2002 INFINITI I35 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Infiniti I35. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V455000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, ENGINE SPEED SIGNAL, CATALYST SYSTEM, AND IGNITION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CAM SHAFT INTAKE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL WAS REMEDIED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* 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 VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES, SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

2002 INFINITI I-35 ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BANK 1 AND BANK 2 CAMSHAFT SENSOR AT HIS EXPENSE. CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS DONE PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *KB THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE DEALER STATED THE POWER SEAT MOTOR FAILED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT A SCREW WAS LOOSE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10MPH AND WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR RESOLVED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 14,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING:THE ENGINE SHAKED, AND WAS NOISY, FRONT END SHAKED AND PULLED, THE DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF WHEN IT WAS SLAMMED, THE ACCELERATION PEDAL DID NOTHING WHEN DRIVEN IN HIGH SPEEDS, THE CLOCK KNOB WAS INOPERATIVE, FRONT DASH HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GAS MILEAGE WAS ABNORMAL, CD PLAYER WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRONT END PROBLEMS, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL. SCC *JB

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS HESITATION AND STALLING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

ENGINE STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. *JG

ENGINE STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. *JG

VEHICLE WILL PULL TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER SAID ALL FRONT WHEEL DRIVES PULL TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER LIKE THAT. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FRONT END SHAKING, RATTLING, STEPPING, AND VIBRATING, STEERING WHEEL PULLS AND MAKING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING AND MAKING U-TURNS, RIGHT SIDE TIRE STEPPING AND VIBRATING, SEAT MEMORY BUTTONS INOPERATIVE, DASH DISPLAY CHANGES BY ITSELF FROM DTE TO MPG AND COMPUTER DISPLAYS 80 MILES TO GO WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY, ENGINE SHAKES AND VIBRATES DURING A COLD START, VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH WHEN COLD AND IS STILL PRESENT AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP, VIBRATION/RATTLING NOISE FROM WINDOWS AT FREEWAY SPEED AND NO LONGER RAISE UP WHEN DEPRESSING REMOTE BUTTON, VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL, AND WHEN IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHAKES. *YD

VEHICLE WILL PULL TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER SAID ALL FRONT WHEEL DRIVES PULL TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER LIKE THAT. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FRONT END SHAKING, RATTLING, STEPPING, AND VIBRATING, STEERING WHEEL PULLS AND MAKING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING AND MAKING U-TURNS, RIGHT SIDE TIRE STEPPING AND VIBRATING, SEAT MEMORY BUTTONS INOPERATIVE, DASH DISPLAY CHANGES BY ITSELF FROM DTE TO MPG AND COMPUTER DISPLAYS 80 MILES TO GO WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY, ENGINE SHAKES AND VIBRATES DURING A COLD START, VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH WHEN COLD AND IS STILL PRESENT AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP, VIBRATION/RATTLING NOISE FROM WINDOWS AT FREEWAY SPEED AND NO LONGER RAISE UP WHEN DEPRESSING REMOTE BUTTON, VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL, AND WHEN IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHAKES. *YD