2003 Infiniti G35 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER # O2V245000 WAS RECEIVED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIRS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE MANAGEMENT REFUSED TO ACCEPTED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE INFINITY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO PERFORM ANY RECALL REMEDY REPAIRS ON INFINITY VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REAFFIRMED THE INFINITY RECALLS HAD TO BE PERFORMED BY THE INFINITY DEALERSHIPS ONLY. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FROM THE CONTACTS LOCALITY WAS SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS AWAY. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT ACCEPT SUCH A CRITERIA BECAUSE INFINITY WAS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AT A DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL REPAIRS FOR A 2003 INFINITI G35. *KB THE MANUFACTURER RECENTLY NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER OF A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE DISTANCE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER AGE AND OTHER FACTORS THE CONSUMER FEELS IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER FEELS THERE ARE EXCELLENT GARAGES CLOSE TO HIS HOME THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CORRECTING ANY DEFECT. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER COOPERATE IN HIS ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE LOCALLY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT RECALL REPAIRS NEED TO BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED INFINITI DEALER. *NM

NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN AIR-CONDITIONING IS ON. SEEMED TO GET LOUDER. TOOK INTO DEALER, ASSUMED IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD 60,000 WARRANTY WAS AT 54,000. ALSO GAS TANK NOT SHOWING FULL WHEN FILLING UP. BOTH REPAIRS TOTALED 1100.00 APROXIMATELY FELT AT 54,000 MILES THESE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WAS TOLD I HAD THE REMAINDER OF FACTORY WARRANTY WHICH WAS 4 YEARS/60,000. I WAS NOT AWARE THE FIRST SALE DATE WAS LATE 2002 APPARENTLY. *JB

THE REAR DEFROST INTERFERES WITH THE RADIO. YOU CAN'T PLAY THE RADIO IF IT'S RAINING. THE JIM COLMAN INFINITI DEALER ORDERED THE PART THAT TOOK 3 MONTHS TO COME IN. WHEN THEY FINALLY INSTALLED THE PART IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW, HOWEVER THEY CAN'T BECAUSE MY BASIC WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS STILL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PART THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

CONDENSATION IN EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS NOT SEALED PROPERLY. *NM

DASH PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE STEREO, CD, HEATER, AC, ETC DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE AC DOES NOT SHUT OFF, WHEREAS ALL THE OTHER DEVICES DOES NOT TURN ON. *NM

WHEEL/TIRE VALVE EXTENSIONS FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH. MY REAR TIRE DEFLATED WITHIN 20 - 30 SECONDS AND FORTUNATELY I DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE SIDE WALL WAS DAMAGED AS RESULT OF THE VALVE EXTENSION FAILURE. *JB

CONDENSATION INSIDE HEADLIGHTS. *JB

NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY DEALER. TIRES HAVE IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) ON THE INNER SURFACE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AFTER 7500 MILES. *JB

THE REAR UPPER QUARTER PANELS SHOW SIGNS OF FLEXING, THE BODY APPEARS TO HAVE MINOR DENT LIKE RIPPLES FROM WHERE THE REAR WINDOW PILLAR MEETS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MINOR ISSUE, HOWEVER AS TIME PROGRESS, THE BODY FLEXING IS APPEARING MORE AND MORE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 INFINITE G35 IN TRAFFIC WHEN EVENTS OCCURED THAT CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF A FORD F350. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT THE PASSAGER SIDE AIRBAG DID. SHE SUSTAINED INJUIRES TO HER HEAD AND CHEST. CAR APPEARS TO BE TOTALED, BUT IS BEING ACCESSED FOR AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AT THIS TIME.

PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON 2003 INFINITI G35 AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH TOWING GUIDE SECTION OF THE OWNERS MANUAL.*MR *NM

I HAVE HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY INFINITI FROM DAY ONE OF BUYING THE CAR. *AK

2003 INFINITI G-35 BLOWN UP IN DRIVEWAY AND HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE. *BF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE OF THE TRUNK WHERE THE TRUNK LIGHT BULB BECAME SO HOT THAT THE LIGHT BULB EXPLODED, THE HOT PARTICLES FROM THE LIGHT BULB CAUGHT THE TRUNK AND THE CONTENTS IN THE TRUNK ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FORGOT TO CLOSE THE TRUNK SECURELY. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW AND SUNROOF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEY WERE REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS TURNED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IN OCTOBER 2003. I ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING LOUDLY SINCE ABOUT 13,0000 MILES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 OR 3 OCCASIONS WHEN I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I'VE BOUGHT SEVERAL CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HEARD THAT THE BREAKS SQUEAKING UNBEARABLY WAS NORMAL. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND IF THE BRAKES ARE EVEN MORE WORN DOWN THEY MIGHT SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. DO THE BREAKS HAVE TO TOTALLY GO OUT AND I RUN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE BEFORE I CAN GET THEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY??? I HAVE A 95 MUSTANG AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN MY 2003 INFINITI. I DON'T WANT TO PAY 30,000 FOR A CAR THAT SQUEEKS AS IF I'M DRIVING AN OLD BEAT UP LEMON. HELP! KDJ. *AK

I AM A MASTER MECHANIC AND HAVE WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1969. I ALSO PERFORMED ACIDENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR MERCED BENZ NORTH AMERICA. I NOW OWN A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY IN CA. AND IN THE CORSE OF MAKEING REPAIRS TO THREE G35 INFINITIS (YEARS 2003 AND 2004) I HAVE FOUND THE FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKED AND BRITTLE. I HAVE A G35 LNFINITY MYSELF AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THE PROBLEM. MY CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL HOSE IS CRACKING. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO INFINITY CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGE THAT MY G35 HAS NO PROBLEM AND HE'S ONLY SEEN THE PROBLEM ON THE FX. I PERSONLY REINSPECTED THE HOSE AND FOUND A CRACK, ONE WHICH ALSO CAN BE FELT , IS ABOUT 1/4" LONG AND HALF WAY THROUGHT THE HOSE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND EXPLAINED THAT IN THE CASE OF A REAR END ACCIDENT THE HOSE COULD REPTURE, SPILL FUEL AND CREAT A PINTO LIKE BOMB. I FEEL THAT THE DEALER IS PUTTING ME OFF, AND THAT NISSIAN IS TRYING TO SWEEP THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG AND IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND . I WANT YOUR AGENICY TO BE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR A SAFETY HAZZARD.THE FUEL HOSE IS NOT READLY SEEN AND I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ONLY AFTER HAVEING REMOVED THE REAR AXLE SUBFRAME FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL TANK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO SHOW UNTILL THE IS A HIGH RATE OF FAILER, OR WORST, UNTILL PEOPLE START GETTING INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

(1) VERY OFTEN I AM UNABLE TO FILL FUEL TANK BEYOND 1/2 FULL. TRIED MANY FUEL SITES, CAN OCCUR AT ALL. HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN COLD WEATHER-BELOW 50*(FOR SO.CAL). IT ACTS LIKE A RESTRICTION IN THE FUEL NECK BUT NONE WERE FOUND. MUST BE OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.(2) OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE WITH 1/2 TANK ONLY.(3) NOTHING WAS FOUND, NO CHARGES TO ME. EVEN IF I WAIT A MINUTE FOR POSSIBLE GAS 'FOAM" TO SUBSIDE,NO HELP. *AK

FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INSIDE TIRE WEAR DOWN WAS 2/32 . PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR CAMBER SEEMS TO BE OUT AND THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE. AFTER SERVICE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR CAMBER WAS OUT OF SPEC AND WAS ADJUSTED. *TC

I HAVE A 2003 G35 SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SIDESTREET AT 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR FOUR LANE CROSS STREET, REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY REVVED AT HIGH RPM (OVER 6000 RPM). HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE FORCEFULLY TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR POWERED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND INTO THE FIRST CROSS LANE OF THE FOUR LANE STREET. A CAR ON THE CROSS STREET HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY THROWING THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH OLD, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHILE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. THE TWO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR SERVICING DEALER (AUTOPLACE INFINITI), WHERE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC. THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS, COMPUTER ERROR CODES OR MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM, AND, OF COURSE, WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN IDLE IN OUR GARAGE THE PAST THREE WEEKS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM INFINITI AS TO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE RACED. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC *JB

2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH AERO PACKAGE. RAVEL PAN IS LOCATED UNDER ENGINE AND SECURED TO FRONT BUMPER. THE FRONT BUMPER WORE THIN THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SPLITTING THE BUMPER IN TWO PIECES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BUMPER RELEASING THE GRAVEL PAN AND CREATING AN AIR SCOOP WHICH FLAPS FREELY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS POOR ENGINEERING THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PAN TO BE SECURED TO THE BUMPER COVER WHEN THE BUMPER COVER (PLASTIC) CAN BE EASILY WORN AWAY BY ALWAYS PRESENT CONCRETE CURBS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THUS RELEASING THE PAN. THE EDGE ALONG WHICH THE BUMPER COVER SPLIT SHOULD BE ALTERED OR REINFORCED SO AS NOT TO IMPACT CURBS AND WEAR AWAY.*AK

RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP COMING FROM MISSOURI TO LOUISIANA ON INTERSTATE 10 I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF MY 2003 INFINITI G35. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A TIRE THAT WAS GOING FLAT. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND CHECKED THE TIRES, ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED. I DROVE AND DROPPED OFF A PASSANGER AND MY SON, THE CAR CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. DRIVING SLOWLY (NO MORE THA 25 MPH) THE VIBRATION CONTUED TO GET WORSE, SINCE MY WIFE AND I WERE ONLY ABOUT TWO MILES FROM OUR HOME I CONTINED. THE ENTIRE WHEEL OF THE RIGHT PASSANGER SIDE FELL OFF! THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 1AM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED INFINITI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RAY BRANDT INFINITI IN METAIRIE, LA. THE DEALER CALLED ME AT ABOUT 3PM AND SAID THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $900.00 PLUS THE BODY REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT PAY IT AND WAS REFERRED TI INFINITI'S TOLL FREE NUMBER. INFINITI HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE CAR AND HAS NOT ACCEPTED ANY LIABILITY. I WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A RELEASE. I'VE TOLD INFINITI NOT TO REPAIR THE CAR UNTIL I SEE THE RELESSE FORM AND THE REPAIRS ARE DETAILED IN WRITING. AT THIS POINT THE OLD PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NISSAN HAS ORDERED A TSB/ RECALL FOR THE 350-Z FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I OWN A 2003 INFINITI G-35 COUPE. THE 350-Z AND THE G-35 COUPE SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM AND VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL SUSPENSIONS. MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

2003 INFINITI G35 WAS TURNING INTO PARKING STALL AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOUCHED. BRAKES WERE NOT USED WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. CAR JUMPED CURB, TRAVELED FIFTY FEET AND HIT A TREE.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR BRAKE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE INTERMITTENT. THE REAR LIGHT AND SPEAKER AREA HAD A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT PER DISPATCHER. *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES AND ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE BRAKE WORK DONE. LESS THAN 5,000 MILES LATER, NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. *PH DRIVER HAS NO INPUT FROM SLIP LIGHT AND VDC LIGHT. ENGINE ALSO STALLED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VDC FAILED BUT CHANGED ITS DECISION SAYING THAT BRAKES AREN'T USED BY THE VDC. HOWEVER, CONSUMER THINKS THAT BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE VDC, AS STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *LA

VEHICLE HAD ISSUES WITH NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 5 MPH. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WAS A PINCHED CRUISE CONTROL GROUND WIRE AND FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE OPERATED FINE FOR ONE WEEK, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOWED VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT GETTING WET FROM A GROMMET THAT WAS LOOSE DUE TO A AFTERMARKET ELECTRONICS WIRE UNDER IT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE NOT HAD VEHICLE FOR ~5 WEEKS AND NO LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED. UPON QUESTIONING INFINITI ABOUT WHY THE DELAY, I WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND NONE WERE AVAILABLE. THIS IS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE 2003.5 G35 COUPE HAS A DIFFERENT HARNESS THAN THE 04 G35 COUPE. WAS TOLD JAPAN HAD TO SPECIALLY MAKE A HARNESS AND SHIP IT. WILL NOT GET HARNESS TILL THE 20TH OF MARCH. PROBLEM WAS THAT DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST TRIP THERE. HAD THAT BEEN CAUGHT I WOULD NOT BE PAYING ~3000.00 AND WITH OUT A CAR FOR 5 WEEKS. UPON TRYING TO DISCUSS OPTIONS WITH SERVICE MANAGER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GO TO COURT, AND THAT THEY WOULD WIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE MONEY THAN I DO. *AK

ON JANUARY 26TH, 2004 I WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL ON THE STATE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY G35 COUPE (2003) WENT OUT CONTROL. AS A RESULT I CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN AND DAMAGED THE CAR BADLY. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR LITTLE OVER HALF A YEAR AND IT NEVER SEEM TO BE PERFORMING BAD. THAT DAY I WAS JUST SHOCKED AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. IT LOOKED LIKE I WOULD PULL A HAND BRAKE AND START MAKING DONUTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT MY CASE IS THE SAME AS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10018618. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT I SKID ON THE BLACK ICE BUT THE ROADWAY WAS PERFECTLY DRY WHEN I CHECKED AFTERWARDS. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW CAN I INVESTIGATE MY CASE, BECAUSE I AM 100% CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE THAT TRAVELING ON THE STRAIGHT ROAD I STARTED TO SPIN LIKE CRAZY ALL THE SUDDEN.*AK *JB

CONSTANT BRAKE NOISE - HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN MY BRAKES NEED REPLACING IF THEY ARE ALWAYS SQUEAKING - THAT'S USUALLY A SIGN, BUT IN THIS CASE THE ONLY SIGN WILL BE WHEN I CRASH INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY STOP WORKING. *JB

I FIRST REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (WHICH WERE WARPED) ON MY 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE AT 14,000 MILES AFTER THEY HAD BEEN SQUEALING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES. BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT I HAD TO ADD BRAKE FLUID, WHICH SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A NEW CAR. AT 17,000 MILES I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES. INFINITI OBVIOUSLY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL BRAKE REPAIRS ARE FREE UNTIL 36,000 MILES. BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER THAT AND WHY ARE THEY REPAIRING ONE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART? I AM TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND ITS STOPPING CAPABILITIES. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND I FEEL SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE A CATASTROPHE OCCURS. *LA

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ONLY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I PUT VERY MILEAGE ON MY CAR, I TRAVEL ALONE AT NIGHT/VERY EARLY MORNING. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM IN A DESERTED AREA AND MY BRAKES FAIL? I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN EVERY 8.000 MILES AND I FIND THAT VERY UNREASONABLE. INFINITY SHOULD REPLACE THESE LIGHT BRAKES FOR A HEAVIER SYSTEM.

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

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

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

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

NOTICING THAT BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN USED AND DONT STOP AS WELL AS THEY USED TO.*AK

FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES!. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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