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2,000 miles · May 25, 2010

Electrical System

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2009 FX35 INFINITI MORE THAN 80% OF THE TIME I EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS AFTER EXITING MY CAR TOUCHING THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT. I CONTACTED AN INFINITI TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND GROUNDS O.K. AND SUGGESTED BEFORE EXITING THE CAR I SHOULD TOUCH THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME TO DISCHARGE ANY ELECTRICAL CURRENT ESPECIALLY IF I WERE TO GAS UP THE CAR. I CONTACTED INFINITY USA TO SEE IF THEY HAD A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER CHECKING WITH THERE TECHNICAL STAFF THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT RECOMMEND I GO TO ANOTHER INFINITI DEALER AND HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE BOTTOM LINE IS NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THE COULD DO.I DON'T LIKE BEING SHOCKED TOUCHING THE EXTERIOR OF MY CAR BUT EVEN A GREATER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OR WORSE YET EXPLOSION GASING UP. JUST TO EXPAND A BIT ON THE SHOES I WEAR AT THE TIME OF THESE SHOCKS IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF THE SOULS ARE LEATHER OR RUBBER, EITHER WAY IT HAPPENS. PLEASE ADVISE ME. *TR

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18,000 miles · Mar 8, 2010

Electrical System

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MY CAR STARTED RATHER VIOLENTLY LURCHING WHEN I ACCELERATED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN APPARENT ELECTRONICS FAILURE IN THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF. AIR CONDITIONING WENT OFF. VARIOUS ICON LIGHTS THAT I DID NOT RECOGNIZE CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER A WHILE THE AC CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN LATER, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE INCIDENT STARTED AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, GUNN INFINITI, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME ON THE PHONE. I CALLED THEIR ROAD NUMBER AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO SAN ANTONIO. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT HAS CAUSED AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER AFFECTING THE ELECTRONIC SYSTER. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THAT I WAS IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING, ALTHOUGH WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL AND SPEEDOMETER I COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN FOR LONG. AS OF MONDAY, MARCH 8 THEY STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATED TIME WHEN THEY THINK THEY WILL HAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME. *TR

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Official recalls

15V054000 · Steering:column

Feb 2, 2015

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008 Infiniti EX35 vehicles equipped with the power tilt/telescope option included in the premium package, manufactured June 29, 2007, to April 25, 2008, 2009 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2007, to April 16, 2008, and 2009 Nissan GT-R vehicles manufactured March 14, 2007, to April 25, 2008. The steering column outer tube may not be round, resulting in extra stress being applied to the upper steering bearing. This stress may cause the bearing retainer to fracture, creating extra play in the steering wheel or a possible loss of steering.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Extra play in the steering wheel or a loss of steering may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering shaft on the Infiniti EX35, FX35, and FX45 vehicles, and will replace the steering column assembly on the Nissan GT-R vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015. Infiniti owners may contact customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan owners may contact the GT-R hotline at 1-866-668-1487.

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NHTSA investigations

PE14034 · Steering Column Separation

Opened Nov 4, 2014 · Closed Feb 27, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column

In a January 28, 2015 letter to NHTSA, Nissan identified a safety defect in the steering column assemblies used in certain model year (MY) 2008 and 2009 Infiniti EX35, Infiniti FX35/45 and Nissan GT-R vehicles equipped with power tilt/telescope steering columns supplied by Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd (NHTSA Recall No. 15V-054, Nissan R1501/R1502).The recall covers a total of 16,973 vehicles, including 15,647 MY 2008 Infiniti EX35 vehicles manufactured from June 29, 2007 (SOP) to April 25, 2008; 1,100 MY 2009 Infiniti FX35/45 vehicles manufactured from October 31, 2007 (SOP) to April 16, 2008; and 226 MY 2009 Nissan GT-R vehicles manufactured from March 14, 2007 (SOP) to April 25, 2008.The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with a steering column outer tube that is out of specification (out of round), which may result in stress at the upper bearing.According to Nissan, in rare instances, the condition caused the bearing retainer to fracture creating excessive play in the steering wheel.In this condition, if excessive axial force is applied to the steering wheel, the column may separate and cause a loss of steering control.Nissan's remedy instructs dealers to replace the steering shaft on the Infiniti EX35 and FX35/45 vehicles and to replace the entire steering column assembly on the Nissan GT-R vehicles.ODI's analysis of complaint and warranty data related to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles identified a total of 5 incidents in which steering column separation appears to have occurred, including one alleging that a crash resulted.Sixteen (16) additional incidents of loose steering were identified in Nissan complaints (1) and warranty claims (15).The 5 separation incidents identified by ODI involved vehicles built from November 7, 2007 to February 5, 2008, including 3 vehicles built from February 2 to February 5, 2008.The 16 incidents of loose steering involved vehicles built from January 19, 2008 to April 3, 2008, including 9 vehicles built from February 1 to February 11, 2008.None of the incidents involved the approximately 1,800 MY 2008 EX35 vehicles that are not included in the recall, which either were not equipped with the Fuji Kiko power adjustable steering columns (the manual adjustable steering columns were made by a different supplier) or were built after April 25, 2008.This investigation is closed based on Nissan's safety recall.The VOQs associated with this investigation are: 10350255 and 10605536.