2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEY WERE REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS TURNED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IN OCTOBER 2003. I ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING LOUDLY SINCE ABOUT 13,0000 MILES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 OR 3 OCCASIONS WHEN I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I'VE BOUGHT SEVERAL CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HEARD THAT THE BREAKS SQUEAKING UNBEARABLY WAS NORMAL. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND IF THE BRAKES ARE EVEN MORE WORN DOWN THEY MIGHT SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. DO THE BREAKS HAVE TO TOTALLY GO OUT AND I RUN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE BEFORE I CAN GET THEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY??? I HAVE A 95 MUSTANG AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN MY 2003 INFINITI. I DON'T WANT TO PAY 30,000 FOR A CAR THAT SQUEEKS AS IF I'M DRIVING AN OLD BEAT UP LEMON. HELP! KDJ. *AK

I AM A MASTER MECHANIC AND HAVE WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1969. I ALSO PERFORMED ACIDENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR MERCED BENZ NORTH AMERICA. I NOW OWN A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY IN CA. AND IN THE CORSE OF MAKEING REPAIRS TO THREE G35 INFINITIS (YEARS 2003 AND 2004) I HAVE FOUND THE FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKED AND BRITTLE. I HAVE A G35 LNFINITY MYSELF AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THE PROBLEM. MY CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL HOSE IS CRACKING. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO INFINITY CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGE THAT MY G35 HAS NO PROBLEM AND HE'S ONLY SEEN THE PROBLEM ON THE FX. I PERSONLY REINSPECTED THE HOSE AND FOUND A CRACK, ONE WHICH ALSO CAN BE FELT , IS ABOUT 1/4" LONG AND HALF WAY THROUGHT THE HOSE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND EXPLAINED THAT IN THE CASE OF A REAR END ACCIDENT THE HOSE COULD REPTURE, SPILL FUEL AND CREAT A PINTO LIKE BOMB. I FEEL THAT THE DEALER IS PUTTING ME OFF, AND THAT NISSIAN IS TRYING TO SWEEP THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG AND IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND . I WANT YOUR AGENICY TO BE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR A SAFETY HAZZARD.THE FUEL HOSE IS NOT READLY SEEN AND I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ONLY AFTER HAVEING REMOVED THE REAR AXLE SUBFRAME FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL TANK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO SHOW UNTILL THE IS A HIGH RATE OF FAILER, OR WORST, UNTILL PEOPLE START GETTING INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

(1) VERY OFTEN I AM UNABLE TO FILL FUEL TANK BEYOND 1/2 FULL. TRIED MANY FUEL SITES, CAN OCCUR AT ALL. HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN COLD WEATHER-BELOW 50*(FOR SO.CAL). IT ACTS LIKE A RESTRICTION IN THE FUEL NECK BUT NONE WERE FOUND. MUST BE OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.(2) OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE WITH 1/2 TANK ONLY.(3) NOTHING WAS FOUND, NO CHARGES TO ME. EVEN IF I WAIT A MINUTE FOR POSSIBLE GAS 'FOAM" TO SUBSIDE,NO HELP. *AK

FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INSIDE TIRE WEAR DOWN WAS 2/32 . PROBLEM EXISTED WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR CAMBER SEEMS TO BE OUT AND THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE. AFTER SERVICE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR CAMBER WAS OUT OF SPEC AND WAS ADJUSTED. *TC

I HAVE A 2003 G35 SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SIDESTREET AT 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR FOUR LANE CROSS STREET, REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY REVVED AT HIGH RPM (OVER 6000 RPM). HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE FORCEFULLY TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR POWERED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND INTO THE FIRST CROSS LANE OF THE FOUR LANE STREET. A CAR ON THE CROSS STREET HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY THROWING THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH OLD, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS REVVING OF THE ENGINE WHILE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. THE TWO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR SERVICING DEALER (AUTOPLACE INFINITI), WHERE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC. THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS, COMPUTER ERROR CODES OR MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM, AND, OF COURSE, WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN IDLE IN OUR GARAGE THE PAST THREE WEEKS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM INFINITI AS TO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE RACED. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC *JB

2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH AERO PACKAGE. RAVEL PAN IS LOCATED UNDER ENGINE AND SECURED TO FRONT BUMPER. THE FRONT BUMPER WORE THIN THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SPLITTING THE BUMPER IN TWO PIECES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BUMPER RELEASING THE GRAVEL PAN AND CREATING AN AIR SCOOP WHICH FLAPS FREELY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS POOR ENGINEERING THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PAN TO BE SECURED TO THE BUMPER COVER WHEN THE BUMPER COVER (PLASTIC) CAN BE EASILY WORN AWAY BY ALWAYS PRESENT CONCRETE CURBS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THUS RELEASING THE PAN. THE EDGE ALONG WHICH THE BUMPER COVER SPLIT SHOULD BE ALTERED OR REINFORCED SO AS NOT TO IMPACT CURBS AND WEAR AWAY.*AK

RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP COMING FROM MISSOURI TO LOUISIANA ON INTERSTATE 10 I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF MY 2003 INFINITI G35. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A TIRE THAT WAS GOING FLAT. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND CHECKED THE TIRES, ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED. I DROVE AND DROPPED OFF A PASSANGER AND MY SON, THE CAR CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. DRIVING SLOWLY (NO MORE THA 25 MPH) THE VIBRATION CONTUED TO GET WORSE, SINCE MY WIFE AND I WERE ONLY ABOUT TWO MILES FROM OUR HOME I CONTINED. THE ENTIRE WHEEL OF THE RIGHT PASSANGER SIDE FELL OFF! THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 1AM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED INFINITI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RAY BRANDT INFINITI IN METAIRIE, LA. THE DEALER CALLED ME AT ABOUT 3PM AND SAID THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $900.00 PLUS THE BODY REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT PAY IT AND WAS REFERRED TI INFINITI'S TOLL FREE NUMBER. INFINITI HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE CAR AND HAS NOT ACCEPTED ANY LIABILITY. I WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A RELEASE. I'VE TOLD INFINITI NOT TO REPAIR THE CAR UNTIL I SEE THE RELESSE FORM AND THE REPAIRS ARE DETAILED IN WRITING. AT THIS POINT THE OLD PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NISSAN HAS ORDERED A TSB/ RECALL FOR THE 350-Z FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I OWN A 2003 INFINITI G-35 COUPE. THE 350-Z AND THE G-35 COUPE SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM AND VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL SUSPENSIONS. MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *LA