2008 INFINITI FX35 Problems

When there is a passenger seating the “Off Airbag Light is ON” when it should be turned off even after was sent to get fix at dealership

2008 INFINITI FX35. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR BAG DEFECT LIGHTS FLASHING ON VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL AND MULTI POINT INSPECTION DONE. DEALER STATED THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH AS WELL AS NO MULTI POINT INSPECTION PAPERWORK WAS PRODUCED.

I TOOK MY CAR IN ON OCT 5TH FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. SOON AFTER THE INFINITI TECHNICIAN COMPLETED THE WORK MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $2388 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE TWO AIRBAGS ARE NOT CONNECTED. I EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD NEVER BEEN ON UNTIL THE TECHNICIAN DID THE WORK AND NOW INFINITI IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

I THINK THAT MY ODOMETER MAY HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAR BECAME STICKY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE THIS SUMMER SUCH THAT IT CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND DISCOVERED THAT INFINITI EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE DASH FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 8 YEARS, BUT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS ONLY RECENTLY BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME WITH THE GLARE. IT SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH INFINITI AND OWNERS LIKE ME WHO WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION OR WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES AFTER WARRANTY ARE FACED WITH A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2009 FROM AN INFINITI DEALER WELL UNDER THE 60K DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AND I RECEIVED OTHER WARRANTY AND RECALL RELATED INFORMATION SO I AM NOT SURE WHY INFINITI WOULD ONLY EXTEND THIS WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL OWNERS (WHAT I WAS TOLD BY INFINITI CUSTOMER CARE IN A PHONE CALL) AND LEAVING THOSE WHO PURCHASED USED WITH A SAFETY HAZARD.

ENTIRE DASHBOARD BUBBLED/BLISTERED ALL IN ONE DAY. CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED. - THE PROBLEM IS THE REFLECTION FROM THE BLISTERING. *TR

MY CAR DASHBOARD HAD RECALL ONLY FOR SHORT TIME AND NOW THE DEFECT IS SHOWING UP BADLY. PULSE CAN YOU CHECK AND MAKE ONE TIME EXCEPTION.

ON 01/24/08 I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL OF MY INFINITY FX35 2008 WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE PEDAL GOT STUCK,OR IT GOT STUCK BTW THE MAT, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE, AT MUCH FASTER SPEED, I HAD LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, IT WAS ONLY MATTER OF SECONDS THAT I CRASHED INTO FEW SAFETY POLES, SIGN, & GUARD RAIL, I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ,THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIAN. I DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL MATS THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE & AFTER MARKET RUBBER MATS ON TOP OF THE FABRIC MATS. IT DID HAPPEN ONCE, FEW MONTHS AGO BUT I WAS ABLE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND IT RELEASE THE PEDAL. I PULL OVER TO CHECK WHY THIS HAPPEN, AND CHECK THE MATS, I COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO KNOW THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TOYOTA ABOUT A SIMULATOR PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT MY INFINITY FX35 & THE TOYOTA MODEL ARE MADE IN JAPAN. *TR

PROBLEM APPEARS CLOSER TO RECENT RECALL OF HUNDAI SONATA CARS W/ STEERING WHEEL BAGS. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN BUSY 4-LANE HIGHWAY, SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON ASSOCIATED WITH SEAT AND AIRBAGS. ROSWELL INFINITI , ROSWELL, GA HAD TO COMPLETELY TEAR APART STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WORK ON AIRBAGS, SENSORS, AND OTHER ITEMS. I HAD JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER DEALER, BUT HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES. DID NOT EXPECT ALMOST $4,000 IN REPAIRS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER JAPANESE MODELS AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHEN LIGHT CAME ON I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHETHER I SHOULD KEEP DRIVING AND I WAS OVER 25 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP BY THAT TIME. BROUGHT IT IN NEXT DAY BUT TOOK OVER 3 DAYS TO REPAIR DUE TO PARTS, ETC.

IN FEB 2016 WHEN I SAW THE RECALL ON THE NEWS FOR AIRBAGS, I CALLED TO SEE IF THE INFINITI FX35 2008 WAS RECALLED. I WAS TOLD NO RECALL THE TRUCK IS FINE. NOW IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVE A LETTER FOR A PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. DO YOU KNOW IF THE DRIVER AIRBAG IS BEING INVESTIGATED? I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, BECAUSE MY MOM WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN DEC. 2015. SHE HAD INJURY TO HER FACE, NECK AND MORE. WHAT MAKES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATE? IS IT NORMAL FOR THE DRIVER SEAT TO COME OFF THE TRACK? THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR UPDATED 12/04/17*BF *TR

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED CAUSING THE LIQUID TO SPEW ALL OVER THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL; THE VEHICLE ALSO RUMBLED AND VIBRATED WHILE IN MOTION LIKE IT HAD A BAD FLAT TIRE.. ALSO, TIRE SENSOR ON THE SAME WHEEL HAD GONE BAD. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES WHEN THE CAR STARTED AND STAYS ON THE WHOLE TIME. IN DASH TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWS "**" RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL PRESSURE AMOUNT. *JS

ON 01/24/08 I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL OF MY INFINITY FX35 2008 WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE PEDAL GOT STUCK,OR IT GOT STUCK BTW THE MAT, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE, AT MUCH FASTER SPEED, I HAD LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, IT WAS ONLY MATTER OF SECONDS THAT I CRASHED INTO FEW SAFETY POLES, SIGN, & GUARD RAIL, I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ,THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIAN. I DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL MATS THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE & AFTER MARKET RUBBER MATS ON TOP OF THE FABRIC MATS. IT DID HAPPEN ONCE, FEW MONTHS AGO BUT I WAS ABLE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND IT RELEASE THE PEDAL. I PULL OVER TO CHECK WHY THIS HAPPEN, AND CHECK THE MATS, I COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO KNOW THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TOYOTA ABOUT A SIMULATOR PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT MY INFINITY FX35 & THE TOYOTA MODEL ARE MADE IN JAPAN. *TR

PROBLEM APPEARS CLOSER TO RECENT RECALL OF HUNDAI SONATA CARS W/ STEERING WHEEL BAGS. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN BUSY 4-LANE HIGHWAY, SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON ASSOCIATED WITH SEAT AND AIRBAGS. ROSWELL INFINITI , ROSWELL, GA HAD TO COMPLETELY TEAR APART STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WORK ON AIRBAGS, SENSORS, AND OTHER ITEMS. I HAD JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER DEALER, BUT HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 105,000 MILES. DID NOT EXPECT ALMOST $4,000 IN REPAIRS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER JAPANESE MODELS AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHEN LIGHT CAME ON I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHETHER I SHOULD KEEP DRIVING AND I WAS OVER 25 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP BY THAT TIME. BROUGHT IT IN NEXT DAY BUT TOOK OVER 3 DAYS TO REPAIR DUE TO PARTS, ETC.

I PURCHASED AN INFINITI FX35 FROM A LOCAL DEALER, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I NOTED SOME CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT, WHICH I QUICKLY POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL MY SALESMAN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR. HE WAS ALWAYS CONVENIENTLY UNAVAILABLE. I COULD NEVER GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR 45 DAYS, AT WHICH TIME THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONDENSATION IS SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE LIGHT OR ROADWAY AHEAD OF YOU. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MEANWHILE THEY HAVE PLACED A STATE INSPECTION STICKER ON THIS VEHICLE. OTHER INSPECTION STATIONS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PASS THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. THIS IS IN TOTAL VIOLATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL SAFETY LAWS AND LOCAL INSPECTION CRITERIA. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ELDERLY PARENT AND CANNOT TAKE HER TO ANY DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL EITHER WHEN IT IS DARK OR OVERCAST. THE DEALER KEEPS REPEATING 30 DAYS. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE DEVELOPED A FURTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LEAVING ME WITH NO NIGHT TIME ILLUMINATION, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE AT NIGHT. NO HIGH OR LOW BEAM ON ONE SIDE AND A DISPERSED AND DIFFUSED LIGHT ON THE LEFT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED CAUSING THE LIQUID TO SPEW ALL OVER THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL; THE VEHICLE ALSO RUMBLED AND VIBRATED WHILE IN MOTION LIKE IT HAD A BAD FLAT TIRE.. ALSO, TIRE SENSOR ON THE SAME WHEEL HAD GONE BAD. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES WHEN THE CAR STARTED AND STAYS ON THE WHOLE TIME. IN DASH TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWS "**" RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL PRESSURE AMOUNT. *JS

The car's fuel tank leaks. Further description is included in my attachments, pages 1-4.