2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

1) CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR. AT 44,450 MILES, THE ENGINE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE GOING AT 25MPH. ENGINE CRANKS ROUGHLY FOR A LONG TIME AT START, BUT STARTS EVENTUALLY. I GET THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT", "VDC OFF" AND "SLIP" LIGHT ON. 2) THE ERROR WAS ASSOCIATED TO "CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". SINCE THE START OF THIS CONDITION, ENGINE DIES ATLEAST ONCE EVERY DRIVE - MOSTLY AT LOW RPM, BUT TWICE AT 25 AND 40 MPH RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS! I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY MENTIONED THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN HAS NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR THIS CONDITION - BUT I CLEARLY SEE A 630,000 CAR RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION UNDER ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING WITH NHTSA ID# 03V455000. 3) THE DEALERSHIP IS WILLING TO REPAIR FOR $105/HR FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A VEHICLE DEFECT. THEY WILL CHANGE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2003 INFINIT G35. THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND DASH LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO. A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE "AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD" BY INFINITI BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THESE ITEMS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING. THESE ITEMS DO NOT FUNCTION AT PRESENT. AN INFINITI DEALER INFOMRED OF THE RECALL AND ALSO INFOMRED ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED AND THAT THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS WOULD BE THE RADIO. I WAS ALSO INFOMRED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL INFINITI AND INFINITI WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THIS PROBLEM OR THE REPAIRS. REPAIRS COST FROM $600 TO $1250. THAT PRICE QUOTE WAS STATED TO BY INFINITI. JUST A NOTE, ALL EQUIPMENT I AM REFERRRING TO IS FACTORY INSTALLED. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: THE DASH LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, DEFROST, AND HEAT GO OUT 1-2 TIMES A DAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS TO READ ODOMETER, ETC. AND CANNOT DEFROST WINDOWS. I CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE RADIO CAUSING PROBLEM AT A COST OF $1200+. CONTACTED OUT-OF-STATE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM CORRECTLY UNLESS IT IS FAILING AT THE TIME. INTERNET FORUM SHOWS MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONING. DUE TO THE HIGH HUMIDITY IN HIS STATE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE REAR GLASS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. HE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE COST FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE DIAGNOSTIC, WAS $842.26. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

1.VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION, CAR CAN NOT RUN 40 MILES/HOUR WITHOUT SEVERE CONTINUOUS VIBRATION. 2. CAR CAN NOT RUN PROPERLY UPON ACCELERATION NOR BE DRIVEN SAFELY 3. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, CAR PURCHASED NEW AND ALL SCHEDULED SERVICE PERFORMED AT SAID DEALER. CURRENT MILEAGE <100K . *TR

1.VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION, CAR CAN NOT RUN 40 MILES/HOUR WITHOUT SEVERE CONTINUOUS VIBRATION. 2. CAR CAN NOT RUN PROPERLY UPON ACCELERATION NOR BE DRIVEN SAFELY 3. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, CAR PURCHASED NEW AND ALL SCHEDULED SERVICE PERFORMED AT SAID DEALER. CURRENT MILEAGE <100K . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED,THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE AND VDC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, ACCOMPANIED BY A RATTLING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH EXCEEDED $400. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,329.

APPARENTLY STANDARD PROBLEM WITH 2003 INFINITI G35... BOSE AMPLIFIER DRAWS CONSIDERABLE CURRENT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. IF CAR ISN'T STARTED FOR 2 DAYS, BATTERY IS DEAD. I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM TODAY. DEALER -- WHO CLEARLY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED LAST YEAR -- SOLD ME NEW BATTERY, AND NEVER MENTIONED THIS STANDARD PROBLEM. THAT BATTERY, PURCHASED 7/23/07 WAS DEAD THURSDAY 6/26/08 AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY, 7/2/08. *TR

THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY INFINITY G35 CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT YEAR, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED INFINITY, THEY SAID THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. APPARENTLY THAT MODEL HAS THE DEFECT. THE REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. *TR