2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

THE SYSTEM CONTROLLING THE AC AND THE RADIO COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND THERE IS NO LONGER ANY WAY TO CONTROL IT. ALL THE POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING AS WELL. WITH SO MANY REPORTS WOULD BE NICE IF INFINITI TOOK SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND ADDRESSED THE ISSUES. *JS

I CAN NO LONGER CONTROL THE A/C OR DEFROST OF MY CAR, WHICH IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELDS. ALL THE BUTTONS IN THE CENTER CONSOLE ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF A CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTION. SINCE I CANNOT CONTROL THE DEFROST, I CANNOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN $1300-2000 TO FIX. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR IN 2003 AND INFINITI SAYS THEY REPLACED THE PART IN MY CAR SO THIS FIX WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM IN CARS UNDER 100K MILES -- ONLY IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS ARE FULL OF 2003/2004 G35 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $2K TO FIX A CIRCUIT BOARD PROBLEM. *JB

MY ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE GRADUALLY STOPPED WORKING. THE AC/CLIMATE CONTROL IS ALWAYS ON FULL-BLAST (NO WAY TO ADJUST IT OR TURN IT OFF). THE RADIO DOES NOT TURN ON OR OFF. THE GARAGE CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. NONE OF THE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND LOOKING UP INFORMATION ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. 9/10 TIMES, THE COMPLICATION APPARENTLY GOES AWAY AFTER REPLACING THE AUDIO UNIT. ESTIMATED COST OF PARTS/REPAIR OF THE AUDIO UNIT AT THE DEALER IS $800. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I WAS TOLD IT'S USUALLY THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH ALSO COSTS AROUND $800.

THE RADIO WILL NOT COME ON. CANNOT OPERATE AC OR HEATER. NO DEFROST. CANNOT OPERATE FROM STEERING WHEEL. STEREO CD PLAYER NOT WORKING. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING CONTROLS RUNNING FULL BLAST WITH ZERO ABILITY TO CONTROL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WINDOWS CANNOT BE DEFROSTED IN THE WINTER. RADIO NOT WORKING. INFINITI CORPORATION IS NOT WARRANTING THIS ISSUE, BUT REFERS CUSTOMERS TO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 09/18/13*LJ

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2003 G35 FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM BUT THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES ON SIMILAR CARS FOR THIS YEAR. INFINITY CLAIMS THAT THE FAILURES WERE LIMITED TO CARS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THIS ONE. THIS CAR WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER THE RECALL WAS FOR CARS BUILT BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FAILURE IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT THE DEFOGGING AND DEFROSTING SYSTEMS DO NOT OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROLS FAILED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL FAILURES CAUSED TOTAL LOST CONTROL OF AIR CONDITION AND AUDIO SYSTEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR BAD WEATHER DUE TO FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. UNTIL FATALITIES OCCURRED AND REPORTED, CAR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT OPERATED AT NIGHT OR UNDER BAD WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF FIRST MODEL OF G35. UNFORTUNATELY, INFINITI WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT BUT WILLING TO FIX FOR HIGH COST. OWNERS TAKES THEIR OWN SAFETY RISKS IF CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT FROM INFINITI DEALERS. ALSO, THERE IS A RISK IF OWNERS TRY TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BY BUYING AND INSTALLING CHEAPER AFTERMARKET PANEL FROM ANY CAR RADIO/REPAIR SHOP. INFINITI SHOULD THINK ABOUT SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR REPUTATION. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR SON AN INFINITI G35 COUPE FOR GRADUATION. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH OUR PURCHASE AND TO SEE HIS EYES LIGHT UP WAS PRICELESS. AFTER A WEEK OR TWO OF HAVING THE CAR, THE RADIO STOPPED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC CONSOLE SHUT DOWN EXCEPT FOR THE AIR, WHICH IS ON FULL BLAST WITH NO OPTION TO TURN IT DOWN OR OFF. MY HUSBAND SPOKE TO ONE OF THE INFINITI DEALERS WHO TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT MODEL FOR THE FOUR DOORS ONLY AND THE SEDAN WOULD BE ALMOST $2000 TO REPAIR. I CALLED CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THROUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, THEY ARE BASICALLY NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE G35 COUPES. I SPOKE WITH KELLY WITH CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AND ASKED WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO SINCE THIS IS A HAZARD FOR OUR SON AND SHE SAID, "WELL THAT WOULD BE AT YOUR DISCRETION TO LET HIM DRIVE." CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? SHE SAID TAKE THE CAR TO OUR NEAREST INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR A "DIAGNOSIS TEST" AND THEN CALL THEM BACK, BUT, SINCE THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE IS PROBABLY NOTHING WE WILL DO....HOW CAN THEY REFUSE TO DEAL WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND THEN TRY TO STICK THE REPAIR COST TO US?? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE AIR CANNOT BE TURNED DOWN OR OFF AND IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING INTO THE DRIVERS EYES WHICH IMPEDES THEIR VISION. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE DEFROST AND HEAT WHICH IS INOPERABLE. THE ENTIRE CONSOLE IS OUT!!! *TR