general problems of the 2001 Infiniti I30

I recently took my car in for a regular smog check, and the technician reported that there is 1 open recall for my vehicle. I called and made an appointment with Infiniti of roseville. Brought my vehicle in and the tech told me theres no need to replace the affected parts being as the car has 202k miles.

Tl takata air bag recall. The contact's husband owned a 2001 Infiniti I30. The contact stated that while her daughter was in line at a drive thru, a smell emitted throughout the vehicle without warning. As the burning smell progressed, she also saw white smoke coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The driver got out of the line and checked the hood of the vehicle where she saw flames coming the engine. Authorities were called to the scene of the fire; however, before they arrived, the vehicle had exploded. The air bags deployed upon explosion. No injuries were reported at the scene and a police report and fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed due to the explosion and was towed to an unknown location. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that there was a takata recall on the vehicle under NHTSA campaign number: 20v008000 (air bags) the manufacturer nor the dealer had been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Takata recall.

The lite for the airbag stays on;also the main computer for the car failed and had to be replaced as the car would not start.