2013 Infiniti JX

The defect

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Pathfinder and Infiniti JX vehicles manufactured December 3, 2012, through January 29, 2013. The front brake torque member was improperly cast resulting in structural weakness. This can lead to premature failure and cracking.

The risk

If the brake torque member fails, the brake caliper may move and contact the inside of the road wheel, resulting in reduced braking, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the manufacturing date of the torque members and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 19,258 vehicles across all model years covered

Closed preliminary evaluation · opened August 29, 2013 · closed March 31, 2014 · led to recall 14V142000

the power train

On March 25, 2014, Nissan North America (Nissan) submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA describing a defect of inadequate hose clamping force that may result in the internal transmission oil cooler (ITOC) hose detaching from the cooler.According to Nissan, transmission fluid leakage from a detached ITOC hose results in a progressive series of symptoms beginning with malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, followed by noise and vibration and culminating in loss of power due to transmission failure.Many of the incident vehicle drivers interviewed by ODI indicated that the loss of power occurred soon after the first symptoms were observed.The recall covers approximately 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles built from the start of MY 2013 production on April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, when Nissan implemented several production improvements to address concerns with ITOC hose detachment.Infiniti JX vehicles investigated in PE13-029 are not included in the recall as they are equipped with a different CVT transmission with a lower operating pressure.Owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be notified within 60 days to take their vehicles to a Nissan dealer.The dealer will install an oil hose repair kit at no charge to owners.ODI's analysis of failure data for the 3,065 Pathfinder vehicles that are included in Nissan's recall identified 12 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), 134 Nissan complaints and field reports and 259 warranty claims.This equates to a complaint/field report rate of 47.6 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a warranty claim rate of 8.5 percent.The failure rates for the 120,474 subject vehicles that are not included in the recall are much lower, with complaint rates of 0.4 and 0.8 IPTV and warranty claim rates of 0.1 and 0.2 percent for the remaining MY 2013 Pathfinder and JX vehicles, respectively.This investigation is closed.The VOQ numbers associated with this closing are: 10558389, 10556011, 10546402, 10545032, , 10531793, 10509314, 10507077, 10503884, 10500834, 10499362, 10497685, 10496606, 10494583, 10493759, 10493701, 10490959.

73,750 miles

THERE IS A POIGNANT BURNING SMELL WHEN MY 2013 JX35 IS FULLY WARMED UP, STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STATIONARY. WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE CLEAR OILY SUBSTANCE ON THE RUBBER SECTION/SIDE OF THE POWER STEERING LINES WHERE IT IS HELD BY THE WHITE FACTORY CONNECTOR AT THE FIREWALL. THE SAME CLEAR SUBSTANCE TRAVELS DOWN CENTRALLY OVER THE CROSS-MEMBER AND ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SMOLDERS/BURNS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE NISSAN 2013/2014 MURANO CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS: 17V184000. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED LEAK IS POWER-STEERING FLUID AND LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. OWNER'S CONTENTION IS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD EFFECTING MY AND OTHER UNITS INCLUDING THE NISSAN PATHFINDER. …

NHTSA complaint 11203209, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

65,547 miles

COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY -PART NUMBER 214813JADE - MOTOR ASSY- FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PRIOR. FAN ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM OVERHEATING. THE PART WENT OUT AT FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000.00 MILE WHICH EVER CAME FIRST.

NHTSA complaint 11078310. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

106,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PROSPECT AUTO REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN OR THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA complaint 11076823. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

52,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA complaint 10971139. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

115,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI JX. WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR COUPLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA complaint 10969315. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.