Issue ID | 602387 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10168271 |
Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
Brand | INFINITI |
Model | FX35 |
Model Year | 2005 |
File date | 13/09/06 |
Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I own a 2005 awd infiniti fx35. I was driving on the highway to work and i heard a loud noise indicating that the car was kicking up something underneath it. I did not see anything in the road but it became apparent later that i must have driven over some small debris in the road. I was close to the exit i take for work and i proceeded to drive off the highway. As i exited the highway i noticed that my car was leaking some liquid. The smell of the liquid appeared to be gasoline. I watched my gas gauge go from almost full to 3/4 full at a more rapid pace than normal. I brought the car immediately to the nearest infiniti dealer and when they put the car up on the lift they confirmed that there was a significant puncture in the gas tank on the driver side of the undercarriage of the vehicle. I have been told by infiniti that i need to have my gas tank replaced. I have done a bit of research and determined that earlier this year there had been an nhtsa campaign id number 06v003000 relating to the 2005 nissan murano fuel system, gasoline storage: tank assembly. The nissan murano is the equivalent nissan vehicle to the infiniti fx35. It appears to me that the campaign identified above describes the situation i encountered with my vehicle. I provided this information to the dealer who contacted infiniti and i am continuing to follow up with inifniti consumer affairs to attempt to have infiniti address this issue but i have had no luck so far. *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 41000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | OCEANPORT, NJ |
VIN pattern | JNRAS08W95XXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 24/02/05 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | |
Drive train type | AWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 45 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | RAY CATENA |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | EDISON |
Dealer's state code | NJ |
Dealer's ZIP code |