2001 INFINITI I30 Complaints

SINCE OCT 25 2006 I HAD TO REPLACE 2 SETS OF OXYGEN SENSORS AND A LR WHEEL/ABS SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE AND ALL BEFORE 49,000 MILES. I THINK A SENSOR PROBLEM EXISTS OR SOMEONE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME. *NM

AT 31,000 BRAKES PULSATED BUT DID STOP CAR BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS BEFORE PULSATING. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY CLOSE CALLS SINCE I DRIVE SLOWLY AND BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE.. THE DEALER MACHINED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS DUE TO ROTORS BEING WARPED. *NM

AFTER 40-50 MILES OF DRIVING, VEHICLE (2001 INFINITI I30) SUDDENLY SHIFTS DOWN TO SECOND GEAR (SO CALLED "SAFE MODE") WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN IN SECOND GEAR AT 20-30 MPH WITH CORRESPONDING REVS OF 4000-5000 RPMS. IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF FOR 15 MIN OR SO, SITUATION MAY CORRECT ITSELF AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMES. *NM

CONSUMER STATES: THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS LOCKING UP MOTOR. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH COME ON. TOWED CAR BACK TO GARAGE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BEARING AND HUB WORE OUT. *AK

I OWN A 2001 INFINITI I30. I HAVE A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR. THE CAR SHAKES SO MUCH WHEN I'M BRAKING DRIVING AT AROUND 65 MPH. IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE I HAVE A TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT A COUPLE YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTOR AND THE BRAKES FOR ME WITHOUT CHARGE. THE SERVICE PERSON AGREED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK, THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. AND THE NEW SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT WAS THERE DENIED THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING/ROTOR SYSTEM OF THIS MODEL. I HAVE RESEARCHED A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. IF I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE ROTOR/BRAKES PROBLEM EVERY YEAR, THEN THAT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE OWNED OTHER CARS BEFORE, AND I NEVER HAVE SO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SO OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. *JB

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE WARPED AT 30,000 MI. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RE-SURFACE THE BRAKES BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE CONSUMER REFUSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AT 42,000 MI. THE DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT 20K MILES AND THE WARRANTY LASTED UNTIL 48K. *TC

INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING RECALL 02V146000 WITH THE 2001 INFINITI I30. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTION, THE NUMBER OF OWNERS NOTIFIED, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, THE AMOUNT OF DEATHS OR INJURIES, AND ANY INFO REGARDING SETTLEMENTS PAID BY INFINITY OR NISSAN. (ALL IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL) *SC *JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AFTER 18-20,000 MILES. ROTORS CUT ONCE. NEXT TIME ROTORS REPLACED . 3RD TIME ROTORS CUT AND NEW PADS GIVEN. 4TH TIME ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. ALL DONE AT NO COST TO ME UNDER WARRANTY AND LAST TIME AS COURTESY BY INFINITI. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF THE ROTORS. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND WARRANTED FOR 100,000 MILES. *JB

CAR FLIPPED OVER DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. SUSPENSION PART WAS SUBJECT OF MAY 2002 RECALL.*AK