FX quirks

[Thorshammer]

1. low fuel warning light is useless2. awd anti lock system is noisy3. doors do not auto lock4. weak retraction spring on large side rear seat.5. A wheel pressure system that does not identify the wheel it is monitoring.6. fuel door with a mind of its own.

[noladoug]

My 2010 FX35 has auto-locking doors. Is this new?

[Thorshammer]

Yes. If your doors auto lock that is new, FX has a auto lock system but not the one you normally have that locks the doors when the car is put in gear or reaches a certain speed.
Their auto lock system has to do with the doors re-locking themselves if remotely unlocked by mistake.

[Thorshammer]

1. low fuel warning light is useless
2. awd anti lock system is noisy
3. doors do not auto lock
4. weak retraction spring on large side rear seat.
5. A wheel pressure system that does not identify the wheel it is monitoring.
6. fuel door with a mind of its own.

Now that it's been a few months since your post, how have you lived with these problems? Were they ever fixed?

I'd love to provide more solutions, but each of those problems seem to be specific problems with your FX35, as I've not heard these issues among other Infiniti FX owners.

According to Infiniti "They can't fix what ain't broke.
The gas gage is operating within normal perimeters.
The doors are not suppose to auto lock.
The weak spring on the larger of the 60/40 seats is normal.
The wheel pressure system is not designed to identifi the wheel.
And yes the fuel dor is function as it should.
These are Factory installed Quirks of the Car.
I and every other Fx owner of that time period has to deal with.

And there are more, The strange noise it makes when the anti lock kicks in.
And the spring pop you hear the first time you drive your car in the morning as the abs system runs through its check.
Thanks but This is out of our league.
If they don't think its broke, they ain't gonna try to fix it.

[gofast24]

My 2009 FX50S auto locks the doors when I reach 10 MPH. I also can turn it off .

[Thorshammer]

According to Infiniti "They can't fix what ain't broke.

I don't see what's wrong with that. If something isn't broken, then why waste resources and a service technician's time trying to diagnosis the imaginary problem?

Are you comprehending what this topic is about?
I don't think you get the jest of this post. And now I'm wondering if you own a FX at all.
You've never heard of these problems????
Read the title. "FX Quirks", These are design flaws not malfunctions. The car is designed to do thise things.
No one is asking you or anyone else to solve a problem. When I said it was out of our league I was refering to the designers not technicians.
Slow down and read before you respond to a post, You're going non stop with the advice here. Everyone is not looking for advice. Some of us are just looking for a discussion of shared intrest.

[gofast24]

Back to the topic at hand. Correcting my previous post the Owners Manual indicates that the doors will auto lock at 15MPH and will auto un-lock when the trans is in park and the ignition is turned off. It also indicates how to activate and de-activate this system. As I have a 09 FX50S with Tech package I dont know if this is standard on all versions. My fuel door works and I dont know about the low fuel warning light as I never let the level get that low. Hope this helps.

[Thorshammer]

Back to the topic at hand. Correcting my previous post the Owners Manual indicates that the doors will auto lock at 15MPH and will auto un-lock when the trans is in park and the ignition is turned off. It also indicates how to activate and de-activate this system. As I have a 09 FX50S with Tech package I dont know if this is standard on all versions. My fuel door works and I dont know about the low fuel warning light as I never let the level get that low. Hope this helps.

Gofast you have a newer model.
A completiy new design. 09 marked the introduction of the New FX body. Among the internal differences are a hard drive in place of a navigation disc, surround view backup camera and rear wheels that turn when you are cornering. By 09 Infiniti had corrected many of those first model quirks and started out with a completly new set specific to the new model.
These are 03 to 08 quirks.

[Thorshammer]

Your older posts, new posts, and the post above this one are extremely disrespectful. I personally could care less that you're attacking me, as I have a capacity to resist insults. However, I took a few minutes to browse a few of the threads that you've joined in the past I can tell that your attitude toward new members is impolite and rude, similarly to your post above. Those members may not have the same "wall" of defense that I have, and it appears as if you've turned them away from NICOclub with your attitude.

If you want to make a point, make it with an educated standpoint and keep personal insults out of your post. Otherwise, you won't be here much longer.

Infiniti lineup, it was not my intention to attack you, If you feel attacked, understand my response was to your assumption I was asking for help.
I pointed out that I take my car back to the dealer for my problems. I'm not looking for annoymous advice on how to fix my car on the Internet.
It's just a topic of discussion.
Don't be so sensitive.
It did not appear if you had understood the topic or read through the post before you replied.

[gofast24]

I may be getting senile but I wasnt able to find what year your FX was? Your profile doesnt indicate it nor did I read it in any of the posts?

[Thorshammer]

I may be getting senile but I wasnt able to find what year your FX was? Your profile doesnt indicate it nor did I read it in any of the posts?

No, not senile. The new designs were just released last year so the majority of the posts are about pre 2009 FX35 and FX45. 2009 was the first year the FX50 was built. I still have not gotten use to the thought that there are two FX designs.
Because of that, I over looked that detail. But as you pointed out at least one of those quirks has been addressed on the remodeled FX.

[Chris92SE]

I have a 2005 and I am kind of annoyed with the ABS/traction control (?) noises. It is really loud and grinding and it is kind of startling at first.

We have a bunch of snow on the ground and I was just playing around in an open area and it makes some terrible sounds just trying to "correct" my driving.

As for the other things, the TPS is annoying. I have never had my fuel go below about 1/8 of a tank. I haven't had any fuel door issues, I have no trouble with my rear seat (and I lower the bigger side all the time). I don't really like auto locks, either.

[kieranlavin]

1. low fuel warning light is useless2. awd anti lock system is noisy3. doors do not auto lock4. weak retraction spring on large side rear seat.5. A wheel pressure system that does not identify the wheel it is monitoring.6. fuel door with a mind of its own.

Yes, I own a 2008 FX45

1. Why do you let it get down that low in the first place? Do you not have a clever monitor in your center dash that lets you know how low you're getting? I have an idea... why not refuel when you're getting low? Say when you have 100 miles till empty start thinking about getting gas and when you get below 50, really start thinking about getting gas. That's what us "smart" people do

2. Does your ABS system not work? Who cares if it's loud as long as it works. I've driven some pretty crappy ABS systems that are quiet... I'd much rather they work. I usually try to drive within the limits of the car and stay away from using the abs system but that's just me

3. As you state, the car isn't designed to do this. My wife's car has it and I've disabled it. Why would you want this? Do you really think you're going to accidentally try to open the car door, undo your seatbelt and ACCIDENTALLY fall out of the car?!? C'mon. Those autolock features are death traps when you get in an accident

4. Mine works fine

5. I'll give you this... it's annoying. But nothing a tire pressure gauge can't fix. The screen lets me know that I've got one tire way out of whack so I go around and find out which one it is... and I fix it!

6. I don't have a problem with mine. Are you referring to the door popping open when you unlock the car? If someone bumps your fuel door or pushes to open it while the car is locked, when you unlock it, it'll pop open. Maybe someone's screwing with you? Mine works as expected though

Now, do you not enjoy DRIVING your FX? Stop worrying about petty stuff and enjoy the ride

[SteveTheTech]

1. low fuel warning light is useless
2. awd anti lock system is noisy
3. doors do not auto lock
4. weak retraction spring on large side rear seat.
5. A wheel pressure system that does not identify the wheel it is monitoring.
6. fuel door with a mind of its own.

That's not a bad list. I personally like to see lists that do not include things like driveability concerns that might leave you stuck.

What year do you have?
Here are a few quick thoughts as I look this list over.
1-? I think it gives you ~50 miles
2-Are you talking about the ABS self test?
3-nope that started with S51 in 2009, that was across the board though. There are dealer settings that can change a few settings
4-That is quite possible, try some WD-40 in the hinges.
5- It's implied,
LF
RF
RR
LR
At least it should be unless the tires have not reset since that last rotation
6-? It unlocks with the passenger door signal (just like that hatch). What is yours doing?

Be easy on Infiniti_Lineup he is still new to the internet, but he is a hard worker and means well. He still takes the internet personally...

[mortonjl]

On #5, it goes front left, front right, rear left, rear right. When you rotate tires the dealer has to index the system so that the tires now match up to the display.