2001 Infiniti I30 problems
NHTSA has received 108 complaints about the 2001 Infiniti I30, and 22% of them involve suspension. After that come cruise control (11%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 70 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 70 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 106,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 114,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti I30 with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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 about 65 MPH and cruise control set, consumer tapped brake to slow down. Instead, vehicle maintained speed. Consumer then applied brake hard, and cruise control would not cut off. Consumer steered vehicle toward median, and hit a guardrail. Vehicle was totalled, consumer not injured.
Takata air bag recall, involved in a front end collision with the car. Other vehicle at fault, ran stop sign. Car was total loss, airbags never deployed. Daughter sustained minor injuries.
At 31,000 brakes pulsated but did stop car but not as quickly as before pulsating. I did not experience any close calls since I drive slowly and brought car to dealer for repair at my expense.. The dealer machined front rotors and replaced pads due to rotors being warped.
Research of NHTSA records show 3 other complaints similar to mine. I first reported this issue to nissan on feb-12-08. The rear suspension bottoms out. Diagnosis by my mechanic, later confirmed by the infiniti dealer, was the failure of the passenger side moog rear suspension mount. My message to nissan at the time read as follows: "I am unpleasantly surprised that a bushing in the rear suspension of my I30 needs replacement, and that the complete rear end must be replaced.