1994 Infiniti J30

1994 Infiniti J30 4-DR

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SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

A HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTOR LOCATED NEAR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER CAN IGNITE DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE COMBUSTION GAS GENERATED BY THE PRE-TENSIONER WHEN THE DEVICE IS TRIGGERED.

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TIRES

GOODYEAR MODEL GT-1 ON 1994 INFINITY RIGHT REAR TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE IN ONE PIECE. *TR

AIR BAGS

I WAS THE PASSENGER SO I DON'T HAVE THE VIN NUMBER. WE WERE IN A MINOR COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED. MY AIR BAG FELT LIKE IT LITERALLY PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE. I GOT TREATED AT THE SCENE WHERE AN EMT POURED ABOUT TWO BOTTLES OF SALINE SOLUTION IN MY RIGHT EYE BECAUSE IT WAS STINGING SEVERELY AND I COULDN'T KEEP IT OPEN. I HAD EXTREMELY BLURRY VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE AND COULDN'T EVEN MAKE OUT LARGE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS CLOSE UP. THE AREA AROUND MY EYE WAS BRUISED AND MY OPTOMETRIST SAID THAT I HAD BRUISED THE FOCUSING MUSCLES IN MY EYE AND TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY IF I HAD FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT COULD INDICATE A TORN RETINA. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLY ALTIMA AIR BAGS (94-95'S) AND THE OWNER OF THE INFINITI INFORMED ME THAT THE SAME AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS USED IN HIS CAR, A 1994 INFINITI.

AIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT FOREARM. OTHER PASSENGERS (1 ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND A CHILD IN A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNINJURED). SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND THAT, IF NOT FIXED, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AT THE TIME. *AK

AIR BAGS

WHEN HIT AT 65MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON MODERATE IMPACT COLLISION. RIGHT EYE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY AIR BAG. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. INJURY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NERVES IN THE EYE. DOCTOR SAID I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CORRECTIVE EYE SURGERY IN THE FUTURE AND I WILL DEVELOP CATARACT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT EYE. DT

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR AT FIRST WAS DIFFICULT TO START... ULTIMATELY AFTER SOME FOUR TO FIVE INCIDEENTS IT FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SITE.. EMISSION SYSTEM AND STARTING HAVE BEECOME CONSTANT PROBLEMS. *AK

POWER TRAIN

POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE LEADING TO ENGINE OVERREVVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD A CRUISING SPEED. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $3,600 FOR REMANUFACTURED PART. FAILURE AT ONLY 76K MILES SEEMS PREMATURE. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABOVE 50 MPH. CONSUMER RAN THROUGH A CAR WASH PARKING LOT BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO AN HOLT, THE VEHICEL WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR BAGS

I HAD A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE AT NO TIME DID MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THAT MUCH FRONT END DAMAGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS AT BROWN BROTHERS COLLISION CENTER AND WILL BE THERE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRES OVERHEATING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK