2003 INFINITI I35 Complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 INFINITI I-35 ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT REALLY UPSET MY GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN 'T-BONED' ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR STARTED IT RAN FINE, LIKE NORMAL, EXCEPT THE 'SLIP', 'TCS', AND 'CHECK ENGINE SOON' LIGHTS ALL REMAINED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND NOW I'M CONCERNED. I THINK THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION AND WE WON'T BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. THE CAR HAS RESTARTED EVERYTIME, WITH THE SLIP, TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYING ON AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON-LINE BY SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY OCCURRING IN ALL MODELS OF THE INFINITY LINE YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND THE NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT AND COULD HAVE CORRECTED BUT DIDN'T, SO THEY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. AFTER BEING SERVICED ACCORDING TO A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAGS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DECELERATED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO DROVE ROUGHLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I'LL START THE CAR, THEN START TO DRIVE; MAYBE AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND ACT LIKE ITS ABOUT TO CUT OFF, LIKE A JERKING MOTION. FROM THERE THE TCS, ABS, SLIP, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; IT'LL RESUME TO DRIVE, AFTER THOSE LIGHTS COME ON, I'LL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF; I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL (WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS) THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT TWO TIMES WHILE IN NEUTRAL IT'LL START AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY, VERY, DANGEROUS SITUATION; I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT GO EVERYWHERE WITH ME! I CONTACTED INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER AND THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR DIDN'T FALL INTO THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS UP FOR RECALL, WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING; THE ONLY THING THAT THE LADY SAID IS THAT MY CAR IS UP FOR RECALL IS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, HELP PLEASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,947.

I RECEIVE A LETTER THAT MY CAR FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HAS MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND MAY NOT COME OUT IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT, AND INFINITI SAY THAT THEY WILL FIX IT AND I WANT TO KNOW WERE I CAN GO AND GET IT FIX? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLIP WARNING, AND THE ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RESTARTED, BUT THE START WAS TEPID. DROVE THE CAR TO WORK. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE INFINITI DEALER. DROVE TO DEALER AND THE EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DID NOT STALL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS A BAD CAM SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACED. RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT NISSAN/INFINITI HAD RECALLED I35'S FOR BAD CRANK SHAFT / CAM SENSORS UNDER RECALL R3021/03V-455. THOUGH CLOSE, MY VIN DID NOT FALL INTO THE COVERED POPULATION, EVEN THOUGH THE DESCRIBED ISSUE IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL. WHY IS THIS? HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT VIN'S FALL INTO THE POPULATION? IT IS CLEAR THAT I AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WAS NOTED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE BUT DECIDED TO CLEAN THE INJECTORS AND CHECK THE FUEL PUMP AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RE-START RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN, FIRST. UPDATED 09/09/14

RECALL - NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "SLIP" LIGHT, "TCS OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ALL CAME ON WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CODE "P0340" - CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. INFINITI CORPORATE HAD ISSUED A RECALL # R3021 FOR THIS MAJOR ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED INFINITI CORPORATE TO TAKE PART OF THIS SERIOUS RECALL AND SERVICE MY VEHICLE, THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP CLAIMING THAT THEY DID NOT MARK MY VIN # FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MOST INFINITI I35'S AND MANY NISSANS AS WELL. INFINITI SEEMS TO NOT CARE AND HAS PUT MY LIFE IN COMPLETE JEOPARDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE, SLIP, AND TCR OFF WARNING LAMPS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH RESUME NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. PM *TR