2003 INFINITI I35 Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM THE INTERSECTION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS WHEN THE CAR HAS COME TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES WHEN IN MOTION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF AN INFINITY RECALL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED INFINITY HQ AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. IT'S AMAZING THAT I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM SO MAY CARS WERE RECALLED FOR BUT THEY INSIST MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I NOW SEE MANY OTHER I35 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY MECHANIC FIX IT SINCE INFINITY IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCLERATING AT THE TIME OF THE STALLING. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE MECHANIC STATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINIT I35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE ENGINE POWER RESPONSE WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND SLIP WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY STALLED AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO RESUME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,649. UPDATED 09/14/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE IT RESTARTED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LISTED A FAILURE CODE P0340 WHICH IS A CAM SENSOR AND BANK ONE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND BANK ONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $245. THE DEALER STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, WAS NOT VALID FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHER INFINITI I-35S HAVE EXPERIENCED IN REGARDS TO LOSING POWER, ENGINE CUTTING OFF AND LACK OF BRAKING. MY CAR INITIALLY STALLED WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, IT FINALLY DID. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOUR DAYS LATER. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, MY CAR ENGINE LIGHTS ALL LIT UP AND THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A LANE WITHOUT CARS AND APPLIED MY PARKING BREAK TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, IT FINALLY DID. I WAS ONLY TWO MILES FROM THE DEALER, SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT THERE. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS BOTH CRANK SENSORS ALONG WITH THE CRANK SHAFT. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $1000. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. IF I WERE GOING FASTER, I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMEONE. ONE WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH MANY TWISTS AND TURNS. IF THIS HAPPENED DURING THAT DRIVE, I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD BY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I-35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH BUT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.