2004 Infiniti G35 complaints

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE IN A 2004 INFINITI G35X, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER G35 OWNERS AS WELL. *TR

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

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

FUEL GAUGE ON INFINITY G35 COUPE (04) ALWAYS INCORRECT. PUMPING FUEL INTO THE CAR ALSO DIFFICULT AS IT USUALLY DOESN'T ALLOW A FULL FILL UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT-END CRASH INTO A TREE AT 20 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,850.

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. MY AUDIO FAILED AND A/C STUCK . . . THE SAME PROBLEM THEY VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED IN 2003. (SERVICE BULLETIN #03007A AND NHTSA ITEM #10001253) IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM UNABLE TO TURN ON THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS CONDENSATION DUE TO CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ROSEVILLE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK ON IT BUT KNOWING THERE WAS ONLY 10 DAYS UNTIL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP, THEY NEVER FOLLOWED UP. I HAVE SEEN MANY 2004 OWNERS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN/INFINITI DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK, WHICH IS ALWAYS EARLY SINCE I AM A NURSE AND AF RESERVIST. *TR

I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN W/ 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH SEVERELY DURING ACCELERATION OR BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE ROCKING CAUSES DIFFICULTIES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CLUTCH AND GAS PEDALS CAN BE PRESSED INADVERTENTLY CAUSING ERRATIC DRIVING. I SPOKE WITH THE INFINTI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD MY COMPLAINT WOULD BE FILED, BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD GO TO AN INFINITI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ISSUE ASSESSED AT MY EXPENSE. I CALLED THE NEAREST INFINITI DEALERSHIP WHERE I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD COME IN WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND IT COSTS BETWEEN $900 -$1,100 TO REPAIR. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 G35 INFINITY 9/2008, THE CAR WAS CHECKED 2 WEEKS AGO ON JUNE 12, 2010 AT WHICH TIME 2 QUARTS OF OIL WAS PUT IN, LEVEL WAS FINE ON SATURDAY JUNE 26,2010 COMING HOME FROM PENNSYLVANIA CAR SHUT DOWN HAD TO BE TOWED, MECHANIC STATES ENGINE HAS GONE UP IN VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BURNED OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT I AM LEFT WITH NO CAR AND STILL OWE 8100 ON IT AS A CONSUMER I FEEL THAT INFINITY OWES ME AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE USED THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT IT DID AND NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. *TR

CAR ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR IMMEDIATELY AND IT SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED - ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE OK BUT THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (P0340). LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR 2003 G35S (ID# 48751) BUT MY CAR IS A 2004 G35. INFINITI DEALERSHIPS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL NOTICE, SO I DECIDED TO CHANCE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAPPENED 6 DAYS LATER ON AN EXIT RAMP. ENGINE CUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS TIME IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO RE-START. TOOK SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS TIME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME REGARDING THE RECALL. THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE CUT OFF WAS 3 DAYS LATER, ALSO WHILE DRIVING. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME DUE TO CRACKING TWICE. ONCE AT 26,177 MILES ON 8/8/06 AND AGAIN AT 60,815 MILES ON 5/20/10. THE WAY I BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE IS THAT BOTH TIMES IT INTERFERED WITH THE POWER SEAT OPERATION. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I AM NOT A BIG PERSON, MALE, 5'8" 160LBS. THE VEHICLE IS PERFECTLY MAINTAINED, LOOKS NEW AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME THE SEAT FRAME CRACKED AND REPLACED THE SECOND TIME OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE SAME INFINITY DEALERSHIP. INQUIRED FROM THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY TWICE TO GET ADDITIONAL INFO AND INQUIRE IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. IF THEY FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY WOULD SELF REPORT IT DIRECTLY TO THE PROPER PARTY. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY SECOND INQUIRY. THIS DID NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE TO ME AFTER THE ISSUES WITH TOYOTA. I HAVE SAVED THE PART FROM THE MORE RECENT REPLACEMENT IN CASE FURTHER INSPECTION WAS NECESSARY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT MOTOR/TRACK ASSEMBLY. SEAT STUCK - DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK...SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY IGNITED BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT...SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND BOTTOM OF SEAT. (NISSAN SERVICE DEPT STATES THAT TRACK/MOTOR/SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.) *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2004 G35 SEDAN IS BECOMING CLOSE TO USELESS DUE TO A "ROCKING CHAIR" TYPE EFFECT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH THE PASSING OF TIME. IT IS NOW SO BAD THAT I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR ANY DISTANCE. IT ROCKS BACKWARDS EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, NEVER MIND UNDER ANY AMOUNT ACCELERATION OR CORNERING FOR THAT MATTER. INFINITI HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS IN MY OPINION AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SHODDY CRAFTSMANSHIP. THEY WILL NOT HELP TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ANY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE SEAT BEGINS TO ROCK AND IT IS VERY DISORIENTING . I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND I FEEL UNSAFE WHILST DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO DRASTICALLY DROP WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS CAR WILL READ FUEL EMPTY WHEN IT STILL HAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS. WHEN REFILLING CAR WITH FUEL, CAR WILL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS AND THEN REGISTER FULL AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS A 20 GALLON TANK. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE IN A NORMAL SETTINGS MY ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING ON A 35 MPH ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A BAD CAM SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER BEING WORKED ON. *TR

I WAS FILLING GAS ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ($35 WORTH), I STARTED DRIVING OFF ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER 100 FEET AWAY FROMTHE GAS STATION. THE DRIVER STOPPED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. AFTER LOOKING AT IT, GAS WAS JUST POURING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR, IN LESS THAN MINUTES MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I READ THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 2004 INIFNITI G35 (FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEMS). HOWEVER, AFTER CALLING INIFINITY, THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAL INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND WILL OFFER TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX MY CAR FOR A FEE. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS FUEL LINE LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE FIRES. PLEASE HELP BRING THIS MATTER TO LIGHT. THANKS.

DEALER INSTALLED A NEW AIR/FUEL SENSOR. TWENTY SEVEN MILES LATER THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALESHIP HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP. THEN INFORMED ME THAT A CODEP2135 WAS DETECTED. THE VEHILCE HAD JUST BEEN DIAOGNOSTICALLY TESTED AND REPAIRED. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A LARGE PICK-UP STOPPED ONLY ABOUT TWO FEET FROM MY STALLED VEHICLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND HAD NORMAL POWER, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON.L *CN

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY CAR HAS BEEN INCORRECT FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. IT WOULD SUDDENLY DIP DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER TRAVELING ONLY 20 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GAGE WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PANIC MANY TIMES WHILE DIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE TANK IS BY RESETTING MY TRIP MONITOR AFTER EACH FUELING AND NOT TO EXCEED 220 MILES BEFORE MY NEXT REFILL. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS OUT OF MOUNT CREATING HAZARD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 INFINITI G35 IN JAN 2009 IT HAD ABOUT 135000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CD PLAYER SAID CHECK CD. THE RADIO AND CASSETTE PLAYER WORKS FINE. I TRIED NEW CDS AND CLEAN THE CD PLAYER BUT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CALL INFINITI THEY SAID I MAY HAVE TO GET A REFURBISHED UNIT. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CD PLAYER SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5 YEARS AND THAT I HAD A 96 PONTIAC UNIT THAT STILL WORK. A WEEK LATER I TRIED IT AND IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STOP WORKING AND IT STILL NOT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF INFINITI COULD HELP ME. *TR

2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN MODEL PROBLEM: SEAT TRACK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK IS SEVERELY LOOSE; LITTLE BY LITTLE THE SEAT BEGAN TO BECOME LOOSER; TOO A POINT WERE IT ALMOST A ROCKING CHAIR. DECIDING THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. RESULT I WAS CHARGED $350 FOR THEM TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE AND COME TO SAME CONCLUSION THAT THE SEAT TRACK IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE NEW SEAT TRACK COSTING ME ABOUT $750.00 AND ALSO THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE OF BEING WEAR AND TEAR. I INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER THE WARRANTY FOR DEFECT SEAT TRACK. THERE'S THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN MINE AND NEVER HAVE SEAT TRACK PROBLEMS. WHY IS THERE SO MANY SEAT TRACK COMPLAINTS? THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEAT TRACK WAS OBVIOUSLY BOLTED DOWN IMPROPERLY OR THE SEAT TRACK IS NOT BUILT UNDER STRONG STURDY QUALITY. *TR

THERE WAS NO CRASH OR RESULTING INJURIES--BUT HAVING A CLUTCH WHICH STICKS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM AT 50,000 MILES, BUT IT HAS SINCE RETURNED. THERE ARE MANY G35-DEVOTED WEBSITES AND BLOGS WHERE G35 OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THEY HAVE FOLLOWED UP BY FILING A COMPLAINT. MANY OWNERS REPORT THE SAME STICKY CLUTCH PROBLEM AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. FOR ME, IT'S HAPPENING AT ANY SPEED WHETHER IT IS SLOW OR FAST. INFINITI CLAIMS THIS REQUIRES A NEW CLUTCH--GIVEN THAT THE OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS POINTS OF MILEAGE, I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS IS RELATED TO THE CLUTCH ITSELF. THANKS VERY MUCH. *TR

2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS SHOW CRACKS IN PLASTIC SEPARATING THE LOW/HIGH BEAM HOUSING FROM THE FOGLIGHT HOUSING BELOW ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS. INFINITI DEALERS DON'T WISH TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL DO SO WHEN PRESSURED WHILE DEALERS WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AFTER FACTORY 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILE HAS EXPIRED REFUSE TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE METAL BRACKET IN THE SEAT ADJUSTER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE METAL WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A MAJOR METAL SUPPORT BRACKET IN A SEAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

THE WINDOW MOTORS AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS KEEP FAILING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE LASER RED PAINT KEEPS CHIPPING, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN, AND THE AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IS USUALLY WARM AS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE REPORTING. INFINITI REFUSES TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATORS OR WINDOW MOTORS, ALTHOUGH THEIR MECHANICS HAVE STATED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V555000. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN BE REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HORRIBLE. I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM CHECKED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT FELT ABNORMAL PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS REPLACED. ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,802 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,042. UPDATED 2/18/09 *CN THE STEERING WHEEL KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

EVIDENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON INFINITI G35 MODELS. I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE 61, 300 MILES ON THE CAR. MY THROTTLE BODY JUST BROKE AND ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS ONLY COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY FOR 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. IN 3 STATES IT IS COVERED FOR 7 YEARS AND 70,000. IF THE PROBLEM IS THAT COMMON, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE 7 YEARS AND 70,000 FOR ALL STATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT SMELLS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, SHE MUST REFILL THE GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER TWO DAYS. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE GASOLINE SYSTEM. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

THE HOOD ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35X FAILED AT THE HINGES. THE HOOD IS NOW ELEVATED ABOVE THE LINE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS MERELY OPENED, AND THE HINGES FAILED. I AM CONCERNED HAT THE HOOD WILL OPEN OR FLY OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR BE PUSHED INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND INFINITI REFUSE TO FIX THE HOOD UNDER THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY RESEARCH INTO THIS HOOD ISSUE HAS UNCOVERED OTHER OWNERS WITH IDENTICAL FAILURES. *TR

ON THEIR OWN, WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE WINDOWS WILL BOTH POWER DOWN. THIS WILL OCCUR MINUTES OR HOURS AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR IS LOCKED. I WAS TOLD THEIR IS A SHORT TO THE CAR BODY, MOST LIKELY CAUSED WATER CORRODING THE POWER WINDOW CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY LOCATED AT THE DOORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REST FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

PLASTIC SEPARATION TRIM INSIDE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY (BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE) THAT SEPARATES THE UPPER FROM THE LOWER HEADLAMP IS CRACKING. THE CRACK IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LARGER. IF THE CRACK PROGRESSES IT WILL CAUSE THE PLASTIC TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND BROKEN PIECE WILL BLOCK THE LIGHT BEAM. *TR

2004 INFINITI G35 WITH ONLY 47000 REQUIRES 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES AND INFINITI STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. ALSO RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT INFINITI REFUSES TO CHECK OIL USAGE. *TR

IN A LITTLE OVER YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY G35 SEDAN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT BEGAN CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. I ALSO HAD TO ADD ABOUT 1/2 OF OIL AFTER EVERY 1500 MILES OF USAGE. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES, I ALSO ADVISED INFINITI OF THE PROBLEM BUT ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. I ADVISED THE INFINITI REP THAT MY ISUZU NOR MY NISSAN EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM OF CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. A LITTLE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AT START UPS AND BEGAN BURNING MORE OIL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO INFINITI AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. INFINITI NEW WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS, STATING POOR MAINTENANCE. I HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY COST. INFINITI KNOWS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE ENGINE WARRANTY AND MAKE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE AN INFINITI VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. WHEN EVER I GET A BROCHURE IN THE MAIL FROM INFINITI I DO NOT BOTHER TO OPEN THE ENVELOPE, I JUST THROW IT AWAY IN THE TRASH. INFINITI HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. *TR

EARLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR G35 6MT 2004 INFINITI COUPE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER AT THE NEXT CHECK UP APPOINTMENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND ONCE MORE ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING WITH THE CAR AT A RATE OF OVER 1/2QT. PER 1,000MI. HOWEVER, INIFINITI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS EXCESSIVE, AND CLAIMS THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMED IS WITHIN NORMAL STANDARDS. THEY CLAIM THAT A RATE OF 1QT PER 1000 MI. IS STILL ACCEPTABLE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT IF I FOLLOW THE SERVICE MANUAL'S 3,750MI OIL CHANGES I WOULD BE LEFT WITH UNDER 1.75QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IN VERY HIGH PROVABILITY OF EXPLOSION. THESE STANDARDS IN MY OPINION SEEM BACKWARD, MAYBE 40 YEARS AGO THOSE STANDARDS WERE CORRECT. I'VE OWNED MUSTANGS THAT HAVE CONSUMED LESS OIL THAN A BRAND NEW LUXURY VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE, SINCE INFINITI WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER 2004 G35 THAT DO NOT FACE THIS ISSUE. I'VE CONTINUED TO INVEST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MAKING EARLY OIL CHANGES, WHICH INFINITI WILL NOT COVER, IN FEAR THAT IF I DON'T KEEP THE ENGINE IN CHECK I MAY BE IN DANGER OF AN ENGINE EXPLOSION OR SIMILAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR MY REGULAR SERVICE AND BECAUSE MY AC WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT MY AC WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE A PEBBLE HAD FLEW THROUGH MY GRILL AND PUNCTURED A WHOLE IN MY CONDENSER CAUSING THE FREON TO ESCAPE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED IN MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. BUT, IN MY OPINION, THIS GRILL IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE INSIDES OF MY CAR FROM OUTSIDE DAMAGE. THE GRILL IS DEFECTIVE IF IT IS NOT PROTECTING THE INSIDES OF MY CAR. THIS COST ME UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS. MY GRILL SHOULD BE FIXED AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. I DRIVE ON NORMAL ROADS AND AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 1 MPH, THE TWO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, CRASH, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

2004 INFINITI G35 BRAKE SERVICE BRAKES-HYDRAULIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH 6 SPEED MANAUL ON THE HIGHWAY- I SUDDENLY GOT A VDC SLIP SLIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER INTERMITTINGLY LOOSING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ULTIMATELY INTO A PARKING LOT - ALTHOUGH I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR STUMBLED. THIS HAPPENED ONE BEFORE IN SEPT. 2007 WITH MY WIFE - IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING THAT SEPARATES THE LOW BEAM FROM THE HIGH BEAM IS CURRENTLY CRACKED, HAVE SEEN 20 OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 03-05 COUPE'S IT IS A QUALITY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY DEALER WEATHER WITHIN OR OUT OF THE WARRANTY, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS MATTER THE DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE WENT TO AND I EVEN CALLED THE CORPORATE OF INFINITI ON THIS MATTER AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO FESS UP ON THEIR POOR QUALITY HEADLIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF OUR LIGHTS GET REPLACED WITH THE NEW PROJECTOR LIGHTS SINCE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY A BETTER QUALITY THEN THE NON PROJECTOR LIGHTS THAT THE 03-05 COUPES CAME WITH. *JB

ON AUGUST 30, 2007, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN MY 2004 INFINITI G35X AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE STATIONARY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ESTIMATED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 40MPH. THE IMPACT CRUSHED MY REAR BUMPER AND TRUNK AND DROVE MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE SUV STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, CRUSHING MY FRONT END AND INDUCING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS COLLISION, AND WHILE THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED ME, MY ARM HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I SUFFERED MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. BOTH THE INSURANCE APPRAISER AND I HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER A DEFECT PREVENTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO INFINITI. *TR

2004 INFINITY G35 COUPE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL, I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500--2000 MILES. *TR

1) NO EVENTS LED TO FAILURE, VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. HOOD WAS OPENED. 2) HOOD DOES NOT PROPERLY CLOSE, VEHICLES HOOD HINGE PIVOT HAS BOUND, CAUSING THE CORNER OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD TO RISE. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 219, "WINDSHIELD ZONE INTRUSION." CONSEQUENCE OF NONCOMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE HOOD COULD BE PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS, POSSIBLY INJURING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. 3) AN ESTIMATE HAS BEEN GATHERED FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HOOD HINGES. OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I WILL ARRANGE FOR VEHICLE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. *TR

2004 VQ35DE ENGINE OF A G35 COUPLE BURNS OIL RAPIDLY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN RECORDED. WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE SOON. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. 2. PASSENGER SIDE HOOD HINGE FAILED. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND THE FENDER. HOOD DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. I AM FEARFUL OF HOOD OPENING UNDER SPEED. 3. DEALER AND INFINITI HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE FOOT BRAKE DEPRESSES LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR THUS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WHEN BREAKING IN AN EMERGENCY, THE SIDE OF MY SHOE CAUGHT THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE MOTOR TO REV UP AND PUSHED OUR CAR INTO THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF US. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH BY THIS TIME AND ONLY THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES INCURRED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN' OR 'UNINTENDED' ACCELERATION WITH MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I SPECIFICALLY WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN EITHER INSTANCE THOUGH MY WIFE CAN TESTIFY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT I WAS NOT. I WAS ALONE DURING THE SECOND OCCURRENCE SO THERE ARE NO WITNESSES. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S MOTOR BEGAN TO REV UP. I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO IT WOULDN'T MOVE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). THE REVS PICKED UP AND THE TACH WAS MOVING RAPIDLY HIGHER. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND ALL WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON HOME. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH. ON APRIL 3, 2007 I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS SLIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE MOVING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE AND BACK AGAIN. AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME -- NOT VERY HARD BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, THE CAR'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND INFINITI AGREES. I'VE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BUY IT BACK FROM ME OR,