NHTSA Complaint #10618815 — 2003 INFINITI I35

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLIP WARNING, AND THE ESC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RESTARTED, BUT THE START WAS TEPID. DROVE THE CAR TO WORK. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE INFINITI DEALER. DROVE TO DEALER AND THE EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DID NOT STALL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS A BAD CAM SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACED. RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT NISSAN/INFINITI HAD RECALLED I35'S FOR BAD CRANK SHAFT / CAM SENSORS UNDER RECALL R3021/03V-455. THOUGH CLOSE, MY VIN DID NOT FALL INTO THE COVERED POPULATION, EVEN THOUGH THE DESCRIBED ISSUE IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL. WHY IS THIS? HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT VIN'S FALL INTO THE POPULATION? IT IS CLEAR THAT I AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WAS NOTED IN THE RECALL. *TR