Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 21, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 13, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 INFINITI G20. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–13 of 13
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 21, 2015
20 OCTOBER 2015 TO:NHTSASEND VIA WEBSITE RE: COMPLAINT ? FAULTY FALKEN TIRES JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO ON JUNE 2, 2015, I PURCHASED AND HAD INSTALLED TWO FALKEN TIRES, P195/65R14 SINCERA T, FROM WALMART IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. ON OR NEAR OCTOBER 1, 2015 BOTH TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ONE ANOTHER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THE OUT-OF-STATE REPLACEMENT DEALER CLAIMED THE TIRES WERE FAULTY. PLEASE CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU! *TR
NHTSA ID
10783868
Incident
Oct 2, 2015
Mileage
900 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 2007
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO BUCKLE HER SEATBELT IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, THE BUCKLE WOULDN'T LATCH. I TRIED IT, TOO--THE METAL PIECE SLID INTO THE OTHER PART WITHOUT LATCHING. THEN IT'D LATCH; NEXT TRY IT WOULDN'T. I COULDN'T TRUST THE SEATBELT, SO WE COULDN'T LET THE CHILDREN RIDE IN THAT CAR ANY LONGER. THANKFULLY THE SEATBELT FAILED WHEN WE WERE BUCKLING THE CHILD IN THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY HEADING OUT--AND NOT DURING AN ACCIDENT, OR ON THE WAY HOME. I'M MAD THAT THE SEATBELT COULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING LIKE THAT. HOW CAN I TRUST THAT THE SEATBELT WILL WORK PROPERLY WHEN IT'S NEEDED???!! I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONFIRMED A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEATBELT. 11/26 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT MECHANISM UNDER WARRANTY AND CHECKED THE FUNCTION OF THE OTHER SEATBELTS. I'M SATISFIED THAT THEY'VE FIXED IT... BUT STILL CONCERNED IF THE OTHER SEATBELTS WILL FAIL WITHOUT MY KNOWING, AND CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CARS OF MY MAKE/MODEL OUT THERE, WHOSE SEATBELTS MAY HAVE FAILED AND PARENTS DON'T YET KNOW IT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10210053
Incident
Oct 27, 2007
Mileage
94,500 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 8, 2005
DT: INFINITI G20 1996. TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THREE OF FOUR OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE DEFECT HAPPENED, AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE DOING THE SAME THING. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL PRORATE THE TIRES AND NOT GIVE THE CONSUMERS TIRES FOR FREE. *AK *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10125525
Incident
May 26, 2004
Mileage
36,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 2003
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AUTOMOBILE WELL MAINTAINED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *JB
NHTSA ID
10008262
Incident
Feb 18, 2003
Engine
Filed Nov 22, 2000
MOTOR MOUNTS THAT FAIL AT UNDER 60,000 MILES ARE DEFINITELY A HAZARD, AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
NHTSA ID
736750
Incident
Nov 1, 2000
Engine
Filed May 31, 2000
TWO (2) ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
723389
Incident
Apr 24, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Apr 4, 2000
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED GAS. MECHANIC CHECKED, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. CONSUMER FELT THIS MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
859638
Incident
Mar 3, 2000
Airbags
Filed Oct 16, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE.
NHTSA ID
542055
Incident
Jan 29, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 1998
BRAKES MAKE SQUEAKY SOUND FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN.VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOUR TIMES. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SQUEAKY SOUND FROM THE BRAKES WAS NORMAL. *AK
NHTSA ID
826117
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 29, 1998
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. *AK
NHTSA ID
821032
Incident
Jan 10, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Aug 19, 1997
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V072000). CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO CONTRACT INDICATING GETTING A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE OWNER'S VEHICL IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ID
816059
Incident
Aug 6, 1997
Filed Dec 12, 1996
OILPRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ID
512189
Incident
Dec 2, 1996
BrakesSuspension
Filed Dec 13, 1995
BRAKE PEDAL COMPRESSES WHEN VEHICLE MAKES ABOVE NOISE.
NHTSA ID
490564
Incident
Dec 13, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.