Owners filed 215 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.
When it fails
07900079,000 milesMedian miles at failure
176 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 75,000–90,000 miles.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Air Bags
35
2
1
2
Engine
31
0
1
0
Exterior Lighting
24
0
0
0
Electrical System
15
1
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
12
0
0
0
Fuel/Propulsion System
10
0
0
0
Seats
8
0
2
1
Vehicle Speed Control
7
1
0
1
Unknown or Other
7
0
0
0
Suspension
5
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Seats10V175000
Filed Apr 27, 2010134,215 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.
Defect. NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDANS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 29, 2004 THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2006 AND INFINITI G35 COUPES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2004 THROUGH MAY 30, 2007. THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTING THE BELT TENSION SENSOR (BTS) AND THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR (ODS) CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAN EXPERIENCE RELATIVE MOVEMENT WHICH CAN CAUSE WEAR AND OXIDIZATION OF THE TERMINALS AND MAY CAUSE INTERRUPTION OF THE SIGNAL.
Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
Remedy. NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-662-6200.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Engine
Filed May 19, 2026CA
Air bag system i bought the vehicle like that fuel pump and gas tank safety is ben loose brake s car stops driving brake locks
EngineFire
Filed Apr 23, 2026FL
I think the clutch wasn't connected right because when i drove it the clutch fell off the car and now i cant drive anyware
Seats
Filed Oct 9, 2025190,000 milesNJ
The contact owns a 2005 Infiniti G35. The contact stated that the seat failed to recline. The service engine light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V175000 (Air Bags, Seats). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the cause was a faulty fuse. The fuse was replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact called the local dealer, who confirmed the recall repair was previously completed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called another local dealer, Douglas Infiniti (430 Morris Ave, Summit, NJ 07901), but there was no response. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
Unknown or Other
Filed May 23, 2024LA
Na
Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 202385,000 milesOR
The contact's girlfriend owns a 2005 Infiniti G35. The contact stated that his girlfriend received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V175000 (Air Bags, Seats). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the recall repair was completed; however, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the recall was completed and advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Structure › BodyCrashFire
Filed Sep 11, 2023CA
Fire
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Sep 5, 202379,500 milesCA
The contact owns a 2005 Infiniti G35. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, there was an abnormal sound as if the sunroof was opened. The contact stated that the sunroof was glued in place to a rubber gasket which had started coming apart. The contact called a local dealer and was informed that the sunroof was no longer available. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,500.
Air Bags
Filed May 20, 2023SC
Air bag’s light flashing and on. Went to the dealership and was charged 178.00 and they said that it will cost me additional 937.86 and no guarantee that my vehicle air bags will be safe for me if there’s an accident . Went to the dealerships on 5/18/23 was the soonest they could get me in
Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 2, 2022OR
Dashboard deteriorating and appears "melting" when in hot environment. Have read of dangerous chemicals being produced when hot in a CAS Letter to NHTSA Regarding Nissan “Melting” Dashboards – October 6, 2021 (attached) as well as being a safety hazard from the film produced causing windshield glare and/or film restricting vision. Condition has existed since purchase (date below) and progressively getting worse. Only now found information about the cause but no remedy available outside of a new dash?
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 31, 2022KS
The fuel gauge is not reading correctly, and I have to rely on knowing my mileage and how much I last filled in my tank. I have to keep the car running longer than necessary to even duplicate the problem, and when I do the gas gauge just suddenly starts dropping. And if for some reason I even let my gas get low enough to have the low fuel lamp come on, it's almost too late and I barely make it to a gas station. I have not had the issue reproduced/confirmed by any independent servicer. I have seen in many G35 forums that this is an issue that has not had a recall yet. All of the other models for Nissan/Infiniti 2005 were recalled for the fuel sensor in 2010, but not the G35/G37 model. If this keeps happening I will eventually be involved in an accident when my gas runs out unexpectedly on the highway.
Engine
Filed Jan 5, 2022130,000 milesFL
The contact owns a 2005 Infiniti G35. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle locked up and stalled on four occasions. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The check engine and slip warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The contact researched the matter and stated the failure was due to a possible camshaft failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Unknown or Other
Filed May 20, 2021CA
Sunroof glass flew off while driving on highway today. Sunroof was not open and hasn’t been used in several months.
Electrical System
Filed Dec 2, 2020198,000 milesCA
05 G35 AUTO SEDAN. GAS GAUGE NOT READING AMOUNT OF GAS CORRECTLY FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. WASTED OVER 900$ IN PARTS. NEW AND USED TO TRY AND GET IT FIXED. NOTHING WORKED. REPLACED FUEL PUMP, LEVEL SENDER UNITS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS 3 TIME. UPSET NHTSA AND MFR. ARE NOT RECALLING TO FIX THIS ISSUES. A LOT OF VEHICLES HAVING SAME LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS. FOLKS IN FORUMS AND YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL MEDIAS ALL TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT YET NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING. AFTER THREE TIMES MY CAR STALLED ON ME I HAD ENOUGH, BECAUSE IT'S MATTER OF TIME WHEN THE NEXT ONE END IN DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. 1ST TIME CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY 99 AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE GAS AT THE TIME WAS READING 1/4 AND NO LOW GAS INDICATOR LIGHTS UP. CAR SHUDDER WITH NO ACCELERATION WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESS DOWN. THEN ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER WENT OUT WITH NO CONTROL EXCEPT FOR HARD STEERING. I MANAGED TO PULL TO SHOULDER FROM THE CAR POOL LANE BEFORE CAR DIED. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T MANY CARS ON THE FREEWAY THAT MOMENT IT STARTED DYING ON ME. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE MAIN STREET AND SAME SYMPTOMS AS FIRST TIME AS ABOVE. THEN I LOOKED AT MY GAS GAUGE AND IT SAYS 1/2 FULL! BUT CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND AGAIN I MANAGED TO PULL TO A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM TRAFFICS. ONLY THIS TIME I WAS THINKING I HAD ENOUGH GAS BC IT WAS READING 1/2 OF GAS LEFT IN THE TANK. BUT NO GAS INDICATOR LIGHTED UP AND CAR SPUDDER AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO SLOW DOWN AND DIED. I KEPT TRYING TO S
Power Train
Filed Oct 11, 2020200,000 milesCA
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE ALREADY AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH I'VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS DUE TO THE COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 17, 2020170,122 milesTX
I RAN OUT OF GAS ON MY COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK. MY GAS HAND READ A QUARTER OF A TANK WHEN I COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF GAS LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR G35 INFINITI'S. THEY GAVE A RECALL ON THE NISSAN AND INFINITI SUV FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM SAME YEAR MY 2005 INFINITI WAS MADE. THE G35 SEDAN AND COUPE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
Engine
Filed Apr 29, 202045 milesNY
WE RECEIVED THE CAR APRIL 18, 2020. WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR BESIDES THE GAS GAUGE ON THE DASH. ON APRIL 20,2020, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE ENGINE WILL REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FORWARD NOR REVERSE. WE LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND IT STARTED TO WORK. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T NO GOOD AND THAT'S THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK.
Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 2, 2019NJ
HORN STOPPED WORKING
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 9, 2019123,000 milesVA
FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT TIME AND SPACE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CONTACTED VIRGINIA STATE POLICE. THEY DISPATCHED A HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL VEHICLE THAT GAVE ME ENOUGH GAS TO REACH A GAS STATION
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 30, 2019185,000 milesCA
FUEL GUAGE NOT READING CORRECT LEVEL. FUEL NEEDLE IS FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN WHENEVER IT WANTS. EX1...GAS LIGHT COMES ON WITH NEEDLE ON E EMPTY...CAR DIE...THEN PUT GAS FULL TIL GAS IS SPILLIN OUT OF CAR. AND NEEDLE GOES FULL JUST UNDER THE F FULL LINE. SOMETIME GOES BY DRIVING AND THE NEEDLE WILL FLUCTUATES DOWN TO HALF WAY MARK. SHUT OFF CAR...GO SHOPPING AND COME BACK START CAR AND NEEDLE AT 3/4 MARK. DRIVE HM. SHUT OFF. START CAR NEXT DAY AND NEEDLE AT 3/4 MARK AGAIN. NOT ACCURATE AS U CAN TELL. AFTER DRIVIN AWAHILE THE GAS WOULD GO DOWN AND GAS LIGHT COMES ON. DRIVE HOME. TURN CAR OFF. NXT MORNING START CAR AND THE NEEDLE IS AT HALF WAY TO 3/4 WAY MARK GAIN. THIS NOT POSSIBLE BCAUSE YESTERDAY THE NEEDLE WAS LOW AND GAS LIGHT CAME ON. NOW ITS BACK AT 3/4 MARK. SOMETIME ITS AT 1/2 WAY. SOMETIME ITS AT 1/4 MARK. THREE TIMES MY CAR DIED ON ME DUE TO NO GAS...WHILE THE NEEDLE IS AT 1/4, 1/2, OR 3/4 WAY. AND THE GAS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON EITHER WHEN IT DIED ON ME B.C NEEDLE WAS ABOVE THE E MARK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO B ADDRESS. DONT WAIT TIL SOME ONE CAR GET CAUGHT ON FIRES! DON'T WAIT TIL THE CAR DIE IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND END UP IN A REAR END COLLISIONS OR ACCIDENTS! DONT WAIT FOR TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN AND LEGAL ACTIONS! PLEASE NHTSA HELP DO RECALL FOR THIS INFINITI 2005 SEDAN G35. AND FORWARD THIS TO MFGS. AND INFINITI! PLEASE HELP MY COMPLAINTS AND OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLES. PLEASE EMAIL ME OR CALL ME WITH OUTCOME OF RESOLUT
Electrical System
Filed May 24, 2019162,000 milesFL
FUEL GAUGE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE GAIGE SHOWED 3/4 FULL
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Apr 27, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.