2005 INFINITI FX35 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE TYPE OF REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,606.

I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH INFINITI. MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE AT SLOW SPEEDS. I'VE SPENT ABOUT $2,000 TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THIS "HAPPENS WITH ALL THE FX MODELS". I'VE CONTACTED INFINITI EXECUTIVE DEPT AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE MY BRAKING SYSTEM APART. I WAS TOLD IN THE END THAT IT WAS MY DRIVING HABITS AND BECAUSE I LIVE NEAR THE BEACH, THE SALT WATER AIR INTERFERES WITH THE BRAKES. WHAT!?!? INFINITI DID NOTHING TO TRY TO RESEARCH WHEN I SAID OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, THEY BASICALLY LEFT ME HANGING. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN OR INFINITI. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY LOCAL NEWS STATION INVOLVED TO GET SOME MEDIA COVERAGE ON THIS, I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TO SPEAK UP TO INFINITI SO THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE OVERWHELMED WITH THIS ISSUE AND BE FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. *TT

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE FAILING IN A "LAZY" MANNER IN MY 2005 INIFINITI FX35. IT STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCK AND NOW INCLUDES THE REAR HATCH. WHEN UNLOCKING OR LOCKING THE DOORS EITHER WITH THE FOB OR WITH THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THESE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH IT DOES NOT WORK IS INCREASING WITH TIME. THE DANGER IS THAT I HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK IF THE DOOR ARE LOCKED. EVEN WHEN THEY ARE LOCKING I CAN NEVER BE SURE IF THEY ARE LOCKED BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DESCRIBED ON NISSAN AND INFINITI FORUMS, WHICH INDICATES A DESIGN ISSUE EITHER IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR THE ACTUATOR ITSELF. THE COST OF REPLACING ALL ACTUATORS IS AROUND $2000, WHICH MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO DO. *TR

I OWN AN INFINITI FX 35, 2005. MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND HATCH DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED ( THE ACTUATORS). I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESP SINCE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE ENTRY FOR EITHER THE PASSENGER SIDE OR THE HATCH DOOR. THEY DID NOT FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT INFINITI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE EXAMINED, AND FIXED (BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE)....THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL MY LOCKS ARE FAILING (ACTUATORS) AND IT WILL COST $1700.00 TO FIX. I CAN GET THIS FIXED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A LOT LESS, BUT I WILL HAVE TO BUY AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT HAVE ALL MY LOCKS FAIL ON MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS ONE KEY ACCESS, THE DRIVER SIDE. WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS FOR MOST CARS THAT ARE NEWER, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MOST CARS LOCKS DO NOT FAIL. AND ALL CARS HAVE A KEY HOLE IN THERE HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN EVERY WAY, AND INFINITI ABSOLUTELY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO, I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING A MANGER AT INFINITI USA WITH NO LUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE LOWER AND REAR CLUTCHES FAILED ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VALVE BODY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 161,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER AND REAR CLUTCHED FAILED ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE TRANSMISISON AND THE VALVE BODY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO REVERSE. UPDATED 03/13/12

VEHICLE : 2005 INFINITI FX 35 37,000 MILES ISSUES WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP ALL 5 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED AT ONE TIME AND THIS HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE AT TIMES WITH NO ENTRY ACCESS> THIS POSES A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL NEEDING ACCESS TO REMOVE OCCUPANTS FROM VEHICLE. A LESSER DANGER IS THE INABILITY TO INSURE DOORS ARE IN THE LOCKED OR OPEN POSITION. THE QUOTE FOR REPAIR ON THIS WAS $2800.00 THIS IS AN UNAFFORDABLE AMOUNT.. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP, INFINITI US CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO HELP. *TR

POWER DOOR WONT UNLOCK OR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER QUOTED $500 FOR PARTS/LABOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND EVEN THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER OFFERED TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. INSTEAD, THEY BOTH SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THEIR OBVIOUSLY MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT. THIS SIMPLY IS NOT EQUITABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI FX 35. IT ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND EVERY ONE OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. I FEEL ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GET IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEY. THE OTHER DOORS DO NOT HAVE A KEY TO GAIN ACCESS SO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK IT. EACH DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. I HAD TO REPLACE EACH DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH RANGE FROM $270 DOLLARS TO OVER $300 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT GOING ON WITH THESE ACTUATORS FOR THEM ALL TO GO BAD. INFINITI'S RESPONSE WAS THAT IT'S FAIRLY COMMON WITH THOSE MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER, DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AND REAR HATCH DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE ELECTRONIC LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.