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1990 INFINITI M30 Owner Complaints

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 Feb 22, 2004
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Jan 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 INFINITI M30. 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 1–9 of 9

Interior & seats
Filed Feb 22, 2004

CURRENTLY MY 1990 INFINITI M30 HAS BEEN OFF THE ROAD ALMOST 60 DAYS AWAITING A DOOR LATCH FROM INFINITI. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION HAVE FAILED. THE DOOR FAILS TO LATCH SECURELY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEARING THAT THE DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME THING OR SOME ONE, OR WORSE YET, CAUSE AN AUTO ACCIDENT. IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU HAVE TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION OVER THIS MATTER, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. *JB

NHTSA ID
10058687
Incident
Jan 8, 2004
Mileage
130,000 mi
SteeringTransmission
Filed Sep 18, 2000

BOTH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ANTI-THEFT ALARM HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT REQUIRES TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED @ $3500. ALRAM ACTIVATES SPURIOUSLY AND FREQUENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SILENCE WHEN SPURIOUS ACTIVATION OCCURS.

NHTSA ID
731758
Incident
Sep 18, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Sep 16, 1999

THER IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION IN WHICH THE OIL IS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE, AND THRE IS SOME TYPE OF HEITATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLW WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID
847892
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 6, 1998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKETS CRACKED RESULTING IN LEAKING OF FUMES.

NHTSA ID
538866
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Feb 17, 1998
Fire reported

OVERPRESSURE IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND INADEQUATELY INSULATED SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED A FIRE.

NHTSA ID
530924
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
EngineTransmission
Filed Dec 18, 1997

TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR.

NHTSA ID
526829
Incident
Dec 1, 1989
Body & structure
Filed Jun 20, 1997

2-DOOR SPORT COUPE: CONSUMER NOTICED BY THE SIDE DOOR PIECE OF STEEL CAN BE PULLED OUT, BELIEVES TO BE STRESS IN STRUCTURE. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, THE VEHICLE IS BREAKING THE RUSTED CAR IN HALF, AND DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.

NHTSA ID
813356
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1996

GAS ODOR PERMEATED INSIDE VEHICLE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505836
Incident
Jun 22, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 6, 1995

AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING MADE GRINDING NOISES. TT

NHTSA ID
958361
Incident
Dec 24, 1994

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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