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1994 Infiniti J30 problems

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the 1994 Infiniti J30 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2009. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 4 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Infiniti J30 All 1994 cars
D

FaultScore 73/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Infiniti J30.

How this is worked out

The numbers

25

Complaints

7

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

6

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 56 vs 50 Severity 100 vs 50 Early failure not reported
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 56
Against the median year of the Infiniti J30. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
56% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1994 compares with every other Infiniti J30

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Infiniti J30

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Airbags 8 32.0%

4 crashes, 0 fires · median 186,000 mi

Electrical System 4 16.0%

1 crashes, 1 fires

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 12.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 8.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Engine & Cooling 2 8.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Other & Unspecified 1 4.0%
Equipment & Accessories 1 4.0%
Tires 1 4.0%

Median failure at 30,000 miles

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 4.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 4.0%
Body & Structure 1 4.0%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Feb 1995 peak 3 Jun 2009

Recalls on the 1994 Infiniti J30

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

96V083000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

A HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTOR LOCATED NEAR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER CAN IGNITE DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE COMBUSTION GAS GENERATED BY THE PRE-TENSIONER WHEN THE DEVICE IS TRIGGERED.

Risk: A FIRE CAN OCCUR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THESE VEHICLES.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1996076 2,195 units in Canada

Seats And Restraints

A HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTOR LOCATED NEAR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER MAY IGNITE DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE COMBUSTION GAS GENERATED BY THE ACTIVATION OF THE PRE-TENSIONER. CORRECTION: THE HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTORS WILL BE REPLACED BY ONES WITH SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMBUSTION GAS OF THE PRE-TENSIONERS WHEN ACTIVATED.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

at 186,000 miles Escondido, CA 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT FOREARM. OTHER PASSENGERS (1 ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND A CHILD IN A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNINJURED). SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND THAT, IF NOT FIXED, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AT THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10043655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Modesto, CA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

WHEN HIT AT 65MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #10005997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waterford, MI Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABOVE 50 MPH. CONSUMER RAN THROUGH A CAR WASH PARKING LOT BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO AN HOLT, THE VEHICEL WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #857937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST Petersburg, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I HAD A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE AT NO TIME DID MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THAT MUCH FRONT END DAMAGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS AT BROWN BROTHERS COLLISION CENTER AND WILL BE THERE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

NHTSA complaint #715889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mount Plesant, TX Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRES OVERHEATING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #841258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Highland P, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #533076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 30,000 miles Deerfield Beach, FL

TIRES

GOODYEAR MODEL GT-1 ON 1994 INFINITY RIGHT REAR TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE IN ONE PIECE.

NHTSA complaint #10273634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 186,000 miles Escondido, CA 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT FOREARM. OTHER PASSENGERS (1 ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND A CHILD IN A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNINJURED). SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND THAT, IF NOT FIXED, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AT THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10043655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Modesto, CA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

WHEN HIT AT 65MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #10005997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cypress, CA

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON MODERATE IMPACT COLLISION. RIGHT EYE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY AIR BAG. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. INJURY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NERVES IN THE EYE. DOCTOR SAID I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CORRECTIVE EYE SURGERY IN THE FUTURE AND I WILL DEVELOP CATARACT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT EYE. DT

NHTSA complaint #770031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Annapolis, MD

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

CAR AT FIRST WAS DIFFICULT TO START... ULTIMATELY AFTER SOME FOUR TO FIVE INCIDEENTS IT FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SITE.. EMISSION SYSTEM AND STARTING HAVE BEECOME CONSTANT PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #738218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Annapolis, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

CAR AT FIRST WAS DIFFICULT TO START... ULTIMATELY AFTER SOME FOUR TO FIVE INCIDEENTS IT FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SITE.. EMISSION SYSTEM AND STARTING HAVE BEECOME CONSTANT PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #738218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angeles, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE LEADING TO ENGINE OVERREVVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD A CRUISING SPEED. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $3,600 FOR REMANUFACTURED PART. FAILURE AT ONLY 76K MILES SEEMS PREMATURE.

NHTSA complaint #726523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waterford, MI Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABOVE 50 MPH. CONSUMER RAN THROUGH A CAR WASH PARKING LOT BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO AN HOLT, THE VEHICEL WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #857937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lafayette, NJ

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #533220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST Petersburg, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I HAD A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE AT NO TIME DID MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THAT MUCH FRONT END DAMAGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS AT BROWN BROTHERS COLLISION CENTER AND WILL BE THERE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

NHTSA complaint #715889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mount Plesant, TX Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRES OVERHEATING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #841258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boca Raton, FL

POWER TRAIN

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD.

NHTSA complaint #543462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boca Raton, FL

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

SUNROOF IMPACTED WITH DEBRIS.

NHTSA complaint #543462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boca Raton, FL

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

CD PLAYER AND REAR SPEAKERS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #543462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Highland P, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #533076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baltimore, MD

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

LEATHER UPHOLSTRY ON WINDOW PANELS ARE CRACKING.

NHTSA complaint #536017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Orange CIT, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #528017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Orange CIT, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

UNSPECIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #528014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Hempstead, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE WAS RUNNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #806875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Somerset, CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #510207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Somerset, CA Crash 1 injured

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

INTERMITTENT STALLING, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #510207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

FUEL INTAKE PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #501542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Northford, CT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ADAPTIVE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION WILL REACT ERRATICALLY. TT

NHTSA complaint #967651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Katy, TX

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HUB IS LIFTING AND DETERIORATING. TT

NHTSA complaint #964762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pittsburgh, PA Crash

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

COMPRESSOR COMES ON WHILE IDLING CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA complaint #959731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.