2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

THE A/C BECAME STUCK ON AUTOMATIC - BLOWING AIR, CENTER CONSOLE BUTTONS STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING ALL HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING/DEFROST BUTTONS, AS WELL AS CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER; THE RADIO CONTROLS ONLY WORKED THRU STEERING CONTROLS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THEN THE CONTROLS FROZE PERMANENTLY, WITH NO ACCESS TO CENTER CONSOLE BUTTONS TO CONTROL HEATING, COOLING, DEFROST, ETC, WITH NO ACCESS THROUGH THE STEERING CONTROLS TO RADIO. EVENTUALLY, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. STILL NO ACCESS TO CENTER CONSOLE HEATING, COOLING, AND DEFROST CONTROLS. NO WAY TO DEFROST OR DEFOG WINDSHIELDS! *TT

I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENTIRE DEFROST / AC / RADIO CLUSTER FAILED. THE AC CAME ON FULL BLAST, REPLACING THE DEFROST!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE CAR DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO RUN MY DEFROST. THE ISSUE IS THE AC, DEFROST, AND RADIO STACK CONTROLS STOP WORKING. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK ONCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FOR G35''S BUILT IN 2002 FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. MY G35 WAS BUILT IN 2002 BUT WHEN I CALLED INFINITI THEY SAID MY ''ENGINE IS THE WRONG MODEL'' INFINITI NEEDS TO FIX THIS THRU RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE DEFROST. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING AND THE DEFROST WENT OUT. I COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY RICH MAN AT THE EXPENSE OF MY DAUGHTERS LIFE. I HAVE READ WHERE THOUSANDS OF G35 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I DON''T THINK ANY DAUGHTERS LIFE IS WORTH THE PRICE TO FIX THIS ALREADY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. INFINITI NEEDS TO STEP TO THE PLATE. THEY ALREADY KNOW OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE. I ENVISION INFINITI GETTING BLASTED BY LAW SUITS BECAUSE THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, INFINITI WILL NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON. THE ISSUE IS TOO WELL DOCUMENTED FOR INFINITI TO SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW. *TR

IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE WITH THIS SAME CAR, FIRST THE RADIO GOS OUT THEN ALL CONTROLS FOR HEATING AND COOLING CONTROLS START TO GO OUT, NOW I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. WHICH IS SCARY CUZ NOW THAT ITS WINTER I CANT DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND INFINITI REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEY'RE FAULTY SYSTEM, WARRANTY OR NOT ITS A SAFETY HAZARD!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROGER SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THERE WAS NO AIR EMITTING FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL KNOBS WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

ENGINE BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SLIP LIGHT, VDC LIGHT) AT THE TIME. CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITH SOME TROUBLE. PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF (STALLING, LOSS OF POWER, STARTING DIFFICULTY) OVER NEXT COUPLE DAYS, ALTHOUGH WARNING LIGHTS NEVER WENT OFF. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES & ADVISED THERE WAS A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V455000) FOR THE PROBLEM WITH 2003 G35S, BUT THAT MY VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE CAMPAIGN RECALL VINS. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACTED INFINITI. I CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND INFINITI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A CAM POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM WITH 2003 G35S, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE CAMPAIGN THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE CAM POSITION SENSORS AT MY EXPENSE (ABOUT $700). THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NO APPARENT RESOLUTION WITH INFINITI. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000 NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL PROBLEM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RADIO AND THE AUDIO CONTROL UNIT, WHICH CONTROLED THE HVAC UNIT, HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR WOULD WORK CONSISTENTLY AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IM CURRENTLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CENTER CONSOLE LOSING POWER TO MY AC AND RADIO. THE PROBLEMS RANGE FROM CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY SHORTAGES, AC BLASTING AT FULL STRENGTH AND BEING UNABLE TO CHANGE THE SETTING, TO THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING OUT SOUND. THIS PROBLEM HAS LED TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR IN THAT THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AC RESULTS IN FOGGED OVER WINDSHIELDS LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR. IT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT INFINITI RECALLED THE '03 G35 SEDAN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS EMBARRASSING THAT INIFINITI DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT ACROSS THE BOARD. IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE SEDAN WHY ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE TWO DOOR MODEL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM MAY BE REMEDIED. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM W 2003 INFINITI G35. A/C TURNS(FULL BLAST) AND RADIO TURNS ON AND CAN'T TURN OFF. CENTER CONSOLECONTROLS INOPERABLE, FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS (SAFETY HAZARD), RADIO AND A/C. KEARNY MESA INFINITI, SERVICE ADVISOR STATED COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD (CCB) WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED, WILL COST $900+ TO REPAIR. CLASSIFICATION: EL03-003 REFERENCE: ITB03-007 DATE:FEBRUARY 13, 2003 VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD IMPORTANT :THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN SUPERCEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ITB02-52. CAMPAIGN I.D. # : P3104 APPLIED VEHICLE: 2003 G35 SEDAN (V35) APPLIED VINS: VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JNKCV51E*3M000014 - 02662 ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2003 G35 SEDANS MANUFACTURED THROUGH AUGUST 21, 2002, THE AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS MAY NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED. WHEN USING THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT OR THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS, THE UNIT MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. *TR