[FX4U2C]

2004, FX45. Driver seat creeks on turns, odd times. NE1 had this ?
Seat does not move like the 03' problem.
Thx

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

There is a service bulletin for the creaking seats...your dealer should have this info already, but you can find the numbers yourself here

 

[mushutofu]

I have the same problem...I have an 04 Fx35....The seat shifts a tad bit creating a creaking popping sound...but it only happens when i go up the driveway or make a hard turn.

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

Well, there are actually two different problems...both addressed on the NHSTA site I posted above.

The first one is the creaking sound, which they've had a fix for for quite a while. When I was interviewed by an Infiniti engineer, he explained to me that the fix we discovered on our own (moving the seat up and down) relubricated it temporarily, by moving the grease that's already there. I had that problem repaired nearly nine months ago, and haven't heard it since.

The second one, which I still have, is the rocking seat. You can feel it if you accelerate, or brake hard. The official fix for that one is recent, and I'm gonna get it ASAP, as it's been pissin' me off for the last year.

 

[esemes]

jus got my FX back today; second attempt to stop the click/minor shift (aka rocking) of the driver's seat:::


history::

i drive with the seat set at it's lowest height, and, with the base angled as far toward the rear as posible (that is to say the front of the base of the seat is higher than the rear, inner, part of the base of the seat)


1st attempt::

01/15/04 service done = ITB03-037 (tracks and pivots cleaned and lubed with silicon grease)

results::

worked flawlessly for three weeks...... then the clicks started back, but with less frequency than before....

in mid feb, it was back to original frequency...

2nd attempt::

02/20/04 service done = _______ (internal failure at driver side seat - replace seat adjuster and retest..)

new lower seat assembly, pivot, and motor installed.... (revised part)

seems perfect now (sounds a bit different when adjusting also, okay!)

good luck... you might have to get the first TSB done before they'll order the new parts.... took several weeks for the parts to arrive, in my case...

all in all, i am very satisfied..

-sms

 

[mushutofu]

hey esemes what year fx do you have?

 

[MustGoFastR]

I'm taking mine in for the fix next wed., though I thought it only applied to the '03s? They replace the entire adjuster assembly (****, gonna loose my pre-sets :x ).

 

[FX4U2C]

I Too thought that is was only 03's. Off to the dealership it is getting werser !!

 

[esemes]

mine's an 03.... i have about 3670 miles on her.....

started at 1700 miles.......


heres the service that fixes it, finally (might have to let em apply the other TSB prior though, i dunno)

 

[esemes]

let me add this.........

the cost of the adjuster is OVER 540$ (us) plus about 2½ hours (min) labor, so, bear with here.............


they should make good on this, however.......

the ORIGINAL PART NUMBER is 87450-cg100

the UPDATED, or, NEW PART NUMBER is 87450-cg110

 

[FX4U2C]

hmm, says 2003........ ours are 2004's ?

 

[esemes]

hmm, says 2003........ ours are 2004's ?

i don't care!!

go in, and tell em it clicks.....

they are then very limited as to what to-do next.....

((i really do care, but im jus sayin'.........))

 

[FX4U2C]

yip, for sure she heads in this week.....me chick even could hear it tonight form the pass seat......

 

[esemes]

yip, for sure she heads in this week.....me chick even could hear it tonight form the pass seat......

STRESS how unsafe it feels....

like the seat might be loose enough to cause you to lose control/focus on driving.....

as good as my INF guys were, it only took one mention of how i felt like the seat may be actually seperating from the floor.........

keep me (us) posted!

-eS

ps- got the window motor replaced too, finally.... (anti-pinch mechanism was bad, causing the window to drop down 4" after it topped out...)

 

[FX4U2C]

will do, they be seeing a lot of me this week as wifes G35 is headin in for "break recall"

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

Thanks for the update Esemes! This is the fix I've been waiting for for SO long. Funny that it appears you and I set our seat positions the same...doubt that has anything to do with it tough.

 

[FX4U2C]

So, today I exercise the chair up and down twice.....now, no popping or creaking, or movement...**** strange re-lubed i guess.

Only thing that sux is now i gonna wait till it reappears so dealer no gives me the usual "could not find fault" sheet, hehe :lol:

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

So, today I exercise the chair up and down twice.....now, no popping or creaking, or movement...**** strange re-lubed i guess.

Only thing that sux is now i gonna wait till it reappears so dealer no gives me the usual "could not find fault" sheet, hehe :lol:

The dealer shouldn't give you any trouble with this. It's a know problem, with a known fix, and Infiniti's engineers are aware that moving the seat temporarily relubes it. I had NO trouble getting them to fix mine last June.

 

[bradical]

fromheretoinfiniti,

what did you have them do to get this fixed? i am going to see if i can get it done when i go in in a few weeks for service. was this rosenthal?

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

fromheretoinfiniti,

what did you have them do to get this fixed? i am going to see if i can get it done when i go in in a few weeks for service. was this rosenthal?

I'm assuming you mean the creaking seat problem (TSB03037), not the rocking one (TSB03070), which I still need to get fixed. You can find them at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/tsbsearch.cfm. I simply told them about the problem, and they already were aware of the fix...I didn't know the TSB at the time. And yes, it was at Rosenthal. FYI, I'm going to give Passport a try next, as I've been quoted a much lower install price on my Sirius radio...I've got a cow-orker (G35c guy), who's very happy with them.