Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1990 Infiniti M30
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Fuel & Propulsion
325.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Transmission & Drivetrain
325.0%
Engine & Cooling
325.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Doors, Latches & Locks
18.3%
Median failure at 130,000 miles
Body & Structure
18.3%
Steering
18.3%
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.
Jan 1995peak 3Feb 2004
NHTSA investigations into the 1990 Infiniti M30
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA95007Opened 10 Mar 1995Closed 2 Aug 1995SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Village, TXFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
OVERPRESSURE IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND INADEQUATELY INSULATED SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #530924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport Beach, CAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #526829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 130,000 milesTallahjassee, FL
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CURRENTLY MY 1990 INFINITI M30 HAS BEEN OFF THE ROAD ALMOST 60 DAYS AWAITING A DOOR LATCH FROM INFINITI. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION HAVE FAILED. THE DOOR FAILS TO LATCH SECURELY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEARING THAT THE DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME THING OR SOME ONE, OR WORSE YET, CAUSE AN AUTO ACCIDENT. IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU HAVE TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION OVER THIS MATTER, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10058687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, NE
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
BOTH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ANTI-THEFT ALARM HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT REQUIRES TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED @ $3500. ALRAM ACTIVATES SPURIOUSLY AND FREQUENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SILENCE WHEN SPURIOUS ACTIVATION OCCURS.
NHTSA complaint #731758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, NE
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
BOTH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ANTI-THEFT ALARM HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT REQUIRES TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED @ $3500. ALRAM ACTIVATES SPURIOUSLY AND FREQUENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SILENCE WHEN SPURIOUS ACTIVATION OCCURS.
NHTSA complaint #731758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Providence, RI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THER IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION IN WHICH THE OIL IS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE, AND THRE IS SOME TYPE OF HEITATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLW WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #847892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Healdsburg, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKETS CRACKED RESULTING IN LEAKING OF FUMES.
NHTSA complaint #538866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Healdsburg, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKETS CRACKED RESULTING IN LEAKING OF FUMES.
NHTSA complaint #538866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Village, TXFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
OVERPRESSURE IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND INADEQUATELY INSULATED SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #530924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport Beach, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #526829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport Beach, CAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #526829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Village, AR
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2-DOOR SPORT COUPE: CONSUMER NOTICED BY THE SIDE DOOR PIECE OF STEEL CAN BE PULLED OUT, BELIEVES TO BE STRESS IN STRUCTURE. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, THE VEHICLE IS BREAKING THE RUSTED CAR IN HALF, AND DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.
NHTSA complaint #813356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston SA, NC
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
GAS ODOR PERMEATED INSIDE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #505836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Anaheim, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING MADE GRINDING NOISES. TT
NHTSA complaint #958361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.