Infiniti I30 Engine Problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
TL* TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, A SMELL EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE BURNING SMELL PROGRESSED, ...
2001 INFINITI I30. ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS FAIL, CAUSING CASCADING FAILURE OF IDLE AIR CONTROL AND DESTROYING ECU. ALTERNATELY, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILS AND DESTROYS THE ECU WHICH IN TURN DESTROYS THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNT CIR...
THE CAR JUST START SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE, AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR
CAR HAS DEVELOPED ISSUES STARTING AND MAINTAINING SMOOTH IDLE ONCE STARTED. INITIALLY, A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUES AS THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. IT WAS CHANGED AT A COST OF $800. THIS DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER TESTS, TH...
PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. HAD TO BACK UP TO GET ALIGNED. VEHICLE WAS FULLY STOPPED WITH THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHIFTED FROM R THROUGH N TO D. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT VERY HIGH RPMS. RIGHT FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ABOVE. IN ADDITION, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT, THE VEHIC...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AT THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE SUPPORT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CORROSION COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT. SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRAN...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A TUNE-UP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 02, 2007, ...
2000 INFINITY I30T : FROM FORUMS ON INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL. THERE IS A CODE P0420 THAT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE BANK 1 CATALYTIC CONVERTER. INFINITY STATES THAT BECAU...
SINCE OCT 25 2006 I HAD TO REPLACE 2 SETS OF OXYGEN SENSORS AND A LR WHEEL/ABS SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE AND ALL BEFORE 49,000 MILES. I THINK A SENSOR PROBLEM EXISTS OR SOMEONE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME. *NM
2000 INFINITI I30 SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WENT BAD AND NEED TO REPLACE ALL 6 OF THEM. THE CAR HAD ONLY 31753 MILES ON IT. CONSIDERING THE LOW MILEAGE, IT IS TOO EARLY FOR THE CO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWAR...