2003 INFINITI G35 Complaints

I TOOK IN THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE FOR RECALLS AND THE SERVICE DEPT. NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THE ROTORS WOULD NEED RESURFACING. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SAME DEALER IN APRIL 2002 AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH 2002. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS 17.5K MILES ON IT. IT IS RIDICULOUS, EVEN WITH PERFORMANCE BRAKES, FOR THEM TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. MY PREVIOUS CAR THAT I TRADED IN TO THIS DEALER WAS A 1998 320 HP PONTIAC T/A WITH AN EVEN GREATER WEIGHT AND POWER THAN THIS CAR, AND THE BRAKES LASTED 40K MILES. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES INFINITI USES IN THE G35 SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WARRANTY SINCE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALSO, MAKE SURE YOUR DEALER PUTS SOMETHING IN WRITING THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE ROTORS ONCE THEY ARE SERVICED BEYOND REPAIR. DON'T LET THE INFINITI SERVICE DEPT. FOOL YOU INTO THINKING THE PADS SHOULD ONLY LAST 10-20 MILES BECAUSE THEY ARE PERFORMANCE BRAKES. COMPLAIN ENOUGH AND THEY MAY ISSUE A RECALL. *PH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED BRAKES PULSATE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH PITCHED SOUND, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS 3 TIMES, AND RESURFACED THEM ONCE. AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD NO REMEDY, ADVISED CONSUMER TO DRIVE WITHOUT SEAT BELT, STATING THIS WOULD MAKE THE SEAT ROCK LESS. *AK

MY G35 BRAKES ARE ALREADY IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT LESS THEN 20000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH BRAKES ON OTHER CARS WAS ALWAYS IN EXCESS OF 50K MILES. THIS SHORT BRAKE LIFE SHOULD BE NOTED IN INFINITI OWNERS MANUAL ALONG WITH AN EXPLAINATION OF WHY THE OWNER SHOULD EXPECT A POOR QUALITY SERVICE LIFE.*AK

ALMOST 99% OF THE TIME WHEN I ROLL MY G35 WITHIN 10 MPH I HEAR A CRACKLING OR GRINDING NOISE (LIKE FAN JUST STARTED) AND A "VIBRATION" WOULD TRANSFER FROM THE BRAKE TO MY FOOT. FTER TROUBLESHOOTING (SHUT DOWN ALL SOUND DEVICE INCLUDING AC/FAN) AND RESEARCHING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATED WHAT I DESCRIBED ABOVE IS NORMAL. IT'S A SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FEATURE ON ABS SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING SLOW. THE NOISE IS KINDA LOUD AND NOTICEABLE. IS IT THE NORM FOR ALL ABS SYTEMS BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS??*AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING . *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH FEET DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

I OWN AN INFINITI G35, AND I JUST HAD A GENERAL REQUEST I WANTED TO MAKE. THE BRAKES ON G35'S WEAR OUT AFTER ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL G35S YET INFINITI DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, NOT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, OR GIVE A FREE SERVICE FOR THE BRAKES, WHICH COST ABOUT 900 BUCKS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY OR WHAT NOT, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO TAKE THIS INTO YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW THE BRAKES ON INFINITI G35S. SINCE IT IS THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION, I AM SURE YOU'LL REVIEW THE BRAKES ON G35S. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

LTR BEHALF OF PAUL REAVIS (CA) FEELS THE LOCATION OF THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE 2003 INFINITI G35 IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *MR THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DUE TO THE INADVERTENT ROTATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SELECTION CONTROL TO THE NEXT POSITION WHICH WAS "OFF. *SCC *CB *JB