2012 Infiniti Fx35

2012 Infiniti FX35 SUV AWD

Overall

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Front Crash

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Side Crash

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Rollover

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2012 Infiniti FX35 SUV RWD

Overall

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Front Crash

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Side Crash

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Rollover

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ENGINE

This engine uses a metal timing chain inside the engine. Infinit chose to use plastic guides and tensors to keep the chain in place and not wear stretch. This choice of PLASTIC results in the eventual failure of the components that are needed to keep the chain in place. First signs of impending failure is a rattle inside the engine. Eventual the chain will break loose and destroy the engine. The parts themselves can be purchased at any auto parts store for under $50.00, however labor is in the thousands or engine complete failure. A simple search of the internet will show that nearly all owners experience this. Most opting to sell the vehicle or chance failure does not occur. My mechanic has confirmed and I will go to an Infiniti dealer if need be.

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti FX35. The contact stated that on several occasions, while the vehicle was started, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti FX35. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle failed to shift gears properly. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the PCM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired however, the repair was pending. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARDS OF THE INFINITI FX35 BECOMES LIKE A STICKY GUMMY LIKE SUBSTANCE. THE DASHBOARDS ALSO CRACK AND CHIP WITHOUT CAUSE AND REASON AND WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO IT. THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHIN ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE.

STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER

INFINITI FX35 2012 DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART IN PIECES. VEHICLE HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT. THE DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE MELTING AS IT HAS BECOME STICKY AND THE REFLECTION IS BLINDING ME IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I DRIVE. THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED TO CRACKS EVERYWHERE AND INFINITI IS REFUSING TO SERVICE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I AM BLINDED EVERY TIME I DRIVE. PICTURES OF CRACKS PROVIDED. THE REFLECTION PICTURE IS HARD TO TAKE.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL NEEDED ON INFINITI FX35 2012. I WAS IN MOTION, DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. A PIECE OF DEBRIS BOUNCED OFF OF A CAR IN MY LEFT LANE AND FLEW UNDERNEATH MY CAR. BANG! MY AIRBAGS EJECTED AND SLAMMED MY FACE HARD. MY WHOLE FRONT WINDSHIELD BLEW WHITE. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. TRYING TO PUSH THE AIRBAG DOWN WITH ONE HAND, WHILE STEERING WITH THE OTHER HAND AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS ESSENTIALLY DRIVING BLIND ON THE FREEWAY WITH SPEEDING CARS ALL AROUND ME. ON TOP OF THAT I COULDN'T MOVE, BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS LOCKED ME. IT'S A WONDER I DIDN'T SLAM ON THE BREAKS, OR SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANES, A PERFECTLY NATURAL REACTION. I USED MY PERIPHERAL VISION TO MOVE INTO THE SLOWER LANES TO THE RIGHT OF ME. THE LAST LANE ENDED UP BEING THE EXIT LANE. WHEN THE FOUR OF US GOT OUT TO EXAMINE WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A HUGE DENT, WE WERE SHOCKED. THE CAR LOOKED PERFECT. NO COLLISION. NO DAMAGE. IT WAS THE AIRBAGS. HAD WE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE YET, KILLED IN A CRASH THAT DAY (NOT TO MENTION ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING CARS) WE WOULD NEVER HAVE ASCERTAINED THAT IT WAS AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAD COME FIRST - THE ACCIDENT OR THE AIRBAGS.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING MY FX35 2012 INFINITI AND THE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. I DID NOT HIT ANY CAR OR OBJECT, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.... JUST A DEPLOYMENT. IT WAS A LARGE BOOM, LOUD EXPLOSION, SMELL OF A STRONG GUN POWDER ODOR THAT BURNS YOUR EYES. THE AIRBAG WAS TORN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SUBURB STREET, NO MORE THAN 35 MPH. I STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT IN THE LANE AS I WAS IN SHOCK ....SEEING NO OBSTRUCTION I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION A FEW YARDS UP. LOUD

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A FIVE LANE FREEWAY, A PIECE OF DEBRIS (ABOUT 1X2 FT) WAS BOUNCING FROM LANE TO LANE. IT BOUNCED INTO MY LANE AND WENT UNDER MY 2012 INFINITE FX35. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY AIRBAGS EJECTED OPEN. MY WHOLE FRONT WINDSHIELD BLEW WHITE, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. ESSENTIALLY, I WAS DRIVING BLINDLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY WITH MOVING CARS ALL AROUND ME. IT'S A WONDER I DIDN'T SLAM ON MY BRAKES, SWERVE OR PLOW INTO THE CARS THAT I WAS BEHIND, IN FRONT OF, OR TO THE SIDE OF ME ON THE FREEWAY. TO THINK ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES! WHITED OUT FRONT WINDOW, LARGE IMPEDING AIRBAG IN MY FACE, BUT MIRACULOUSLY, I MANAGED TO SAFELY MANEUVER ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC! THE LAST LANE TURNED OUT TO BE THE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY, WHERE THERE WAS A GAS STATION. WHEN WE STOPPED THERE, MY THREE PASSENGERS AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY WALKED AROUND IT, LOOKING TO SEE WHAT DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE ON MY INFINITI. IT LOOKED PERFECT: NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. NO COLLISION. NO DAMAGE. A DEFECTIVE AND HYPERSENSITIVE SENSOR IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. WAS THIS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INFINITI RECALL? THE EVENTS IN MY CASE HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT HAD WE HAD AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAD COME FIRST, THE ACCIDENT, OR THE AIRBAG. MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY WAS SHOCKED THAT THIS OCCURRED WHEN THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF MY INFINITI. THE INTERIOR HOWEVER, WAS ANOTHER THING ALTOGETHER ' THE AIRBAGS, THE DASHBOARD, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, THE SEAT BELTS, ETC., IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. THEY DECIDED TO DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. THEIR CONCLUSION? MY INFINITI DEEMED "TOTALED" WAS ZERO MY FAULT.

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I REPORTED MY VEHICLE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT NO CODES WERE DETECTED; HOWEVER BELIEVES IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR HAS 39K MILES. AS A PREVIOUS OWNER OF A 2011 INFINITI, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AS I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND DRIVEN IT FOR LESS THAN 6K. I INITIATED A CLAIM WITH NALLEY CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO NO AVAIL; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO LISTING OF WHAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CLAIM # 28141832. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE REGIONAL MANAGER CONTACT ME.