2003 INFINITI I35 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE STATED IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000 AND WANTED TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT REGARDING IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,580.

2003 INFINITI I35 RECALL 03V455000*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN LATE 2003, BUT HIS PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE UNTIL 7 YEARS LATER. *JB

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; THE ENGINE RETURN TO "IDLE SPEED". I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT THE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE. AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED TO WORK OK FOR A WHILE AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE WHILE THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR; THE THROTTLE BODY CONTAINS THE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR THE THROTTLE AND THE SENSORS THAT TELL THE COMPUTER THE POSITION OF THE THROTTLE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT COULD SUDDENLY "CUT OUT" AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 35MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS GOT ILLUMINATED AT THAT POINT. THAT TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARED AGAIN. LATER SAME DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN THE MECHANIC SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I PAID MORE THAN $600 FOR TWO NEW SENSORS,AND THAN I FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN DECEMBER 2003, CAMPAIGN # 03V455000. AM I ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT? MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER IS 39350 AND THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH HER VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN NEUTRAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM-SHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND TO NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT NHTSA# 03V455000 COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; ALTHOUGH, HER VIN WAS NOT RELATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY. SHE REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE SAME FAILURE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR IT TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED 3 SENSORS FAILED. UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,799.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FOR THE LAST YEAR THE ENGINE OF MY 2003 INFINITI I35 HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE UPON ACCELERATION (WHILE THE ENGINE IS UNDER STRESS) ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO PEPE INFINITI, THEY'VE DUPLICATED THE NOISE, YET THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE INFINITI CORPORATE OFFICE TO NO AVAIL. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO HOPEFULLY GET SOME RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS MATTER. *JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE CLOSE TOGETHER. WITH MY SIZE 12 FOOT, IT IS EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY HAVE MY SHOE ON BOTH PEDALS. THE CAR HAS ENOUGH ENGINE POWER TO OVERCOME THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND LEAD TO A COLLISION. WITH THE ABS AND TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) ON THIS CAR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INTERACTION TO LIMIT POWER IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. MY REAR TIRES WERE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR (ALMOST DRAGGING) AND WITH THE CAR UNDER POWER (BOTH PEDALS DEPRESSED) THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED BUT I WAS STILL ACCELERATING FORWARD. IF THE TCS WAS LIMITING THE POWER, I WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP OR HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE MY RIGHT FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REPOSITION MY FOOT CORRECTLY AND FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB