2005 Infiniti FX35
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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9 recalls name the 2005 Infiniti FX35. Newest first.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag…
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A". Additionally, if not…
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa…
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2003-2005 FX35 and FX45, and 2006 M35 and M45 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin…
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-701.
During a canadian compliance test, certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.' the headlamp assemblies do not meet the headlamp photometric values requirements of the standard.
This standard IS to reduce traffic accidents and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents, by providing adequate illumination of the roadway, and by enhancing the conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that their presence IS perceived and their signals understood, both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of reduced visibility.
Dealers will replace the headlamp assemblies. The recall began on december 18, 2006. owners may contact infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
During a canadian compliance test, certain sport utility vehicles failed to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.' a rear combination lamp assembly did not meet the requirements.
This standard IS to reduce traffic accidents and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents, by providing adequate illumination of the roadway, and by enhancing the conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that their presence IS perceived and their signals understood, both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of reduced visibility.
Dealers will replace the rear combination lamp assemblies. the recall began on december 18, 2006. owners may contact infiniti at at 1-800-662-6200.
On certain passenger and sport utility vehicles, the fuel filler hose may crack and result in fuel leakage from the hose while refueling.
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Dealers will replace the fuel filler hose. recall began on february 27, 2006, for nissan owners, and on march 13, 2006, for infiniti owners. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the lower anchorage brackets in the rear seats do not meet the location requirement in this standard. this may cause difficulty in attaching some child seats to these brackets.
If a child seat IS not properly secured, there IS an increased risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Dealers will replace the lower anchorage brackets with modified brackets to ensure that the standard IS met. the recall began on august 28, 2006. the infiniti Q45 model vehicles are being campaigned under a separate recall (please see 05v374000). owners should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact stated that the door latch on the rear driver's side door ceased and was unable to be opened from inside or outside the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that there was a design flaw on the door which caused the defect. The contact had taken the vehicle infiniti of memphis (3060 n germantown pkwy, bartlett, tn 38133) where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle regarding the failure. The contact also mentioned that the fuel gauge was inoperable. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
I changed the camshaft sensor because it gave me an error code since my car was taking too long to turn over. Than the slip and vfc off light came on and my car would jerk and the brake light would come on and it would just stop completely. Than I changed a coil and the oil. Now the oil IS completely empty within 2 weeks. And I'm constantly putting gas and it's like the gage doesn't work. Because sometimes it's completely full and the gage will read half tank. Now it's giving me another code and saying there IS a misfire. If I turn the ac on the shaking IS worse and it smells horrible.
Dashboard / panel IS melting and bubbling
Rear passenger door lock actuator problem. We had been having issues with the door not being able to open. There were times that we had our 7 months old daughter on that side and we couldn't open the door. We can hear it clicks but not opening. This IS a safety hazard especially if all doors can't be open because of the faulty actuators!
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. While driving, the vehicle would not properly accelerate and the rpms and speedometer increased although the accelerator pedal was not pressed. During the failure, the vds and slip warning sensors displayed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 161,000.
Ok this complaint IS about the melting dashboard on mi vehicle IS not only dangerous to drive when the sun IS in front of you because of the glare but cosmetically looks disgusting, every time someone gets in my car asks me if my car has some kind of deceased or they even mention chickenpox as a joke. I contacted infiniti about the issue end they told me that I just missed the recall and they couldn't do anything about it. well the problem IS still there and IS a factory defect that not only me but thousands has the same problem. I ask you for your help to see if this problem could be resolved. I heard that mazda has recall all their defective dashboard and I think that every other company such as luxury infiniti should stand behind their product. I am a family man with two kids 12 and 7 and I would hate to think that something can happened while driving with this dashboard that maximizes the glare due to its condition. I took a few pictures to show you the glare and the defect. also this happened in new york where I reside and every summer it gets worst and worst.
There IS a recall not isted on this site to do with the melting/bubbling dashboard. there could be a health hazard with the adhesive and infiniti closed the recall and it IS not for the life of the vehicle
The dashboard of my 2005 FX35 SUV melted from the radiation internally. Was there a recall that I had missed?
Car was in a small low speed front end impact. Passenger air bag and seat belt deployed, although no passengers in car. Drivers side air bag and seat belt did not. clearly there IS a problem with the drivers side air bag seat belt and detonator. I now have a car with a deployed passenger side airbag and seat belt. Also acar that the drivers side air bag will not deploy if in another accident. *dsy. *tr
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact called infiniti of williamsville at (716) 633-9585 (located at 8137 main st, williamsville, ny 14221) where it was confirmed that there were no recalls associated with the vin. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
I opened the sunroof while driving about 60-70 mph on the highway and the glass of the sunroof completely flew off the car and went up in the air about 30-40 feet. the break or separation of the glass from the roof was clean so there was no damage to the sunroof mount/bracket which still operates like it should without the glass. this IS vary dangerous as it could kill someone driving behind me. my insurance company said that the sunroof glass should not break apart from the mount of any vehicle, that I should contact the manufacture. I called infiniti consumer affairs and they do not want to do anything for me.
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact stated that the dashboard melted in high temperatures over the course of a year. The contact stated that the area where the air bag was located was melted and the contact believed that the air bag would not deploy in the event of a crash. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to southwest infiniti (10495 southwest fwy, houston, tx 77074 (713) 779-2800) where the technician stated that the melting dashboard was common. The contact was provided an estimate to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that they could not take action or offer assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.
The underneath of the car IS completely rusted. Specifically the exhaust system and all of the underneath cover. There was a recall on or about 2009, it was supposedly replaced but the underneath IS complete rotted. Pieces have become loose and fallen off.
The airbag was recalled on may 23, 2016 due to the takata defective airbags. Till today infiniti has failed to provide a replacement for the defective airbag citing no available parts. Their advice IS only not to sit in the seat where the defective airbag IS present which IS not an acceptable solution. I am not sure how much longer I need to wait or if they are just playing the waiting game for my car to be retired before they need to do work on it.
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags). The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit for more than twelve months. Infiniti of charlotte (9103 e independence blvd, matthews, nc 28105, (704) 251-2872) confirmed that the vehicle was included in the takata recall. The contact stated that he was placed on a list to be notified when the part was available for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
I noticed the locks on both back seat doors, passenger front seat and back door were not locking/unlocking using the remote. The only way to lock and unlock all doors (excluding the driver's side door) IS manually. Intermittently, the rear gate does not unlock. apparently this IS a common problem with that make, model and model year. IS the dealer responsible for this repair since it's under 500 miles and it started happening after purchase, if not before.
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact stated that there was severe bubbling on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to glendale infiniti (812 s brand blvd, glendale, ca) where it was confirmed that the dashboard was bubbling; however, the technician refused to repair the vehicle because the contact did not have the extended warranty notice. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified and stated that since the vehicle was out of warranty, the contact would be responsible for the repair cost. The failure mileage was not provided.
TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (nationwide infiniti of timonium located at 22 w timonium rd, timonium, md 21093; (410) 561-1000) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not contacted and was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
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TL* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. When the vehicle was taken to the manhasset infiniti long island, new york dealer for maintenance, it was noticed that the dashboard was melting and bubbling around the radio and the area where the windshield met the dashboard. The vehicle was then taken to an unknown dealer and the contact was informed of a recall that had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Takata recall. I received a notification that my passenger side airbag was recalled and infiniti should be able to make repairs by the end of april 2017. To date, I have not received notification that the repair IS ready to be made.
1. Having a secure environment IS paramount in certain neighborhoods. When locking the doors it's imperative nobody can gain access at will by walking up to the car. If anyone can simply open the door to gain access, carjacking, injury, or even murder IS easier. If the doors locked properly this provides a more secure environment for this type of scenario. 2. Nissan knowing there IS a security problem with their locking mechanism and not recalling them for safety concern IS negligent. It's an open door to a lawsuit if someone were to be murdered due to a door that didn't lock, although the driver pushed the lock button and heard the locking noise. Remember, in this case there's no obvious indication the door isn't locked unless someone walks up and opens it from the outside. The drive "thinks" the door IS locked, when in reality it's an "open door" for carjacking or robbery. this failure IS an intermitance of operation. Sometimes the doors lock ok, other times they don't. In addition, sometimes the doors unlock ok, other times they don't. 3. In emergencies it's important to be able to unlock doors quickly. Since 99% of the time we all use the button to lock and unlock doors, using the manual locking lever IS unfamiliar. In emergencies every second counts. The locking/unlocking solenoid malfunctioning IS clearly a high risk in emergency scenarios. Some people who cannot afford the $1600 to have all the solenoids replaced (as quoted by dealers) will forgo getting them fixed, putting their family members at risk with the above mishap examples. This shouldn't be, nissan should recall them. it's only a matter of time till someone gets robbed, hurt or killed from a malfunctioning door lock.
The dashboard has become very shiny. The glare has on multiple occasions made it very difficult to see out the windshield. I have noticed the dash has also become very soft and almost gummy when the temperature warms up. I was driving facing the sun and I could not see the road for a number of seconds. This has happened multiple times.
Does infiniti can do something about the bubbling dash? Ibought the car on september 2016.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 infiniti FX35. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. ...updated 05/11/17 *bf *cn
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated PSAN inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- Takata (now known as TK Global), the Independent Testing Coalition, and Exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of Takata desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004L (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004L is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L.The Office of Defects Investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated PSAN frontal inflators manufactured by Takata. This investigation will require extensive information on Takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated PSAN inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=EA21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede EA15-001, which remains open.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.Nonetheless, at ODI's insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation.The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures.As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.Takata's initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida.Accordingly ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas.Takata's testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions.During PE14-016 four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.Also during PE14-016 four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina.Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls.Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity.Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing.All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.The investigation now includes all manufacturers and vehicles known to be affected at this time.ODI's investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.Nonetheless, at ODI's insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation.The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with consistently high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures.As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.Takata's initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida.Accordingly, ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas.Takata's testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions.During PE14-016, four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.Also during PE14-016, four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina.Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls.Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity.Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing.All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.The PE is now closed/upgraded to an Engineering Evaluation (EA15-001) to include all manufacturersand vehicles known to be affected at this time.ODI's EA investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.The recalls related to this PE are: 14V343, 14V344, 14V348, 14V351, 14V353, 14V655, 14V700, 14V701, 14V752, 14V763, 14V770, 14V773, 14V787, 14V802 and 14V817.The number of vehicles affected are an estimate since some vehicles may have both the driver and passenger side inflators recalled. The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492
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