2002 Infiniti I35 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN ABNORMAL PRESSURE WAS PLACED ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STARTER KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STALLED AS WELL. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FAILURES WERE SIMILAR TO THE CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

PISTON RINGS ARE FAILING IN THIS VEHICLE. MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT USE THIS SAME ENGINE MAY HAVE THE SAME PISTON RINGS, SUCH AS THE INFINITI G35, OR NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH USE THE 3.5L VQ35DE ENGINE OF SIMILAR YEARS. THE PISTON RINGS WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR THE VQ30 BLOCK, AND WERE FITTED TO VQ35DE PISTONS. THESE RINGS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF CONSISTENTLY HANDLING THE HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIO OF THE VQ35DE ENGINE FOUND IN THIS CAR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE RANDOM MISFIRING OF CYLINDERS, WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION (UP TO 2 QTS/1000MI), LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT CAN RESULT IN A CRASH, DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ONE ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. AS I HAVE NO INFINITI DEALER IN MY VICINITY, I AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIME AND FUEL TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST INFINITI DEALER, PERHAPS BAKERSFIELD, CA. MY LOCAL NISSAN SAID THEY CANNOT PERFORM THIS REPAIR! PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR, MAKING A LEFT TURN, I WAS HIT ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE (T-BONED). NON OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS SEVERELY INJURED. I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY NECK, BOTH SHOULDERS AND MY BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ILLEGALLY RAN A STOP SIGN. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. AS A DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH THE PAIN. I'M SURE I WOULD BE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I CALLED THE POLICE AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT INFORMED MY MANUFACTURER OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED AS OF YET. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 166,000 MILES. ANOTHER ISSUE MY 2002 INFINITI I35 WAS HAVING, NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT REFERENCED ABOVE, WAS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE LIG...