INFINITI I30 · model year

2001 INFINITI I30

108 NHTSA complaints, 9 crash reports, and 3 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2001INFINITII30 carries 108 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 9 crashes, 5 fires, 6 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2001 I30 is suspension with 11 filings, followed by vehicle speed control (10) and air bags (8). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 3 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 7 investigation files overlapping the 2001 I30. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

108
Complaints
9
Crashes
5
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

108 filings

Crashes Reported

9 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SUSPENSION11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL10
AIR BAGS8
STEERING6
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
STRUCTURE:BODY6
SUSPENSION:REAR5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4
ENGINE4
WHEELS4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2

Recalls (3)

02V14600030/05/2002

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME.

15V28700015/05/2015

AIR BAGS

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may caus

20V00800009/01/2020

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are

Recent Complaints

20211231ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In the last 2 months I have had the front passenger tire blow out 3 times. After this last tire repair the car started to shake, vibrate and make a knocking noise while driving. When driving faster the steering wheel would jerk me almost offthe road. It was so bad I pulled over and when I looked at the front passenger tire it was smoking and sitting sideways. I had to get my vehicle towed and now I have no way to work. I have included an estimate of the repairs as well as a written warranty that was given to the previous owner. I was told this was no longer valid since I am not the original owner of the vehicle. The way the steering jerked and how the tire went sideways I feel that is a safety issue.

20211231SERVICE BRAKES

In the last 2 months I have had the front passenger tire blow out 3 times. After this last tire repair the car started to shake, vibrate and make a knocking noise while driving. When driving faster the steering wheel would jerk me almost offthe road. It was so bad I pulled over and when I looked at the front passenger tire it was smoking and sitting sideways. I had to get my vehicle towed and now I have no way to work. I have included an estimate of the repairs as well as a written warranty that was given to the previous owner. I was told this was no longer valid since I am not the original owner of the vehicle. The way the steering jerked and how the tire went sideways I feel that is a safety issue.

20211231SUSPENSION

In the last 2 months I have had the front passenger tire blow out 3 times. After this last tire repair the car started to shake, vibrate and make a knocking noise while driving. When driving faster the steering wheel would jerk me almost offthe road. It was so bad I pulled over and when I looked at the front passenger tire it was smoking and sitting sideways. I had to get my vehicle towed and now I have no way to work. I have included an estimate of the repairs as well as a written warranty that was given to the previous owner. I was told this was no longer valid since I am not the original owner of the vehicle. The way the steering jerked and how the tire went sideways I feel that is a safety issue.

20200701AIR BAGS

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A REGULAR SMOG CHECK, AND THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THERE IS 1 OPEN RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH INFINITI OF ROSEVILLE. BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AND THE TECH TOLD ME THERES NO NEED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS BEING AS THE CAR HAS 202K MILES.

20200513FireAIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, A SMELL EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE BURNING SMELL PROGRESSED, SHE ALSO SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE LINE AND CHECKED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHERE SHE SAW FLAMES COMING THE ENGINE. AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THE FIRE; HOWEVER, BEFORE THEY ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE HAD EXPLODED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EXPLOSION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE EXPLOSION AND WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TAKATA RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V008000 (AIR BAGS) THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

20200513FireENGINE

TL* TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, A SMELL EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE BURNING SMELL PROGRESSED, SHE ALSO SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE LINE AND CHECKED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHERE SHE SAW FLAMES COMING THE ENGINE. AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THE FIRE; HOWEVER, BEFORE THEY ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE HAD EXPLODED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EXPLOSION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE EXPLOSION AND WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TAKATA RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V008000 (AIR BAGS) THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

20181027STEERING

THERE IS VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT IS HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT ON ROAD. THE REAR SUSPENSION INCLUDING IT'S PARTS HAVE FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO DEGENERATE CONSIDERABLY CAUSING PERSISTANT VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO CREATES A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY CENTERED. THE RIGHT REAR SEVERLY UNDER STEERS. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE LINK, SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION.

Mileage: 200,000

20181027SUSPENSION

THERE IS VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT IS HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT ON ROAD. THE REAR SUSPENSION INCLUDING IT'S PARTS HAVE FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO DEGENERATE CONSIDERABLY CAUSING PERSISTANT VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO CREATES A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY CENTERED. THE RIGHT REAR SEVERLY UNDER STEERS. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE LINK, SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION.

Mileage: 200,000

20181027WHEELS

THERE IS VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT IS HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT ON ROAD. THE REAR SUSPENSION INCLUDING IT'S PARTS HAVE FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO DEGENERATE CONSIDERABLY CAUSING PERSISTANT VIBRATION AND A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO CREATES A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY CENTERED. THE RIGHT REAR SEVERLY UNDER STEERS. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE LINK, SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION.

Mileage: 200,000

20181026STEERING

TAKERS RECALL WHEEL JERKS TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND CAUSES CARE TO JERK TO EITHER SIDE I WAS GOING 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND IT ALMOST THREW ME COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME IT JERKED ME TOWARDS A CAR COMING HEAD ON AT ME.

Mileage: 232,000

20181026SUSPENSION

TAKERS RECALL WHEEL JERKS TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND CAUSES CARE TO JERK TO EITHER SIDE I WAS GOING 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND IT ALMOST THREW ME COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME IT JERKED ME TOWARDS A CAR COMING HEAD ON AT ME.

Mileage: 232,000

20181026WHEELS

TAKERS RECALL WHEEL JERKS TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND CAUSES CARE TO JERK TO EITHER SIDE I WAS GOING 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND IT ALMOST THREW ME COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME IT JERKED ME TOWARDS A CAR COMING HEAD ON AT ME.

Mileage: 232,000

20181026STEERING

TAKATA RECALL FOR FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK. I THINK THIS VEHICLE BELONGS IN THE LIST AND OF THE I30T 2001 INFINITI AND SO DOES THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 20,000

20181026SUSPENSION

TAKATA RECALL FOR FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK. I THINK THIS VEHICLE BELONGS IN THE LIST AND OF THE I30T 2001 INFINITI AND SO DOES THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 20,000

20181026WHEELS

TAKATA RECALL FOR FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK. I THINK THIS VEHICLE BELONGS IN THE LIST AND OF THE I30T 2001 INFINITI AND SO DOES THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 20,000

20180214ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS WARM AND RUNNING JUST FINE. THEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR AT 40 MPH ENGINE BEGIN WILDLY REVVING THE RPMS WENT DIRECTLY HOME AND IN PARK IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. TURNED IT OFF CALLED A TOW TRUCK HAD IT TOWED IN TO LOCAL SHOP. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING A P0505 CODE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE IACM AND THEN THE ECU AT A COST OF OVER CAR WAS RETURNED SAME CODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD NOT RELEARN IDLE AND TO DRIVE IT AROUND AND SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. I AM AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND I SPEND THE NEXT FEW DAYS RIDING THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL. IDLE WAS RUNNING HIGH IN PARK AND DRIVE. I WAS BECOMING AFRAID OF THE CAR AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WITH SAME P0505 CODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IN LESS THEN SEVEN DAYS THE IACM AND ECU ONCE AGAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT'S BECAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND SINCE THEY ARE FLUID FILLED THEY LEAKED CAUSING THE OTHER PARTS TO SHORT OUT

Mileage: 110,000

20180206CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AT THE INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE LANE WAS STUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE WAS NO SPACE TO GO. IN ORDER NOT TO BLOCK THE INTERSECTION, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WHILE I WAS WAITING AT THE LIGHTS, AFTER 10 SECONDS THE OTHER CAR CAME CLOSER WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND HIT MY CAR FROM THE BEHIND. I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THAT INCIDENT.

Mileage: 128,543

20180206CrashSUSPENSION

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AT THE INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE LANE WAS STUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE WAS NO SPACE TO GO. IN ORDER NOT TO BLOCK THE INTERSECTION, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WHILE I WAS WAITING AT THE LIGHTS, AFTER 10 SECONDS THE OTHER CAR CAME CLOSER WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND HIT MY CAR FROM THE BEHIND. I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THAT INCIDENT.

Mileage: 128,543

20171223AIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL".... I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL BACK IN OCT 2013. I TOOK THE CAR TO KUNI WESTSIDE INIFINITI, LYNNWOOD, WA.... THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL WITH INFLATOR -AIR BAG, AS-K8E61-7994D. I AM UNAWARE AS TO WHICH AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECENT RECALL, JUST THE ONE BACK IN 2013. THEY INFORMED ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT... THE DEALERSHIP IS APPROX 80 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. I AM 88 YRS OLD AND I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT IN.... WHAT IS THE "FLASHING LIGHT" TELLING ME???

Mileage: 160,000

20171115CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. WAS REAR ENDED AND SO IT DIDN'T DEPLOY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. IT WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 198,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2001 INFINITI I30 have?
The 2001 INFINITI I30 has 108 NHTSA complaints, 9 crashes, 5 fires, 6 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2001 INFINITI I30?
Yes, the 2001 INFINITI I30 has 3 recall(s). The most common affected component is SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2001 INFINITI I30?
The most-complained component for the 2001 INFINITI I30 is SUSPENSION with 11 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and AIR BAGS.
Is the 2001 INFINITI I30 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.