2007 INFINITI FX35 Problems

THE ENTIRE DASH OF MY VEHICLE IS COVERED WITH BUBBLES BECAUSE OF AN INFERIOR PRODUCT IN PRODUCTION. THESE BECOME WORSE EVERY SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND THE DASH BECOMES A GOOEY MESS. HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY OR DEPLOY CORRECTLY WHEN THIS MESS IS ALL OVER IT? I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF ANY RECALL, BUT WHEN CONTACTING THE COMPANY WAS TOLD IT WAS PAST DEADLINE AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I WANT TO BE SURE THAT IF THE AIRBAG IS NEEDED, THAT IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY.

I'VE CALLED INFINITI AND ANOTHER NUMBER ON A LETTER I KEEP GETTING 877-481-0083 MANY, MANY TIMES AND TOLD THEM I HAVE NOT OWNED THIS CAR FOR OVER 15-YEARS AND FOR THEM TO TAKE MY NAME OFF THE LIST. NO LUCK AND THEY ARE WASTING TIME AND MONEY AND NOT FINDING THE REAL OWNER!!!

I recently bought a 2007 Infiniti FX35 and the dashboard is completely melted away. It's sticky and there are cracks from the driver side to the passenger side. This is dangerous as it can cause the airbag to deploy! The previous owner has a dashboard cover on it which I can't remove and take pictures of because it's STUCK by the melting material

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI FX35. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT'S WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SUNKEN. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY 2007 INFINITY FX-35 STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO UNLOCK HAS FAILED. THEREFORE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA FOR REPAIRS. I DISAGREE WITH HAVING TO PAY OVER $400 TO HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEMS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER INFINITY FX-35 OWNERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SEEMED TO IDLE ROUGH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL COIL AND WIRING BEFORE HEY COULD DETERMINE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE IS THE AWD 2007 FX35 WITH ONLY 69750 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND STARTED TO BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND THEY RECALLED SOME CARS FOR IT. IT'S EITHER THE CAMSHAFT OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IM JUST GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SHOULD BE A FIX OR RECALL ON ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THIS.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 55-60MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BOTH SMOKING AND GLOWING RED FROM EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THEM DUE TO A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN BAD GROUNDING ISSUE. WORRIED THEY WOULD CAUSE A FIRE I EVACUATED MY FAMILY AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED THE FX35 HAS DESTROYED ALL 6 IGNITION COILS WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. IT ALSO DESTROYED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER, THE CAR IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT. HAD WE NOT STOPPED I FEAR THE CAR WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE FROM THE EXCESS FUEL AND BURNING/MELTING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. NOT TO MENTION IS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR LOSE ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM AND VERY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE AN ISSUE KNOWN LIKE THIS NOT BE FIXED BY A SIMPLE GROUNDING WIRE ISSUE.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 55-60MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BOTH SMOKING AND GLOWING RED FROM EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THEM DUE TO A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN BAD GROUNDING ISSUE. WORRIED THEY WOULD CAUSE A FIRE I EVACUATED MY FAMILY AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED THE FX35 HAS DESTROYED ALL 6 IGNITION COILS WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. IT ALSO DESTROYED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER, THE CAR IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT. HAD WE NOT STOPPED I FEAR THE CAR WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE FROM THE EXCESS FUEL AND BURNING/MELTING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. NOT TO MENTION IS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR LOSE ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM AND VERY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE AN ISSUE KNOWN LIKE THIS NOT BE FIXED BY A SIMPLE GROUNDING WIRE ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION GOES OUT IT WAS REPAIRED AND ONE YEAR LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN

THE "VDC OFF" "SLIP" ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS STEERING COLUMN IS MOVED, THUS TRACTION CONTROL IS SHUT OFF FOR USE IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE GET SQUIRRELLY ON WET PAVEMENT. IF I RAISE THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY UP AND IN, IT IS OK. ONCE YOU TRY TO ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN THE ERROR LIGHT COMES ON. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT 5,000 MILES (9 MONTHS) WITHOUT ADJUSTING THE WHEEL, IE. TURNED OFF MEMORY SELF-ADJUSTING FEATURE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOOSE OR BROKEN WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN FROM ALL THE AUTOMATIC MOVING UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THEN ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE SEAT QUIT RETRACTING EVERY TIME. IT STILL DOES AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT AND MOVES FORWARD FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT NOT OFTEN ANYMORE. NOW 5,000 MILES LATER, AFTER TRYING TO ADJUST WHEEL, THE "VDC OFF, SLIP" LIGHT STAY ON ALWAYS. IT WON'T GO OUT NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE STEERING COLUMN IS IN. ALSO, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS FLASHING. THIS MEANS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELT TENSIONERS WILL NOT WORK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I20 DURING AFTERNOON ATLANTA TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED RIDING LIKE A TRUCK AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE AND VDC LIGHTS CAME ON THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO NAVIGATE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE CAR IS BADLY MISFIRING ON 3 CYLINDERS AND IN ORDER TO FULLY INVESTIGATE, THE ELECTRICAL GROUNDS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MAYBE SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD, WELL MAINTAINED CAR, WITH ONLY 90K MILES. I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT RESULT IN HAVING TO NAVIGATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 55-60MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BOTH SMOKING AND GLOWING RED FROM EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THEM DUE TO A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN BAD GROUNDING ISSUE. WORRIED THEY WOULD CAUSE A FIRE I EVACUATED MY FAMILY AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED THE FX35 HAS DESTROYED ALL 6 IGNITION COILS WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. IT ALSO DESTROYED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER, THE CAR IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT. HAD WE NOT STOPPED I FEAR THE CAR WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE FROM THE EXCESS FUEL AND BURNING/MELTING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. NOT TO MENTION IS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR LOSE ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM AND VERY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE AN ISSUE KNOWN LIKE THIS NOT BE FIXED BY A SIMPLE GROUNDING WIRE ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I20 DURING AFTERNOON ATLANTA TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED RIDING LIKE A TRUCK AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE AND VDC LIGHTS CAME ON THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO NAVIGATE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE CAR IS BADLY MISFIRING ON 3 CYLINDERS AND IN ORDER TO FULLY INVESTIGATE, THE ELECTRICAL GROUNDS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MAYBE SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD, WELL MAINTAINED CAR, WITH ONLY 90K MILES. I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT RESULT IN HAVING TO NAVIGATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. *TR

Driver Seat detached from floor causing great risk to operator, passengers and other vehicles or pedestrians. Seat frame broke previously and was reported to Jackie Cooper Infiniti. They requested I report it to corporate Infiniti which I did but any relief was denied. The broken frame was a cause for concern but last evening the seat became loose to the point where the rear can be lifted now from the floor.

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK JAMMED -- DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN OR UNLOCK. DRIVER HAD TO CLIMB IN AND OUT OF CAR FROM PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL CHILD IN BACK SEAT. DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK RANDOMLY OCCURRED--NO DAMAGE TO DOOR. CAR IN GREAT CONDITION AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY DATE. WE TOOK CAR TO INFINITI DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY HAD TO BREAK THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM TO REPLACE IT WHICH COST $760. *TR

THE "VDC OFF" "SLIP" ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS STEERING COLUMN IS MOVED, THUS TRACTION CONTROL IS SHUT OFF FOR USE IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE GET SQUIRRELLY ON WET PAVEMENT. IF I RAISE THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY UP AND IN, IT IS OK. ONCE YOU TRY TO ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN THE ERROR LIGHT COMES ON. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT 5,000 MILES (9 MONTHS) WITHOUT ADJUSTING THE WHEEL, IE. TURNED OFF MEMORY SELF-ADJUSTING FEATURE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOOSE OR BROKEN WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN FROM ALL THE AUTOMATIC MOVING UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THEN ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE SEAT QUIT RETRACTING EVERY TIME. IT STILL DOES AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT AND MOVES FORWARD FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT NOT OFTEN ANYMORE. NOW 5,000 MILES LATER, AFTER TRYING TO ADJUST WHEEL, THE "VDC OFF, SLIP" LIGHT STAY ON ALWAYS. IT WON'T GO OUT NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE STEERING COLUMN IS IN. ALSO, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS FLASHING. THIS MEANS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELT TENSIONERS WILL NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 INFINITI FX 3.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT HER BRAKES FAILED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A WITNESS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT NOTICED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COMING TO A STOP. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR INJURIES TO HER NOSE, RIGHT KNEE, AND RIGHT SHOULDER. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS TREATED FOR MULTIPLE SCARS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY, HE ALSO EXPERIENCED SORENESS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S OTHER CHILD DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES; THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INITIALLY TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION; THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

MY 2007 INFINITY FX-35 STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO UNLOCK HAS FAILED. THEREFORE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA FOR REPAIRS. I DISAGREE WITH HAVING TO PAY OVER $400 TO HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEMS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER INFINITY FX-35 OWNERS. *TR

TIRE: FALKEN S/TZ 04 (3MYRZ905) 265/50 20 VEHICLE: INFINITY FX35 MILEAGE: 38,000 ON CAR, NOT NECESSARILY TIRES. WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED THERE WAS 6/32" TREAD DEPTH ON ALL 4 TIRES. PROBLEM: BOTH REAR TIRES ARE DAMAGED. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE IS SEPARATED THROUGH THE TREAD AND HAS A 4" BUBBLE UNDERNEATH. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAS A BUBBLE. AIR PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED MONTHLY - NO PROBLEMS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER BUT MANY THANKS TO GOD THAT WE DID NOT WRECK OR WERE STRANDED. *TR

MELTING DASH-CAUSING EXTREME GLARE. HAD BUBBLED DASH REPLACED 2011. NOW IT'S MELTING WHEN WARM, AFTER 7 YEARS. INFINITI DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY OTHER ISSUES. SIMPLY, NOT TRUE.