IllustrationREAR BRAKE HUM AT LOW SPEED, MAINLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FULL STOP. BOTH REAR ROTORS REPLACED AND PADS REPLACED, STILL OCCURS. OCCASIONAL GRINDING FROM DRIVER'S REAR BRAKE - MECHANIC CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM DESPITE FREQUENT BRAKE PART REPLACEMENTS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM EITHER. *LA
1997 Infiniti I30
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1997 Infiniti I30 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 24.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →20Owner complaints
Model-year median: 24
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1997 Infiniti I30
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 20 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Electrical System: 6 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 3 reports
- Unknown Or Other: 3 reports
- Vehicle Speed Control: 2 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all I30 years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 20 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
5 reportsTOOK THE BRAKE ROTORS TO BE CUT, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED.
BRAKES FAILED AND CAR ROLLED INTO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, APPLIED PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WENT INTO PEN THROTTLE POSITION; APPLIED BRAKES, WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING A TREE AND A POLE AND OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 10-15 MPH AND TRYING TO USE BRAKES THEY DID NOT FUNCTION.THEY ARE ABS BRAKES AND OWNER IS UNCERTAIN WHY THIS OCCURRED. HE NOTES THAT THERE WAS JUST NO ACTION WHEN HE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES.DEALERS HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *AK
Recall campaigns
102V171000 · Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator
Jun 24, 2002
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ONE OF THE DIODES USED IN THE ALTERNATOR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN BUILT. THIS CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE DIODE AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE COMBUSTIBLE GAS EMITTED BY THE MELTING PLASTIC DOES NOT DISPERSE DUE TO AIR FLOW THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT COULD IGNITE AND IN TURN IGNITE THE FAN GUIDE IN THE ALTERNATOR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 29, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.