2008 INFINITI G35 Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SIX MONTHS; LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $5,000 BS $6,000 TO FIX PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG INFLATOR -- BECAUSE IT REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT "FRAME." CAR HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT NEW. NO ACCIDENT; I FIND NO RECORD OF A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2008 INFINITI G35 VEHICLE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A RUST HOLE IN THE LOWER RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR FRAME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO INFINITI OF SCOTTSDALE WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO HAVE THEM INSPECT AND EXPLAIN HOW THIS RUST HOLE HAPPENED. I'VE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAVE IT ROUTINELY SERVICED AND WASHED AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE INFINITI DEALER SUGGESTED I REPORT THE RUST HOLE TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS - WHICH I'VE DONE. INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEN SENT ME BACK TO INFINITI OF SCOTTSDALE TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE ON THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUST HOLE IN THE DOOR WAS JUST THE "TIP OF THE ICEBERG" IN TERMS OF RUST DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER BODY SHOP FOUND THAT THE RAINWATER DRAIN LINES FOR THE VEHICLE WERE IMPROPERLY ROUTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND WATER HAS BEEN DRAINING DIRECTLY INTO THE FRAME RESULTING IN NEARLY HALF OF THE VEHICLE BEING RUSTED OUT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE NOW VASTLY EXCEEDS THE LIMITED FUNDS APPROVED BY INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I'M TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY ON THE CAR JUST EXPIRED THIS LAST NOVEMBER, THERE IS NOTHING THAT INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS CAN DO TO FURTHER HELP. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M STILL FINANCING IT AND YET IT NOW IS HALF-RUSTED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF DRIVING A CAR WITH THIS MUCH RUST. I USE MY VEHICLE TO ROUTINELY TRANSPORT MY YOUNG CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND TO THEIR SPORTS ACTIVITIES. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT EVEN IF REPAIRS COULD BE MADE, THIS DAMAGE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS THE POTENTIAL RESALE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD HOPE THAT A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AND THAT MY CAR WOULD EITHER BE FIXED OR REPLACED IN ORDER TO NOT COMPROMISE MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IT INDICATED THAT IT WAS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND ON WHEN THERE WAS NO PASSENGER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS OCCUPANT SENSOR UNIT FAILED. I SAW A RECALL ON THE 2008 INFINITI G35 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT MY VIN # IS NOT SHOWING ON THE RECALL. RECALL # 08V521000. MY CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND ONLY HAS 53,858 MILES.

TWO COMPLAINTS. 1. THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 G35 IS MELTING. IT HAS A TACKY FEEL AND IS EASILY DAMAGED WHEN TOUCHED. MANY CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. AT TIMES THE SHINY APPEARANCE OF THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS LIGHT ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. 2. THE SUNROOF HAS DRAIN CHANNELS FOR DRAINING OFF WATER THAT ACCUMULATES AROUND THE SUNROOF. THE DRAIN CHANNELS ARE PLASTIC PIPES THAT RUN THROUGH THE A-PILLAR AND SPILL ONTO THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DRAIN CHANNELS ARE BREAKING APART AT APPROXIMATELY DASHBOARD HEIGHT AND WATER IS INJECTED BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AND IS SHORTING OUT THE VEHICLE CONTROLLERS. WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM ON A CITY STREET MY INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL STARTING BLINKING AND EVENTUALLY FAILED (E.G. MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK). WATER DESTROYED MY BCU AND THE CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. REPLACED THE BCU AND DRAIN CHANNELS. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. STILL LOSE CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS, E.G. WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND INTERMITTENT SOUNDS OF RELAYS TRYING TO RECOVER LOST SYSTEMS. CONSTANTLY GETTING FALSE INDICATORS OF FAILURES ON THE DASH. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FRIGHTENING TO HAVE LOST MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. IT HAS LOW MILES (82,000) FOR THE YEAR AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP THROUGHOUT ITS LIFETIME. RECENTLY WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN AIRBAG SENSOR FAILING RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINING OFF. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE FOR MY MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE FAILURE AND HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AS EVIDENCED ON THE COMPLAINTS SECTION OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE IN MANUFACTURING THE VEHICLE AND IS PUTTING CUSTOMERS IN HARM'S WAY. I CONTACTED INFINITI TO DISCUSS REPAIRING THE FAILURE HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP US IN ANY WAY. THE REPRESENTATIVE, STEVEN, I SPOKE WITH MADE THE DECISION TO PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY. HE STATED THAT HE 'CAREFULLY CONSIDERED' ALL THE FACTS OF MY CASE AND WOULD NOT STEP IN AND REPAIR THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY DEFECT. I MADE HIM AWARE THAT THIS FAILURE WAS UNIQUE AND SYSTEMATIC AND THAT IT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL PLACED ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. STEVEN REITERATED THAT INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP US REPAIR THIS ISSUE AND THAT MY CONCERNS WERE 'NOTED'. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT I COULD TAKE THIS CONCERN UP TO THE BBB OR NHSTA. IT IS APPARENT THAT INFINITI DOES NOT CARE WHAT SO EVER ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER'S SAFETY OR WELLBEING. INFINITI HAS CHOSEN TO PUT PEOPLE AT RISK OF SEVERE BODILY HARM IN ORDER TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING NEWS AND HAS SHAPED MY OPINION ABOUT THE COMPANY. I WOULD URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WE ARE HAVING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS A LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATES WHEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT "ARMED" FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR US INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS ALWAYS THAT IF WE (MY WIFE AND I) WERE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND SHE COULD BE INJURED AS A RESULT. FINALLY, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP SO WE TOOK IT RIGHT OVER. MY WIFE EVEN RECORDED A VIDEO OF THE LIGHT BEING ON WHILE SHE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED REPLACING THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. IT IS BASICALLY THE "BRAINS" OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS LATER WE PICKED THE CAR UP, STARTED DRIVING HOME, AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FURTHER EXPLORED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM PART OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WOULD COST US OVER $5900 (YES, THAT'S RIGHT...ALMOST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS!) TO REPLACE THE SEAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM. INFINITI RECALLED OTHER G35S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PRODUCED DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE RECALLED VEHICLES WERE; SAME MODEL YEAR, JUST DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING DATE. IN ADDITION, AFTER LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE CARS WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE ON MANY INFINITI VEHICLES. I JUST HOPE ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING.