2004 Infiniti FX35 Fuel system Problems

“2004 FX35- black smoke comes from the exhaust pipes when the car is started for the first time each day. I have shown the dealership video of this and yet they still are reluctant to admit there is a problem. My gas mileage is far less that the epa estimates. The transfer case has also been replaced twice in one year.”

“The gas gauge is incorrectly reading the fuel, and I am not the only one having a problem. Many others are.. Infiniti wants 800+ to replace something that can cause a accident because of a gauge? This should be addressed properly. More importantly, this presents a major safety issue by potentially causing a driver to run out of gas on the interstate and be seriously or fatally injured in a rear-end accident. I have counted at least 56 other 2003-04+ FX35/45 car owners on this forum who have experienced this problem. …”

“The gas gauge is always wrong. Since I first had it, the behavior of this component has never shown full, and shows empty far too early, often 6-8 gallons before the tank is out. I looked up my recall for my airbags, which this car has, and I noticed a number of complaints here. I searched Infiniti forums and found a large number of complaints with recommended fixes. I cleaned the parts, and it improved, but now the gauge is off again, and this isn't safe, since I cannot trust when I will run out of gas. I also wonder about my odometer and what its reading. …”

“I do see multiple other owners with the same issues. Please find my issues here.......issue 1: the gas gauge improperly represents the fuel level in the tank and the following issues are constantly present: 1) a full tank is never shown via the gauge 2) the gas gauge sporadically jumps around regardless of the amount of gas in the tank 3) the empty light comes on when there is as much as 1/2 tank of gas. This is very dangerous for me as this is my family car and I have a 2 year old son in my vehicle a lot and what if my car would stall out on the highway?? …”

“The fuel guage gives a faulty reading. I can have a full tank, and the guage will read between 1/4 tank and empty, even prompting the red 'low fuel' indicator lightt to illuminate.”