Infiniti I30 steering problems
17 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
223 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
90,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 141 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
17 of 223 complaints match this topic (7.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11255992 · 2019-09-16 (September 16, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 INFINITI I30. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD DEPRESS THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON TO DEACTIVATE THE FEATURE. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH UNLESS HE TURNED AND HELD THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED CARDINALE NISSAN (LOCATED AT 16…
Owner-reported narrative. 137,141 miles reported. Look up ODI 11255992 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10120365 · 2005-04-27 (April 27, 2005)
CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE 2000 INFINITI I30 ROTORS RESURFACED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 39,868. AT 62K MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT 55 MPH. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN THE LOW GEAR TOO LONG, THERE WAS SQUEAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ON ROUGH ROADS, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING OUT OF ROUND, THE FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKS AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS LOOSE. *SC *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10120365 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10747285 · 2015-08-09 (August 9, 2015)
THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW, THE CAR THEN LOCKED UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL (POLICE ESTIMATED UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR), THE CAR RAN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I WOKE UP SURROUNDED BY A CROWD OF PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH, I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WERE BLACK MARKS ON THE PARKING LOT LEADING UP TO THE CAR INSIDE THE BRICK BUILDING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, OUT OF CONTROL.
Owner-reported narrative. 200,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10747285 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 745309 · 2001-05-14 (May 14, 2001)
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE AUTO-ACCELERATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR WAS PLACED INTO THE 'DRIVE' POSITION. TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION (THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED) THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TOWARD THE LEFT. THE RESULT WAS THE STRIKING OF THE BUMPER AREA OF THREE PARKED VEHICLES, ONE OF WHICH SUFFERED SOME REAR FENDER DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS SEVERE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF 'AUTO-ACCELERATION'. IT OCCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 745309 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10123952 · 2005-06-02 (June 2, 2005)
CONSUMER STATES: THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS LOCKING UP MOTOR. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH COME ON. TOWED CAR BACK TO GARAGE. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 54,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10123952 at NHTSA ↗