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1991 Infiniti M30 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

8 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1991 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 4 of 8 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting112.5%
Electrical and battery issues112.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Structure:Body:Door
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System4
Engine And Engine Cooling1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission1
Structure:Body:Door1

Electrical System: 4; Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Structure:Body:Door: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 8 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1997
2
1998
2
2002
3
2004
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19972
19982
20023
20041

1997: 2; 1998: 2; 2002: 3; 2004: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 526286 · 1997-10-25 (October 25, 1997)

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LURCHING. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 526286 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8020983 · 2004-09-29 (September 29, 2004)

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MR *TC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8020983 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 8 records
75.0%Valid incident date6 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
75.0%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 8 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199019911992
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
333.3%
ODI 505836

GAS ODOR PERMEATED INSIDE VEHICLE. *SD

Look up ODI 505836 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

240.0%
ODI 10015096

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL#95I00600 -FUEL INJECTION, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

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Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

450.0%
ODI 8020979

CONSUMER STATES WHILE SHE WAS AT THE POST OFFICE DEPOSTING A LETTER , SHE GOT OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND WHEN SHE GOT BACK INTO THE AUTO SHE SMELLED SMOKED. AFTER THAT SHE BEGUN TO LOOK AROUND AND ACTUALLY SAW THE SMOKE, SHE STOPPED THE CAR. LATER SHE FOUND OUT THAT IS APPEARED TO BE ONE OF THE ELECTRICALLY BOXES IN THE TRUCK OF THE AUTO. NO INJURIES. MR

Look up ODI 8020979 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
222.2%
ODI 526829

ENGINE FIRE.

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112.5%
ODI 526286

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LURCHING. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

120.0%
ODI 887751

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED ON DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING OFF AND ON. SHE LOOKED AT HER MANUAL. MANUALTOLD HER TO CONTACT HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE DID, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER IT WOULD COST $1200.00. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

112.5%
ODI 534088

ENGINE BURNED CAUSING FAILURE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
111.1%
ODI 538866

EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKETS CRACKED RESULTING IN LEAKING OF FUMES.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
111.1%
ODI 526829

ENGINE FIRE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

112.5%
ODI 780998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE, ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK.

Look up ODI 780998 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

1991: 0 complaints · 1992: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1991000
1992000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
1991620
1992410

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEngine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust SystemPower Train:Automatic TransmissionStructure:Body:Door
Electrical System—0000
Engine And Engine Cooling0—000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System00—00
Power Train:Automatic Transmission000—0
Structure:Body:Door0000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 526286

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND LURCHING. *AK

Look up ODI 526286 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b