2001 Infiniti I30 Body and structure Problems

“I was driving along the middle lane in heavy traffic. At the intersection with traffic lights, the lane was stuck in front of me and there was no space to go. In order not to block the intersection, I had to slow down and stop at the traffic lights. While I was waiting at the lights, after 10 seconds the other car came closer without slowing down and hit my car from the behind. I was rear-ended on that incident.”

“The cross member support under the radiator is rusting out on my 2001 I 30. The car is located in the northeast. Infinity is using low grade metal because this should not happen.”

“The core radiator support is rusting out where a support piece holding up the engine is attached. It has rusted almost through and if it rusts through, I was told there would be a large amount of stress on a secondary support for the engine, eventually leading to the engine falling out of place. I read through several forums and this is a very common problem among this model (and its sister model the nissan maxima). This seems like it would be a safety hazard to me if people were not made aware of this and the support for their engine came loose.”

“Radiator core support is rusting at an unusually rapid rate. This is also the front mount for the engine. When this finally breaks it is likely the engine and cooling system will suffer. There is no rust anywhere else on the vehicle. Note: this car is structurally and mechanically identical to the nissan maxima of the same year, and many of said car are suffering the same issues.”

“2001 Infiniti i30t my mechanic had the Infiniti on a lift to investigate a brake problem. While there he noticed that a section of the frame just below the radiator that supports it and the engine cradle was extremely corroded. What alarmed him is that one, he's seen this with greater frequency on the few Infiniti i30s he's worked on as well as its sister vehicle of that generation, the nissan maxima. …”