2003 INFINITI FX35 Complaints

SEVERE BLISTERING ON DASH OF INFINITI FX35. GRADUALLY APPEARING OVER 1 YEAR WITH MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 13 CRACKS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THERE ARE ALSO APPROXIMATELY 4 CRACKS NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR

2003 INFINITI FX35, ENGINE BROKEN WITH MILEAGE ONLY 89,992. NO CAR ACCIDENT RECORD. WELL MAINTENANCE DONE BY DEALER. MANUFACTURER HAS NO IDEA WHAT CAUSE THE ENGINE BROKEN. *TR

IT USED TO BE THAT THE FIRST INITIAL BRAKE DRIVING IN A 15-20 MPH, THAT MY VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT TIRES, NOW IT DOES IT FOR THE FIRST 2 TO 3 BRAKING PATTERN. I AM JUST WORRIED THAT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE SAME PROBLEM ARISES, THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DAMAGES IT MIGHT CAUSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE BRAKING PROBLEM IT CREATES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE SERVICE, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME ANALOGIES ABOUT A WINE GLASS, WATER ON YOUR FINGER TIPS AND RUNNING THEM OVER THE TIP OF THE GLASS....WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE CAR! AFTER 3 MONTHS LEASING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SHOW BUT WAS FIXED. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS THE WORST. WHEREIN EVEN BACKING UP MADE THE NOISE LIKE THE WHEEL WOULD SEPARATE. THIS WAS REMEDIED WHEN THE CALIPER WAS RECALLED. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE ABS THAT MAKES THE NOISE. I UNDERSTAND THAT ABS APPLIES IN A SUDDEN BRAKE. BUT THIS WHOLE INCIDENT HAPPENS EVEN DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH. ALTHOUGH, EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, I STILL HAVE TO TAKE MY SUV BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE SAME RATTLING NOISE. THE SERVICE MANAGER KEEPS ON INSISTING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DO TO MY FRIENDS VEHICLE, WHICH HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS I HAVE. NOT TO MENTION, WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A 30,000 MILES SERVICE. MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR MY OTHER CAR NOTICED, THAT THE CABIN FILTER WAS MISSING. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE AS IF HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED AT ALL DUE TO OIL BEING SO DIRTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THROUGH LOCAL DEALERS FOR A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION THE TIRE PRESSURE AIR SENSOR WAS ALSO SERVICED BUT WAS TAKEN BACK ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERS PROPOSED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THE RIGHT TIRE AIR SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY BUT CHARGED FOR SERVICES TO THE LEFT TIRE AIR SENSOR. THE SERVICES WERE NOT DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE. ROTORS CONTINUALLY BEING CUT. DEALER CLAIMS REAR BRAKES "COMPLETELY WORN" AT 19,900 MILES, AND FRONT ROTORS AGAIN NEED TO BE CUT. *JB

ON OUR 2003 INFINITI FX 35, THE FOUR POSITION ROTARY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS IS LOACTED AT THE END OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL ("TURN BLINKER") LEVER. IT HAS FOUR POSITIONS, OFF, AUTO, PARKING LIGHTS AND FULL HEADLIGHTS. IT TAKES VERY LITTLE ROTATIONAL PRESSURE TO TURN IT BETWEN THESE SELE*AKCTIONS. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE ACTIVATING THE TURN BLINKER, THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH HAS TURNED FROM AUTO TO OFF, LEAVING THE CAR WITH THE HEADKIGHTS OFF AT NIGHT.*AK

MY DAUGHTER SIX YEARS OLD WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN OUR FAMILY CAR. THERE WAS NO CAR ACCIDENT , BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME WE WERE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT . IN FACT THE MORE WE TRIED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT , THE TIGHTER IT GOT. MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAPPED VERY HARD IN THE SEAT BELT. WE BEEN TRYING TO RELEASE HER IN MANY DEFERENT WAYS, IT DOESN'T WORK. SHE START TO CRY AND SCREAM VERY LOUD AND HER STOMACH TIGHT UP MORE AND MORE WITH THE BELT. THERE WAS NO OTHER CHOICE, I TOOK KNIFE AND CUT OUT THE BELT. AFTER SHE VOMITED AND COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN. *NM

FRONT AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL HAVE BEEN SEPERATED 3 TIMES. ALSO POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. *JB

THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. DEALER SERVICED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST BECAUSE THE PARTS BEING PLACED ONTO THE VEHICLE WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A CONSTANT SQUEALING EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED.*AK