2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

2003 INFINITI G35 WAS TURNING INTO PARKING STALL AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOUCHED. BRAKES WERE NOT USED WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. CAR JUMPED CURB, TRAVELED FIFTY FEET AND HIT A TREE.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR BRAKE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE INTERMITTENT. THE REAR LIGHT AND SPEAKER AREA HAD A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT PER DISPATCHER. *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES AND ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE BRAKE WORK DONE. LESS THAN 5,000 MILES LATER, NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. *PH DRIVER HAS NO INPUT FROM SLIP LIGHT AND VDC LIGHT. ENGINE ALSO STALLED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VDC FAILED BUT CHANGED ITS DECISION SAYING THAT BRAKES AREN'T USED BY THE VDC. HOWEVER, CONSUMER THINKS THAT BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE VDC, AS STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *LA

VEHICLE HAD ISSUES WITH NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 5 MPH. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WAS A PINCHED CRUISE CONTROL GROUND WIRE AND FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE OPERATED FINE FOR ONE WEEK, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOWED VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT GETTING WET FROM A GROMMET THAT WAS LOOSE DUE TO A AFTERMARKET ELECTRONICS WIRE UNDER IT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE NOT HAD VEHICLE FOR ~5 WEEKS AND NO LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED. UPON QUESTIONING INFINITI ABOUT WHY THE DELAY, I WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND NONE WERE AVAILABLE. THIS IS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE 2003.5 G35 COUPE HAS A DIFFERENT HARNESS THAN THE 04 G35 COUPE. WAS TOLD JAPAN HAD TO SPECIALLY MAKE A HARNESS AND SHIP IT. WILL NOT GET HARNESS TILL THE 20TH OF MARCH. PROBLEM WAS THAT DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST TRIP THERE. HAD THAT BEEN CAUGHT I WOULD NOT BE PAYING ~3000.00 AND WITH OUT A CAR FOR 5 WEEKS. UPON TRYING TO DISCUSS OPTIONS WITH SERVICE MANAGER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GO TO COURT, AND THAT THEY WOULD WIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE MONEY THAN I DO. *AK

ON JANUARY 26TH, 2004 I WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL ON THE STATE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY G35 COUPE (2003) WENT OUT CONTROL. AS A RESULT I CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN AND DAMAGED THE CAR BADLY. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR LITTLE OVER HALF A YEAR AND IT NEVER SEEM TO BE PERFORMING BAD. THAT DAY I WAS JUST SHOCKED AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. IT LOOKED LIKE I WOULD PULL A HAND BRAKE AND START MAKING DONUTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT MY CASE IS THE SAME AS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10018618. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT I SKID ON THE BLACK ICE BUT THE ROADWAY WAS PERFECTLY DRY WHEN I CHECKED AFTERWARDS. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW CAN I INVESTIGATE MY CASE, BECAUSE I AM 100% CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE THAT TRAVELING ON THE STRAIGHT ROAD I STARTED TO SPIN LIKE CRAZY ALL THE SUDDEN.*AK *JB

CONSTANT BRAKE NOISE - HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN MY BRAKES NEED REPLACING IF THEY ARE ALWAYS SQUEAKING - THAT'S USUALLY A SIGN, BUT IN THIS CASE THE ONLY SIGN WILL BE WHEN I CRASH INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY STOP WORKING. *JB

I FIRST REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (WHICH WERE WARPED) ON MY 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE AT 14,000 MILES AFTER THEY HAD BEEN SQUEALING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES. BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT I HAD TO ADD BRAKE FLUID, WHICH SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A NEW CAR. AT 17,000 MILES I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES. INFINITI OBVIOUSLY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL BRAKE REPAIRS ARE FREE UNTIL 36,000 MILES. BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER THAT AND WHY ARE THEY REPAIRING ONE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART? I AM TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND ITS STOPPING CAPABILITIES. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND I FEEL SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE A CATASTROPHE OCCURS. *LA

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ONLY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I PUT VERY MILEAGE ON MY CAR, I TRAVEL ALONE AT NIGHT/VERY EARLY MORNING. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM IN A DESERTED AREA AND MY BRAKES FAIL? I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN EVERY 8.000 MILES AND I FIND THAT VERY UNREASONABLE. INFINITY SHOULD REPLACE THESE LIGHT BRAKES FOR A HEAVIER SYSTEM.