2005 INFINITI FX35 Complaints

MY DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 INFINITI FX 35 WORK SPORADICALLY. IT STARTED WITH THE LEFT FRONT DOOR AND IS NOW AFFECTING THE RIGHT FRONT AND WELL AS THE REAR HATCH. IT IS HIT OR MISS WITH THE ISSUE ON THE REAR HATCH, BUT FOR THE FRONT DOORS I MUST MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 INFINITI FX35. WITHIN THIS LAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH ALL 4 LOCKING MECHANISMS INCLUDING THE REAR HATCH OF MY VEHICLE. THIS FIRST BEGAN WITH THE RT REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND HAS NOW AFFECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DOOR LOCKS. THE FAILURE IS THAT WHEN THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON FAILS TO EITHER LOCK AND OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. WHEN THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS DEPRESSED THERE IS A LOCKING SOUND HEARD, BUT THE ACTION DOESN'T TAKE PLACE. WHEN DISARMING THE ALARM WITH THE KEY FOB, AND ENTERING MY VEHICLE I FIND IT DOES NOT OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR. I MUST USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. WHEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE FROM THE INTERIOR THE DOOR ACTUATORS FAIL TO LOCK, THUS I MUST MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL BY INFINITI FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. IT WILL COST UPWARD OF 1,000 TO FIX. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY PROBLEM. 1 MONTH AGO, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM TURNED ON AND HAS BEEN FLASHING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS I WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCHING AND SPEAKING TO MECHANICS, THE FAULTY PART MAY BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. AS THIS PART CONTROLS THE SIGNALS SENT TO ALL DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, INFINITI WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE AND INSTEAD INTENDS TO CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED BY THEM AND SHOULD BE STATED AS A RECALL ITEM OF THE BCM, SINCE IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ALL FOUR LOCKS WOULD FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. MY BIGGEST SAFETY CONCERN IS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, AS I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS USELESS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. AS FOR THE LOCKS FAILING, IT IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE, AS ANYONE COULD BE A VICTIM OF A CARJACKING, AND AUTOMATIC LOCKS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PERSONAL SAFETY. I LIVE NEAR THE BORDER AND EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE FAR TOO COMMON. I WOULD EXPECT A BASIC ITEM ON A LUXURY VEHICLE TO PERFORM TO ITS STANDARDS, AS I WOULD EXPECT THIS COMPANY TO HONOR REPAIRS. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL AND WILL NOT SPORADICALLY OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. MY WIFE DRIVES ALONE AND ENTERS HER CAR IN A DARK UNDERCOVER PARKADE FOR EMPLOYMENT DAILY. WHEN LEAVING IT IS A COIN TOSS AS TO WHETHER THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WILL OR WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. UPON TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL HERRIN GEAR DEALERSHIP THEY GLADLY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR $600.00 PER DOOR, I ONLY DID ONE FIRST AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THROWING MONEY IN A PIT AND HOPING THAT IT WILL WORK.. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH SPEAKING WITH OTHER INFINITI OWNERS LOCALLY AND LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT INFINITI BLOG SITES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IS ENDLESS AND PROBABLY WILL TOTAL THE ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A NISSAN MURANO OR A HIGH END CAR LIKE ME THE INFINITI FX35 FULL LOAD PACKAGE AND YOU HAVE REPEAT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FACTORY PROBLEM AND NISSAN AMERICA/INFINITI AMERICA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT FOR A COMPLETE ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO GET THE CALL FROM THE POLICE THAT MY WIFE HAS BEEN RAPED OR BEATEN OR PURSE STOLEN WHILE TRYING TO GET THE ACTUATOR TO WORK. THE DESIGN TEAM TOOK THE KEYHOLE AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE ACTUATOR WILL NOT OPEN EITHER THE FRONT OR BACK DOOR, WHERE DOES SHE RUN TO??????THIS IS SERIOUS SHE WORKS IN S A MULTILEVEL PARKADE AND WHEN SHE FINISHES WORK SHE OFTEN HAS TO WALK TO HER CAR AND LOAD UP THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. I JUST SPENT 600$ TO HAVE THE R-F DOOR DONE TO SEE IF THAT IS THE BE-ALL FIX ALL BEFORE I GO OUT AND SPEND ANOTHER 1800$. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL WITH ALL OF THE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THE WEBSITES AND ALL OF THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINTS. I WOULD HAVE RATHER THEY SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX A SAFETY HAZARD SUCH AS THE LOCKS RATHER THAN THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS JUST REPLACED OR THE 4 LIGHT SYSTEMS FRONT AND REAR. *TR

2005 FX 35 DRIVER SEAT TRACK FAILURE - DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT MOVE ON TRACK. 1100.00 - 1400.00 TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRACK. INFINITY ONLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRACK - THERE IS AN OPTION TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC GEAR HEAD WHICH IS BAD AT A COST FOR PART OF 65.00. INFINITY IS NOT REPLACING THE BROKEN PART FORCING YOU TO BUY THE ENTIRE TRACK. THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE CAUSING BACK PAIN AND IMPROPER POSITION MAKING THE DRIVING OF THE CAR DANGEROUS WITH PEDAL AND LEG ISSUE TO USE PROPERLY. *TR

INFINITY FX35 WITH UNRELIABLE POWER DOOR LOCKS MAINLY IN WARM WEATHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

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

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

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

VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT WHITE SMOKE ON START UP THROUGH EXHAUST. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, WAS INFORMED THAT A CLEANER AND SOME PARTS WERE REQUIRED BUT VEHICLE WAS OK TO DRIVE. UPON WAITING FOR PARTS, EXPERIENCED MORE SMOKE AND THEN ENGINE NOISE. IMMEDIATELY STOPPED VEHICLE, CHECKED OIL AND FOUND OIL LEVEL TOO LOW TO CONTINUE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER, WAITED AND WAS INFORMED THAT AFTER 40K MILES, VEHICLE REQUIRED NEW ENGINE. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING THREE WEEKS FOR INFINITI TO WARRANTY THE ENGINE. THEY HAVE REQUESTED SERVICE RECORDS, BUT WILL NOT MAKE A DETERMINATION TO WARRANTY THE ENGINE. *TR

I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING A 2005 INFINITI FX35 BELIEVING I WAS GETTING A LUXURY BRAND. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I STARTED HEARING THIS PIG SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHENEVER I AM BACKING UP. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AROUND SOME MORE JUST FOR THE BRAKES TO "SETTLE DOWN". WELL, IT NEVER GOT BETTER! AFTER MORE COMPLAINTS, I HAD SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME THAT THIS NOISE "WAS NORMAL" FOR INFINITIS! UNBELIEVABLE! OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, I HAVE REPORTED THIS NOISE AT EVERY SERVICE I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR. INFINITI (AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE) HAVE REPLACED MY PADS AND ROTORS ONCE. I STILL HAVE THE NOISE. THE DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO FOR ME AS THEY HAVE PERFORMED EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED BY INFINITI! MY CAR STILL MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES EVERY TIME I BACK UP. TO ADD TO MY WOES, MY BRAKES ALSO MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE GOING FORWARD FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER GETTING INTO A COLD CAR. GUESS WHAT? THE DEALERSHIP IS AGAIN TELLING ME THAT I AM ON THE LATEST BRAKE PADS RECOMMENDED BY INFINITI SO ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! FROM TALKING TO MECHANICS AND REPS AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND INFINITI DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT US! WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF POOR DEALERSHIP DEALINGS, I AM CONVINCED THAT THE "INFINITI EXPERIENCE" IS NO BETTER THAN WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM BUYING A NISSAN! NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY MORE INFINITIS IN THE FUTURE AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE! *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).