2002 INFINITI I35 Complaints

GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT 85% OF ALL ACCIDENTS OCCUR DURING LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THE PLASTIC LIGHTS, THAT COME ON EVERY AUTOMOBILE, ARE ECONOMICALLY UNREASONABLE TO REPLACE WHEN THEY BECOME UNSAFE FROM BEING SAND BLASTED OR FOGGED OVER FROM EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF NATURE. REPLACEMENT LIGHTS FOR MY 2002 VEHICLE ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THE EXISTING LIGHTS ARE ALL SANDBLASTED AND FOGGY AND DO NOT EMIT LIGHT WELL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHEN THE LIGHTS COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO REPLACE OR MAKE THEM OUT OF GLASS WHICH WILL NOT FOG OVER. IF NOT THAT THEN THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS FREE AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND ON THE ROAD LEGALLY REGISTERED FOR THAT FUNCTION. ONCE THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME FOGGED,OR BLASTED, POLISHING THEM ONLY LASTS FOR AROUND 30 DAYS. REPETITIVE POLISHING WILL CHANGE THE OPTICS OF THE LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL POLISH CLEAR THROUGH THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY EITHER THE MANUFACTURERS OR THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT 85% OF ALL ACCIDENTS OCCUR DURING LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THE NEW PLASTIC LIGHTS, THAT COME ON EVERY AUTOMOBILE, ARE ECONOMICALLY UNREASONABLE TO REPLACE WHEN THEY GET SAND BLASTED OR FOGGED OVER FROM EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF NATURE. THE LIGHTS FOR MY 2002 VEHICLE ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THE LIGHTS ARE ALL SANDBLASTED AND FOGGY AND DO NOT EMIT LIGHT WELL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHEN THE LIGHTS COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO REPLACE OR MAKE THEM OUT OF GLASS WHICH WILL NOT FOG OVER. IF NOT THAT THEN THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS FREE AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND ON THE ROAD LEGALLY REGISTERED FOR THAT FUNCTION. ONCE THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME FOGGED,OR BLASTED, POLISHING THEM ONLY LASTS FOR AROUND 30 DAYS. REPETITIVE POLISHING WILL CHANGE THE OPTICS OF THE LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL POLISH CLEAR THROUGH THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY EITHER THE MANUFACTURERS OR THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT 85% OF ALL ACCIDENTS OCCUR DURING LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THE NEW PLASTIC LIGHTS, THAT COME ON EVERY AUTOMOBILE, ARE ECONOMICALLY UNREASONABLE TO REPLACE WHEN THEY GET SAND BLASTED OR FOGGED OVER FROM EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF NATURE. THE LIGHTS FOR MY 2002 VEHICLE ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THE LIGHTS ARE ALL SANDBLASTED AND FOGGY AND DO NOT EMIT LIGHT WELL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHEN THE LIGHTS COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO REPLACE OR MAKE THEM OUT OF GLASS WHICH WILL NOT FOG OVER. IF NOT THAT THEN THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS FREE AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND ON THE ROAD LEGALLY REGISTERED FOR THAT FUNCTION. ONCE THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME FOGGED,OR BLASTED, POLISHING THEM ONLY LASTS FOR AROUND 30 DAYS. REPETITIVE POLISHING WILL CHANGE THE OPTICS OF THE LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL POLISH CLEAR THROUGH THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY EITHER THE MANUFACTURERS OR THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

85% OF ALL ACCIDENTS OCCUR DURING LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THE NEW PLASTIC LIGHTS ARE ECONOMICALLY UNREASONABLE TO REPLACE. THE LIGHTS FOR MY 2002 VEHICLE ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THE LIGHTS ARE ALL SANDBLASTED AND FOGGY AND DO NOT EMIT LIGHT WELL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHEN THE LIGHTS COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO REPLACE OR MAKE THEM OUT OF GLASS WHICH WILL NOT FOG OVER OR BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS FREE AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE. ONCE THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME FOGGED POLISHING THEM ONLY LASTS FOR AROUND 30 DAYS. REPETITIVE POLISHING WILL CHANGE THE OPTICS OF THE LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL POLISH CLEAR THROUGH THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE "JERKED", LOST POWER AND RE-ACCELERATED WITHOUT LOSING POWER. THE TCS OFF/SLIP AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I STOPPED BY THE STORE AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TO HAVE IT "DIAGNOSED" BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR". OUR MECHANIC RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT INFINITI BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (03V455000). I CONTACTED TAYLOR INFINITI IN AUGUSTA, GA AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, CHANDRA, THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAD ENDED. SHE ALSO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL CAMPAIGN (13V136000), AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE SHE COULD DO TO HELP ME. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN OPERATION (WHILE SLOWING DOWN, STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ETC.). I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN 3 WEEKS, AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ONLINE INFINITI OWNER FORUMS, AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WASN'T AWARE THAT SAFETY RECALLS HAD AN "END" DATE. I CALLED TAYLOR INFINITI BACK AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE CAMPAIGNS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RE-OPENED AND INCLUDE A WIDER RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS, IF NOT TO INCLUDE ALL '02 I35S. I AM TERRIBLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL AS IF I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. COINCIDENTALLY, WE ALSO REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2012 AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF OVER $800, WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (02V146000), WHICH THEY ALSO SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR "IS AN '02, AND THESE ISSUES ARE SURE TO ARISE". *JS

85% OF ALL ACIDENTS OCCUR IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. TIMES WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE IN THE BEST CONDITION. THESE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE PREHIBITIVE TO REPLACE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN THEY FOG OVER OR GET SAND BLASTED. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS ECONOMICALLY REPLACEABLE OR THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE CLOUDY OR SAND BLASTED. I HAVE A CAR APPROACHING 12 YEARS OLDAND THE HEAD LIGHT BUCKETS ARE $1,000.00 EACH. THAT IS CRIMINAL. GLASS HEADLIGHTS ARE $20.00. HAVE ALL MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS AT AN ECONOMICAL PRICE OR MAKE THEM RECALL EVERY STINKING ONE OF THEM. POLISHING THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS THEN THEY FOG OVER AGAIN. AGE DOES SOMETHING TO THE PLASTIC. THESE LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

FROZEN REAR BRAKES, EVIDENT AFTER HEARING SOME NOISE IN REAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 5 YEARS AGO. CORPORATE INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR REPAIR, CALLING MY HOME STATE (NY) A "SALT" STATE. NOW THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED COSTING ANOTHER $750. BOTH THE INFINITI DEALER THEN AND MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP NOW ADMIT THAT INFINITIS HAVE THAT PROBLEM!! BRAKE CALIPERS DON'T RELEASE CAUSING PADS, ROTORS ETC. TO SCRAPE BRAKES TO DEATH. I NOW HAVE 89,000 MI. NOT THAT MUCH USE FOR 5 YRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT-SIDE LOWER AREA WHENEVER I RIDE OVER A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN AREAS ON THE ROAD IT SOUND LIKE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND SOME PART OF THE SUSPENSION WAS FIXED. NOW THE KNOCKING SOUND IS BACK ALONG WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. I SPEND APPROXIMATELY $3,500 AND SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS DEFECT. THANK YOU,

I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS 2002 INFINITI I35 AND NOW MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE THIRD. SUMMER OF 2011 I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY DISENGAGING, WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY PROBLEMS AS THERE WAS NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD SO THEIR COMPUTER COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME NOT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOP BUT TO LET THE ENGINE KEEP RUNNING. HE DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FUNCTION CODE ALONG WITH P0720 AND P1574, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONCER ' IP006, (FAILING), AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE BOTH A TORQUE CONVERTER AND A TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE FOR A NEW ONE WAS TOO HIGH AND I OPTED FOR A USED TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION AND NOW, 5/2/2012, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE VEER LEFT AND RIGHT AND LOSE SOME CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. EVEN AFTER STRUT REPLACEMENT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. AUGUST OF 2011 AROUND THE SAME TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR WHICH BURST AT A SEAM. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION AND AT A DIFFERENT SHOP, AND NOT AT THE DEALER'S SHOP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.