2004 Infiniti FX35 problems
Owners have filed 148 complaints about the 2004 Infiniti FX35 with NHTSA. Latches/locks/linkages account for 18.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 12.8%.
Complaints148
Crashes0
Fires1
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Latches/locks/linkages 18.2% · 27
Structure 12.8% · 19
Electrical system 12.2% · 18
Air bags 10.1% · 15
Unknown or other 8.8% · 13
Fuel system, gasoline 5.4% · 8
Exterior lighting 4.7% · 7
Fuel/propulsion system 4.1% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 1 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 11 in the last three years against 20 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
2004 Infiniti FX35 automatic door lock actuators failing to unlock or lock the doors. This started happening a few weeks ago with the rear cargo door failing to unlock. Now all of the doors fail to lock and unlock intermittently. This is a safety issue. I have not taken any action yet but if this keeps up I will be forced to spend nearly $2500 to have the actuators replaced. Latches/locks/linkages · reported at 52,000 miles
My 2004 infinity fx 35 door actuator went out all four of them,this car is keyless entry. I have a child and it seem dangerous to use this car for our family anymore. Sometime I'm afraid to lock it and worried if a fire or emergency happened ,I couldn't get out of the car. Or I couldn't open the door to get the child out. This is very bad and must be corrected by infinity. Latches/locks/linkages · reported at 80,000 miles
Some or all door locks fail to function, with no pattern of which door or doors will do it next. This only happens when it is hot enough outside (approx 85 degrees and up) to make it hot inside the vehicle. This problem is all over the internet, with nissan's and Infiniti's and approximate years 2003 through 2007. The posts that I have read date back to 2007. Latches/locks/linkages · reported at 55,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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