2003 INFINITI I35 Driver assistance Problems

Camshaft sensor according to the Infiniti dealership (Ray Brandt on Causeway in Metairie La.) Is malfunctioning at makes the car engine die while driving. Then when you restart the car the engine revs fine in neutral but once in drive it won't go over 5 mph. Also the timing chain tensioner fails on this car and can cause severe engine damage while the car is being driven. I've looked up both of these problems and have spoken with Nissan and Infiniti and a simple internet search will also confirm that these 2 problems are extremely common on this 5th generation engine. Nissan even lost 2 class action lawsuits on the timing tensioner. Well if Nissan lost 2 court battles over an engine defect that every Nissan internet forum says is a very very common problem then why isn't there a recall. And shouldn't hazing headlights be a safety issue on ALL cars? Almost all cars have this problem and manufacturers keep building cars with UNSAFE headlights. Why aren't these recalls? Thank you for this website. As an American Citizen and consumer with a daughter these safety concerns are very troubling to me and all my friends and business associates.

NHTSA ID

11420889

Incident

Jan 9, 2021

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LAST NIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR MY CAR ENGINE JUST STOPPED. . THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON,( SLIP, TCS,BRAKE,CHECK ENGINE SOON, OIL AND BATTERY). I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. VERY SCARED BUT SAFE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE. TURNED OFF IGNITION WAITED A FEW AND RESTARTED. TOOK SURFACE STREET THE REST OF THE WAY. 3-4 HOURS IT STARTED FINE, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING BACK 25 MILES ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IT HAPPENED AGAIN. GOT IT STARED AND SOME LIGHTS REMAINED ON (SLIP,TCS,CHECK ENGINE SOON). HAVEN'T STARTED IT TODAY. GOING TO MECHANIC ON MONDAY. ONLY HAVE 65000 MILES ON THE CAR. I PHONED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WASN'T AND IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE SAME ISSUE I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID

11182099

Incident

Feb 22, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

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 RECALLS ON THIS MODEL IN 11/2003 AND 12/2003 THAT DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE. THIS SLOWING DOWN TO STOPPING HAPPENED ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY AND I HAD TO BE TOWED. IT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY STREET AND DRIVEWAY HAVING TO BE TOWED AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11045241

Incident

Oct 24, 2017

Mileage

137,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TCS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

NHTSA ID

10970907

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

Mileage

179,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND TCS/SLIP WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION CIRCUIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10908644

Incident

Aug 11, 2016

Mileage

115,000 mi

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED CODES FOR CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE SENSORS FAILING WERE THE PROBLEM. CAR TOWED TO HOME. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN!

NHTSA ID

10864936

Incident

May 10, 2016

Mileage

158,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I COULD NOT STEER OR ANYTHING. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR. IT JUST STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET; WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE USED CAR DEALER WHOM HAD JUST SOLD ME THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTH WHOM HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THEY INDICATED THEY FIXED ONE OF THE SENSOR & THERE WAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT DROVE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, NOW IT IS CONTINUOUSLY DOING THE SAME THING, SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON & SLIP/ TCS. THE VEHICLE HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT TIME FOR THE SAME REASON WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THRU THE SAME THING. THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO FIND IT OUT WHEN TRYING TO TRADE MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10743712

Incident

Feb 6, 2013

Mileage

163,000 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 INFINITI I-35 ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT REALLY UPSET MY GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN 'T-BONED' ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR STARTED IT RAN FINE, LIKE NORMAL, EXCEPT THE 'SLIP', 'TCS', AND 'CHECK ENGINE SOON' LIGHTS ALL REMAINED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND NOW I'M CONCERNED. I THINK THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION AND WE WON'T BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. THE CAR HAS RESTARTED EVERYTIME, WITH THE SLIP, TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYING ON AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON-LINE BY SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY OCCURRING IN ALL MODELS OF THE INFINITY LINE YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND THE NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT AND COULD HAVE CORRECTED BUT DIDN'T, SO THEY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641905

Incident

Sep 22, 2014

Mileage

155,120 mi

I'LL START THE CAR, THEN START TO DRIVE; MAYBE AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND ACT LIKE ITS ABOUT TO CUT OFF, LIKE A JERKING MOTION. FROM THERE THE TCS, ABS, SLIP, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; IT'LL RESUME TO DRIVE, AFTER THOSE LIGHTS COME ON, I'LL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF; I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL (WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS) THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT TWO TIMES WHILE IN NEUTRAL IT'LL START AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY, VERY, DANGEROUS SITUATION; I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT GO EVERYWHERE WITH ME! I CONTACTED INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER AND THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR DIDN'T FALL INTO THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS UP FOR RECALL, WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING; THE ONLY THING THAT THE LADY SAID IS THAT MY CAR IS UP FOR RECALL IS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, HELP PLEASE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10636978

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

180,000 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLIP WARNING, AND THE ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RESTARTED, BUT THE START WAS TEPID. DROVE THE CAR TO WORK. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE INFINITI DEALER. DROVE TO DEALER AND THE EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DID NOT STALL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS A BAD CAM SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACED. RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT NISSAN/INFINITI HAD RECALLED I35'S FOR BAD CRANK SHAFT / CAM SENSORS UNDER RECALL R3021/03V-455. THOUGH CLOSE, MY VIN DID NOT FALL INTO THE COVERED POPULATION, EVEN THOUGH THE DESCRIBED ISSUE IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL. WHY IS THIS? HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT VIN'S FALL INTO THE POPULATION? IT IS CLEAR THAT I AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WAS NOTED IN THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618815

Incident

Aug 4, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

RECALL - NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "SLIP" LIGHT, "TCS OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ALL CAME ON WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CODE "P0340" - CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. INFINITI CORPORATE HAD ISSUED A RECALL # R3021 FOR THIS MAJOR ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED INFINITI CORPORATE TO TAKE PART OF THIS SERIOUS RECALL AND SERVICE MY VEHICLE, THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP CLAIMING THAT THEY DID NOT MARK MY VIN # FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MOST INFINITI I35'S AND MANY NISSANS AS WELL. INFINITI SEEMS TO NOT CARE AND HAS PUT MY LIFE IN COMPLETE JEOPARDY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595187

Incident

May 24, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30- 35MPH AND SUDDENTLY CAR SLOWED DOWN WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON. I TURNED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND MOVED TO RIGHT MOST LANE. SWTICHED OFF THE CAR. SWITHED ON BACK. IT WORKED FINE. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH ME. ONLY WORRY IS THAT WHILE TRAVELLING ON FREEWAY IF CAR SIDDENLY SLOWS DOWN, WHICH MAY BE EXTERMELY DANGEROUS. SO NEED ADVISE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BE DONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10479737

Incident

Oct 10, 2012

Mileage

104,500 mi

RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED SUDDEN SURGE OF ACCELERATION @ LOW SPEEDS...AND TODAY IT STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ITSELF. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING TO A HALT BUT THE SECOND TIME IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRIED RESTARTING... MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, NO LUCK. TRIED AGAIN, GAVE A 5 MIN BREAK AND THEN IT STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328706

Incident

May 3, 2010

Mileage

101,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL BY ACCELERATING SOMETIMES. I HAVE BEEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING A CORNER OR AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE FACT THAT I AM PRESSING THE GAS. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN GET IT TO ACCELERATE IS BY SLAMMING THE BRAKE QUICKLY. SOMEHOW THE JOLTING OF THE CAR CAUSING IT TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE GAS PEDAL AND TO ACCELERATE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR JUST STARTING TO SLOW DOWN RANDOMLY AND NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO DO SO IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT CONTROL HOW CLOSELY OTHERS FOLLOW ME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316425

Incident

Feb 23, 2010

Mileage

98,574 mi

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; THE ENGINE RETURN TO "IDLE SPEED". I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT THE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE. AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED TO WORK OK FOR A WHILE AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE WHILE THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR; THE THROTTLE BODY CONTAINS THE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR THE THROTTLE AND THE SENSORS THAT TELL THE COMPUTER THE POSITION OF THE THROTTLE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT COULD SUDDENLY "CUT OUT" AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311512

Incident

Feb 9, 2010

Mileage

84,100 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER APPLYIED THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10092801

Incident

Sep 14, 2004

Mileage

47,000 mi