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2013 Infiniti Jx

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  • Air Bags. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

16 reports
55,000 miles · Feb 16, 2021
EnginePower TrainFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY INFINITI OF GREENBRIER (1812 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTAC…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY INFINITI OF GREENBRIER (1812 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER THREE MORE TIMES TO GET DIAGNOSED IN WHICH THE ALTERNATOR AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND WAS CURRENTLY AND THE DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #11396482

73,750 miles · Apr 23, 2019
Steering

THERE IS A POIGNANT BURNING SMELL WHEN MY 2013 JX35 IS FULLY WARMED UP, STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STATIONARY. WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE CLEAR OILY SUBSTANCE ON THE RUBBER SECTION/SIDE OF THE POWER STEERING LINES WHERE IT IS HELD BY THE WHITE FACTORY CONNECTOR AT THE FIREWALL. THE SAME CLEAR SUBSTANCE TRAVELS DOWN CENTRALLY OVER THE CROSS-M…

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THERE IS A POIGNANT BURNING SMELL WHEN MY 2013 JX35 IS FULLY WARMED UP, STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STATIONARY. WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE CLEAR OILY SUBSTANCE ON THE RUBBER SECTION/SIDE OF THE POWER STEERING LINES WHERE IT IS HELD BY THE WHITE FACTORY CONNECTOR AT THE FIREWALL. THE SAME CLEAR SUBSTANCE TRAVELS DOWN CENTRALLY OVER THE CROSS-MEMBER AND ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SMOLDERS/BURNS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE NISSAN 2013/2014 MURANO CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS: 17V184000. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED LEAK IS POWER-STEERING FLUID AND LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. OWNER'S CONTENTION IS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD EFFECTING MY AND OTHER UNITS INCLUDING THE NISSAN PATHFINDER. ALL ARE BASED ON MURANO PLATFORM.

NHTSA ODI #11203209

62,500 miles · Jul 31, 2018
Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAD WATER VAPOR ON THE INSIDE, WHICH OBSCURED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAD WATER VAPOR ON THE INSIDE, WHICH OBSCURED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY CATENA INFINITI OF EDISON (900 US-1, EDISON, NJ 08817, 732-603-9600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,500.

NHTSA ODI #11114805

65,547 miles · Mar 9, 2018
Unknown Or Other

COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY -PART NUMBER 214813JADE - MOTOR ASSY- FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PRIOR. FAN ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM OVERHEATING. THE PART WENT OUT AT FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 1 YEA…

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COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY -PART NUMBER 214813JADE - MOTOR ASSY- FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PRIOR. FAN ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM OVERHEATING. THE PART WENT OUT AT FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000.00 MILE WHICH EVER CAME FIRST.

NHTSA ODI #11078310

106,000 miles · Mar 8, 2018
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PROSPECT AUTO REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE M…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PROSPECT AUTO REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN OR THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA ODI #11076823

52,000 miles · Apr 7, 2017
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA ODI #10971139

115,000 miles · Mar 29, 2017
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR COUPLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR COUPLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ODI #10969315

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2017
Air Bags

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE …

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10957759

Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 2016
Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #10926497

Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2016
Air Bags

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF …

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10895890

Official recalls

1

13V139000 · Service Brakes

Apr 12, 2013

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Pathfinder and Infiniti JX vehicles manufactured December 3, 2012, through January 29, 2013. The front brake torque member was improperly cast resulting in structural weakness. This can lead to premature failure and cracking.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the brake torque member fails, the brake caliper may move and contact the inside of the road wheel, resulting in reduced braking, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the manufacturing date of the torque members and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE13029 · Transmission Cooler Hose Separation

Opened Aug 29, 2013 · Closed Mar 31, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines

On March 25, 2014, Nissan North America (Nissan) submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA describing a defect of inadequate hose clamping force that may result in the internal transmission oil cooler (ITOC) hose detaching from the cooler.According to Nissan, transmission fluid leakage from a detached ITOC hose results in a progressive series of symptoms beginning with malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, followed by noise and vibration and culminating in loss of power due to transmission failure.Many of the incident vehicle drivers interviewed by ODI indicated that the loss of power occurred soon after the first symptoms were observed.The recall covers approximately 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles built from the start of MY 2013 production on April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, when Nissan implemented several production improvements to address concerns with ITOC hose detachment.Infiniti JX vehicles investigated in PE13-029 are not included in the recall as they are equipped with a different CVT transmission with a lower operating pressure.Owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be notified within 60 days to take their vehicles to a Nissan dealer.The dealer will install an oil hose repair kit at no charge to owners.ODI's analysis of failure data for the 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles that are included in Nissan's recall identified 12 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), 134 Nissan complaints and field reports and 259 warranty claims.This equates to a complaint/field report rate of 47.6 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a warranty claim rate of 8.5 percent.The failure rates for the 120,474 subject vehicles that are not included in the recall are much lower, with complaint rates of 0.4 and 0.8 IPTV and warranty claim rates of 0.1 and 0.2 percent for the remaining MY 2013 Pathfinder and JX vehicles, respectively.This investigation is closed.The VOQ numbers associated with this closing are: 10558389, 10556011, 10546402, 10545032, , 10531793, 10509314, 10507077, 10503884, 10500834, 10499362, 10497685, 10496606, 10494583, 10493759, 10493701, 10490959.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines

On March 25, 2014, Nissan North America (Nissan) submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA describing a defect of inadequate hose clamping force that may result in the internal transmission oil cooler (ITOC) hose detaching from the cooler.According to Nissan, transmission fluid leakage from a detached ITOC hose results in a progressive series of symptoms beginning with malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, followed by noise and vibration and culminating in loss of power due to transmission failure.Many of the incident vehicle drivers interviewed by ODI indicated that the loss of power occurred soon after the first symptoms were observed.The recall covers approximately 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles built from the start of MY 2013 production on April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, when Nissan implemented several production improvements to address concerns with ITOC hose detachment.Infiniti JX vehicles investigated in PE13-029 are not included in the recall as they are equipped with a different CVT transmission with a lower operating pressure.Owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be notified within 60 days to take their vehicles to a Nissan dealer.The dealer will install an oil hose repair kit at no charge to owners.ODI's analysis of failure data for the 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles that are included in Nissan's recall identified 12 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), 134 Nissan complaints and field reports and 259 warranty claims.This equates to a complaint/field report rate of 47.6 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a warranty claim rate of 8.5 percent.The failure rates for the 120,474 subject vehicles that are not included in the recall are much lower, with complaint rates of 0.4 and 0.8 IPTV and warranty claim rates of 0.1 and 0.2 percent for the remaining MY 2013 Pathfinder and JX vehicles, respectively.This investigation is closed.The VOQ numbers associated with this closing are: 10558389, 10556011, 10546402, 10545032, , 10531793, 10509314, 10507077, 10503884, 10500834, 10499362, 10497685, 10496606, 10494583, 10493759, 10493701, 10490959.

Power Train:automatic Transmission

On March 25, 2014, Nissan North America (Nissan) submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA describing a defect of inadequate hose clamping force that may result in the internal transmission oil cooler (ITOC) hose detaching from the cooler.According to Nissan, transmission fluid leakage from a detached ITOC hose results in a progressive series of symptoms beginning with malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, followed by noise and vibration and culminating in loss of power due to transmission failure.Many of the incident vehicle drivers interviewed by ODI indicated that the loss of power occurred soon after the first symptoms were observed.The recall covers approximately 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles built from the start of MY 2013 production on April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, when Nissan implemented several production improvements to address concerns with ITOC hose detachment.Infiniti JX vehicles investigated in PE13-029 are not included in the recall as they are equipped with a different CVT transmission with a lower operating pressure.Owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be notified within 60 days to take their vehicles to a Nissan dealer.The dealer will install an oil hose repair kit at no charge to owners.ODI's analysis of failure data for the 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles that are included in Nissan's recall identified 12 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), 134 Nissan complaints and field reports and 259 warranty claims.This equates to a complaint/field report rate of 47.6 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a warranty claim rate of 8.5 percent.The failure rates for the 120,474 subject vehicles that are not included in the recall are much lower, with complaint rates of 0.4 and 0.8 IPTV and warranty claim rates of 0.1 and 0.2 percent for the remaining MY 2013 Pathfinder and JX vehicles, respectively.This investigation is closed.The VOQ numbers associated with this closing are: 10558389, 10556011, 10546402, 10545032, , 10531793, 10509314, 10507077, 10503884, 10500834, 10499362, 10497685, 10496606, 10494583, 10493759, 10493701, 10490959.