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 May 1, 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 Jun 13, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 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.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–19 of 19
Tires & wheels
Filed May 1, 2015
2 VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH FUTURA BRAND TIRES BOUGHT @ PEP BOYS STORE# 165 WITH MULTIPLE INCIDENT DATES. ON 4/28/2006 BOUGHT 8 TIRES FOR 2 AUTOS, 2001 VW JETTA - P205/65R15 FUTURA TOURING HR & 1995 INFINITI J30T - P215/60R15 FUTURA PLUS TOURING HR. WHILE HWY DRIVING ONE DAY IN J30, VEHICLE SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY BECAME UNMANAGEABLE, VIBRATING, PULLING, DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SEE THAT 2 FRONT TIRES AND ONE BACK HAD TERRIBLY DEFORMED-BELTS DELAMINATED AND BULGING IN VARIOUS PLACES. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO PEP BOYS STORE # 165. 4/6/2001 PEP BOYS REMOVED DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO PUT BACK SAME BRAND & SIZE TIRES & HAD TO PAY FOR TIRES, INSTALLATION, HANDLING & BALANCE, TOTAL $159.84. 3/7/2012 SIMILAR INCIDENT WHILE HWY DRIVING VW JETTA 2 TIRES DEFORMED. THIS TIME I REFUSED PEP SOLUTION AND BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES @ TIRE KINGDOM FOR $342.09 3/17/2015 DRIVING I-95 NORTH FOR MY DAD'S FUNERAL IN J30 REAR TIRE DEFORMED. FOUND PEP STORE #1641 TITUSVILLE FLA. HOURS LATER REPLACED WITH NEW DEFINITY HP100 TIRE, PAID $41.26. 4/24/2015 DRIVING I-95 BACK HOME TO DEERFIELD AT W. PALM BCH, THE OTHER REAR TIRE DEFORMED, SLOWLY MADE IT HOME HRS LATER. BAD TIRE STILL ON CAR. ALL TIRE PROBLEMS WERE DEFECTIVE NATURE AND NOT FROM ROAD HAZARD. CAR IS NOT DRIVE-ABLE SO FILED CASE # 375135 W/PEP BOYS STORE #165 WANTS TO AGAIN CHANGE ALL TIRES FOR SIMILAR WITH ADDITIONAL COST TO ME AGAIN. I DECLINED AND ESCALATED ISSUE TO UPPER MGMT. BEEN 1 WEEK NOW BUT NO RESPONSE YET AFTER 5-6 PHONE CALLS TO MGMT. J30 NOW HAS 1 BAD TIRE, 1 REPLACED TIRE & 2 ORIGINAL TIRES AND NOT DRIVE-ABLE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10714022
Incident
Apr 6, 2011
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 19, 2009
DRIVER DOOR WON'T OPEN WHEN INLOCKED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10255542
Incident
Jan 16, 2009
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 13, 2004
CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUN ROOF AND POWER WINDOWS. HEADLAMP RELAY WAS FIXED IN 10/2002 AND HAS ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED.*AK
NHTSA ID
10095743
Incident
Oct 10, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 4, 2004
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AUTOMATICALLY RECLINES. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE BUT BELIEVES A SWITCH IS WORN OR FAULTY. *AK
NHTSA ID
10090414
Incident
Jan 2, 2003
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Jun 17, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WOULD FLIP OVER. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *AK
NHTSA ID
10079443
Incident
May 25, 2004
Mileage
131,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 7, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THERE IS A TERRIBLE GLARE COMING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND IT IS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMERS VIEW OF SEEING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS VISION IS ALSO DISTORTED IN RAINY WEATHER AND WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE GLARE FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES IS SO STRONG IT EFFECTS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. *TT
NHTSA ID
10002232
Incident
Apr 15, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 17, 2002
DRIVERS SEAT WON'T STAY STATIONERY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8014100
Incident
May 1, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 29, 2002
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION, VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN.*AK. CONSUMER STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED FOWARD, THE RPMS WENT UP AND CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT UNDER A DUMP TRUCK, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRAGGED A FEW FEET, AND THEN THE VEHICLE DETACHED FROM THE DUMP TRUCK.*JB
NHTSA ID
8003123
Airbags
Filed Oct 2, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AIRBAG, HOWEVER DID NOT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 085UPTO299 TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)
NHTSA ID
733258
Incident
Sep 3, 2000
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Nov 26, 1999
AFTER 2-3 HOURS WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITIONER NOTICED FAN WAS NOT RUNNING. CONSUMER TURNED ON/OFF AIR CONDITIONER AND FAN RESTARTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CAN'T REPERDUCE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
851602
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SPIN. DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. NLM
NHTSA ID
549357
Incident
Jun 30, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jul 21, 1999
FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE AND VOLATILE GASOLINE FUMES CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S. CONTEMPORANEOUSLY, A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY, POSSIBLE INJURIES / EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
NHTSA ID
547449
Incident
Jul 13, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jul 17, 1999
FUEL INJECTORS/INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKS LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE AND THE FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
NHTSA ID
547326
Airbags
Filed Dec 1, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION DRIVING AT 7 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK.ET.
NHTSA ID
831537
Incident
Oct 15, 1998
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 9, 1998
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF WHEEL RIM BEING OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING THREE SETS OF TIRE REPLACEMENT; TWO DEALERS NOTIFIED A ND REFUSED TO REPLACE WHEEL RIM WITHOUT COST TO CONSUMER. *AK
NHTSA ID
827709
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Suspension
Filed Oct 29, 1997
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, THE REAR END SPINS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
817902
Incident
Oct 20, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 20, 1997
Crash reported
AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED DURING 2 ACCIDENTS, AT BOTH ACCIDENTS THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 40-45 MPH AND A FRONTAL COLLISION OCCURRED, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
NHTSA ID
810199
Incident
Jan 22, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 22, 1996
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
981080
Incident
Mar 22, 1996
Suspension
Filed Jun 13, 1995
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 50 MPH, DIFFICULT TO STEER. TT
NHTSA ID
966753
Incident
Apr 17, 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.