2003 INFINITI I35 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.

2003 INFINITY I35 STALLS/DIES WITHOUT WARNING, SPITS/JERKS FORWARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS AND SLIP. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING BUT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AFTERWARDS. HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES HAVE REPLACED ONE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PLACED IT IN THE PARK POSITION, AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. NISSAN SOUTH OF UNION CITY (4080 JONESBORO ROAD, UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291, (770) 964-4900) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. A CERTIFIED NISSAN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,500.

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NOT RECALLED YET CONFIRMED FROM DEALER- AIRBAG IS TAKATA AIRBAG AND PRONE TO RELEASING SHRAPNEL

TAKATA RECALL 2003 INFINITI I35 PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY DEALER BUT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE DRIVER'S SIDE TAKATA AIRBAG UNLESS RECALL IS ANNOUNCED. DRIVERS SIDE TAKATA AIRBAG IS "SAME DESIGN AS PASSENGER UNIT," AND IS "LIKELY JUST AS DANGEROUS" ACCORDING TO INFINITI DEALER. 2003 INFINITI I35 AND NISSAN MAXIMA ARE IDENTICAL SHARED PLATFORMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHCILE DECELERATED, LOSS MOTIVE POWER, AND STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A CAMSHAFT CYLINDER MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,440.

REPLACED COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ALL O2 SENSORS, BOTH CAM SENSORS, FUEL PUMP WITH STRAINER, FUEL PUMP RELAY, SPARK PLUGS AND COILS, FUEL REGULATOR, HAD KEY PROGRAMMED, KEY ANTENNA REPLACED, VEHICLE FAILS TO START

AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MY CAR DIED SUDDENLY. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SINCE IT STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT OUT AND THOUGHT HE HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAD NO ISSUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AND I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTS JERKING FORWARD AND THEN THE CAR DIED. I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL OVER. IT WAS A REALLY STRANGE AND SCARY FEELING. I TOLD MY MECHANIC WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID CARS JUST DON'T DIE AS YOU ARE DRIVING THEM AND I SAID WELL THIS ONE DID. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE CODE P0345, CAM SENSOR CAME UP. AFTER BRINGING IT IN A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLP AND ESC LIGHT ALL COMING ON AND THE CAR JERKING FORWARD WE DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR. OUR RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT INFINITI. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR INFINITI TO OWN UP THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH OWNERS DRIVING A CAR AND IT DYING SUDDENLY? OBVIOUSLY IT WILL TAKE A FEW SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY HOPING THAT THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE SAID YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL ISSUE AND IT IS NOT A RECALL. *TR

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

CAR STOPS WITHOUT WARNING ON CITY STREET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CAM SENSEOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT HEATED SEATS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND BECOME VERY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. PAM

I HAVE AN INFINITY I35-2003 WITH 77,644 MILES; THE FRONT STRUTS FAILED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH FAILURE BEFORE. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS THE STRUTS WERE INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE AND REPLACEMENT COST WAS OVER $ 1000.00. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY 2003 INFINITI I35 ON THE THIRD LEVEL OF A SANTA MONICA CITY PARKING STRUCTURE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE CAR (I WAS HEADING INTO A WALL). I HELD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME OF A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR HIT THE WALL OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PAINT ON CONCRETE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AUTOMOBILE. WHILE THE CAR HIT THE WALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DAMAGE DUE TO THE POWER OF THE IMPACT WAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IN 2005 DOLLARS THE REPAIR COST WAS JUST UNDER $15,000 AND THE CAR WAS IN THE BODY SHOP FOR SIX WEEKS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I FILED A REPORT WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY(21ST CENTURY INSURANCE), THE INFINITI CORPORATE OFFICE (WHICH WAS IN GARDENA, CALIFORNIA) AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. NISSAN SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THEIR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A PRODUCT DEFECT, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. I NEVER FELT SAFE IN THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I SOLD THE CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER. I DID NOT SUE AND I DO NOT EXPECT ANY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT. I AM ONLY FILING THIS REPORT NOW FOR THE NHTSA TO HAVE A RECORD. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE NEW CAR IN 2003 FROM A NISSAN INFINITI DEALER. ALL RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

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.