Infiniti EX35 problems and owner complaints

LOST STEERING COMPLETELY. STEERING WHEEL WOULD ROTATE 360 DEGREES FREELY WITHOUT AFFECTING WHEELS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, BEGAN TO HAVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. SLOWED DOWN WHILE PLAY WORSENED.. LOST STEERING AND STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. HAD NO STEERING WHATEVER; STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREE SPIN 360 DEGREES. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR.... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WASN'T ANY PHYSICAL INDICATION OF THE FAILURE BEFORE HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER O…

Owner-reported narrative. 19,087 miles reported. Look up ODI 10350255 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED, AT THE INFINITI DEALER, ON THE WAY HOME MY SON NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME THE STEERING WHEEL AND PART OF THE COLUMN ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN SEPARATED THERE IS NO WAY TO STEER THE CAR! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE DEALER, HARPER INFINITI, SAID THEY DID NOT WORK ON THE STEERING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE EARLIER THAT DAY. ..UPDATED 07/01/14 *BF …

Owner-reported narrative. 75,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10605536 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI EX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 12-30…

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10553830 at NHTSA ↗

RADIATOR CRACKED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON DUE TO THE USE OF PLASTICS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM NOW. THERE IS NO REPAIR ABLE TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC AND THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 66,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10606017 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE AN EX 35 INFINITY THAT HAS SMART CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE PREVIOUS APPROX. 5 HRS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY COMING HOME FROM FL AT ABOUT 75MPH., THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED FLASHING WITH LIMITED POWER GOING TO THE CAR.. THIS RESULTED IN A SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE CAR AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES-WITH ME AGAIN STARTING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE RESULTING DECELERATION. I DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE REST OF THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10301654 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI EX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER REAR SEAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT THE FIRE INITIATED AT A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498111 at NHTSA ↗

THE BRAKES SQUEAK CONSTANTLY WITH DEALER PARTS. MY RADIATOR CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL OWNERS ON THE NICO BLOG THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597578 at NHTSA ↗

THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY STALLS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS, BRAKING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS AND FREEWAY OFF RAMPS AS WELL AS BRAKING ON A LEFT TURN THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO PROBLEMS THAT PRECIPITATED A RECALL OF OTHER INIFINITI MODELS, SAME MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER THE EX35 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CANNOT …

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11164798 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY AND IT'S SCARY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, ITS UNDER 100K MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M WAITING ON A RESPONSE.

Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11385297 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI EX35. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE GEAR IN REVERSE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10763965 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE, MY CAR JUST STOPPED. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO STOP. IT JUST STOPS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID ONCE THEY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN A PREVIOUS RECALL THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE ANOTHER ONE. EVEN IF THEY ARE AT FAULT IT'S MY BURDEN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10681293 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI EX35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10489483 at NHTSA ↗