Infiniti G35 Complaints

1,352 consumer complaints on file.

#10361081October 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1. BRAKING 2. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LEDS GO OUT, OR WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH LOW MILES ON THE CAR (SUB-60K) 3. NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LED HOUSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361106October 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LED CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT FAILS PREMATURELY. COMMON ISSUE ON 03-06 G35 SEDANS. FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE LIGHT ITSELF DUE TO EITHER DEFECTIVE LEDS OR RESISTORS IN THE LIGHT. COMMON COMPLAINT ON INTERNET FORUMS AND COMMONLY SEEN ON ROAD. EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND REQUIRED FOR INSPECTION AND SAFETY WHICH IS WHY IT'S A FREQUENTLY COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE. MY OWN VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A FAILED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. PART IS EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE AND REQUIRED COMPLETE DISMANTLING OF REAR SEAT AREA AND PACKAGE TRAY TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360768October 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL: HEAT/ DEFROST/ RADIO AND CD/TAPE. INTERMITTENT OPERATION WAS REPORTED TO INFINITI DEALER IN 2008. AT THE PRESENT TIME (OCT. 2010), THE CONTROL PANEL IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AS OF THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 2010. THERE IS NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE AC/DEFROST/TEMPERATURE. THE AUDIO/ CLIMATE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CIRCUITRY HAS INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS HAS POSED A HAZARD SINCE THERE IS NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE DEFROST AND FAN TO UNFOG THE WINDOWS. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN 2004, HOWEVER I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN BLOGGED. DEALER WILL REPLACE UNIT FOR APPROXIMATELY $550.00 AT OWNER'S COST. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360533October 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE MODELS. THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL LOOSES CONTROL AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DASH HAS NO FUNCTION AS IF THERE IS NO POWER, BUT DOES CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. THE "AUTO/AC" INDICATOR APPEARS ON THE CONSOLE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE CAR HAS TAKEN THE CONTROLS AWAY FROM YOU. THE A/C CLOSES THE VENTS TO ONLY CIRCULATE COLD AIR ON IT'S LAST SETTING. WITH ALL FUNCTIONS TURNED OFF, THE DASH TURNS ITSELF ON TO THE SAME SETTING WITHOUT ANY MANUAL OPERATIONS. THE RADIO VOLUME NOR CHANNELS CANNOT BE CHANGED (OTHER THAN FROM THE STEERING-WHEEL) AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS STUCK ON THE LAST SETTING AND CANNOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF. IS THIS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CONTROL BOARD? THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO THE CAR TENDS TO LOCK ON ITS OWN. STANDING OUTSIDE TO GET GAS AND YOU HEAR THE DOORS LOCK, SOMETIMES BEFORE YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE CAR TO THE GAS PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360107October 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.. UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR NORMALLY IN FEAR OF MOTOR MALFUNCTION MAJOR DAMAGE AND LOSS OF VALUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359141October 4, 2010
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 INFINITI G35 THROUGH A HEAVY RAINSTORM AT 11:30 AM, GOING EAST ON GLADE RD., BOCA RATON, FL., IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE OF THIS THREE LANE RD., CUT ME OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND MY BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, PUTTING ME INTO A SKID ONTO THE RIGHT SWALE AND MY CAR, SKIDDING VIOLENTLY, SMASHED INTO A TREE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HIT THE TREE ALMOST HEAD-ON, ONLY THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL BAG NEVER WENT OFF. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, AND THE MY CHEST WAS SMASHED AGAINST THE AIR BAG STRAPS AND LEFT ME WITH SEVERE WELTS AND TERRIBLE PAIN FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. MY RIGHT TIBIA AND FIBULA WERE BROKEN AND DISPLACED. TWO SURGERIES AND THREE MONTHS IN A CAST AND BED-RIDDEN, I AM FINALLY DOING MUCH BETTER. I NOTIFIED NISSAN THAT THE FRONT AIR-BAG AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NEVER ACTIVATED. THEY DID A CURSORY INVESTIGATION AND SAID NOTHING WENT WRONG. I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. I NEVER ONCE FELT ANY PULSING FROM THE BRAKES AFTER MY APPLICATION, AND THE NON-WORKING STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10358474September 30, 2010
AIR BAGS
2005 INFINITI G35 COUPE IN MAY OF 2010 AN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. DREYER REINBOLD INFINITI IN INDIANAPOLIS LOOKED AT IT, SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR $3000. MY CAR AT THAT TIME HAD AROUND 87,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. BOTH AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER. THEN IN JUNE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND MY CAR STILL DOES NOT HAVE AIR BAGS WORKING. INFINITI OF NORTH AMERICA SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. OTHER THAN PAYING THEIR $3000 WHAT CAN I DO? DREYER REINBOLD HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PAIN TO ME. THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358309September 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE REAR DEFROSTER BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO CHANGE ANY OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL OR RADIO SETTINGS. AFTER THREE DAYS, HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL SETTINGS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357480September 25, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET OFF OF A MAJOR ROAD, I REALIZED I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR A SHOPPING CENTER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. HERE'S THE END RESULT. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAID THE BELT TENSIONER SEIZED WHICH BROKE THE BELT. IN MY CASE, THE BELT ALSO TORE OFF THE FRONT CRANK SEAL AND ENGINE OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. MY CAR IS 2007 G35 SEDAN WITH 13,000 MILES. WHEN I RETRIEVED MY CAR, THE SERVICE REP INDICATED INFINITI WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUBSEQUENTLY REDESIGNED THE PARTS. CLAIMED I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN - BOY I HOPE SO. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN DEFECT. WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. I AM REPORTING IT SO OTHERS WILL KNOW OF THIS ISSUE. IS THIS ANOTHER CASE OF REPAIR AS NEEDED RATHER THAN RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357013September 22, 2010
EQUIPMENT
THE A/C COMES FULL BLAST AT A VERY COLD TEMPERATURE. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN IT OFF OR TURN IT DOWN. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE RADIO EITHER. ALL THE RADIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I FOUND, THAT THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS IN THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT INIFINITI HAD BACK ON FEB 13, 2003 EL03-003REFERENCE, ITB03-007. NHTSA# 10001253 OR 10001162 OR 10001246. THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. OUR CAR WAS BUILT IN JAN 03 AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL IS WHAT I AM BEING TOLD, BECAUSE IT ONLY COVERED 2003 G35 SEDANS MANUFACTURED THROUGH 8-21-02. THIS CAR SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED UNDER THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN. SINCE IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THIS CAR WAS BUILT. THIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO ALL THE 2003 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356722September 21, 2010
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET BECOMES DETACHED, CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO DANGEROUSLY MOVE AROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN DRIVING, THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WILL ABRUPTLY ALTER THE DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION BY PHYSICALLY MOVING THE HAND AND FOOT LOCATION, CAUSING ABRUPT ADJUSTMENT OF THROTTLE APPLICATION, BRAKING AND/OR STEERING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY FATAL INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356750September 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD STALL AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356892September 21, 2010
VISIBILITY
PLEASE BE INFORMED REGARDING THE SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT MIGHT ADMINISTER SAFETY TO GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY 2006 G35 COUPE INFINITI. WHILE DRIVING IN THE HI-WAY THE POWER SLIDING GLASS SUNROOF SUDDENLY BLOWN AWAY! I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME MORE THAT $800.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT ALLEGEDLY THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! THAT'S WHY I WANT TO REPORT THIS THAT MIGHT CONSIDER AS A RECALL FOR A POOR DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP OR NEGLIGENCE BY QUALITY ASSURANCE. I JUST DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY'S MISTAKE! I WILL LET OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION (ODI) KNOWS REGARDING THIS MATTER TO ALERT THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT MIGHT STRIKE AGAIN AND SOMEONE MIGHT GET HURT OR KILLED. PLEASE FIND ATTACHED PHOTOS (LOOKS LIKE THE ENTIRE GLASS ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING). THE MENTIONED VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER'S POSITION LOCATED AT INSKIP INFINITI, 1085 CENTERVILLE ROAD, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND 02886. I WILL APPRECIATE ANY RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355641September 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN 2003 INFINITI G35 CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF CLIMATE CONTROLS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS, AUDIO CONTROLS ALSO FAIL. INFINITI ISSUED A RECALL BUT ONLYVEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 8/2002 WERE COVERED. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 12/ 2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354732September 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354537September 8, 2010
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 INFINITY G35 COUPE MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK AND HAVE LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING I BELIEVE THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM DO TO THE FACT THAT I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS WHEN THEY FOG UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353928September 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITI G35 IN 2008. IT ALL STARTED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THAT I RECEIVED IN 2009 LESS THAN A MONTH AND A HALF LATER ABOUT 2000 MILES OF DRIVING LOOKING AT MY ODOMETER. I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL DIP STICK, AND TO MY SURPRISE I SHOWED THAT THE LOW WAS VERY LOW, SO I ADDED 4 QUARTS TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE DRIVE WAY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OIL SPOTS IN WHERE I PARK MY CAR, AND THERE WASN'T ANY OIL ON THE GROUND. THIS SITUATION OF ADDING OIL AT ABOUT 2000 MILE HAD WENT ON FOR MY NEXT TWO OIL CHANGES. AFTER WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I AM NOW ADDING 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2010. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME SEEING AS HOW I HAVE 108K, AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE G35, AND THAT INFINITI IS RELUCTANT IN CORRECT OR ADMITTING TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353765September 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED FROM THE LOCATION. IT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353532September 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL OUT AT 50 MPH+ AND CONTROL OF POWER STEERING WOULD BE LOST (BATTERY LIGHT & VDC LIGHT WOULD COME ON DASH), RENDERING THE VEHICLE A DANGEROUSLY FAST MOVING LEAD SLED. POWER TO THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM YIELDED NO EXPLANATION OR FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER CONDUCTING MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE SENSOR WOULD GET TOO HOT AND SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF COOLING, POWER WOULD RESUME. APPARENTLY A TSE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN FOR MY CAR SINCE IT WAS PRODUCED LATER IN THE MODEL YEAR. THE SENSOR (A $40 COST PART!) WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY AFTER PUTTING UP A FIGHT. INFINITI/NISSAN NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THE SCOPE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE OR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE SHOULD SOMEONE DIE WHEN THEIR CAR STALLS OUT AT 65MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353539September 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AUTO A/C POPS ON ALL BY ITSELF, DISABLING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CONTROLS. THE RADIO LIGHTS AND BUTTONS NO LONGER WORK, THE FAN OR TEMPERATURE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, AND THE DEFROSTERS CANNOT BE USED. THE DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTIRE RADIO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, A PROBLEM THAT IS SO COMMON ON THESE CARS THAT THE REBUILT RADIO PART TO FIX IT IS OFTEN BACKORDERED. ONCE AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT GOOD 'OL INFINITI/NISSAN HAS ISSUED AN INFERIOR TSB FOR THE PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SCOPE OF VINS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. SO IF YOU DON'T DIE FROM YOUR DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR STALLING YOU OUT AT 65MPH, BE SURE TO WATCH OUT FROM CRASHING FROM THE FOG ON YOUR WINDSHIELD BECAUSE YOUR DEFROSTER WON'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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