2007 INFINITI G35 Complaints

I OWN A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE HESITATES/STUTTERS/SURGES WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS MAINLY OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD (AFTER A COLD SOAK). THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING FORWARD AND WAS NOTICED AT 5-30 MPH AND RPMS ARE BETWEEN 700-1800. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE." THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGE COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 INFINITI G35X. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATELY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER POSTED A SILENT RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UNBELIEVABLE FOR A SO CALLED LUXURY VEHICLE. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CONTROL BOARD HAS ALREADY GONE OUT. THE AIR CONDITION WILL NOT SHUT OFF (AND IT'S FREAKING 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE). I CANNOT TURN ON THE RADIO, DEFROST (WHICH IS A MAJOR VISIBILITY CONCERN-ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IS GETTING COLDER). NOTHING IS WORKING EXCEPT FOR STARTING THE CAR. I CALLED INFINITI'S CONSUMER GROUP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHILE RESEARCHING SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALLS I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON PAST INFINITI MODELS AS MINE. HOWEVER, IT'S CONTINUING INTO THE NEWER MODELS, WITH NO TYPE OF RECOGNITION OF THESE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. NO OVERPASS, TREES, OTHER VEHICLES, ETC. THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, I ACCELERATED, WHEN MY CAR REACHED 15 MPH I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT MY TIRES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR, PULLED BACK ON THE ROAD AND COULD HEAR WIND. I PULLED BACK OVER AND GOT OUT TO FIND THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO INFINITI TWO HOURS LATER THE ONLY THING THE SERVICE MANAGER COULD TELL ME WAS THAT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING I DID AND MAYBE IT WAS POSITIVE PRESSURE. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION ALL WINDOWS, INCLUDING THE SUNROOF, WERE CLOSED AND THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS ON FRESH AIR. MY CAR IS LESS THAN A MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND A LOT LESS THAN 60K. CURRENTLY, INFINITI IS NOT OFFERING TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF UNDER GOOD FAITH OR WARRANTY. *KB

THE VEHICLES ENGINE CONSUMES OIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT AN UNACCEPTABLE RATE. I NEED TO ADD OIL AFTER EVERY 300-500 MILES! AND I USUALLY END OF ADDING UP TO 3- 4 QUARTS OF EXTRA OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION MAY DIFFER FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT IS EXCESSIVE. IF I WERE NOT TO DO SO, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN OUT OF ALL OIL WELL BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL AND RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES ME TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ADD OIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. SUCH MANEUVERS ON A JOURNEY ARE HAZARDOUS AND RISKY (I.E. TRAFFIC DISRUPTION, POSSIBLE CRASH). MOREOVER, IF A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IS TO RESULT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, IT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OF OCCUPANTS (I.E. FIRE HAZARD, CRASH) AND A HIGH RISK OF FATALITIES. INFINITI HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT BY RELEASING A SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB: ITB08-XXXX) BUT THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ISSUES: FIRST, IT ONLY COVERS CARS UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND, IT IS BASED ON CARS THAT SHOW A QUART OF OIL ON DIPSTICK WHILE THERE ARE VEHICLES (LIKE MINE) WHICH HAVE TWO QUART DIPSTICKS (FROM FACTORY). THESE VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL, WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PROCEDURE BY INFINITI IS BASED ON MEASURING MM ON DIPSTICK ONLY AND NOT MEASURING THE ACTUAL OIL CONSUMED. AND THIRD, THE REPLACED ENGINES MAY STILL SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVIDENT BY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE GETTING IT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THEREFORE, IT MAY HAPPEN THAT ENGINES ARE REPLACED BY INFINITI WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE MODEL SEVERAL TIMES ARE WARRANTY IS RUN OUT. CONSIDERING ALL THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NHTSA TO ASK INFINITI TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY FOR ALL DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, RATHER THAN TEMPORARY TRICKY SOLUTION'.

2007 INFINITI G35X PREMIUM 4DR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 13, 2011 IN PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH; AFTER I PARKED THE CAR, BEFORE CHANGING THE CAR TO PARK AND TAKEOFF THE SEAT BELT TO GO TO CHURCH. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL; ACCELERATED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I TRIED THE BRAKES ' AND IT JUST KEPT SPEEDING UP FORWARD, TOWARDS THE CHURCH BUILDING WHICH MAY HAVE KILLED THE ATTENDEES OF THE CHURCH SERVICE. I FINALLY TRIED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHICH WORKED, HIT A TREE, A CAR AND VAN THAT WERE PARKING IN FRONT OF CHURCH AND FINALLY STOPPED THE INFINITI. AS OF NOW INSURANCE & INFINITI DEALER CHECKED AND REPORTED THE CAR BODY DAMAGES, DID NOT CHECK ANY SOFTWARE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THEY WANT ME TO APPROVE THE FIXES. I WANT A TRUE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES OF THIS MODEL OF INFINITI G35X 2007. KINDLY UPDATE ME WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION --------- I FOUND SIMILAR CASES ON THE NET... TOYOTA PRIUS HTTP://WWW.SATISFICE.COM/BLOG/ARCHIVES/420 HTTP://WWW.SATISFICE.COM/BLOG/ARCHIVES/426 HTTP://MONEY.CNN.COM/2010/03/15/AUTOS/TOYOTA_PRIUS_PRESSER/ HTTP://WWW.CLEVELAND.COM/NATION/INDEX.SSF/2010/03/FEDERAL_AND_TOYOTA_INVESTIGATO.HTML INFINITI HTTP://CAR-AND-SAFETY.COM/INFINITI-G35-SAFETY/INFINITI-G35-2004.HTM HTTP://CAR-AND-SAFETY.COM/INFINITI-VEHICLE-SPEED-CONTROL.HTM. *TR

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT A AUTOMOBILE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE NEW REAR BRAKES PADS AND REFINISHED ROTORS AT ONLY 20,000 MILES. I CONSIDER THIS SITUATION AS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ANY BRAKE PARTS AS SOON. USUALLY, THE FRONT BRAKE WEAR FIRST. THE BRAKES WERE BECOMING VERY POOR AND I HAD TO HAVE THEM SERVICED FOR SAFETY REASON. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CHECK INTO THIS AS I REALLY FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THIS APPARENT DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL. THANK YOU. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN MY WIFE OR GROWN DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I LOOK TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T SITTING ODDLY IN A WAY THAT WOULD GIVE A FALSE READING TO THE SENSOR AND THEY AREN'T. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT IT IS "...OPERATING AS DESIGNED." DURING THE MOST RECENT SERVICE CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER OPENED A FORMAL CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT ONCE AGAIN THE MESSAGE WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. PERSONALLY I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PART OF TURNING OFF THE AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT-SIZED PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT IS CONSIDERED "AS DESIGNED". THIS WHOLE SITUATION MAKES ME QUITE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER EVERY TIME I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON. NISSAN SEEMS TO THINK THAT BY TELLING ME THAT THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT HOW I SEE IT!

LOSS OF POWER STEERING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET OFF OF A MAJOR ROAD, I REALIZED I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR A SHOPPING CENTER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. HERE'S THE END RESULT. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAID THE BELT TENSIONER SEIZED WHICH BROKE THE BELT. IN MY CASE, THE BELT ALSO TORE OFF THE FRONT CRANK SEAL AND ENGINE OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. MY CAR IS 2007 G35 SEDAN WITH 13,000 MILES. WHEN I RETRIEVED MY CAR, THE SERVICE REP INDICATED INFINITI WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUBSEQUENTLY REDESIGNED THE PARTS. CLAIMED I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN - BOY I HOPE SO. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN DEFECT. WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. I AM REPORTING IT SO OTHERS WILL KNOW OF THIS ISSUE. IS THIS ANOTHER CASE OF REPAIR AS NEEDED RATHER THAN RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED FROM THE LOCATION. IT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.