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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 LIGHTS ON MY DASH PANEL BLINK ON AND OFF RAPIDLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT THAT TIME AS WELL. *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 LIGHTS ON MY DASH PANEL BLINK ON AND OFF RAPIDLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT THAT TIME AS WELL. *TR
I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS 2002 INFINITI I35 AND NOW MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE THIRD. SUMMER OF 2011 I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY DISENGAGING, WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY PROBLEMS AS THERE WAS NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD SO THEIR COMPUTER COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME NOT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOP BUT TO LET THE ENGINE KEEP RUNNING. HE DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FUNCTION CODE ALONG WITH P0720 AND P1574, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONCER ' IP006, (FAILING), AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE BOTH A TORQUE CONVERTER AND A TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE FOR A NEW ONE WAS TOO HIGH AND I OPTED FOR A USED TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION AND NOW, 5/2/2012, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE VEER LEFT AND RIGHT AND LOSE SOME CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. EVEN AFTER STRUT REPLACEMENT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. AUGUST OF 2011 AROUND THE SAME TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR WHICH BURST AT A SEAM. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION AND AT A DIFFERENT SHOP, AND NOT AT THE DEALER'S SHOP. *JS
I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS 2002 INFINITI I35 AND NOW MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE THIRD. SUMMER OF 2011 I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY DISENGAGING, WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY PROBLEMS AS THERE WAS NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD SO THEIR COMPUTER COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME NOT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOP BUT TO LET THE ENGINE KEEP RUNNING. HE DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FUNCTION CODE ALONG WITH P0720 AND P1574, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONCER ' IP006, (FAILING), AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE BOTH A TORQUE CONVERTER AND A TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE FOR A NEW ONE WAS TOO HIGH AND I OPTED FOR A USED TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION AND NOW, 5/2/2012, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE VEER LEFT AND RIGHT AND LOSE SOME CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. EVEN AFTER STRUT REPLACEMENT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. AUGUST OF 2011 AROUND THE SAME TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR WHICH BURST AT A SEAM. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION AND AT A DIFFERENT SHOP, AND NOT AT THE DEALER'S SHOP. *JS
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". THE CAR STOPPED AND RPMS INCREASED INDICATING A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE AND THE CAR WENT TO IDLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP WHO STILL HAS IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NOBODY WAS HURT, IF ANYONE WOULD OF BEEN IN THE CROSSWALK, I WOULD OF KILLED THEM AND IT WAS A MATTER OF A FEW FEET FROM CROSS TRAFFIC SO A VERY CLOSE CALL INDEED. *TR
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". THE CAR STOPPED AND RPMS INCREASED INDICATING A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE AND THE CAR WENT TO IDLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP WHO STILL HAS IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NOBODY WAS HURT, IF ANYONE WOULD OF BEEN IN THE CROSSWALK, I WOULD OF KILLED THEM AND IT WAS A MATTER OF A FEW FEET FROM CROSS TRAFFIC SO A VERY CLOSE CALL INDEED. *TR
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. OWNER GOT OUT THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE AXLE BEARING SHEERED OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. OWNER GOT OUT THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE AXLE BEARING SHEERED OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
1) TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50-60 MPH FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME FRAME, ONE-TWO HOURS. ON A HIGHWAY WITH STOP LIGHTS-WHEN TRYING TO STOP, MY INFINITI I35 (YR.2002) ACCELERATES WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD WITH THE ENGINE GOING FROM 1500 RPM TO 7000 RPMS. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF LATER ON 8/16. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO VIRGINA ON ROUTE 50--GOOD ROAD ACCOMODATING HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAS LIGHTS AS ONE PASSES THROUGH EASTERN SHORE TOWNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO INFINITE'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH. ACCORDING TO THAT DEALER'S SHOP, NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ISSUES WERE REPORTED PER THEIR COMPUTERIZED TESTING. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEIR ROAD TESTS , TWO TESTS, A DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER WAS TO GET THE CAR'S SPEED UP TO 80 MPH ON AN IN-SHOP ROLLING MACHINE, REVEALED NO ERRORS. *AK MY CONTACTING INFINITI'S NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE RESULTED IN NO TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR TO BALTIMORE, 8/20/04 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. INTERSTATE 95 WAS USED (ITS NOT THE SAME AS ROUTE 50 WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND FREQUENT, QUICK(ER) STOPS. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED; IT IS DANGEROUS. INFINITI WILL NOT PROCEED SINCE COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS REPORTS NO ERROR MESSAGES. IN JUNE, 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JBA OF ELLICOTT CITY COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS DEMONSTRATING PROBLEMS: AT STOP SIGNS, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE, THEN THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THAT DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM REGISTERING ON ITS COMPUTER TESTING, THEREFORE, NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRM'S TESTING METHODOLOGY ISN'T EITHER COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR LIMITED TO ONLY COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND THIS FIRM CAN'T OR WON'T REACH OUT OF THE BOX TO TRY AND SOLVE IT, EXCUSING ANY EFFORT ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER RESULTS DISCLOSE NO "ERROR MESSAGE".
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