2003 Infiniti G35

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE RADIO, HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING CONSOLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE NOTIFIED AN INFINITI DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY $1,300.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT IF HE DID NOT DRIVE A HOUR AND A HALF TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *BF THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 11/13/09.*JB

THERE IS AN APPARENT KNOWN DEFECT IN THE 2003 INFINITI G35 MODELS. THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL WILL APPARENTLY LOSE ALL INDICATORS, AS IF THERE IS NO POWER, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION, STAYING FROZEN ON AT THEIR LAST SETTINGS. THE RADIO VOLUME OR CHANNELS CANNOT BE CHANGED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER,ETC. ARE STUCK ON THEIR LAST SETTINGS AND CANNOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CONTROL BOARD BEHIND THE DASH. INFINITI/NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (# ITB03-007B) TO REPAIR THE 26,300 VEHICLES LISTED BY VIN # ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS A HAZARD , AS IN THE WINTER, THE FRONT OR REAR DEFROSTERS CANNOT BE TURNED ON, OR THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED OFF, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. INFINITI SAYS MY 2003 VIN # DOES NOT FALL INTO THE BULLETIN PARAMETERS, (VIN # IS HIGHER), AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. INFINITI STATES THE COST TO REPAIR.........$2600.00. I HAVE 2 OTHER FRIENDS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2003 G35 INFINITI'S, ALSO NOT COVERED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BULLETIN DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO COVER THIS DEFECT ON A LARGER QUANTITY OF VEHICLES THAN INFINITI WANTS TO ADMIT. *TR

I OWN A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN V6 BEGINNING IN JUNE 2009 MY RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND MY AC WOULD KICK ON FULL BLAST. IN JULY IT GOT WORSE AND ULTIMATELY I LOST ALL CONTROLS OF RADIO AND AIR CONTROLS INCLUDING THE DEFROSTER. MAJOR PROBLEM HERE IS I HAVE NO CONTROL OF A/C WHICH RUNS MY GAS DOWN AND NO CONTROL OF THE DEFROSTER WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE COLD A MOIST MONTHS. I CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF FIXING THE RADIO. APPARENTLY THE REASON FOR THIS ISSUE IS A FAULTY RADIO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF MY RADIO DIES WHY SHOULD MY DEFROSTER NOT BE ACCESSIBLE. *TR

THE AC UNIT/RADIO ARE NOT IN WORKING ORDER. THE AC IS STUCK ON AT 74 AND RANGES FROM BLOWING AIR FULL BLAST TO THE LOWEST SETTING VERY SPORADICALLY. THERE IS NO POWER TO THE RADIO AND EITHER OF THE TWO CAN BE TURNED ON OR OFF UP OR DOWN. THIS IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE SINCE WE LIVE WHERE IT IS VERY HOT! ALSO WORRIED THAT WITH IT BEING AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE A FIRE COULD ARISE! NOT VERY IMPRESSED FOR DRIVING AN INFINITI AND THOUGHT THEY LIVED UP TO A BETTER REPUTATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINTI G35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE CONTROL SELECTOR MODE FOR THE RADIO WAS ENGAGED AND SUDDENLY CAUSED THE DEFROST AND THE HEATING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH BECAME WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE AC-ON POSITION. THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS TO CHANGE TO HEAT, TO SET TEMPERATURE AND OPERATE THE DEFROSTER DO NOT WORK AND THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK. UPDATED 10/26/09 *BF THE CLIMATE CONTROL IS STUCK IN THE AC-ON POSITION. THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS ARE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE HEAT SETTINGS ETC. UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB

I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C AND RADIO CONTROLS IN MY 2003 INFINITI G35. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON THE FRONT OR REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS. I COULD BARELY SEE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1600 TO FIX!! THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL BECOME AN EVEN BIGGER ISSUE IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN YOU NEED THE WINDOW DEFROSTER ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED IN 2003 ACCORDING TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DUE TO MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. A FEW YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE DEFROST AND RADIO ALSO FAILED. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RADIO. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE SHE SUSPECTS THAT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.