Infiniti I35 Body Problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2003.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
WHEN I GET OUT CAR AND CLOSE DRIVER DOOR. IT LOCKS ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. SOMETIME IT LOCK ITSELF HALF WAY THAT I CAN'T EVEN OPEN WITH KEY. *AK
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). NLM
TO: NHTSA. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE COULD NOT MOVE HER SEAT FORWARD ENOUGH TO REACH HER BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CRASH WAS A MINOR IN...
I WAS PARKING MY 2003 INFINITI I35 ON THE THIRD LEVEL OF A SANTA MONICA CITY PARKING STRUCTURE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE CAR (I WAS HEADING INTO A WALL). I HELD MY FOOT ON THE BR...
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. THE THIRD TIME, I WAS MOVING TH...
FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 29TH,2005. TEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER. OULD GO NO FASTER THAN 15MILES PER HOUR.CONTACTED INFINITI DEALER AND TOLD TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN.ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED.TOLD PROBL...
THE CAR LOSES POWER AFTER A WHILE AND WILL JUST STOP AS IF IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, OTHERWISE THE CAR IS OK. THE MECHANIC SUSPECTS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRANK POSITION OR CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE WAS RECA...
I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE THE RECALL OVER THE WEEKEND, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE WHO WORKS FULL TIME ON AN HOURLY BASIS TO GET THIS CHANGE DONE WITHOUT ISSUE. *TR
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT FRONT CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS ROTTING/ RUSTING. "ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION MAY DROP". DEALER INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR, WAS TOLD TO "CONSU...
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. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND SOME PAR...
VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO DISINTEGRATION OF THE LOWER TIE BAR (DIRECTLY BELOW AND SUPPORTING THE RADIATOR, ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION) DUE TO RUST. THIS IS A 2.25" SQUARE METAL FRAME COMPONENT CONNECTING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PO...