2001 INFINITI I30 Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Arm Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 02V146000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM). WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 01/06/11. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT TURNED OUT THE PART THAT FAILED, WAS NOT THE PART INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED A KNOCKING SOUND SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SOUND WAS CONSTANT AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSVERSE LINK WAS BROKEN AND THAT THERE WAS RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V146000, WHICH DEALS WITH THE SUSPENSION, A FAILURE OF THE LINK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 74800 AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 75000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V146000: SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI I30. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED ABNORMALLY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V146000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING RECALL 02V146000 WITH THE 2001 INFINITI I30. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTION, THE NUMBER OF OWNERS NOTIFIED, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, THE AMOUNT OF DEATHS OR INJURIES, AND ANY INFO REGARDING SETTLEMENTS PAID BY INFINITY OR NISSAN. (ALL IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL) *SC *JB

CAR FLIPPED OVER DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. SUSPENSION PART WAS SUBJECT OF MAY 2002 RECALL.*AK