2007 INFINITI FX35 Engine Problems

3 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine Issues in the 2007 INFINITI FX35

3 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 INFINITI FX35. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Injuries
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Deaths

All Engine Complaints

#11338844 |
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND STARTED TO BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND THEY RECALLED SOME CARS FOR IT. IT'S EITHER THE CAMSHAFT OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IM JUST GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SHOULD BE A FIX OR RECALL ON ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THIS.
#11123333 |
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 55-60MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BOTH SMOKING AND GLOWING RED FROM EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THEM DUE TO A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN BAD GROUNDING ISSUE. WORRIED THEY WOULD CAUSE A FIRE I EVACUATED MY FAMILY AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED THE FX35 HAS DESTROYED ALL 6 IGNITION COILS WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. IT ALSO DESTROYED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER, THE CAR IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT. HAD WE NOT STOPPED I FEAR THE CAR WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE FROM THE EXCESS FUEL AND BURNING/MELTING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. NOT TO MENTION IS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR LOSE ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY....
#10779512 |
CHANGED 1 ENGINE COIL AND ALL 6 PLUGS, RAN GOOD FOR 2 DAYS. THEN STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, HESITATES AND CUTS OFF. THEN CHANGED ALL 6 COILS, RAN GOOD 2 DAYS THEN STARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. INTERNET RESEARCH SAYS POSSIBLE ECM, IPDM OR ECU RELAY CAUSING THE COILS TO OVER HEAT AND BURN UP. NO RECALLS ON 2007 FX35 BUT OTHER MODELS HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. INFINITI SHOULD STEP UP AND RECALL THE 2007 FX35 MODEL AS WELL.
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