Other Restraint System Info: 2nd row outboard and 3-pt manual belts, 2nd row center 3-point manual belts
Plant Company Name: Tochigi Plant
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
STEERING
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 OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/18/2014 *JS
2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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.