2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

THE RADIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DUE TO COLD SOLDER JOINT ON RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD. OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD SO WHEN THIS FAILS, IT PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE RADIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET TO MAXIMUM SETTING. ALSO IN SOME CASES, THE MALFUNCTIONING RADIO RESULTS IN BATTERY DRAIN. INFINITI PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A RECALL BUT THE REPAIRED RADIOS ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY DECLINE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. LOCAL INFINITI SERVICE MANAGER STATES THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH INFINITI RADIOS. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO COMPILE STATISTICS TO DETERMINE IF INFINITI SHOULD IMPLEMENT AN EXTENDED RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

THE RADIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DUE TO COLD SOLDER JOIN ON RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD. OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD SO WHEN THIS FAILS, IT PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE RADIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET TO MAXIMUM SETTING. ALSO IN SOME CASES, THE MALFUNCTIONING RADIO RESULTS IN BATTERY DRAIN. INFINITI PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A RECALL BUT THE REPAIRED RADIOS ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY DECLINE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. LOCAL INFINITI SERVICE MANAGER STATES THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH INFINITI RADIOS. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO COMPILE STATISTICS TO DETERMINE IF INFINITI SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

LED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LIGHT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003- 2004 G35 AND IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CHIP. AN AFTERMARKET COMPANY IS REPAIRING THE BRAKE LIGHT BOARDS AS INFINITI IS CHARGING OVER $400 FOR THE REPAIR AND DENIES IT IS A PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO ABOUT 50 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. HTTP://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/G35-SEDAN-V35-2003-06/356572-GROUP-EFFORT-PUSH-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-RECALL-READ-IF-YOURS-OUT.HTML. *TR

MY RADIO AND DASH GOES OUT AND MY A/C COMES ON FULL BLAST WITH PRESET TEMPERATURE AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO TURN IT DOWN OR TURN IT OFF. INFINITI DEALER SAID THE RADIO CONTROL UNIT CONTROLS CLIMATE INCLUDING A/C. DEALER SAID A RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD WAS MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT. INFINITI SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I'M REALLY SCARY TO DRIVE IN WINTER WHEN I NEED DEFROST ON AND NEED TO CONTROL CLIMATE. I HEARD SO MANY INFINITI G35 OWNER HAS SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

1- BATTERY DRAINED EVERY OTHER DAY. 2- IF THE INFINITI G35- 2003- IS NOT IN USE FOR 1DAY THE BATTERY DIED. 3- I CHANGE THE BATTERY 4TIMES IN PAST 8 MONTH!! 4- THE AC GOES TO MAX AND I CAN NOT TURN IT OFF, I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO THE WIERING AND THAT IS WHY THE RADIO DOESNT WORK EITHER 5- IF THIS IS DUE TO THE WIERING I AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE FIRE. 6- BESIDE THE WIERING ISSUE, UNSTOPABLE AC, BATTERY DRAINAGE EVERY OTHER DAY ARE HEALTH ISSUE RELATED SINCE I HAVE ALLERGIES AND IT CAUSE EYE TEARS AND I CANT SEE PROPERLY WHILE I DRIVE NOT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE HAD FLUE TWICE SO FAR BECAUSE I CAN NOT TURN OFF MY AC !!! I WENT THROUGH THE INFINITI WEBSITE AND SAW MANY OTHER INFINITI G35/2003 DRIVERS HAD SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. *TT

THE RADIO,HEATER ,DEFROSTER CEASED FUNTIONING,FIRST INTERMITTENT THE STOPPED FUNCTIONING ENTIRELY,IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AZ DEFROSTER CANT WORK AND WINDOWS FROST UP,TEMERATURE AND FUNCTION CANT BE CHANGED AND BLOWER IS SET WHERE IT CANT WORK.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS MOVING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS IN AUGUST 2010; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONSOLE UNIT FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC CONSOLE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 INFINITI G35 AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURED JULY 2011. AUDIO FINISHER BOARD ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN 2003 INFINITI TSB CAMPAIGN ID P3104 / ITB03-007B VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (AUTO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD). WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE / VIN NOT COVERED. DEALER REPAIR WAS $900. AUDIO SYSTEM AND ENVIROMENTAL CONTROLS INSIDE CAR DISABLED. IF THIS HAPPENED IN WINTER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEFROSTER / VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR

WHEN I TURNED ON THE BOSE RADIO, THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT ON FULL BLAST AND THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT. I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION(NO SPEEDOMETER, DEFROSTER, ETC.). NEEDLESS TO SAY, WITHOUT USE OF DEFROSTER, THIS SITUATION CAN BE FATAL! I HAVE READ THE EDMUNDS FORUM REGARDING THIS ISSUE(AND ALSO NHSTA COMPLAINTS) AND THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON. APPARENTLY INFINITI RECALLED SOME 2003 MODELS(MADE BEFORE JUNE 2002) BUT SINCE MINE WAS MADE IN NOV. 2002 IT IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIX I HAVE READ ABOUT COSTS $1500-$2000(AND SOME OF THESE HAVE FAILED AGAIN WITH NO MORE HELP FROM INFINITI). YOUR HELP IN GETTING EVERY 2003 G-35 RECALLED AND FIXED PERMANENTLY WOULD BE APPRECIATED.