THAN THE RIGHT ONE CREATING A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PASSENGERS COMMENT, 'WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS?' I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I HAVE DRIVEN IN DARK RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN STARTLED BY PEDESTRIANS OR ANIMALS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT YOU CANNOT SEE UNTIL YOU ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF THEM. WE HAVE LITERALLY HAD TO CREEP IN A HILLY NEIGHBORHOOD IN PITTSBURGH FOR FEAR OF HITTING A PARKED CAR OR EVEN WORSE A PERSON. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE NTSB LOOKING INTO THIS HAZARDOUS SITUATION AS I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED WAS MELTED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHWEST INFINITI (10495 SOUTHWEST
... FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074 (713) 779-2800) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MELTING DASHBOARD WAS COMMON. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE ACTION OR OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED WAS MELTED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHWEST INFINITI (10495 SOUTHWEST
... FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074 (713) 779-2800) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MELTING DASHBOARD WAS COMMON. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE ACTION OR OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2017
SUV LEFT FRONT END MAKES THUNKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH. TIRES DO NOT SHOW UNEVEN WEAR. SHOCKS AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT SHAKE EITHER. FEELS LIKE LOOSE TIRE BUT HAVE HAD THAT CHECKED MANY TIMES AND NOT THE CAUSE.FRONT RIGHT SIDE IS QUIET. CAR CAN BE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD OR TURNS, THE NOISE HAPPENS REGARDLESS. FRONT END SPECIALIST HAS S
... UGGESTED MANY COSTLY REPAIRS AS A "LET'S TRY THIS". SUV HAS 60,000 MILES AND STARTED DOING THIS IN THE LAST 6,000 MILES.Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR THE DAY IT WAS BEING REPAIRED.
Incident date: Nov 25, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI Q45. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTE
... D. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2017
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRESPOND TO AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. WHEN CAR IS EMPTY FUEL GAUGE CONTINUES TO SHOW 1/4 TANK LEADING TO DANGEROUS STALLS IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 2003-2004 M45 VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Incident date: Sep 29, 2017
ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE SHUT-DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTIFIED SELLER AND MANUFACTURER.