[dinofx35]

I was in Brazil for 3 weeks and got home today. On the way to work, I noticed the "AT Warning" light was lit. I thought maybe something was just stuck from 3 weeks of inactivity. Also, the rear-view camera is activiting intermittently while the car is in neutral, D, or even manual shift mode. The car seems to be shifting fine.

Any ideas what could cause this?

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

Probably not related to the inactivity...I've been away for longer than that on three occasions.

 

[MustGoFastR]

The gremlins are multiplying...

 

[dinofx35]

My dealer has ordered a new "Shifter box". This is the part holding the stick you actually grab. Sounds like some of the sensors went haywire. The good news is I guess it isn't related to linkage or the transmission itself.

 

[kcrudup]

ounds like some of the sensors went haywire.

Animal infestation, perhaps, while sitting for so long?

 

[dinofx35]

Apparently this is a common problem. There is an ITB out for this. Infiniti has redesigned the shifter box, and there is a new part number for the redesigned part. My dealer said the old part is no longer available, and the new part is scarce because production has just started and lots of FXs have this issue (maybe only a certain range of VINs).

I got my car back and the symptoms have been less frequent but still present. The part should be arriving in about 10 days. The car runs fine, not in "limp home mode".

This is NOT a recall. I wonder what happens to FX owners when their warranty runs out and the shifter box goes bad?

 

[bradical]

hmmm... i had the rear view monitor thingy happen to me a few weeks ago. the car has not had any stale time sitting either. i tricked it into skipping the reverse camera all togeher in reverse by shifting into reverse at the exact same time i clicked the "ok" button for the nav. once i went into drive everything was back to normal.

 

[dinofx35]

hmmm... i had the rear view monitor thingy happen to me a few weeks ago. the car has not had any stale time sitting either.

Sounds like you have the same problem. It's a faulty "switch" inside the shifter. Luckily it doesn't actually cause the car to switch into reverse.

 

[OIIIIIIO]

Had this happen on my 04 35. Was the shifter changed for the 04's?

See my post...
http://www.infinitifx.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1426

 

[dinofx35]

So my car has been at Infiniti since Friday and they still haven't fixed the problem. The new "redesigned" shifter box was installed and didn't fix the problem. Now they are looking at the "BCM", and possible a whole new transmission. Fun!!

 

[dinofx35]

After 10 days with the car (prodding and poking), Infiniti decided that the problem was in some electronic device on the transmission. The part cannot be ordered separately, or maybe it's next to impossible to replace, so the entire transmission was replaced this morning.

A $5,000 part! My car is slightly modded and I suppose they didn't notice or care. I wonder if they would have denied the service if I had the supercharger installed?

 

[OIIIIIIO]

Ouch! I'm still thinking about trading in on a 05'. Assuming they pulled ODBC info. Do you know what the code was? I havent pulled mine yet, but think I need to compare appels to appels...

 

[dinofx35]

Ouch! I'm still thinking about trading in on a 05'. Assuming they pulled ODBC info. Do you know what the code was? I havent pulled mine yet, but think I need to compare appels to appels...

Whatever the code was, it didn't help them any. It took them 5 days to determine it was in the transmission.

If your problem starts bothering you often (cruise control disables, GPS system gets confused, etc), maybe you can refer them to my case. It seems like Infiniti wasn't familiar with the problem since they tried changing the wrong part first.