2001 INFINITI I30 Complaints

THE CROSS MEMBER SUPPORT UNDER THE RADIATOR IS RUSTING OUT ON MY 2001 I 30. THE CAR IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST. INFINITY IS USING LOW GRADE METAL BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

LOWER RADIATOR CENTER SUPPORT AND TIE BAR ARE VERY BADLY CORRODED.AS PER RAMSEY INFINITY DEALER IN RAMSEY,NJ.VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT ASAP. INFINITY CUSTOMER CARE REP TOLD ME THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.CORRODED PART IS PART OF BODY STRUCTURE.INFINITY MUST ADVICE ALL OWNER TO INSPECT THIS PART.THEY SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.. PROBLEM WAS DISCOVER DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD A SHORT WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE GAUGES WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SEE THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR AND BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO AND CLOCK HAD NOT WORKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECL COMPUTER HAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V146000 (SUSPENSION) AND HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE CORE RADIATOR SUPPORT IS RUSTING OUT WHERE A SUPPORT PIECE HOLDING UP THE ENGINE IS ATTACHED. IT HAS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH AND IF IT RUSTS THROUGH, I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF STRESS ON A SECONDARY SUPPORT FOR THE ENGINE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF PLACE. I READ THROUGH SEVERAL FORUMS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL (AND ITS SISTER MODEL THE NISSAN MAXIMA). THIS SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME IF PEOPLE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS AND THE SUPPORT FOR THEIR ENGINE CAME LOOSE. *TR

CONCERNS NHTSA RECALL 13V-136 RELATES TO POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATER. INFINITY STATES THAT REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY BE MADE AT AN INFINITY RETAILER WE LIVE IN MISSOULA, MONTANA AND THE NEAREST INFINITY RETAILER IS IN SPOKANE WA OVER 200 MILES FROM OUR HOME. WE DO HAVE A VERY GOOD NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO HAS MADE ALL OF OUR NECESSARY REPAIRS SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. INFINITY IS A DIVISION OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND IT SHOULD BE ARRANGED THAT THIS RECALL BE ARRANGED AT OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOCATED LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM OUR HOME. MISSOULA NISSAN IS THE SALES AND SERVICE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, PHONE 406 549 5178. INFINITY NEEDS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS LOCATION TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS WELL MAINTAINED 2001 INFINITI I30 WITH 74,000 MILES HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 11.5 YEARS BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND SPOUSE IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED 99% OF ALL EVENINGS DURING THAT TIME AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 2008 THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT (FRONT CROSS FRAME TIE BAR) STARTED TO RUST NEAR THE CENTER OF THIS BOXED FRAME MEMBER. PORTIONS OF THE TOP AND FRONT SIDE OF THIS FRAME MEMBER RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY SOME TIME IN 2012. THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM AND HORN ARE FASTENED TO A VERTICAL STEEL SUPPORT THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FRONT OF THIS FRAME MEMBER, JUST LEFT OF THE RUST PERFORATION. WE INTEND TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR MANY MORE YEARS AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST WITH SEVERAL OTHER CARS IF THIS DOES NOT BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. MY GUESS IS WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE FRONT FRAME TIE BAR REPAIRED IF POSSIBLE TO AVOID FUTURE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS (IE. HOOD POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND/OR UNSTABLE FRONT END CONTROL). THIS RUST PERFORATION MORE THAN LIKELY LESSENS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CAR IN A FRONT END COLLISION. I HAVE NEVER IN MY 35+ YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP ENCOUNTER SUCH A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM ON VARIOUS NISSAN AUTOS. EVEN IF NISSAN IS NOT REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE AUTOS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR, THEY SHOULD AT LEAST NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES AND POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FIXES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE OWNER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED AT THE BUSHING, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER HOWEVER, WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE MY MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE FRAME BELOW THE RADIATOR. IT IS THE ONLY PLACE ON THE ENTIRE CAR UNDERBODY WITH RUST. THE METAL BAR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH, AND MY MECHANIC SAID THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE - IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP THE BAR WILL CRACK AND THE ENGINE/RADIATOR WILL LOSE SUPPORT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES. IT'S 12 YEARS OLD. ONLY ONE SPOT ON THE CAR HAS THE EXCESSIVE RUST THAT IS EATEN THROUGH. THIS SOUNDS LIKE NISSAN DID NOT RUSTPROOF ONE SECTION PROPERLY, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT IS RUSTING AT AN UNUSUALLY RAPID RATE. THIS IS ALSO THE FRONT MOUNT FOR THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS FINALLY BREAKS IT IS LIKELY THE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM WILL SUFFER. THERE IS NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. NOTE: THIS CAR IS STRUCTURALLY AND MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL TO THE NISSAN MAXIMA OF THE SAME YEAR, AND MANY OF SAID CAR ARE SUFFERING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR