2008 Infiniti G35 complaints

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, AND AFTER MOVING OFF ABOUT 10 YARDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE POWER EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY MORE THAN 10 TIMES SINCE THEN, USUALLY WHILE STOOPED IN TRAFFIC, OR MOVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I HAVE CALLED INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM OR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING IT. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM EXISTS AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT I AM FEARFUL IT MIGHT HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC A FEW TIMES BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING SLOW, 5 TO 15 MPH MERGING ONTO BUSY INTERSTATE 84 HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE BATTERY LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE CAR LIGHTS, RADIO STILL WORK. PUT THE CAR IN PARK START THE ENGINE AND ITS STARTS UP AS NORMAL. THIS CAR HAS GONE TO THE DEALER, AND 2 OTHER SHOPS 800.00 LATER ITS STILL HAVING A STALLING ISSUE. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND THIS ISSUE SCARES ME. *TR

MY 2008 INFINITI G35 AIRBAG AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I RESET THE LIGHTS AND CHECKED THE WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAME UP WITH CODE B1018, OCCUPANT SENSOR (UNIT FAIL) PAST CODE. THEY RESET THE LIGHTS AND RECOMMEND CHANGING THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM IF THE LIGHTS RETURNED. THE COST?....$6137 BUT THEY WILL GIVE ME A DISCOUNT, CHARGING ME $4176. THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT MY CAR...ACCORDING TO THE VIN. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED SEP 2007, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED INTERVAL. I BELIEVE INFINITI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ASSUME THE COST OF THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BY INCLUDING IT IN THE RECALL. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND MELTING, CAR IS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME- MELTING ON TOP OF DASHBOARD AND CRACKING IN FRONT AREA EVEN BELOW AIRBAG. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING AND CAUSING GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. LAST COMPLAINT HAS INCORRECT VIN . *TR

DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT REMAINS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY (NEARLY $4000) TO TEST THE PROBLEM AND THEN TO REPLACE THE SEAT. DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, WHICH STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TR

ACCORDING TO THE US GOVERNMENT, INFINITI RECALLED 2008 G35 FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS BLINKING. THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL HAS TO BE VIN SPECIFIC, AND THUS MY CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. ISN'T A RECALL CAUSED BY A COMMON OR GENERIC PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN MOST OF IF NOT ALL CARS OF SAME MODEL AND SAME YEAR? IN THIS CASE 2008 G35? DEALER SAID I SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST AND THEN SEEK REFUND FROM INFINITI. $3500 OUT OF MY POCKET AND TAKE A CHANCE? SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING VIC SPECIFIC RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION TIMING WAS OVER ADVANCED FOR BANKS 1 AND 2. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND ALSO TESTED THE ALTERNATOR. IF MY CAR SITS FOR TWO DAYS I HAVE TO JUMP THE BATTERY TO START MY VEHICLE. I GOOGLE MY PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY IMPLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BOSE RADIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

CAR WAS JERKING WHILE DRIVING. I WENT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT A RADIATOR LEAKED TO THE TRANSMISSION, AND RUINED IT. DEALER FLASHED TRANSMISSION, BUT LATER I HAD "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING. I WENT BACK, DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS BECAUSE OF A BAD TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I STILL HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE, THEY SAY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS A SECONDARY ONE, AND THE PRIMARY WAS A RADIATOR. NISSAN TWICE REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

FAX LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2008 INFINITI G35; SEEKING HELP IN TRYING TO GET INFINITI TO ADMIT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AS HIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED EVEN MORE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN START TO SHAKE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35 X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCKLE AND PROCEEDED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED DUE TO A RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,0000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST VERIFIED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CLEAN AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AFTER FOUR FLUSHINGS. UPDATED 02/14/14

WHILE SITTING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT BY A DRIVER WHO DROVE INTO THE WRONG LANE. THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTER THE COLLISION, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY SEAT BELT. THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WOULD PUSH DOWN, BUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT COME OUT. A POLICE OFFICER HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO FREE ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD THERE BEEN A FIRE OR OTHER SITUATION WHICH REQUIRED ME TO ESCAPE QUICKLY, BECAUSE I WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN RWD JOURNEY. IT WAS REPAIRED AND SOLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT EXACT PART WAS THAT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

VEHICLE WILL SHAKE/SHUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGES IN LOCK UP IN 5TH GEAR, AND/OR RELEASES THE LOCK UP IN 5TH GEAR AROUND 40MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITY G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A MESSAGE THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS OCCUPIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,100.

CLUTCH STICKS UNTIL WARM. *TR

WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT (150 LBS+), THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN DISABLED. INFINITI HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH REPAIRING THE CAR 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. AT THIS POINT THEY ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND SAY IT IS WORKING AS INTENDED EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. THE INFINITI DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND MAINTAINED THAT INFINITI?S POSITION IS THAT THE PASSENGER NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO ADJUST THEIR SEATING POSITION UNTIL THE AIRBAG INDICATOR TURNS OFF (JUMP UP AND DOWN, SIT FURTHER UPRIGHT, ETC). THE LIGHT CAN REMAIN ILLUMINATED FOR AS LONG AS 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO BE OPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT AGAIN, INFINITI REFUSES TO WORK ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I?M CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AS INTENDED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INDICATED BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *TR

BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK DUE TO FAULTY ACTUATORS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAPPENS TO MANY NISSAN OWNERS. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR SAFETY AS I CANNOT LOCK MY CAR OR UNLOCK WITH OUT GOING IN AND OUT MY PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND IT HAPPENED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND DAY OWNING IT. THE FIRST DAY HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION TAXING TO THE GAS PUMP AND ALL THE SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO GET HARDEN. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS DOWN TO ZERO WHILE I WAS IN "D" MODE. SO SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE, THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENGINE STALLED; THEREFORE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDEN. THEN I SHIFT BACK TO PARK AND RESTART AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS COMMON TO ANY G35X BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO IMAGE MYSELF GOING INTO A ROUND-ABOUT AND THE CAR STALLS WHILE OTHER CAR COMING TOWARD ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35X. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE BACKING PLATES WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

BLUETOOTH MICROPHONE DOES NOT PROVIDE CLEAR SOUND

2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN, BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALER JULY 2008, HAD WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, TOOK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED A PART THAT HAD A RECALL OR HAD A WARRANTY ON, THAT THEY SAID HAD MORE AIR SPACES IN IT TO ALLOW THE METAL TO COOL BETTER, AND GROUND DOWN THE ROTORS. I HAVE WARPED ROTORS AGAIN AT ONLY 46,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THE METAL IN THE STOCK ROTORS IS FAULTY OR BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN. PLEASE INSPECT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE WARPED ROTORS FOR A SECOND TIME AT ONLY 46,000 MILES AND I USE MY TRANSMISSION A LOT TO SLOW DOWN RATHER THAN THE BRAKES AFTER THE FIRST WARPING OCCURRED. I SEE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE BY A DIFFERENT OWNER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT OF WARPED ROTORS AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO RESPOND TO REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK OR POWER LOCK/UNLOCK INSIDE CAR, PROBLEM OCCURS ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. FRONT DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AND PARTIALLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR DOOR PROBLEM WILL NOT BE CORRECTED UNDER COVERAGE AS I AM 2,000MI OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN I RECENTLY PURCHASED A SET OF NEW TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE DEALER, THE MECHANIC WARNED ME THAT NISSAN / INFINITI HAVE A HISTORY OF DEFECTIVE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS AND INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS INDEED DEFECTIVE. I LOOKED ON-LINE AND SAW THAT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. ALSO, SINCE THIS ITEM IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE WARRANTY REQUIRES THE PART TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN OR ANY REBATE IS ISSUED. I COULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY SINCE THE PART WAS DISCARDED BY THE MECHANIC UPON DETERMINING THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE.

POTENTIAL FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT. WITH ADULT PASSENGER SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM THAT I SHARED WITH INFINITI OF CHANTILLY DEALER THAT SHOWS THE LIGHT ON WITH VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MILES PER HOUR WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN SEAT. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 25-30 MILES. TOOK CAR IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. NO RESOLUTION FROM INFINITI. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN OCCUPIED WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WEIGHING 85 POUNDS AND OVER, AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.

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

2008 INFINITI G35. CONSUMER EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH BRAKE ISSUES ON HIS VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. AFTER THE BATTERY FAILED, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE REAR TRUNK COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10000.

THE VDC TURNED OFF ON A 2008 G35 DURING DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND TAIL SPIN HAPPENED. THIS IS A LOANER VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP SO MAINTENANCE IS UNKNOWN. FORUMS THAT ARE GOOGLED SHOW THE SAME. *TR

ON JULY 7, 2009 OUR 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN (V1) WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR END OF A NON-MOVING TRUCK (V2). ESTIMATED SPEED WAS ANYWHERE FROM 25-45 MPH (SPEED LIMIT OF THE ROAD IS 45MPH). POLICE WERE CALLED TO SCENE. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED FOR INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF V2. DRIVER OF V1 DECLINED TREATMENT. DRIVER OF V1 LATER COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS, NECK PAIN. V1 WAS UN-DRIVABLE AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON V1. UPON REVIEW, A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF V1 FOR "LACK" OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. UPON CONTACTING INFINITI TO EXPLORE THE RECALL ISSUED IN 2008 ON V1, INFINITI REPS STATED THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF V1 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPON CONVERSATIONS WITH REPAIR SERVICE AND OTHERS, THESE PERSONS WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WITH THE SEVERITY OF THE FRONT END CRASH. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE CURRENT STATE OF V1 IS UNSAFE FOR FUTURE OPERATION AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IS UNCERTAIN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. IT IS THE JOURNEY PACKAGE WITH THE OPTIONAL 18-INCH WHEELS. MY ROTORS ARE NOT SAFE. I ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY ROTORS HAVE ALREADY WARPED. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH INFINITI G35S AND I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I AM PAYING A PREMIUM FOR THIS CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTORS WARPING ON ME BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP. ALSO, INFINITI DOES NOT COVER THE CHARGES WITH WARPING ROTORS. THIS IS PUTTING GREAT STRESS ON ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH INFINITI AUTOMOBILES WHILE DRIVING IN LOOSE SNOW. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF DRIVERS. NOTE THAT THE CAR PERFORMS AS EXPECTED ON DRY OR EVEN WET PAVEMENT, BUT ON SLUSHY SNOW THE COMPUTERIZED TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO FAIL AND THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NEVER HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE SNOW. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM UNIQUE TO THIS LOANER OR IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ALGORITHM BEING USED TO CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN. THE PROBLEM THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT EVENLY DRIVE THE CAR AND CAUSES IT TO STEER ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY IN LOOSE SLUSHY SNOW. THE DRIVE WHEELS LOOSE SYNCHRONIZATION AND ESSENTIALLY STOPS WORKING ON EVEN SMALL INCLINES. I COULD FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE RPMS IN THE CAR WOULD REMAIN LOW AND THE TIRES WOULD HARDLY MOVE. MY EXPERIENCE ON THE MOST RECENT SNOW IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA ON MARCH 1 -2, 2009 I WAS DRIVING AN 2008 INFINITI THAT WAS A LOANER FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO DRIVE IT FROM WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 12 MILES TO GET HOME. GOING SOUTH ON GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY TOWARD OLD TOWN IN ALEXANDRIA THERE ARE NO HILLS TO SPEAK OF, ONLY MINOR INCLINES. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING HAD TO BE PUSHED UP THESE MINOR INCLINES, AND AGAIN ON THE BELTWAY AFTER CRO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A NEW SAFETY SEAT FOR HER 3 YEAR OLD, 42 LBS. SON, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FIND OUT THE CORRECT WEIGHT LOAD FOR THE TETHERS AND ANCHORING LATCH. SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT WEIGHT NEEDED TO ATTACH THE LATCH SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE USING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. SHE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HER SON IN THE FIVE POINT HARNESS SEAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SEAT TO PURCHASE BECAUSE THE LATCH SYSTEM COULD ONLY HOLD UP TO 40 LBS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANCHOR, TETHERS, OR LOAD RATING FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. IT HIT A RETAINING WALL ON THE SIDE AND THE BUILDING BEHIND IT WHICH BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. AS THIS DEVELOPED THERE WAS ZERO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. IT TOOK INFINITI 11 DAYS TILL THEY CHECKED THE BLACK BOX AND 15 DAYS MORE TILL THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS $8000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE ANTI-TRACTION SWITCH ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS ACTIVATED AS WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED COSMETIC AND WHEEL DAMAGE, WHICH WOULD COST $1,700 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,004.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TESTED THE SENSOR WHILE SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN AND OUT OF THE SEAT. HOWEVER, THEY FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE SENSOR OR AIR BAG INDICATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON 476 FROM I-95 SOUTH BEFORE EXIT 3 WITHOUT WARNING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSE HER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND THE CAR SWERVED AND MADE MINOR CONTACT WITH A CURB OR SOMETHING. THE TIRE CAME COMPLETELY APART EXCEPT FOR THE INNER AND OUTER SET BEAD WHICH STAYED ON THE RIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN A CERTAIN WEIGHT IS NOT OCCUPIED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS A BRIEF HESITATION AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HAD THEM INSPECT IT; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

NEW VEHICLE DRIVEN ONLY 4K MILES WHEN NOISES STARTED EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ANYTIME RPMS EXCEEDED 4000. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A BURNED OUT TRANSMISSION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE LED TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR