2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. WINDOW IS STUCK IN UP POSITION. THIS IS A SAFELY HAZARD AS OCCUPANT CANNOT USE WINDOW AS AN EXIT FROM THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 INFINITI G35 THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: INITIALLY A/C WOULD INCREASE POWER AND THEN DECREASE FOR AN INSTANT, AND RADIO LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. AS TIME WENT ON, A/C WOULD BE STUCK AT FULL POWER, AND ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT FUNCTION, BUT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF & THEN ON, PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR. PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, UNTIL TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN PROBLEM IS PERMANENT. I HAVE NO POWER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND THE A/C BLASTS CONTINUOUSLY. THE CENTER CONSOLE CONTROLS INCLUDE THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER CONTROLS, WHICH ARE USELESS NOW. I RECENTLY HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN; CONDENSATION FROM OUR BREATHING BUILT UP INSIDE THE WINDOWS, AND I WAS FORCED TO USE A SQUEEGEE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TO SEE OUTSIDE. I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, SINCE THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY FOGGED UP AND I COULDN'T REACH IT WHILE DRIVING. THIS LOSS OF FUNCTION FOR THE A/C AND RADIO CONTROLS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE 2003 MODEL, AND EVEN EXTENDS TO LATER YEARS. INFINITI COVERS A LIMITED NUMBER OF VIN; OTHERWISE, YOU HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $1400 TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE PROBLEM MAY REOCCUR EVEN IF YOU DO PAY THEM FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

NO SPECIFIC EVENT. CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 70'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO RADIO CONTROLS. UNDERSTAND A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

1) NO SPECIFIC EVENT - ONE DAY STOPPED WORKING. 2) CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILED IN AC "ON" MODE AT 66'F. CANNOT TURN OFF. CANNOT ACCESS DEFROST/REAR DEFOGGER BUTTONS. CREATES UNSAFE VEHICLE AS LACK OF DEFROST/DEFOGGER PREVENTS DRIVER FROM SEEING CLEARLY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. 3) TOLD BY INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT SEDAN VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO RANGE OF EXISTING RECALL FOR AC/AUTO CIRCUIT BOARD BY NISSAN (INFINITI). REQUIRES CONSUMER PAID DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT FAILURE MODE IS CAUSING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V455000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY PROBLEM RELATES TO NHTSA STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS". I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA FROM MANY G35 OWNERS, ONLY A FEW STATING THE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION CREATED WHEN THEY CANNOT TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER. I CANNOT OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER ON MY CAR AND HAVE EXPERIENCED FOGGING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR'S PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED/INVESTIGATED; I SEE NO ACTION FROM NHTSA, YET THERE IS CURRENTLY A GENERAL MOTORS RECALL ADDRESSING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME 2011 GM VEHICLE DEFOGGING SYSTEMS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 11V149000 SAME AS GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL NO. 11057. AS MOST 2003 MODEL G35 OWNERS KNOW, THE G35 RECALL (SERVICE CAMPAIGN ITB03-007B) FOR THE "AUDIO FINISHER" ADDRESSED ONLY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE AUGUST 2002; MINE WAS MADE 3 MONTHS LATER. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS LIKELY CAUSED BY A DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, BUT THE END RESULT IS THE SAME: NO DEFOG/DEFROST OPERABILITY. REPAIR OF THE HVAC/BOSE SYSTEM AT A LOCAL SHOP WAS QUOTED $250 MINIMUM, AN AFTERMARKET STEREO WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIAL $200 DASH KIT IN ADDITION TO THE PRICE A RECEIVER, PLUS A SPECIAL ADAPTER TO INTEGRATE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUTTONS. I CALLED INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK ABOUT A "GOOD WILL PROGRAM" FOR CARS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THAT REQUIRES A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC, QUOTED AT $140 WITH NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL REPLACE THE UNIT. THE INFINITI G35 IS A CAR MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN THE CONTINENTAL US WITH THIS SAFETY DEFECT, AND INFINITI WANTS MORE OF MY MONEY TO FIX IT. NOT FAIR.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, CAR DIES WITHOUT WARNING, DASH SENSOR REFLECT SLIP, VDC OFF, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT UP, DROVE LESS THAN MILE AND DIES AGAIN SUDDENLY, 3RD TIME HAPPENS NEXT DAY IN CAR AND ALMOST COLLISION DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL OF STEERING AND CAR STOPPING, CAR NARROWLY MISSES HITTING ME FROM BEHIND, DETERMINE RECALL 03V455000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT INFINITI STATES MY VIN # NOT REGISTERED TO THIS RECALL, TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS CAM SENSORS AND INFINIITI AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HASN'T LINKED VINS TO RECALL, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET CORRECTED???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT SMELLED OIL BURNING WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE FURTHER TESTING DONE BEFORE REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I HAVE A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN, AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS BROKEN, I AM ALSO AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH G35S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN ROUTE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,300.