2000 Infiniti I30 problems
NHTSA has received 75 complaints about the 2000 Infiniti I30, and 19% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (13%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 46 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 32,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 16,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti I30 with enough data (43 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving at 30 MPH, consumer t-boned and hit another vehicle head-on, but none of the the air bags deployed. Contacted dealer. There were 2 injuries.*jlg
While driving at 10 MPH vehicle was hit head on by another vehicle at 45 MPH. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Driver sustained injuries.
1) driving at about 10 MPH car would not stop. After swerving around the car in front of me, I was able to stop the car. Afterwards, car stopped ok. 2) on same day, when parking, car in reverse, and my foot on brake,car tried to accelerate for a few seconds. Afterwards operated ok.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2000 infiniti I30. The service engine light remained illuminated. The dealership informed the contact a sensor or a coil needed to be replaced. The dealership made the repairs. There was another occurrence approximately 3 years later. The dealership replaced the coil pack. Three months later the vehicle began to rough idle. The dealership informed the contact this was a normal occurrence, and they were unable to improve idling. The current mileage was 43,000.