2010 Infiniti EX35

The dashboard on this vehicle get gooey and melts when exposed to sunshine. The intense glare on the windshield makes the car dangerous to drive because visibility is greatly impaired.

Reported

May 2024

Incident date

May 2024

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

The contact owns a 2010 Infiniti EX Journey. The contact stated that on several occasions when the vehicle was started and when driving at various speeds the speed odometer did not. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the instrument cluster panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,041.

Reported

Nov 2023

Incident date

Nov 2023

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY DASHBOARD IS "MELTING." IT'S STICKY AND GOOEY, EMITS CHEMICAL FUMES, AND PROJECTS A GLARE OF TINY DOTS ALL OVER MY WINDSHIELD. I BEGAN NOTICING THIS AT BEGINNING 2019. DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO (TOLD ME TO PUT A PIECE OF CARPET ON TOP OF IT). INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO (OCT 22, 2019) I CALLED AND EMAILED. I PARK IN MY GARAGE, AND IF IN A LOT, I USE A WINDSHIELD COVER. YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN A PHOTO, IT'S THE TOUCH, SMELL, AND GLARE. I BEGAN SUFFERING RESPIRATORY ISSUES FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING OUT OF A WINDSHIELD COVERED IN TINY DOTS. *TR

Reported

Jun 2020

Incident date

Jan 2019

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I AM WRITING THIS EMAIL DUE TO A LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 INFINITI EX35(VIN:[XXX]). I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON ROUTE US1 AROUND 45-50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS IN THE FIRST LANE OF A 3 LANE ROAD AND WITH LOT OF DIFFICULTY WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SHOULDER. THIS WAS REALLY CRAZY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I COULD HAVE GOT KILLED OR COULD HAVE KILLED SOME ONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER WOULD HAVE GOT LOST AND HENCE THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK. I ASKED IF THEY COULD TOW THE VEHICLE AND THEY MENTIONED THEY COULD NOT TOW THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM REALLY SURPRISED BY SUCH A POOR LACK OF SERVICE BY YOUR SERVICE CENTER WHERE I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE CAR. ANYWAYS I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE MY FULL MONEY BACK SO THAT I CAN BUY A DIFFERENT MODEL CAR. I HAVE TOWED THE CAR TO THE RAY CATENA INFINITI SERVICE CENTER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Reported

Nov 2016

Incident date

Nov 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I STARTED MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND A YELLOW LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THOUGHT IS WAS THE KEY BATTERY SO I PAID NO ATTENTION, GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, A FEW MINUTES LATER GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO HEAD HOME AND IT WON'T START. I WAS STUCK THERE FOR FIVE HOURS TRYING TO GET IT STARTED WITH HELP FROM A LOCKSMITH AND MY MECHANIC, FINALLY FOUND THE ISSUE ON GOOGLE WAS A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT WHICH 37 OTHER PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AND WAS CHARGED $900 AND UP TO FIX BY THE DEALERS THEY KNOW OF THIS ISSUE BUT WON'T RECALL IT. MY MECHANIC MOVED THE STEERING UP AND DOWN WITH THE LOCK RELEASE AND FINALLY GOT IT STARTED.

Reported

Jan 2016

Incident date

Jan 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

ON FRIDAY 7-AUGUST-2015 MY WIFE'S 2010 EX35 DID NOT CRANCKED. VEHICLE GOT TOWED TO INFINITI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. DIAGNOSTIC WAS RAN AND THE FAULTY PART IS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT. A FORMER INFINITI MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT NISSAN ALTIMA'S USE THE SAME PART AND GOT RECALLED ON THOSE VEHICLES. HE ALSO STATES THAT WITH JUST MOVING THE TELESCOPING THE STEERING WHEEL IN AND OUT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. HE WAS RIGHT AND NOW THE VEHICLE STARTS. HOWEVER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THEY WANT $1,100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY TAKE IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE THREATED AS THE SAME SITUATION AS THE ALTIMA.

Reported

Aug 2015

Incident date

Aug 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

INFINITI REFUSES TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT MY 2010 EX 35 HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG. *TR

Reported

Dec 2014

Incident date

Dec 2014

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER CONTINUALLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THEN LUNGED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,874.

Reported

Jan 2013

Incident date

Oct 2012

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

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.

Reported

Dec 2012

Incident date

Jun 2010

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

Reported

Dec 2011

Incident date

Oct 2011

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

SIDE MIRRORS ARE HINDERING SIGHT - VERY LARGE BLIND SPOT ON EACH SIDE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN INTERSECTIONS. THE MIRRORS ARE TOO LARGE AND IT A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *TT

Reported

Sep 2011

Incident date

Sep 2011

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI EX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO SPORTS MODE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. HE HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. HE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO PARK GEAR, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

Reported

May 2011

Incident date

Sep 2010

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY VEHICLE (INFINITI EX 35, 2010) STOPS REPEATEDLY WHILE IN DS MODE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED 11 INSTANCES WHEN THIS VEHICLE STOPPED INCLUDING TODAY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA. *TR

Reported

Apr 2011

Incident date

Apr 2011

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I AM HAVING 'ACCELERATOR LAG'; MANY TIMES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR FROM A STOP, IT WILL MOVE VERY SLOW. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM PULLING OUT IN FAST TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT MY DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD NO FIX FOR THIS. *TR

Reported

Sep 2010

Incident date

Sep 2010

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY BRAND NEW EX35 INFINITY ADAPTIVE AND STANDARD CRUISE CONTROL ("ACC")CRASHED (QUIT WORKING) ON ME 4X IN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS I OWNED THE CAR. IN ADDITION DURING THAT PERIOD WHEN THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED, IT DID NOT WORK FULLY OR PROPERLY. FINALLY, INFINITI DECLARED A RECALL FOR THE CRASHING ACC AND PURPORTEDLY "FIXED" IT ON 01/20/10. HOWEVER, AFTER THE "FIX" IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT A SAFETY WARNING FEATURE OF THE THAT CHIMES AND FLASHES WHEN ANOTHER CAR CUTS IN BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS FEATURE EXISTED ON THE 2010 EX35 BEFORE THE "FIX", IS DESCRIBED IN THE EX35 MANUAL AND WORKED ON MY PREVIOUS CAR (A 2008 FX35) THAT HAD ACC. INFINITI'S RESPONSE IS THAT THIS FEATURE IS NO LONGER PART OF THE SYSTEM AND IF THE MANUAL STATES OTHERWISE, THEIR 2010 EX35 MANUAL IS WRONG.

Reported

Mar 2010

Incident date

Jan 2010

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

CURT IS RECALLING CERTAIN CLASS 1 RECEIVER HITCHES, P/N 11500, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 26, 2008 AND MARCH 12, 2009, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 NISSAN INFINITI EX35 VEHICLES. WHEN THE HITCH IS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM RATING, THE BUMPER STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE MAY PULL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME.

Risk: A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR SHOULD THE TOWED VEHICLE SEPARATE FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION.

Remedy: CURT MFG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CURT MFG TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-738-7213.