2001 INFINITI I30 Complaints

THESE TIRES HIT HARD ON BUMPS. ALSO WHEN BREAKING TIRES DO NOT STOP CORRECTLY THE TRACK LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR. EVERY WEEK I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THEM ALSO I NOTICE WHEN GOING AT A SPEED OVER 55 YOU CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS ON STEERING WHEEL.I AM TIRED OF WORRYING EVERYDAY TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES SO I DON'T GET STUCK NOW I HAVE TO GO AND BUY NEW TIRES I JUST THINK THAT COOPER TIRES SHOULD REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30T. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD FIRST NEED TO BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RESISTANT TO ENGAGEMENT. WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN LEFT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSVERSE LINK FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,382 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I'VE 2001 INFINITI I30 AT 82,000 MIL. IT'S STALLED RANDOMLY WHEN STOPPING AT STOPLIGHT OR BACKED OUT FROM PARKING LOT. SENT TO LOCAL SHOP TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL DEFECTED. REPLACED BY LOCAL SHOP MECHANIC AND IT'S STILL THE SAME. SENT IT BACK FOR FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING, LEFT VEHICLE THERE 1 WEEK BUT STILL COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. SENT TO ANOTHER SHOP SAID IDLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. IT DOES MORE OFTEN IN THE MORNING DURING COLD WEATHER THAN IN THE AFTERNOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 03/14/11

I HAVE A 2001 INFINITI I30 AND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE STARTED SMELLING RUBBER/PLASTIC BURNING. A FEW SECONDS LATER WE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AT 55 MPH AND WE HAD MANEUVER IT OFF THE ROAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUT CHOKING ON THE SMOKE AND LATER FOUND OUT FROM THE NSSAN DEALER THAT THE ECM WAS ON FIRE BETWEEN MY RIGHT LEG IN THE CAR AND MY SONS LEFT LEG. I HAD CHECKED THE SAFETY AND RECALL INFO ON THIS CAR BEFORE PURCHASING IT AND NO RECALLS.I NOW KNOW FROM SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE THAT ITS A FREQUENT ISSUE THAT IS LINKED FROM THE IDLE AIR VALVE GOING BAD AND CAUSING THE ECM TO FAIL AND CATCH ON FIR IN THIS CASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 02V146000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM). WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 01/06/11. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT TURNED OUT THE PART THAT FAILED, WAS NOT THE PART INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED A KNOCKING SOUND SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SOUND WAS CONSTANT AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSVERSE LINK WAS BROKEN AND THAT THERE WAS RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V146000, WHICH DEALS WITH THE SUSPENSION, A FAILURE OF THE LINK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 74800 AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 75000.

MY INFINITI 2001 I30 SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS A COUPLE MILES IN CITY TRAFFIC. SORT OF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS WARMED UP. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OF FOR A LITTLE. THE SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COST @ 400 TO 500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V146000: SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.