Showing 9,743 complaints for INFINITI
Incident date: Jun 26, 2011
INTERMITTENTLY, THE ELECTRICAL PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE A/C, RADIO FAIL TO OPERATE. NONE OF THE BUTTONS IN THE CONTROL PANEL WORK, ALL LIGHTS ARE OUT. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, TO WHERE IT TURNS OFFS JUST SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR. CANNOT CONTROL DEFROSTERS. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE A/C RESETS AT 71 DEGREES WITH FAN BLASTING. *KB
Incident date: May 1, 2009
ALL 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. CANNOT ENTER OR EXIST VEHICLE WITHOUT MANUALLY UNLOCKING DOORS. ONLY DRIVERS DOOR HAS KEY ENTRY, LEAVING 3 UNSAFE DOORS WITH NO WAY OF ENTRY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2011
2008 INFINITY QX56 BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ON JUNE 30, 2011, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BREAKS, A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKES FILED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES THEY FINALLY WORKED. THIS WAS A DAY AFTER THE CAR WOULD NOT IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WE HAD
... AAA JUMP START THE CAR AND WERE INFORMED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED OR NOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON SO THEY HAD NO MORE INFORMATION. WE FOUND A POST ON THE ARMADA FORUM CLUB (HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=20102&PAGE=3) OUTLINING SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND NISSAN STILL FAILS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUT 3 CHILDREN AND WE ARE LUCKY SHE DID NOT NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THEE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO DO RESEARCH BUT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. WINDOW IS STUCK IN UP POSITION. THIS IS A SAFELY HAZARD AS OCCUPANT CANNOT USE WINDOW AS AN EXIT FROM THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. WINDOW IS STUCK IN UP POSITION. THIS IS A SAFELY HAZARD AS OCCUPANT CANNOT USE WINDOW AS AN EXIT FROM THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V244000 (STEERING:COLUMN). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO WAIT FOR AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER TO ARRIVE IN THE MAIL. AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER NEVER ARRIVED IN THE MAIL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS AGAIN NOTIFIED AND THE
... CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2010
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT AMOUNT. BOUGHT CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN SO FROM DAY 1 . REPLACED FUEL SENDER BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER WITH JUNKYARD PART AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN IT FAILED AS WELL.EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS THIS CAR HAS OR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2010
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT AMOUNT. BOUGHT CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN SO FROM DAY 1 . REPLACED FUEL SENDER BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER WITH JUNKYARD PART AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN IT FAILED AS WELL.EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS THIS CAR HAS OR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Incident date: May 17, 2011
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE. IT APPEARS MANY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON INFINITI OWNER WEBSITES AND FORUMS AND THE MANUFACTURER (NISSAN) HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A CAMPAIGN ON THIS PRODUCT. THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE ACTUATOR IS $149-$220 WITH 2 HOURS LABOR AT RATE OF $120 PER HOUR. *TR
Incident date: May 25, 2011
I HAVE A 2003 INFINITI G35 THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: INITIALLY A/C WOULD INCREASE POWER AND THEN DECREASE FOR AN INSTANT, AND RADIO LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. AS TIME WENT ON, A/C WOULD BE STUCK AT FULL POWER, AND ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT FUNCTION, BUT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF & THEN ON, PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR. PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, UNTIL TWO MONTHS AGO,
... WHEN PROBLEM IS PERMANENT. I HAVE NO POWER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND THE A/C BLASTS CONTINUOUSLY. THE CENTER CONSOLE CONTROLS INCLUDE THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER CONTROLS, WHICH ARE USELESS NOW. I RECENTLY HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN; CONDENSATION FROM OUR BREATHING BUILT UP INSIDE THE WINDOWS, AND I WAS FORCED TO USE A SQUEEGEE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TO SEE OUTSIDE. I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, SINCE THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY FOGGED UP AND I COULDN'T REACH IT WHILE DRIVING. THIS LOSS OF FUNCTION FOR THE A/C AND RADIO CONTROLS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE 2003 MODEL, AND EVEN EXTENDS TO LATER YEARS. INFINITI COVERS A LIMITED NUMBER OF VIN; OTHERWISE, YOU HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $1400 TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE PROBLEM MAY REOCCUR EVEN IF YOU DO PAY THEM FOR THE REPAIRS. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
NO SPECIFIC EVENT. CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 70'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO RADIO CONTROLS. UNDERSTAND A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
NO SPECIFIC EVENT. CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 70'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO RADIO CONTROLS. UNDERSTAND A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DISINTEGRATING AFTER 28K MILES. THEY ARE WARRANTIED FOR 45K. I DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL NOR DO I DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
THE REAR LATCH DOOR LOCK ON MY 2004 INFINITI FX35 HAS SUDDENLY BECOME INOPERABLE. I DISCOVERED THIS AFTER I PLACED SHOPPING ITEMS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT AND DROVE. I NOTICED THE REAR DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO ATTEMPT TO CLOSE IT. WHEN I TRIED IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE REAR DOOR LOCK COMPARTMENT APPEARED TO BE STUCK AND KEEPING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING
... . ONCE I MANUALLY MANIPULATED THE LOCK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LATCH DOOR TO OPEN IT, I CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR NOW WILL NOT UNLOCK. AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A NISSAN PART CALLED THE REAR DOOR ACTUATOR THAT STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM FOR NISSAN OWNERS AND SOMETIMES OCCURS WITH MULTIPLE PASSENGER DOORS FOR SOME OWNERS. I AM GRATEFUL I DID NOT HAVE MY DOG IN THE REAR PART OF MY VEHICLE AS HE LIKELY WOULD HAVE JUMPED OUT OF THE OPEN DOOR WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, NISSAN DOES NOT PLACE KEY ENTRY LOCKS ON THESE DOORS SO NOW THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS TO CRAWL INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND UNLOCK THE EMERGENCY TRUNK LOCK. I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS THAN TO GET THIS REPAIRED FOR WHAT THE DEALER QUOTED AT $560. IT IS CONCERNING THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING AS I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EXPENSIVE AND SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
"ERR2" CODE ON BOSE/CLARION IN DASH 6 DISK CD PLAYER. CD PLAYER NOW INOPERABLE. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND DURING ONLINE RESEARCH. *TT
Incident date: Aug 10, 2009
THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2004 INFINITI G35 ROCKS. LOCAL DEALER GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND AND WANTS ME TO PAY $1200 FOR A NEW SEAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUES WAS RAISED BUT THEY STALLED UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT INFINITI IS NOT HANDLING IT PROPERLY GIVEN
... THE PART INVOLVED IS ONLY ABOUT $130 TOPS. SERVICE BULLETIN NUM : ITB02080 DATE OF BULLETIN: ? TYPE: COUPE AND SEDAN COMPONENT: DRIVER SEAT SUMMARY: DRIVER SEAT ROCKS IF YOU CONFIRM: THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION FEELS LOOSE; ' "ROCKS" BACK AND FORTH AND/OR MAKES A "POP" / "CLICK" NOISE. ' USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. ACTION: REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT LIFTER LINK BRACKET ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE-P/N 87463-AM501. *TTRead more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2011
2003 FX 35 INFINITI PASSENGER, DRIVER AND REAR HATCH DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON. HAVE TO MANUALLY REACH TO OPEN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAVING CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: May 20, 2007
VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS MELTING DEFECTIVE. RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY ARM REST TOP COMPARTMENT. *TR
Incident date: May 20, 2007
VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS MELTING DEFECTIVE. RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY ARM REST TOP COMPARTMENT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS
... INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2009
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45 IS DEFECTIVE. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR AT 101,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CORRECTLY READS THE TANK LEVEL UNTIL ABOUT 1/2 TANK AT WHICH POINT IT SEVERELY DROPS, OR SEVERELY RISES TO "FULL". I KNOW THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IN THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER, AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE DEALER. THEY DID NO
... T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, HOWEVER THEY RECOGNIZED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAID THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER, HOWEVER, I WILL NOT PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART AT THAT PRICE, SO I HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF MILEAGE IN ORDER TO TIME FILL-UPS. THE DANGER LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE FUEL LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, AND THE TANK WILL READ ABOVE HALF-FULL WHEN THE TANK IS CLOSE TO EMPTY. THERE IS SEVERE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 25, 2011
1) NO SPECIFIC EVENT - ONE DAY STOPPED WORKING. 2) CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 66'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. 3) TOLD BY INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT SEDAN VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO RANGE OF EXISTING RECALL FOR AC/AUTO
... CIRCUIT BOARD BY NISSAN (INFINITI). REQUIRES CONSUMER PAID DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT FAILURE MODE IS CAUSING PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 25, 2011
1) NO SPECIFIC EVENT - ONE DAY STOPPED WORKING. 2) CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 66'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. 3) TOLD BY INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT SEDAN VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO RANGE OF EXISTING RECALL FOR AC/AUTO
... CIRCUIT BOARD BY NISSAN (INFINITI). REQUIRES CONSUMER PAID DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT FAILURE MODE IS CAUSING PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Incident date: May 10, 2011
AS I PASSED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I TRIED TO VEER TO AVOID HIM, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE, THE CAR STRUCK MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. AFTER MY CAR WAS SCRAPPED, I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE.
Crash
Incident date: May 10, 2011
AS I PASSED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I TRIED TO VEER TO AVOID HIM, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE, THE CAR STRUCK MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. AFTER MY CAR WAS SCRAPPED, I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE.
Crash
Incident date: May 10, 2011
AS I PASSED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I TRIED TO VEER TO AVOID HIM, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE, THE CAR STRUCK MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. AFTER MY CAR WAS SCRAPPED, I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE.
Crash
Incident date: Jun 8, 2011
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT FOR FRONT PASSENGER RANDOMLY DOES NOT REGISTER ADULTS OCCUPYING SEAT. WE HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED ANY PATTERN/SEATING POSITIONS THAT WILL DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: May 17, 2011
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP FOUND FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND REPLACED THEM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 30, 2010
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL FOUR ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP ALSO FOUND REAR ROTORS WARPED. DEALERSHIP CUT FRONT ROTORS AND RESURFACED REAR ROTORS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS.
Incident date: Nov 2, 2010
FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING CORROSION CAUSING HOUSING TO BREAK(DAMAGE). I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A BIG NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. I DROVE MY 2001 INFINITY QX4 TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TOWER HOUSING WAS DAMAGE IT WILL CAUSE ME $1800 TO FIX BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO INSTALL NEW TOWER SO I FIX IT. *TR
Incident date: Feb 5, 2010
POWER DOOR WONT UNLOCK OR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER QUOTED $500 FOR PARTS/LABOR. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
I OWN A 2005 INFINITI G35 MANUAL TRANS. IT SUFFERS FROM THE COMMON OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE ONLY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN PUERTO RICO AND WAS DENIED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE AFTERMARKET PARTS ON THE ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ILLEGAL SINCE THEY CAN'T PROVE THOSE MODIFICATIONS CAUSED THE CONDITION SINCE IT'S WELL KNOWS THESE CARS SUFFER FROM THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM SEV
... ERAL TIMES BUT THEY INSIST ON THEIR DECISION. THEY INFORMED ME SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAD SUBMITTED THE CLAIM TO NISSAN USA BUT NEVER ANSWERED ANY OF MY EMAIL AND NEVER ANSWERED MY REQUEST FOR THAT DOCUMENTATION. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND THEY SAID MY DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER CONTACTED THEM AND THAT I SHOULD DEAL WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SINCE I'M IN PUERTO RICO. PLEASE HELP. *TRRead more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI I35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE IT RESTARTED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LISTED A FAILURE CODE P0340 WHICH IS A CAM SENSOR AND BANK ONE FAILURE. THE
... MECHANIC REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND BANK ONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $245. THE DEALER STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, WAS NOT VALID FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2010
2003 M45 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR GAS GAUGE, ALWAYS FULL. THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS ITS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (ABOUT $400) BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED THE STATE EMISSIONS INSP. THE CHECK ENGINE IS STILL ON AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALL-IN-ALL THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A PRETTY SERIOUS (EXPENSIVE) PROBLEM. MY CAR WON'T PASS INSPECTIO
... N AND MY REGISTRATION IS OUT. I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY, SINCE NOTHING IS TELLING ME HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ON ONE OCCASION HAD TO WAIT ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE FOR AN HOUR TO GET GAS FROM A TOW TRUCK DISPATCHED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI FX45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK SENSOR SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPAIR TWO SENDING UNITS WHICH WAS NOT UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,045.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD ROCK VIOLENTLY FROM THE FRONT END, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE THE DRIVER LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,000.
Incident date: May 20, 2011
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM HAS FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SIX-WAY POWER ADJUSTABLE SEATS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT SUDDENLY DROP TO THE LOWEST POSITION ON THE FLOOR AND WILL NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER. AS WELL, THE SEAT NOW SEATS NOT TO BE PROPERLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE S
... EAT RAIL AND WHEN I STOP OR PUT ANY TENSION ON THE SEATBELT, I CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVING ABOUT. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY SON OR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS IT SEEMS THAT THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 20, 2011
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND STOPPED. PUT IN FORWARD AND CHECK ENGINE SOON CAME UP ON SCREEN. WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK CODE AND THEY SAID FUEL LEVEL SENDER WAS BAD. I THEN FOUND ON INTERNET THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED INFINITE OF ORLAND ,SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Dec 23, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT RUST WAS SPREADING ALONG THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE PARTS COVERED WITH RUST WERE REPLACED BUT THE RUST CONTINUED TO SPREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLACED THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE AS THEY WERE ALSO RUSTED BUT THEY CONTINUED TO RUST
... AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 08/18/11Read more
Incident date: Apr 5, 2011
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2004 INFINITI M45 STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN THE FUEL GOES BELOW HALF A TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RISE. THE MILEAGE READING CORRELATES & TELLS ME I HAVE LOTS OF FUEL LEFT, WHEN IN REALITY IT MAY BE ON OR NEAR EMPTY. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO TRY TO GUESS WHEN THE FUEL IS RUNNING LOW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER
... & THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE M45'S. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL OR ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 15, 2011
**STEERING ISSUE.****WHEN COMING TO STOPS DOING LOCAL DRIVING, VEHICLE FRONT END STEERS TO EITHER SIDE OF ROAD, BUT MORE SO TO THE RIGHT. IT OFTEN FEELS AS THOU FRONT STEERING SYSTEM IS LOOSE. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS EVEN WORST, CAR WANTS TO PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT AGGRESSIVELY AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION OF DIRECTION OF STEERING AS IM DRIVING. LIVING IN NYC WHERE ROAD QUALITY ISN
... 'T EXACTLY PEACHY, THIS IS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I'VE CHANGED TIRES AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THE NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROPER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND A RECALL DONE. ESPECIALLY IF IT TURNS OUT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE ISSUE. SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS CANT BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TRRead more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
HAD A RECALL ON OUR CAR AND WHEN WE CALLED TO TELL THEM WE HAD IT FIXED THEY WANTED US TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALER WHICH THE CLOSEST ONE TO US IS OVER 300 MILES AND IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN BARLEY SURVIVE ON WHAT I GET AND THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRAVEL THIS DISTANCE MONEY WISE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES BU
... T WONT IF I CANT GET IT TO THEIR DEALER. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2010 THE EXACT RECALL WORDING WAS FOR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING I COULDN'T FIND THIS IN YOUR LIST AND WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD US ABOUT THE FUEL LINE PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
HAD A RECALL ON OUR CAR AND WHEN WE CALLED TO TELL THEM WE HAD IT FIXED THEY WANTED US TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALER WHICH THE CLOSEST ONE TO US IS OVER 300 MILES AND IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN BARLEY SURVIVE ON WHAT I GET AND THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRAVEL THIS DISTANCE MONEY WISE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES BU
... T WONT IF I CANT GET IT TO THEIR DEALER. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2010 THE EXACT RECALL WORDING WAS FOR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING I COULDN'T FIND THIS IN YOUR LIST AND WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD US ABOUT THE FUEL LINE PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
HAD A RECALL ON OUR CAR AND WHEN WE CALLED TO TELL THEM WE HAD IT FIXED THEY WANTED US TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALER WHICH THE CLOSEST ONE TO US IS OVER 300 MILES AND IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN BARLEY SURVIVE ON WHAT I GET AND THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRAVEL THIS DISTANCE MONEY WISE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES BU
... T WONT IF I CANT GET IT TO THEIR DEALER. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2010 THE EXACT RECALL WORDING WAS FOR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING I COULDN'T FIND THIS IN YOUR LIST AND WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD US ABOUT THE FUEL LINE PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 11, 2011
APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKES START TO GRAB AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER THIS OCCURS THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE A CONTINUOUS GRABBING AS IF THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT TO LOCK. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE ALREADY THE FIRST TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROB
... LEM AND WILL BE RETURNING MY VEHICLE BACK FOR A THIRD TIME.Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2010
SUNVISOR DOES NOT FOLD BACK FAR ENOUGH BLOCKING TALL DRIVER'S VIEW OF ROAD. LEFT EDGE OF SUNVISOR HITS EDGE OF TRIM PREVENTING PROPER ADJUSTMENT. NOTE THAT 2012 VISORS HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY REDESIGNED AND WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V455000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,
... 000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.Read more
Incident date: Mar 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE ROAD AND APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. I BRAKED, BUT INSTEAD OF THE CAR SLOWING DOWN, IT STARTED ACCELERATING VERY FAST. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR CONTINUED SPEEDING UP. THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME SO I HIT A PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME - THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH MY
... SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY SON WAS SITTING. MY CAR HIT THE TOW BAR ON THE PICKUP TRUCK AND TOTALLY CRUMBLED. NEITHER MY SON NOR I WERE HURT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS PROVIDED PROTECTION. THE FELLOW IN THE PICK UP TRUCK DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES AT ALL. HOWEVER, DAMAGES AND REPAIR TO MY AUTO COST MY INSURANCE COMPANY MORE THAN $19K. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER MORE THAN 9 WEEKS (5/20/11) IN THE SHOP. AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS RETURNED IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 3020 MILES. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY WHEN IDLING AT LIGHTS. I TELEPHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY, 5/25/2011. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME, I WAS HALTED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR ON ITS OWN, WHILE MY FOOT WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE, ACCELERATED VERY FAST, AND STARTED TO MOVE. I WAS THE FIRST CAR IN THE LANE (PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT) SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY SON SLAMMED THE CAR INTO PARK. MY INFINITI DEALER IS INDICATING THAT I MUST HAVE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY BECAUSE THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT REPAIRED THE CAR CORRECTLY. G37 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FOR INFINITI G37 HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE FOLLOWING FORUM. HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE NEITHER A SUICIDE WISH NOR DO I WANT TO KILL ANYONE ELSE.Read more
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