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.
2003 Infiniti I35 engine complaints
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While in motion, my vehicle stalls/cuts out completely, which could result in a crash.
My vehicles crank/cam sensor I believe has gone bad. I was driving on a city street, the car was driving fine and it was like the engine shut off but it was not I could drive 1 MPH, and car would not rev up. I saw there were recalls on this for infinitis made in 2202-2003 but for some reason my 2003 infiniti is not included in this! Car no longer will move.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the camshaft sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred multiple times at various speeds. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the camshaft and crankshaft sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,000.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired, but was inspected by an auto shop where it was determined that the cam shaft may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. A few days prior, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after two attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.
Driving on highway @55mph when engine stopped functioning. Lost power steering and power brakes and careened off the road almost hitting a house. When I went to start the engine it had great difficulty ( took about 30 seconds ) when it finally started the service engine soon, tcs and slip lights were on. Took car to mechanic and was told that the crank angle sensor and cam position sensor is faulty but nissan and govt. Failed to add the proper VIN numbers to the recall because this is the 30th car he's seen with the exact same problem and he knew immediately what it was when he saw the combination of indicator lights and vehicle problems.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. All the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 ( engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 180,000. ....updated 07/22/15 *bf updated 9/22/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked and the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle would not accelerate and slowed down. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 227,000.
Call shut off, tcs light came on this happen on 4 different occasions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. While driving at various speeds, the check engine light would suddenly illuminate and the vehicle stalled. The contact indicated that the vehicle would not restart until approximately one hour later. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled with warning. The slip,tcs and engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle restarted and the failure recurred. The vehicle was currently being towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 180,293.
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.
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
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. After being serviced according to a recall pertaining to the air bags, the vehicle hesitated and decelerated when approaching a stop. The vehicle also drove roughly without warning. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
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!
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was merged to the side of the road. After numerous attempts the vehicle restarted and resumed normal function. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. There was a recall related to the failure under the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The VIN was not included. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 126,947.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled immediately after the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose a failure but decided to clean the injectors and check the fuel pump as precautionary measure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 140,000. Updated 8/28/14*cn the consumer stated the vehicle stalled and wouldn't re-start right away. The vehicle had to cool down, first. Updated 09/09/14
Recall - the federal safety agency 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it stalled independently. The check engine, slip, and tcr off warning lamps were also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but refused to provide any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was unknown.
Tl - the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The contact mentioned that the she was able to restart the vehicle which resume normal functioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnosed the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who verified that the vehicle was not included in recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 46,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. Pm
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. Since 2009 she had constant issues with the vehicle. The contact stated, while driving approximately 35 MPH the vehicle would stall in an intersection and on a street. The vehicle was able to be driven but will still stall. The authorized dealer was notified and repaired the vehicle. There were recalls that she was not included in. The federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v136000 (air bags) and the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). There is a check engine light that stays on after repairs from the authorized dealer. The authorized dealer did not repair the vehicle. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70000. Dyd
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that the engine stalled recurringly. The traction control and the engine warning light illuminated as the failure occurred. The dealer performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the camshaft sensor. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 95,000.
October 3rd 2013 I was coming back from lunch driving back to work. While I was on the road driving my vehicle stopped in the middle of the road with cars still behind me. I was almost rear ended that day as I did not expect my vehicle to turn off while driving. I got the vehicle towed on october 3rd 2013 to r&s here in charlotte north carolina. The mechanic called me saturday october 5th 2013 and told that my crankshaft position sensor was what went out while I was driving. The mechanic also informed me that my car make model and year has recalls on crankshaft, camshaft and timing variable. I also checked myself and this information was true. Online recalls for year were engine and cooling and airbags. I got my car from carmax 2009 and never was informed of the recalls so that I could get the issue resolved. My car had one owner before I purchased the car from carmax. I called the infiniti toll-free consumer line and they did nothing but say its vehicle specific and that they seen nothing for my VIN number. My VIN should have been in a recall as I still have the same issues for recalls that never got fixed on my 2003 infiniti i35 and my crankshaft, camshaft and timing variable caused my vehicle to stall and turn off in the middle of the road. I want this resolved.
We were driving locally at normal speed and the car suddenly lost power as though we ran out of gas. We were able to slide somewhat to the side of the road. After a while, the car started again and we thought it was just some kind of fluke. We are senior citizens and do not drive a great deal however we thought all was well and in august we road on the highway 95 to connecticut and the exact same thing happened after we arrived and were pulling into a local mall, once again we had to be towed. If this had happened to us on 95 we would have been killed. About a week ago my daughter was driving at normal speed in this area locally and the same exact thing happened, at night and the car would not respond and a tow truck had to be called and the car towed to a service station. The next day we spoke to the mechanic and he said he drove the car all over and did testing and found nothing. This is a very serious matter. My daughter often has her baby in the car and so even more danger is involved. I contacted infinity and they said there is no recall but we saw many complaints by owners on the web search, infinity 35 2003, with the exact same complaint. Does there have to be fatality to force some action?
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti i35. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the engine stalled without the illumination of the warning indicator. The engine was restarted and the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred twice. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,600.
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