2002 Infiniti I35 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“WHEN PRESSING GFAS PEDAL FRONT END PULLS STRONGLY AND DAGEROUSLY TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER. FRONT END PALYS FREELY, SHAES, VIBRATE, WOBLE AND STEPS WITH A VERY ROUGH AND UNCONTROLABLE DRIVE”

“STEERING WHEEL DANGEROUSLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER CAUSE LOSING CONTROL. FRONT END PLAY FREELY, SHAKES, RATTLES, AND HAS VERY ROUGH RIDE(CAUSE LOSING CONTROL)”

“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”

“GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT 85% OF ALL ACCIDENTS OCCURR 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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONTAL ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION”

“WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATED”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK AND CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE”

“The contact owns a 2002 Infiniti I35. The contact stated while driving 70–75 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle shut off and failed to restart. Additionally, while driving on another occasion, the vehicle shut off but restarted”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR”

“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”

“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 DRIVE A 2002 INFINITI I35 I WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASSIC T-BONE COLLISION THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY VEHICLE BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY”

“CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE AT A STAND STILL AND WAS STRUCK BY A STREETCAR. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS HIT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED”

“TRAVELED APPROX 25 MILES. WAS FIRST IN LINE TO APPROACH A RED STOP LIGHT. AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS LET UP AND BRAKES APPLIED, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. AS THE CAR CROSSED INTO THE INTERSECTION OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC, I TOOK THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM "DRIVE" INTO "NEUTRAL"”

“EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND LOST NEARLY ALL POWER WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER IN SECOND LANE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR”

“OUR 2002 INFINITI I-35 HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TURNING AROUND IN OUR FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND IT TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE FIRST IN LINE AT A STOP LIGHT”