2003 Infiniti FX45 problems
The 2003 Infiniti FX45 has 34 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns lighting. Next are air bags (15%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle experienced a minor grazing impact on both right side doors (in the middle of an intersection), which deployed the right side airbags and also the airbag inside the front passenger leather seat. After the accident, the window glass didn't break, the doors opened and closed normally. The safety issue is that when the airbags deployed, the engine died immediately, as if from an electrical failure, and the steering wheel pulled to the right and the driver (me) had no braking.
While traveling at highway speed (70) on the florida tpke the car down shifted to low gear on its own. This caused a sudden slowdown, and I was almost rearended by a following 18 wheeler. After returning unit to dealer for correction this happened again at the gardens mall in palm beach gardens a few days later.
I am reporting a defect with the fx windshileds. They may have been misinstalled because today I noticed a 12" crack in my windshiled which started in the passenger side pillar. I have contacted infiniti and they said they are not aware of any issues with the fx windshiled. Yet on the infiniti website - [link removed] 12 fx owners have reported similar issues with the fx windshields. I would like infiniti to repace the windshield.
Recall to tighten torque of front brake caliper mounting folds. The consumer complained of a pulling and catching noise in the front brakes, especially the right front brake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the consumer that nothing could be done in regard to the front brake caliper. A friend of the consumer's informed him of the caliper recall.
I own a 2003 infinity fx45 AWD. About june 2007 the steering wheel started to peel and breakdown and become sticky. So I put a wheel cover. Problem covered up. Thought nothing of it until about a month ago I noticed a crack on the dash in the corner by the speaker in the center of the dash. Then the next time I noticed a crack by the corner of the left dash speaker, then the next time the right dash speaker. Now I noticed a crack by the far right air conditioner vent on the dash.
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