1990 Infiniti M30

Routine

Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › fuel injection system. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System3
010
Power Train › Automatic Transmission2
000
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter1
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System95I006000
Filed Nov 1, 1995686,649 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.

Defect. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHICH COULD LEAK.

Risk. FUEL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. NISSAN DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly95V103002
Filed May 24, 19952,730,462 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.

Defect. THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.

Risk. THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Feb 22, 2004130,000 milesFL

CURRENTLY MY 1990 INFINITI M30 HAS BEEN OFF THE ROAD ALMOST 60 DAYS AWAITING A DOOR LATCH FROM INFINITI. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION HAVE FAILED. THE DOOR FAILS TO LATCH SECURELY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEARING THAT THE DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME THING OR SOME ONE, OR WORSE YET, CAUSE AN AUTO ACCIDENT. IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU HAVE TO GET INFINITI'S ATTENTION OVER THIS MATTER, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Sep 18, 2000NE

BOTH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ANTI-THEFT ALARM HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT REQUIRES TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED @ $3500. ALRAM ACTIVATES SPURIOUSLY AND FREQUENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SILENCE WHEN SPURIOUS ACTIVATION OCCURS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Sep 16, 1999RI

THER IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION IN WHICH THE OIL IS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE, AND THRE IS SOME TYPE OF HEITATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLW WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Aug 6, 1998CA

EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKETS CRACKED RESULTING IN LEAKING OF FUMES.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemFire
Filed Feb 17, 1998TX

OVERPRESSURE IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND INADEQUATELY INSULATED SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED A FIRE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 18, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 20, 1997AR

2-DOOR SPORT COUPE: CONSUMER NOTICED BY THE SIDE DOOR PIECE OF STEEL CAN BE PULLED OUT, BELIEVES TO BE STRESS IN STRUCTURE. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, THE VEHICLE IS BREAKING THE RUSTED CAR IN HALF, AND DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jun 22, 1996NC

GAS ODOR PERMEATED INSIDE VEHICLE. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 6, 1995CA

AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING MADE GRINDING NOISES. TT

9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19925100Routine
19918210Routine
1990 — this page9210Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 1, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.