2003 INFINITI FX35 Latches/locks/linkages Problems

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED (2003 FX 35) IN 2010 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT SEEMS TO BE SOME VERY COMMON COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE . DEFECTS THAT THE LOCAL DEALERS (MCALLEN , TEXAS) HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS. 1) CRACKED DASH. SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASHES. 2) FAULTY CAR LOCK ACTUATORS. THIS SEEMS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THE PROBLEMS CAN BE SO PREVALENT (CHECK THE WEB) , BUT YET NISSAN FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE DASH NOT BEING A HAZARD , HOWEVER, THE LOCKS CAN BE. I CANT EVEN OPEN MY HATCH, AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A LUXURY VEHICLE? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FRONT DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. SOME TIMES THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB AND MUST USE A KEY. RECENTLY THEY HAVE BEEN LOCKING BY THEMSELVES AS IF THE ACTUATOR FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

VEHICLE LOCKS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. VERY INCONSISTENT. CANNOT OPEN THEM , AND CANNOT CLOSE THEM USING THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY SIX YEAR OLD WHO SITS IN THE BACK. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES HAVING THE REAR CHILD DOOR LOCK ENGAGED AND WE COULD NOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE ACTUATORS FAILED. CHILDREN HAD TO EXIT OUT THE FRONT BY CLIMBING OVER THE FRONT SEATS. WHILE AT A PARKING GARAGE A LARGE VEHICLE PARKED CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR CAR AND COULD NOT OPEN DOORS TO RE-ENTER. AGAIN, INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS , BOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. WE HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR TAILGATE/HATCH. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND LOCK WERE OPERATING AT THAT TIME AND MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. STILL TO THIS DAY THE LOCKS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW HAVE 115,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 97,878

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED OR LOCKED USING THE KEY FOB OR THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2003 INFINITY FX35, FOR SOME TIME I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH ALL THE DOOR ACTUATORS THEY SOMETIME WORK AND SOME NOT, NOW THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR AND LIKE 2 MONTHS LATER THE REST OF THE DOORS INCLUDING THE TRUNK. I HAD IT CHECK WITH AN ELECTROMECHANICAL AND HE TOLD ME IS THE DOOR ACTUATORS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALL INFINITY FX35 MODELS AND SOME OTHERS. I REALLY THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING MOST BE DONE ABOUT IT.... INFINITY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS SINCE IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION IN THEY'RE CARS. 1 ACTUATOR GOING BAD IS ONE THING BUT ALL OF THEM IS ANOTHER. THIS IS A VERY HIGH SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKE CARE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE HATCH LOCK CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY (I.E. WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON WAS PUSHED.) TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM, AND THAT ALL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT GREAT EXPENSE). THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST, WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED QUICKLY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING ALONE, SECURITY OF THE CAR WAS LIKEWISE COMPROMISED. ALSO TROUBLING WAS THAT THE SOUND OF DOORS LOCKING WOULD STILL BE HEARD, BUT THE DOORS WERE NOT ACTUALLY LOCKED--THUS LEADING DRIVERS TO THINK THEIR CAR WAS SECURE WHEN IN FACT IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE SUV'S AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A COMPONENT RECALL. *TR

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

HAVE A 2003 INFINITI FX35, AND THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS NOW DO NOT FULLY LOCK OR UNLOCK AND THE UNLOCK MESSAGE APPEAR ON THE SCREEN WHILE DRIVING (THE WORK WHEN THEY WANT). FIRST ONE DOOR WENT OUT NOW THE OTHER. MY SENSE IS THAT A SMALL CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON IN THE BACK COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER IF THERE WERE AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THEM TO BE EVACUATED. WITH ONLY ONE MANUAL LOCK FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE (ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR) A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE CAR TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY (IN ADDITION TO REACHING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR). SINCE I SEE THIS AS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND ORDER AN APPROPRIATE RECALL. IF YOU PERUSE VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE WEB, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A RATHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MANY NISSAN PRODUCTS (THE SISTER MURANO IS ALSO SO AFFLICTED). *TR

DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ALONG WITH GASDOOR LOCK. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM, THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $500 PER LOCK TIMES 6 LOCKS. (4 DOORS, REAR HATCH AND GASDOOR) SAFETY ISSUE AS SOMETIMES I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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 INTERMITTENT 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. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. 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. *TR

Mileage: 27,499

HAVE A 2003 INFINITI FX35, AND THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS NOW DO NOT FULLY LOCK OR UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS. FIRST ONE DOOR WENT OUT NOW THE OTHER. MY SENSE IS THAT A SMALL CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON IN THE BACK COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER IF THERE WERE AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THEM TO BE EVACUATED. WITH ONLY ONE MANUAL LOCK FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE (ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR) A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE CAR TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY (IN ADDITION TO REACHING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR). SINCE I SEE THIS AS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND ORDER AN APPROPRIATE RECALL. IF YOU PERUSE VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE WEB, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A RATHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MANY NISSAN PRODUCTS (THE SISTER MURANO IS ALSO SO AFFLICTED). *TR

Mileage: 125,000