High Severity Issue
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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
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 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 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
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
I PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN 90 DAYS I TRADED IN CADILLAC ESV CERTIFIED VEHICLE COULD NOT AT THE TIME AFFORD WARRANTY WAS TOLD HAD 90 DAYS. VEHICLE ONE DAY SMOKE CAME FROM HOOD WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20MPH AND SMELLED LIKE GAS AND ELECTRICAL BURNING. TOWED TO BOB MOORE INFINITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY WAS TOLD GROUND WIRE PLASTIC MELTED AND BURNED UP 6 COILS AND RUINED 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TOTALING $4500 IN DAMAGE WAS TOLD THEN NO SERVICE RECORDS ON CAR AND THIS IS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT FIXED BEFORE IT SOLD TO ME. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX SO THEY OFFERED TO BUY BACK CAR I AGREED THEY GAVE ME $12000 BUT THIS CAR WAS APPRAISED AT BY BOB MOORE $20200 I FELL THAT THEY SHORTED ME $3700 ASKED ABOUT THIS WAS TOLD FINAL OFFER HAD NO CHOICE TO TAKE BUT WANTING THIS COMPANY REPORTED BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS HAD SPOKE TO A FEW BUT THEY DID NOT REPORT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN NOR HELP ME. JUST WANT FAIR OFFER. AND THIS ISSUE OVER WITH. *TR
I PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN 90 DAYS I TRADED IN CADILLAC ESV CERTIFIED VEHICLE COULD NOT AT THE TIME AFFORD WARRANTY WAS TOLD HAD 90 DAYS. VEHICLE ONE DAY SMOKE CAME FROM HOOD WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20MPH AND SMELLED LIKE GAS AND ELECTRICAL BURNING. TOWED TO BOB MOORE INFINITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY WAS TOLD GROUND WIRE PLASTIC MELTED AND BURNED UP 6 COILS AND RUINED 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TOTALING $4500 IN DAMAGE WAS TOLD THEN NO SERVICE RECORDS ON CAR AND THIS IS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT FIXED BEFORE IT SOLD TO ME. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX SO THEY OFFERED TO BUY BACK CAR I AGREED THEY GAVE ME $12000 BUT THIS CAR WAS APPRAISED AT BY BOB MOORE $20200 I FELL THAT THEY SHORTED ME $3700 ASKED ABOUT THIS WAS TOLD FINAL OFFER HAD NO CHOICE TO TAKE BUT WANTING THIS COMPANY REPORTED BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS HAD SPOKE TO A FEW BUT THEY DID NOT REPORT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN NOR HELP ME. JUST WANT FAIR OFFER. AND THIS ISSUE OVER WITH. *TR
MY 2007 INFINITI FX35 WITH ONLY APPROX 46,500 MILES HAD SEVERE ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE POWER ON THE FREEWAY, THEN EVENTUALLY SEIZE UP THE ENGINE TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
MY 2007 INFINITI FX35 WITH ONLY APPROX 46,500 MILES HAD SEVERE ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE POWER ON THE FREEWAY, THEN EVENTUALLY SEIZE UP THE ENGINE TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER IN MY 2007 INFINITI FX35 DO NOT TELL SPEED AND MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER ERROR IS A FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FASTER YOU ARE DRIVING THE LARGER THE ERROR. AT 75 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 82 MPH. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER IN MY 2007 INFINITI FX35 DO NOT TELL SPEED AND MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER ERROR IS A FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FASTER YOU ARE DRIVING THE LARGER THE ERROR. AT 75 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 82 MPH. *TR