2004 INFINITI I35 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,938. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF UPDATED 08/14/12

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I PULL OVER TO THE ROAD SIDE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. LATER I FOUND 2 PENDING DTC P0340 STORED IN ECM AND CONTACTED INFINITI HOTLINE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND I SHOULD FILE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. I ALSO FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS BY INFINITI I35 OWNERS ON INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAILED CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THE INFINITI RECALL #03V455000 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE I35 WAS HARD TO START, TCS, SLIP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON. DEALER DIAG. BANK 2 CAM SHAFT POS SENSOR FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARED SIMILAR TO NHTSA 2003 CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000. DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 I35. THE 2003 CAMPAIGN REPORT DATE WAS 04 NOV 2003. MY I35 WAS MANF. 07 OCT 2003. I FEEL MY 2004 CAM SHAFT POS SENSOR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE 03V455000 OR A NEW RECALL ISSUED FOR IT. THE INFINITI DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE FAILED CAM SHAFT POS SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI I35. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE THROTTLE POSITION, CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AND TIMING CONTROL SENSOR WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER; HOWEVER, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE 2004 VEHICLES, ONLY THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST, INCLUDING THE RENTAL VEHICLE WOULD BE $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/06/09. *JB