NHTSA Complaint #10258620 — 2003 INFINITI G35

THIS IS REGARDING MY INFINITI G35 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN INFINITI DEALER 5 MILES AWAY, WITH THE ENGINE STOPPING DURING OPERATION SEVERAL TIMES. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NOBODY WAS INJURED OR OTHER DAMAGE. AT THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULT CRANK POSITION SENSOR, WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V35700) FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER SERVICED MY VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $334.65. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE MY SERVICE UNDER THE EARLIER RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF THIS INCIDENT SO IT IS IN YOUR DATABASE. I AM ALSO REQUESTING THAT YOU REVIEW THE INCIDENTS OF FAILED CRANK POSITION SENSORS IN INFINITI CARS AND CONSIDER REINITIATING A RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR