2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2003 INFINITI G35 A FEW MONTHS AGO. I BELIEVE I AM THE FOURTH OWNER. IT HAS RUN IMMACULATE UNTIL THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. FOR SOME REASON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TAKES ITSELF INTO AUTO MODE AND THE RADIO LIGHTS GO OUT, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL THAT CONTROL THE AC FUNCTIONS. I CANNOT USE ANY OF THOSE BUTTONS TO CHANGE ANYTHING. THE RADIO CONTINUES TO WORK AND I CAN STILL USE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS TO ADJUST THE RADIO, BUT I CAN NO LONGER SEE THE LIGHTS THAT TELL WHAT STATION IT'S ON NOR ADJUST ANYTHING FROM THE PANEL. THE AC GOES OUT OF MANUAL MODE INTO AUTO MODE, WHICH IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, AUTO IS A NORMAL FUNCTION, ADJUSTING ITSELF TO MAINTAIN WHATEVER TEMPERATURE YOU HAVE IT SET AT, BUT THE FACT THAT I CANNOT CHANGE IT BACK TO MANUAL MODE, NOR ANYTHING ELSE ON MY OWN AFTER IT GOES IN THAT MODE, AND TURNS OUT THE PANEL LIGHTS, MAKES ME THINK THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THANK GOD IT IS DEFAULTING TO ON AS IT IS SUMMERTIME AND OVER 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE, BUT STILL GETS VERY COLD AND IS LOUD AT FULL BLAST. HOWEVER, IF THIS WERE WINTER MONTHS, THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND OBVIOUSLY CAUSE SERIOUS DISCOMFORT IN HAVING FREEZING COLD AIR BLOW ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS/TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETINS ABOUT THIS ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND WONDER IF THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THIS. SOME FOLKS HAVE STATED SOMETHING ABOUT A VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATING TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD... OTHERS HAVE STATED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE EQUIPMENT RELATING TO THIS BUT ONLY INCLUDED THE RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. I HAVEN'T YET CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH I WILL DO, BUT AM HOPING THAT THIS IS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IN MY OPINION IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT BY SEVERAL INFINITI OWNERS. *TR

A/C CAME ON RANDOMLY AT HIGH SPEED,,COULD NOW TURN OF,,FOG MY WINDOWS WILL MY NIECE WAS IN BACK IN HER BABY SEAT,,I TRIED TURNING THE FAN'S OFF,,COULD NOT TURN OF,,AND HEATER AND CD MALFUNCTION TOGETHER. WENT TO DEALER THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE,WILL COST 1300,,IT WAS ELECTRIC PROBLEM. I ALWAYS KEEP MY CAR UP TO SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED ALL THE WINDOWS TO BECOME FOGGY. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND OPENED ALL WINDOWS TO CLEAR THE CONDENSATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE FAN TO ACTIVATE AND FOG THE WINDOWS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,400.

ON MY 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE, THE A/C STARTED BLOWING ON HIGH NO CONTROLS. THE RADIO WON'T WORK. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROLS TO 03 G35 RADIO/AC/HEAT. INITIAL POWER FAILURE ONLY AFFECTED CONSOLE CONTROLS AND WHEEL CONTROLS STILL WORKED FOR RADIO CONTROL. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE WHEEL CONTROLS WENT AS WELL. ENTIRE BLOWER FOR AC/AIR AND HEAT IS GONE. ENTIRE CONSOLE KIT AND STEREO HAD TO BE REPLACED. OLD STEREO WAS RETAINED. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THIS SITE FIRST. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES ONCE A YEAR BECAUSE THEY WEAR PREMATURELY. THAT IS A $1000 JOB. ONLY HAVE HAS THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS. LAST YEAR IN 09, THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING WITH 6 CD'S STUCK IN THE CHANGER, I HAD NATIONWIDE INFINITY LOOK INTO THIS, WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1400 TO FIX, BUT MY YEAR CAR HAS THESE PROBLEMS. SO I SAID FORGET IT, I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND. THEN COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF BY IT SELF A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK AND COME RIGHT BACK ON. THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY, BEING JUNE 5TH 2010 MY RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL AND I NOW HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY AIR CONDITION. IT IS STUCK ON 70 FULL BLAST. NOW WASTING A TON OF GAS ALSO. I CALLED NATIONWIDE TO MAKE AN APPT, WHEN I DISCUSSED THE ISSUE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR THEN SAID " LET ME GUESS, 2003 G35" I SAID OH, SO YOU KNOW THIS ISSUE, HE SAID YES WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME, YOUR LOOKING AT !600 TO FIX! I THEN CALL INFINITY HEADQUARTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO RECALL. IM A SINGLE MOM, SO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY LAYING AROUND. I THINK ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ME NOT HAVING ANY CONTROL OVER THE FRONT OR REAR DEFROSTERS! I AM CONTACTING ALL LOCAL NEWS STATIONS TO GET SOME HELP! *TR

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. INITIALLY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES PER WEEK, BUT NOW IT'S A PERMANENT ISSUE. INFINITI RECOGNIZES THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTROL THE FRONT OR REAR DEFROST. *TR

2003 G-35, A/C AND RADIO HAVE GONE OUT, MANY MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM - SAFETY HAZARD - DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS BY OWNERS REGARDING LINKING OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS MANY OWNERS DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO DO THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THEN STALLED. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V45500 WHICH WAS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *TR