Infiniti FX35 Complaints

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10323478April 2, 2010
WHEELS
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SHOT AFTER ONLY 40000 MILES. MAJOR HAZARD.
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10322707March 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THIS IS FOR A DEFECT: I OWN A 2004 INFINITI FX35 AND MY WIFE AND I ARE ABOUT TO HAVE OUR FIRST CHILD, SO WE PURCHASED A CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT INCLUDES LATCH CONNECTORS (SINCE THE INFINITI LISTS AS HAVING THEM, AND SINCE BY LAW ALL VEHICLES WERE TO INCLUDE THEM SINCE 2002). WENT TO INSTALL THE CHILD SEAT AND COULD NOT GET TO, OR REACH, THE LATCH CONNECTORS. STARTED EXAMINING AROUND THE SEATS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT THE LATCH CONNECTORS ARE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON MY INFINITI, THEY SEEM TO BE INSTALLED UP-SIDE-DOWN MAKING THEM A GOOD TWO INCHES BELOW THE SEAT LEVEL (WHEN THEY SHOULD BE FLUSH WITH THE SEAT TO PROPERLY ALIGN AND SECURE THE CHILD SEAT). WHEN THE BACK SEATS ARE LAID FLAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE REAR AND UNDERSIDE OF THE SEATS, THERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LATCH CONNECTORS ARE BOLTED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR, AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE UPSIDE DOWN MAKING THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THROUGH THE SEAT. I'VE ALSO CHECKED OUT A KIA, HONDA AND A FORD, AND IN ALL THOSE CASES SIMPLY REACHING BETWEEN THE LOWER-SEAT AND THE SEAT-BACK YOU CAN VERY EASILY FIND THE LATCH CONNECTOR AND IT IS INDEED FLUSH WITH THE SEAT, THE INFINITI'S IS A GOOD 2 INCHES BELOW THAT HEIGHT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE LATCH SYSTEM WAS (AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THEY SAID). NOT SURE IF IT IS ALL FX35'S OR EVEN ALL INFINITI'S, BUT IF YOU DO MANAGE TO ATTACH THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO THE LATCH CONNECTORS, IT WILL NOT BE IN THE PROPER ALIGNMENT AND COULD VERY EASILY FAIL RISKING THE CHILD. *CN
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321392March 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI FX35. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE INSTALLED AFTERMARKET BRAKING PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD CREATED A BUBBLE IN THE LINE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FOURTH TIME AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10317966March 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT
I JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL PERTAINING TO THIS CAMPAIGN NOTICE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10V074 SUBJECT : INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE THE INFINITI FX MODELS ARE AFFECTED WITH THIS NOTICE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE EMPTY LIGHT WILL COME ON, EVEN IF THERE IS FUEL STILL IN THE TANK. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317629March 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED RATHER VIOLENTLY LURCHING WHEN I ACCELERATED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN APPARENT ELECTRONICS FAILURE IN THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF. AIR CONDITIONING WENT OFF. VARIOUS ICON LIGHTS THAT I DID NOT RECOGNIZE CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER A WHILE THE AC CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN LATER, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE INCIDENT STARTED AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, GUNN INFINITI, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME ON THE PHONE. I CALLED THEIR ROAD NUMBER AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO SAN ANTONIO. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT HAS CAUSED AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER AFFECTING THE ELECTRONIC SYSTER. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THAT I WAS IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING, ALTHOUGH WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL AND SPEEDOMETER I COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN FOR LONG. AS OF MONDAY, MARCH 8 THEY STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATED TIME WHEN THEY THINK THEY WILL HAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313755February 24, 2010
SEATS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVER SEAT TRACK. WHITE NYLON GEAR STRIPPED, THIS WILL CAUSE THE SEAT NOT TO GO BACK AND FORWARDS. DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WORK, BUT IS WILLING TO SELL CUSTOMER A NEW SEAT TRACK COSTING US $1400 FOR REPAIRS. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310453February 15, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE REAR HATCH MECHANISM ON MY INFINITI FX35 FAILED AND MADE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WALKED BY. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $450 TO REPAIR IT, BUT WHEN I CHECK THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS SUSPICIOUS AND SHOULD LIKELY BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE BEING COMPROMISED. ITEMS MAY FALL OUT OF THE CARGO AREA WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307630February 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE AN '03 INFINITI FX35 WITH 90,000 MILES. I'M NOT AN ABUSIVE NOR NEGLIGENT OPERATOR AND HAVE HAD ALL MY SERVICES WELL MAINTAINED. CAR BEGAN BY OVERHEATING 15 HOURS INTO MY 16 HOUR DRIVE HOME FROM YELLOWSTONE THIS SUMMER. IT STARTED OVERHEATING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN IN TOWNS AND SUCH...REPLACED MY THERMOSTAT....FLUSHED EVERYTHING....DROVE FOR QUITE A FEW WEEKS MORE WITH NO PROBLEMS...THOUGHT IT WAS SOLVED :/ NOT QUITE. OVERHEATING BEGAN ONCE AGAIN...THIS TIME I HAD MY HEATER GOING AND NOTICED IT GOING COLD THEN WITHIN MINUTES MY TEMP BEGAN RISING. I PULLED RIGHT OVER KNOWING WHAT DAMAGES CAN BE INCURRED. I HAD COOLANT BEING EXPELLED FROM MY SPARE RESERVOIR JUST LIKE THE OTHER INSTANCES. I WAITED FOR IT TO COOL, FILLED IT WITH WATER/COOLANT AND MADE IT A WAYS FURTHER, THEN REPEAT, REPEAT. TOOK MY CAR TO INFINITI OF BEAVERTON WHO TOLD ME THAT MY ISSUE WAS A CRACKED RADIATOR. THEY WANTED 900 FOR IT. REPLACED IT, CAR STILL OVERHEATED. REPLACED WATER PUMP. STILL OVERHEATED. HAD MY CAR TOWED BACK TO INFINITI WHO FAILED TO HAVE A LOANER AVAILABLE (EVEN THOUGH I CALLED A DAY IN ADVANCE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD). THEY MADE ME RENT A CAR! THEY TOLD ME THEY STILL COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE OR HAVE IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND PAY TO HAVE A 4 GAS HYDROCARBON TEST DONE. WELL SURE ENOUGH A ONE-WAY PINHOLE LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET NOT DISPLAYING YOUR TYPICAL TRAITS OF GASKET BLOWOUTS...ONLY A SLIGHT RISE IN HYDROCARBONS, BUT ENOUGH TO SHOW IT HAD A LEAK ALLOWING AIR INTO THE SYSTEM WHICH THEN OVERPRESSURIZES MY COOLANT SYSTEM CAUSING THE SPARE RES. TO BE MY RELEASE LOCATION. ONCE AIR IS INTRODUCED AND REPLACES THE COOLANT AN AIR BUBBLE DEVELOPS AND SYSTEM OVERHEATS. WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS THAT INFINITI IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AS ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AT THIS TIME BUT WITH A $300 CREDIT TOWARDS THE $7000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT THEY WANT TO PERFORM. I'M DISAPPOINTED WITH INFINITI. *CN
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306579February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER IN MY 2007 INFINITI FX35 DO NOT TELL SPEED AND MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER ERROR IS A FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FASTER YOU ARE DRIVING THE LARGER THE ERROR. AT 75 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 82 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303609February 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL SOMEONE GETS ROBBED, HURT OR KILLED FROM A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303255January 29, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
ON 01/24/08 I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL OF MY INFINITY FX35 2008 WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE PEDAL GOT STUCK,OR IT GOT STUCK BTW THE MAT, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE, AT MUCH FASTER SPEED, I HAD LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, IT WAS ONLY MATTER OF SECONDS THAT I CRASHED INTO FEW SAFETY POLES, SIGN, & GUARD RAIL, I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ,THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIAN. I DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL MATS THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE & AFTER MARKET RUBBER MATS ON TOP OF THE FABRIC MATS. IT DID HAPPEN ONCE, FEW MONTHS AGO BUT I WAS ABLE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND IT RELEASE THE PEDAL. I PULL OVER TO CHECK WHY THIS HAPPEN, AND CHECK THE MATS, I COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO KNOW THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TOYOTA ABOUT A SIMULATOR PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT MY INFINITY FX35 & THE TOYOTA MODEL ARE MADE IN JAPAN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280439August 14, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK ON INFINITI FX35 1. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. INFINITI IN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, INFINITI SHOULD RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263927April 2, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2004 INFINITI FX 35 DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FOR THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES AND OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, THE DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AT A COST TO ME OF OVER 300.00 US DOLLARS WHICH IS HIGH PRICE TO PAY WHEN AT THIS POINT IN TIME ECONOMICALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT SO I PLEAD WITH NHTSA TO CONSIDER IT A RECALL BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254157January 7, 2009
CHILD SEAT
THE LATCH SYSTEM IS INSTALLED FOR MY CHILD SEAT. HOWEVER, I CANNOT LATCH THE BELTS TO THE LOOPS BECAUSE THEY ARE PLACED TOO LOW ON MY INFINIT FX35 2003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253345December 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED A NEW 2003 INFINITI FX35 WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 117,000 AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED WITH THE DEALER BASED ON AUTO BOOKLET MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. AT 101,000 AND FREQUENTLY THEREAFTER THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING WOULD JUST SUDDENLY OVERHEAT AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING AUTOMOBILE TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND START TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS OR ROADS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY WHEN YOU DRIVING AT 65 MPH. VERY, VERY SCARY AND JUST BARELY AVOIDED SEVERAL REAR END COLLISION. FOR THE PRICE OF THE AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW, WITH BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE OR FIX THE PROBLEM IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I PAY THEM $ 10,000 TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE--THAT IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION. THIS PROBLEM IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11/9/2008. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF A FATAL REAR END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253369December 31, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE FX35'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251548December 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WOULD SEEM TO HAVE THE WOBBLY SOUND AND FEEL AFTER GOING 15 MILES AN HOUR. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME RECALL OF 11/14/2003 AND NOW HAPPENING TO MY 2006 FX35 INFINITI SUV WHERE THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENT:DISC;CALIPER. THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, THIS COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH OF THE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSENING. IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD ALLOW THE CALIPER TO ROTATE OR SEPARATE FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE TO FAIL, REDUCING THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO STOP, IT COULD ALSO DAMAGE THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. EITHER ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245739October 16, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HAVE A 2003 INFINITI FX35, AND THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS NOW DO NOT FULLY LOCK OR UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS. FIRST ONE DOOR WENT OUT NOW THE OTHER. MY SENSE IS THAT A SMALL CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON IN THE BACK COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER IF THERE WERE AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THEM TO BE EVACUATED. WITH ONLY ONE MANUAL LOCK FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE (ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR) A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE CAR TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY (IN ADDITION TO REACHING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR). SINCE I SEE THIS AS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND ORDER AN APPROPRIATE RECALL. IF YOU PERUSE VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE WEB, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A RATHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MANY NISSAN PRODUCTS (THE SISTER MURANO IS ALSO SO AFFLICTED). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245238October 13, 2008
STRUCTURE
SEVERE BLISTERING ON DASH OF INFINITI FX35. GRADUALLY APPEARING OVER 1 YEAR WITH MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239094August 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 FX 35- I WAS T-BONED, PROCEEDING TO STOP AND HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO BRAKES/LINES EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY HITTING THE SIDE OF A TREE. PRIOR TO THAT I TURNED KEY OFF AND PLACED INTO PARK, I COULDN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF ROAD I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER MAJOR INTERSECTION. I DID NOT WANT TO HIT ANYONE OR BE HIT AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED, I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS FIXED, WILL MY BRAKES FAIL AGAIN. I DID SLAM ON MY BRAKES AFTER BEING HIT, THEY WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, I KEPT TRYING AND TRYING....NO BRAKES. I HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE 2003 HAVE HAD BREAK FAILURE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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