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
AIR BAGS
THE 2008 INFINITI EX35 WAS STRUCK BY A CAR (HONDA ACCORD) GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. INITIAL CONTACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR - ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE INFINITI THEN HIT A BRICK COLUMN SUPPORTING A BUILDING WITH FULL FRONTAL IMPACT BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS - $26,000. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND CONCUSSION AND MULTIPLE BRUISES. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINTI EX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PEDALS WERE POSITIONED AT THE SAME HEIGHT LEVELS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO REMEDIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.