2003 Infiniti G35

INFINITI HAS COMPLETELY LEFT BEHIND OWNERS OF THE 2003 G35. THEY HAD A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE 'AUDIO FINISHER' BUT ALL THEY DID WAS PUT A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM. THEY ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE, THEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SET UP THE RADIO/AC CONTROLS PROPERLY WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY MADE THE CAR, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY YOU WON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL. NOW ALL THEY SAY IS THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOME PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE CANNOT USE THE DEFROST. INFINITI TRIES TO CHARGE ABOUT $1000 EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM RECURS. IT IS RIDICULOUS AND SAD TO THINK THAT THEY EXPECT US TO PAY THIS FEE ABOUT ONCE EACH YEAR WHILE WE OWN THIS CAR. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY DIED FROM A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TURN ON THEIR DEFROST IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY CLIMATE CONTROL WHICH RESULTS IN MY A/C BEING STUCK ON. MY RADIO CONTROLS ARE ALSO GONE. THE WHOLE CENTER DASH IS IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS IS A HAZARD DUE TO WINDOWS FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO I'VE RESEARCHED THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ONLY FOR SEDANS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE THE SAME PARTS ARE IN THE COUPES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC SOUND SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE AIR CONDITION WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR AND THE RADIO COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 251,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 251,900. UPDATED 04/23/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

FIRST DEFECT: WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND THE RADIO, HEATING AND COOLING BUTTONS. THE FAN WOULD COME ONTO HIGH AND SWITCH TO AIRCONDITIONING. I COULD NOT TURN IT DOWN OR TURN IT OFF OR TURN ON MY DEFROSTER WHEN IT WAS 30 DEGREES IN THE MORNING WHICH MADE MY VISIBILITY VERY POOR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP WAS TO PULL THE FUSES. WE CHECK THE RECALL HISTORY AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ONLY A COURTESY RECALL AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED EVEN AFTER READING THAT HUNDREDS OF G35 OWNERS WERE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIO ELECTRONICS REMOVED FROM THE CAR AND SENT OUT TO BE FIXED. I THINK THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CONSISTED A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE HEAT OR A DEFROSTER. SECOND DEFECT: THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING AND IT WOULD STALL. THEN 3 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE CAR TRIED TO STALL AND IT LOST ALL POWER AND THEN THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING SERVICE NEEDED. THE CAR SEEM TO LACK POWER. DID A RECALL CHECK AND FOUND THAT ALL THE CONDITIONS POINTED TO THE CAM SHAFT POSITION CENSOR FAILING. WE CHECKED THE VIN# AND OF COURSE MY CAR ISN'T ONE THAT IS ON THEIR RECALL LIST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE ON OTHER G35 MODELS. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU STALL AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. EVERY ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH MY CAR HAS BEEN ON THE COMPANIES RECALL LIST BUT NOT MY VIN # FOR SOME REASON. THIS ISSUE TO NEED TO REVIEWED AND CORRECTED. THIRD DEFECT: WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE IN THE DRIVERS DOOR THAT OPERATES THE ELECTRIC WINDOW. NOW THE RIGHT DOOR WINDOW IS NOT WORKING. IF IT DOES OPEN IT WILL GET STUCK AND WE HAVE TROUBLE GETTING IT TO COME UP. WE HAVE TO KEEP IT LOCKED TO AVOID IT BEING OPENED. *TR *JS

MY INFINITI CAR'S(G35 2003) RADIO/AC CONTROLS HAVE FAILED. I CAN ONLY OPERATE THE RADIO FROM MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROL.( CANNOT OPERATE THE AC/HEATER. LUCKILY IT IS WINTER TIME AND IS STUCK IN AUTO MODE AT 68 F) IT SEEMS THAT INFINITI HAD A RECALL FOR AUDIO CONTROLLER CARD FAILURE IN 2003 -ITB03-007B SERVICE CAMPAIGN -VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN; AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD FOR ABOUT 26 000 VEHICLES, BUT, BASED ON NO OF COMPLAINTS FLOATING ON THE WEB, THERE ARE LOT MORE CARS WHICH ARE FACING THIS PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE CD ERROR FO PROBLEM ( COMPLETE CD FAILURE). INFINITI HAS INSTALLED FAULTY RADIO/CD SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE TAKEN THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR A BIG RIDE! THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE THIS UP SERIOUSLY AS THIS FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAN BE FATAL , ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS-HOT OR COLD WEATHER , WITH SMALL KIDS/INFANTS, IN AN ISOLATED REGION. *TR

BUTTONS OF A/C AND INFOTAINMENT CONTROL PANEL (AUDIO BOARD) IN CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THERE IS NO DISPLAY OF INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. ILLUMINATION STILL WORKS AND DIMMING AS WELL, RADIO CONTROL VIA STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES STILL WORK. DUE TO A/C CAN NOT BE CHANGED OR CONTROLLED, FRONT DEFROSTER OR REAR DEFROSTER WILL NOT TURN ON. NISSAN/INFINITI DEALERSHIP NOTED "REPLACED AUDIO BOARD PER SERVICE BULLETIN. RADIO DID WORK BUT THEN STOPPED. REPLACEMENT OF AUDIO BOARD IS 1ST STEP, IF PROBLEM CONTINUES AUDIO UNIT MUST BE REPLACED." THEY REPLACED "AUDIO BOARD" TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AS SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDED BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. REMAN-AUDIO UNIT COSTS $1997 AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

CLIMATE CONTROL/STEREO CONTROL PANEL FAILURE. THERE IS A 'VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD' (CAMPAIGN I.D. # :P3104 APPLIED VEHICLE: 2003 G35 SEDAN (V35) APPLIED VINS:VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JNKCV51E*3M000014 - 026621) HOWEVER, IT IS AFFECTING MORE VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THEIR PARAMETERS. MY MANUFACTURE DATE IS 12/02 AND THIS CAMPAIGN ONLY COVERS MODELS THROUGH 08/02. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE WITH A KNOWN ISSUE OF MODELS MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR. THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU CAN NOT USE THE DEFROST BUTTONS WITH INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR