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2003 Infiniti FX repairs by problem area

Engine (34%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)

Brakes and Traction Control (3%)

Suspension and Steering (24%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (22%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (6%)

Other (2%)

Chart based on 87 repairs.
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2003 Infiniti FX repair cost distribution

$2500+ (1%)

$1000 - $2499 (18%)

$500 - $999 (19%)

$100 - $499 (39%)

< $100 (22%)

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Chart based on 72 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2003 Infiniti FX

Engine not specified

Infiniti FX in New Brunswick, Canada
Dec 2011 - Dec 2012
May 2012

66300 mi

C $1000
Seized calipers 

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2003 Infiniti FX 4dr SUV

315-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Infiniti FX in Washington, United States
Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
Apr 2012

103000 mi

US $80
Grinding noise from driver front axle during hard cornering. Repair service cleaned and lubed bearing for now. Pending further tests before deciding whether to replace wheel bearing. 
Infiniti FX in Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 2010 - Mar 2011
Mar 2011

190000 mi
When sold, weak struts,  broken switch for passenger seat adjustment, sticky movement on driver seat,  defective disc changer on sound system. 
Infiniti FX in Florida, United States
Nov 2008 - Mar 2018
Aug 2009

30000 mi

US $100
Transfer case malfunctioning and control computer blown. Infiniti paid for replacements and labor. 
Oct 2010

35000 mi

US $100
Replace right front wheel bearing. 
Nov 2015

42600 mi

US $1300
Alternator replaced Replace main engine pulley 
Jan 2017

43200 mi

US $1400
condenser replaced 
Mar 2017

44000 mi

US $1157
Replaced evaporator assembly-cooler. Repaired fan that was rubbing. 
Nov 2017

44000 mi

US $1100
pads, rotors, and rear calipers 
Infiniti FX in Washington, United States
Mar 2011 - Mar 2018
Dec 2011

85000 mi

US $600
Front right wheel bearing 
Aug 2012

89200 mi

US $145
9 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED....REPACED 
Jan 2013

85800 mi

US $140
Needed original outer tie-rod ends replaced...bought them at Rockauto for 50 bucks delivered...local shop installed for 90 bucks 
Infiniti FX in California, United States
Oct 2010 - Mar 2012
Oct 2011

140000 mi

US $515
sensor replaced, battery replaced 
Infiniti FX in New Jersey, United States
Jun 2011 - Apr 2016
Jul 2011

154000 mi

US $320
Noticed increasing road noise level from front wheel bearing hub assembly. Last time I had this problem it required $1000 repair job at dealership. This time, I ordered the OEM parts and replaced them myself. Noise level was reduced. 
Jan 2012

168000 mi

US $30
Replaced rear wheel bearings/hubs to minimize noise/maximize smooth ride. Also used the opportunity to replace rotors, which were the originals and needed re-surfacing or replacement anyway Car exhibited brief engine roughness, later the Service Engine Soon light was lit. After stopping engine, the car would not start, had to be towed home. Error code indicated bad camshaft position sensor, which I replaced the next day 
Mar 2016

222000 mi

US $400
Replaced leaking radiator. Proactively replaced water pump, thermostat & radiator hoses, coolant. 
Infiniti FX in Minnesota, United States
Nov 2008 - Jun 2010
Apr 2009

93000 mi

US $260
Muffler developed rust and needed replacement 
Feb 2010

98000 mi

US $1041
Front tie rods replaced 
Jun 2010

100000 mi

US $360
One cylinder lost compression. Dealer tried carbon treatments, but they did not work. Told that only remedy was to replace engine for cost of $8,600. I passed, choosing to trade it in on another new vehicle. 
Infiniti FX in Massachusetts, United States
Mar 2005 - Apr 2014
Aug 2005

20000 mi
The audio unit had to be replaced as there were issues found by the dealer while checking memory seat button issues. 
Aug 2007

20000 mi
The driver seat memory seat buttons are not storing any seat memory. Dealer mentioned that this is fixed and was caused due to a faulty fuse. 
Oct 2007

55000 mi
The seat memory button did not work still and had the unit replaced along with some wiring. The unit now works. The cig lighter also did not work and was fixed by dealer. No cost. 
Infiniti FX in North Carolina, United States
Apr 2014 - Mar 2016
Aug 2014

188300 mi

US $1500
Thumping sound when making left or right turns 
Infiniti FX in Washington, United States
Nov 2008 - Dec 2010
May 2009

42000 mi
Hatch was replaced. Problem was that top plastic piece started separating from the door preventing hatch from opening fully. Infiniti replaced hatch for free ($2500 estimate) even that car was out of warranty and 6 years old (but low mileage). 
Apr 2010

50000 mi

US $250
Cleaned fuel injectors due to gunk build up - cause misfiring or not all 8 cylinders working. 
Infiniti FX in California, United States
Oct 2009 - Jul 2013
Mar 2011

99000 mi

US $350
Camshaft sensor needed to be replaced 
Mar 2013

108000 mi

US $450
Cam Shaft sensor replaced 

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2003 Infiniti FX 4dr SUV

280-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

Infiniti FX in Florida, United States
Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
Sep 2011

150000 mi

US $350
replaced both valve cover gaskets (leaking heavily), replaced coil and spark plugs. Car had awful miss in cylinder 3, miss corrected, but now idle is between 900 and 1200 rpm. 
Dec 2011

153000 mi

US $150
Replaced grounding kit after coils and plugs. 
Infiniti FX in Texas, United States
May 2012 - Dec 2015
Nov 2012

131700 mi

US $250
Oil Pan gasket leak, Oil Cooler o-ring leak Oil leaked into coilover and spark plug from Valve cover 
Aug 2013

149000 mi

US $200
Replaced front struts 
Nov 2013

154400 mi

US $20
replaced side marker lights 
Aug 2014

172000 mi

US $130
Put washer in oil plug stopping leak 
Dec 2015

196000 mi

US $750
radiator leaking - replaced radiator spark coil failed -replaced 
Infiniti FX in North Carolina, United States
Oct 2010 - Jul 2018
Oct 2011

139000 mi
Adjust close sensors on rear hatchback. 
Dec 2012

157000 mi

US $400
Door handle broke off, needed to be replaced.  Rear passenger door lock actuator not working, replaced. 
May 2013

161900 mi

US $100
spark plug gasket leaking. Pull valve cover and seal. 
Sep 2013

169000 mi

US $700
Replace rear wheel bearings and rear brakes 
Feb 2014

182000 mi
SRS System trouble light came on after several cold nights. Had to replace battery and clear code. 
Apr 2014

182500 mi
Exhaust heat shield strap rusted thru causing rattle. 
Feb 2015

192900 mi

US $50
Airbag sensor not operating. Replaced. 
Dec 2015

210000 mi

US $300
Had to reupholster passenger front seat due to cracking. 
Jun 2016

218000 mi

US $50
Replaced front right wheel bearing and hub assembly. 
Jul 2017

232000 mi

US $325
Leaking from valve covers 
Jul 2018

259000 mi

US $150
Replace water pump and thermostat. Latter probably failed first. 
Infiniti FX in Texas, United States
Dec 2009 - May 2011
Apr 2010

115000 mi

US $4000
Replace motor for sunroof. Replace motor for passenger window door locks. Replace motor for sunroof and passenger window door locks. Remove aftermarket turbos. 
May 2011

130000 mi

US $1600
Sensors and coils had to be replaced 

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2003 Infiniti FX 4dr SUV

280-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Infiniti FX in Oklahoma, United States
Nov 2008 - Apr 2017
May 2010

101500 mi

US $850
Replace radiator (hole in it) replace thermostat replace upper and lower rad hoses Replace radiator (hole in it) replace thermostat replace upper and lower rad hoses 
Jan 2012

126000 mi

US $1350
replace noisy A/C compressor Replace serpentine belt tensioner. leaking "O" ring at oil cooler housing. It was only a small leak. 
Infiniti FX in Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
Mar 2016

71000 mi

US $1000
OEM shocks and struts worn out at 70k miles. Compression damping was non-existent and driving over potholes was causing the steering to deflect and make the handling twitchy and unpredictable. I replaced oem with BC Racing coil overs. 
Infiniti FX in Illinois, United States
May 2009 - Mar 2011
Jun 2009

85000 mi

US $600
Front wheel bearings replaced. Also had scheduled maint. performed. 
Infiniti FX in Colorado, United States
Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
May 2014

115400 mi

US $1200
Replaced front wheel bearings 
Infiniti FX in North Carolina, United States
Jul 2008 - Dec 2013
Jun 2008

76000 mi

US $200
Passenger side front wheel hub 
Jan 2011

140000 mi

US $200
replaced Passenger front wheel bearing again 
Sep 2011

165000 mi

US $750
Cam sensor broke abs sensor while installing wheel hub on drivers front Passenger rear wheel bearing replace replace driver side wheel bearing 
Sep 2012

177000 mi

US $750
replace lower control arm pass side.  replace wheel bearing hub pass side.  replace axle pass side. replace front brakes. 
Dec 2012

180000 mi

US $90
Drivers side axle Drivers seat drive gear broke. Had to remove seat and replace gear 
Dec 2013

190000 mi

US $140
replace battery 
Infiniti FX in Colorado, United States
Mar 2010 - Sep 2011
May 2010

50000 mi

US $2000
replace steering rack, required alignment 
Infiniti FX in Florida, United States
Sep 2011 - Nov 2011
Nov 2011

110000 mi
The dashboard began to develop cracks in a few places.  And the locks began to malfunction last year. The passenger door and one rear door, along with the hatch would not lock/unlock remotely. 
Infiniti FX in Georgia, United States
May 2011 - Apr 2017
Dec 2011

165000 mi

US $500
Rear Right door actuator went bad 
Mar 2012

169000 mi

US $210
Cam shaft positioning sensor went bad resulting in VDC, Check Engine and traction control light to come on along with vehicle turning off while driving. 
Oct 2012

175700 mi

US $922
Rear Passenger wheel bearing. Spark plugs, front and rear Diff service and synthetic oil-filter change 
Mar 2013

182000 mi

US $600
Head Gaskets needed replacing - leaking oil 
Oct 2013

186500 mi

US $500
Coolant Hoses, Induction service, transfer case fluid change, gaskets, oil change, overall inspection. 
Jan 2014

189200 mi

US $700
Both front Struts leaking and replaced with stock struts 
Jun 2016

208000 mi

US $430
Rear left wheel bearing replaced 
Jan 2017

193300 mi

US $750
Main gasket seal 

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