I've just broken 217k on my 03 and my seat track has broken twice; the first time i opted to have it replaced at Infiniti to the tune of (if i recall correctly) $1500. At this point i didn't think it was worth it so i took the seat out to see what was going on. It was an easy weld at my buddy's shop and now it's good as new. Just something to think about and maybe saveyou a few bucks. Fortunately i haven't really seen any of the build quality issues you speak of. I too am thinking of moving to an fx50, but I'm kind of leaning towards something with off-road ability.
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Infiniti FX VERY Reliable Car
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I've just broken 217k on my 03 and my seat track has broken twice; the first time i opted to have it replaced at Infiniti to the tune of (if i recall correctly) $1500. At this point i didn't think it was worth it so i took the seat out to see what was going on. It was an easy weld at my buddy's shop and now it's good as new. Just something to think about and maybe saveyou a few bucks. Fortunately i haven't really seen any of the build quality issues you speak of. I too am thinking of moving to an fx50, but I'm kind of leaning towards something with off-road ability.
I've just broken 217k on my 03 and my seat track has broken twice; the first time i opted to have it replaced at Infiniti to the tune of (if i recall correctly) $1500. At this point i didn't think it was worth it so i took the seat out to see what was going on. It was an easy weld at my buddy's shop and now it's good as new. Just something to think about and maybe saveyou a few bucks. Fortunately i haven't really seen any of the build quality issues you speak of. I too am thinking of moving to an fx50, but I'm kind of leaning towards something with off-road ability.
I found the complete seat track frame on an online Infiniti part store for $500.00, which includes new seat motors. I am killing two birds with one stone as they say by fixing the frame bracket and replacing my bad seat motor at the same time. I will be doing the work myself. I had to do the same for my wife's Nissan Murano seat frame which broke as well a few months ago, so the FX's seat should be the same procedure. So, $500.00 for a new frame and motor is not bad. Funny thing is that Nissan online part sellers charges $980.00 for the seat track frame for the Murano, probably because the older Murano have a high number of seat frame failures and the demand is higher. However, not too many FX owners have broken seat frames, so maybe the demand is low and therefore the price. Thanks for the tip though. Sounds like you like to drive your FX hard around the corners also.:rotfl:
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I found the complete seat track frame on an online Infiniti part store for $500.00 which includes new seat motors. I am killing two birds with one stone as they say by fixing the frame bracket and replacing my bad seat motor at the same time. I will be doing the work myself. I had to do the same for my wife's Nissan Murano who seat frame broke as well, so the FX's seat should be the same. So, $500.00 for a new frame and motor is not bad. Funny thing is that Nissan online part sellers charges $980.00 for the seat track frame for the Murano, probably because the older Murano have a high number of seat frame failures and the demand is high. However, not too many FX owners have broken seat frames, so maybe the demand is low and therefore the price. Thanks for the tip though. Sounds like you like to drive your FX hard around the corners also.:rotfl:
Ah good, lucky find. I think there was some kind of service bulletin relating to the seat frame/track at one point, so maybe they were pro-active and that's why we don't hear about it much. My FX definitely works nice and hard and just keeps going and going!
Ah good, lucky find. I think there was some kind of service bulletin relating to the seat frame/track at one point, so maybe they were pro-active and that's why we don't hear about it much. My FX definitely works nice and hard and just keeps going and going!
I usually get my parts from https://www.infinitipartsusa.com/ for the FX and my wife's Nissan Murano parts from http://nissanpartsdirect.com/. I have been a repeat customer to the Nissan part store last year. The seat frame and PCV valves are the only parts I ordered for the FX. Not bad for a 9y/o old car.:good:
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Adding another data point with some rough mileage. I was happy with it up to 100k but the repair cost over 120k is steadily climbing.
2004 FX35 with about 130K
-Bad gas level sense unit (<80K)
-Bad power seat gear (<100K) Dealer est $1000. DIY <$100
-Bad front wheel bearing (~100k)
-Rear carriage rubber seats bad (~100k) - ignored
-Bottom section of seats cracking severely on drivers side (110k)
-Broken drivers door handle! (110K) Dealer est > $600
-Bad front door lock servos (>100k) Dealer est $1000
-Valve cover leak on drivers side (130K) Dealer est $1500
2004 FX35 with about 130K
-Bad gas level sense unit (<80K)
-Bad power seat gear (<100K) Dealer est $1000. DIY <$100
-Bad front wheel bearing (~100k)
-Rear carriage rubber seats bad (~100k) - ignored
-Bottom section of seats cracking severely on drivers side (110k)
-Broken drivers door handle! (110K) Dealer est > $600
-Bad front door lock servos (>100k) Dealer est $1000
-Valve cover leak on drivers side (130K) Dealer est $1500
Hit 165,000 miles on my old '03 FX45. Few minor things, but she was solid and reliable. Motor burnt oil, replaced wheel bearings countless times (easy to do yourself anyway), had a cam sensor go bad which left me stranded once. Fuel gauge never worked. Other than that, was a class act.
It's one of those vehicles I could have held onto forever, but it was 10 years of the same old, and time for an upgrade.
It's one of those vehicles I could have held onto forever, but it was 10 years of the same old, and time for an upgrade.
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