Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 24 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 INFINITI J30. 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.
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WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN/ WIRING AREA. THE COLUMN IS BURNED AND MELTED ONTO THE SEAT AND FLOOR, THE INTERIOR IS FIRE DAMAGED. FIRE AND POLICE SAW NO CAUSE AND ASSUME A SHORT OR DEFECT WAS CAUSE.*AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS A IN PARK AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER'S SON WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE APPROX. 5 MIN. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WINDSHIELD BROKE WHEN THE DASH DOOR HITTING IT WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HIS SON SUFFERED CUTS, BURNS AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT SIDE. HIS LEFT EYE WAS DAMAGED AND BLACKENED. VISION HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. *PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE A SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING WITH THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARD OFF CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS. NLM
DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT OUTWARD, LEAVING DRIVER UNRESTRAINED. DEALER IS INSPECTING AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE SHE HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS (PART OF THE BOOSTER HOUSING) SHEARED OFF AND THE OTHER BOLT WAS BENT, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. NLM
SPEEDODOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECT SPEED WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SPEED OF 60-65 MPH. AFTER BEING SERVICED, KICKED INTO 3RD GEAR, THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND, 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THEN CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD FELT LIKE THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED AND CHANGING BELTS. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE MAIN BEARING WAS CAUSING THE NOISE.
MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN "JUMPING" INTO SECOND GEAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT 3 TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. IN THEIR DEFENSE, THE FOLKS AT THE DEALERESHIP ARE PLEASANT AND HELPFUL, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE JUMP IS SOMEWHAT INCONSISTENT (LET'S SAY 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME), BUT VERY INTRUSIVE ~ MUCH LIKE SOMEONE LETTING OUT A MANUAL CLUTCH TOO QUICKLY. I DRIVE THIS CAR VERY LITTLE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM.
CONSUMER WAS STANDING BY THE TRUNK IN WINDY CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRUNK FLEW OPEN, FLAPPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND SUDDENLY POPPED OFF, STRIKING CONSUMER IN THE FOREHEAD AND CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN AN INJURY WHICH REQUIRED TEN STITCHES. *AK
THE TRUNK COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT CLOSE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR WAS IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OINTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN SMOKE HEAVY SMOKING/JERKING AND STALLING. *AK
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO GET WORSE (FORE AND AFT MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES AND BRAKES). THE INFINITI DEALER AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. THE INFINITI CASE FILE NUMBER IS 2715532.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMERS AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMERS NECK AND DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF VEHICLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). 541615 DUP OF 541875; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. ALSO 542009 DUP OF 541875; POSTED ON 09-07-1999.*AK
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED.
BELTS BROKE TWICE ON DUNLOP TIRES. *DSH
THIS IS SECOND OCCURANCE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL ERRATIC SPEED. OWNER FELT ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO TO FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. AIR BAGS DESIGNED TO NOT WORK IF VEHICLES BUMPER IS BELOW OTHER VEHICLE. *DSH
NOTICED SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN WINDSHIELD, WHICH SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM FRAME, FOR NO APARENT REASON. TT
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.
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