Infiniti G35 Complaints

1,352 consumer complaints on file.

#10049428December 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THIS IS A FURTHER COMPLAINT RELATIVE TO COMPLAINT 10047159 RELATED TO A NEW INFINITI G35 WITH LESS THAT 2000 MILES ON IT WHEN THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THE INCIDENTS INVOLVED THREE OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE CAR SUDDEDLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO VERY HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT A ACTION BY THE DRIVER THAT SHOULD CAUSE SUCH ACCELERATIONS. IN TWO OF THE CASES THE CAR WAS IN SPEED CONTROL; IN ONE IT WAS NOT. 2 OF THE CASES: CAR IN SPEED CONTROL AT 60 MILES AN HOUR, FOOT WELL AWAY FROM ACCELERATOR. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES FULL THROTTLE TO 90 MILES AN HOUR BEFORE VERY SEVERE BRAKING CAN BRING CAR UNDER CONTROL. NOT ONLY DOES STEPPING ON THE BRAKE NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF SPEED CONTROL, IT DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW CAR AS CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. SECOND OCCURRENCE INVOLVED CAR IN SPEED CONTROL AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. SAME THING HAPPENS BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP CAR AS IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND FINALLY HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER (INFINITI OF DENVER) ON 11/14/03, AND RETURNED TO ME (CAR IS ACTUALLY REGISTERED IN MY WIFE'S NAME, LOIS RINGER) OVER MY VERY STRONG OBJECTIONS ON 12/1/03, WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THE DEALER AND INFINITI ENGINEERS WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM FURTHER, BASED ON DIRECTION FROM INFINITI. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS SPORATICALLY, SO IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THEY DID NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE MINOR TESTING THEY DID. A QUICK INTERACTION WITH ONE BULLETIN BOARD ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANY OTHER OWNERS OF G35S WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM REVEALED THREE OTHER DRIVERS HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF NISSAN AMERICA (WHICH OWNS INFINITI) ON 11/14 TO NO AVAIL. THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF THE OTHER THREE OWNERS ARE DOCUMENTED ON THE EDMONDS.COM WEBSITE. GO TO THE WEB SITE, GO TO TOWN HALL, INFINITI G35 OWNERS, PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS, CITATIONS 967, 334, AND 751. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048815November 29, 2003
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAILS WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL OR GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER THAN INTENDED. THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI AND BEEN TOLD THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE AN IMMINENT SOLUTION. I NEED THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042555November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEIZE UP. *AK THE CONSUMER TOLD THE DEALER THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10047159November 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 GS SEDAN WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON IT PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. IN THE LAST FEW DAYS I HAVE HAD THREE OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR FLOOR BOARDED ITSELF WITH NO ACTION ON MY PART TO CAUSE SUCH BEHAVIOR. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 60, AND ACCELERATED TO 90 BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACTION. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 50 AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AS I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A CAR. THE ACCELERATOR UNEXPECTED WENT TO THE FLOOR, WITH RESULTANT VERY SHARP ACCELERATION. THIS TIME I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT START SINCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS FLOORBOARDED. FINALLY GOT THE ACCELERATOR TO BREAK LOSE BY USING THE EDGE OF MY SHOE SOLE AND THE CAR WOULD RESTART, AND THEN BEHAVED NORMALLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE THIRD TIME I WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL, HAD SLOWED FOR AN EXIT RAMP, AND THEN GENTLY PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO SPEED UP. AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR FLOORBOARDED ITSELF, WITH VERY SHARP ACCELERATION. I DISENGAGED THE BEHAVIOR BY AGAIN LIFTING THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE EDGE OF MY SHOE. ONE COULD FEEL A POP EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS LIFTED WITH THE SHOE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO HAS NOW HAD IT FIVE DAYS. SAYS HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS BEHAVIOR AND HIS POSITION IS THAT UNLESS HE CAN REPLICATE IT HIMSELF THERE ARE NO REPAIRS TO MAKE. I WILL NOT TAKE CAR BACK UNTIL DEALER SIGNS A LETTER VALIDATING THAT I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT HE WILL ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. EXPECT THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO AN IMPASSE WITH THE DEALER. *LA
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048117November 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10047012November 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 260 MILE TRANSMISSION SLIP ON ACCELERATION CLICKING NOISE INSIDE DASH. *LA
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045953November 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY INFINITI HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 1,800 MILES. INFINITI IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 2 MONTHS. AFTER JUST ONE WEEK, THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045835November 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I TOOK IN THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE FOR RECALLS AND THE SERVICE DEPT. NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THE ROTORS WOULD NEED RESURFACING. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SAME DEALER IN APRIL 2002 AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH 2002. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS 16K MILES ON IT. IT IS RIDICULOUS, EVEN WITH PERFORMANCE BRAKES, FOR THEM TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. INFINTI TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL.I HAVE A BMW 540 AND ITS DEFINETLY NOT NORMAL AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. INFINITI SHOULD REPPLAVE THE BRAKES AT LEAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR FREE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045790November 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
NOTICING THAT BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN USED AND DONT STOP AS WELL AS THEY USED TO.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10045526November 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043877October 29, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ROCKS ON BRAKING/TURNING. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED ABOUT THE SEAT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY REPLACED A PART IN THE SEAT. IT HELPS SOMEWHAT BUT THERE IS STILL TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. IT MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE SEAT IS ACTUALLY SECURED TO THE CAR PROPERLY, AND ALSO IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WOULD THE SEAT HOLD UP APPROPRIATELY? ALSO THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AT 10,000 MILES. ACTUALLY, THEY'VE BEEN SQUEALING FOR THE LAST 4,000 MILES. THEY ARE STARTING TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AS WELL SOMETIMES. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS YET, BUT IT IS A CONCERN THAT THE BRAKES COULD FAIL. I PREVIUOSLY HAD AN EXPEDITION AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH THOSE BRAKES AS WELL, BUT WOULD NORMALLY GET 20,000 TO 25,000 MILES OUT OF THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043726October 28, 2003
SEATS
PURCHASED G35 SEDAN SEPT 2002 EQUIPPED WITH PREMIUM PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER DRIVERS SEAT. DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS OR ROCKS WHEN MOVING FROM A STANDSTILL OR UNDER HARD ACCELLERATION. THIS UNEXPECTED SEAT MOVEMENT IS UNNERVING WHILE NAVIGATING THE VEHICLE AND MAY BE A POTENTIAL DANGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043219October 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
INFINITI G35 SEDANS AND COUPES NEED FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES. ORIGINALLY, INFINITI WAS PROVIDING FREE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS, THEN HAS CHANGED THEIR MIND SAYING IT'S A PERFORMANCE BRAKE; THEREFORE, THE BRAKES ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I'VE OWNED BMWS, AND THEY RARELY REQUIRED BRAKE REPLACEMENTS PRIOR TO 30,000 OR 40,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043183October 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN BE FOUND TO BE RADIATING FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FRONT FOOT WELLS AND CENTER CONSOLE ARE ALL FOUND TO BE VERY WARM TO THE TOUCH. WILL THIS AFFECT THE LONGEVITY, RELIABILITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS CAR? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043139October 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES HAD TO BE CHANGED AFTER ONE YEAR OF VERY SPORADIC USE. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED A KNOCKING SOUND DURING BRAKING APPEARS ON LOW SPEED TRAFFIC DRIVING. IT COULD NOT BE FIXED BY THE DEALER. *LA
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041800October 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON TAKING MY 2003 G35 SEDAN TO INFINITI OF NASHVILLE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED BASED ON A NATIONAL RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAUSING MY BRAKES TO BE LOCKED. I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE OFF THE LOT WITH MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION CAUSING WEAR ON MY BRAKES AS IT APPEARED THAT NO ONE TEST DROVE MY CAR PRIOR TO THE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING EFFECTIVELY. IN ADDITION, MY TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING BASED ON THE INCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041660October 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NEEDED NEW BRAKES AT 14,000 MILES. SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY? I'VE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I FEEL INFINITI SHOULD MAKE A CHANGE AND REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041269October 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK MY INFINITI G35 TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AT 15,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING WITH ONLY 10% REMAINING. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR G35'S. MY WIFE AND I ARE NOT HARD DRIVERS AND TYPICALLY DRIVE 40,000 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE JOBS. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR. INFINITI SHOULD SHARE THE COST WITH G35 OWNERS FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041105October 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I TOOK MY G35 IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT 15,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED I ONLY HAD 5% OF MY BRAKE PADS LEFT. THEY HAD THE NERVE TO BLAME IT ON CITY DRIVING. AS MUCH AS I LIKE MY G35, THIS WHOLE OCCURRENCE AND HOW INFINITI DEALT WITH ME HAS SOURED ME AGAINST THEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042101October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY, MORE FREQUENTLY EVERY 30,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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