Ownership Cost for 2006 Infiniti FX35 Base
Estimated: $46384 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2866 | $1376 | $1204 | $1089 | $974 | $7509 |
| Insurance | $1679 | $1737 | $1798 | $1861 | $1926 | $9001 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2269 | $1280 | $1400 | $2291 | $10003 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $987 | $987 | $987 | $987 | $987 | $1461 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11500 | $8928 | $8098 | $8329 | $9529 | $46384 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE HATCH LOCK CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY (I.E. WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON WAS PUSHED.) TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM, AND THAT ALL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT GREAT EXPENSE). THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST, WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED QUICKLY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING ALONE, SECURITY OF THE CAR WAS LIKEWISE COMPROMISED. ALSO TROUBLING WAS THAT THE SOUND OF DOORS LOCKING WOULD STILL BE HEARD, BUT THE DOORS WERE NOT ACTUALLY LOCKED--THUS LEADING DRIVERS TO THINK THEIR CAR WAS SECURE WHEN IN FACT IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE SUV'S AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A COMPONENT RECALL. *TR |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2006 INFINITI FX35. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MUFFLER AND HEAT SHIELD COVERING CATALYTIC CONVERTER CORROSION AND RUST. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MUFFLER RUSTING AND THE HEAT SHIELD FALLING OFF, WAS DUE TO MOISTURE AND ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW WEEKS AGO, HIS WIFE FOUND PIECE OF METAL UNDER THE VEHICLE, IN THEIR DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS BADLY RUSTED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PART CAME FROM THE HEAT SHIELD COVERING CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND NOT HAVING THE PART COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND CREATE HEAT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, SO THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE PIECE, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. HE WAS INFORMED THE OTHER PARTS WOULD EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AS WELL. INFINITI AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ONLY, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS. THE REPAIR WAS $200 AND THE PARTS WERE $2,000. UPDATED 08/15/13 UPDATED 08/21/13 |
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