2003 Infiniti G35

WELL I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM BELLFLOWER AUTO MART THINKING THAT I BOUGHT A PRETTY DEPENDABLE CAR COME TO FIND OUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS DRINKING AND DRIVING AND TOTALED THE CAR, SO NOW THE CAR SHOULD HAVE A SALVAGE TITLE BUT IT DOESNT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE CAR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, THE DEALER BOUGHT THE WRECKED CAR FROM AUCTION AND REPAIRED IT THEMSELVES AND SOLD IT TO ME AS IF IT WAS NEVER IN ANY ACCIDENT, I ASKED FOR THE CARFAX REPORT BUT IT UNFORTUNATELY SLIPPED MY MIND AFTER ALL THE PAPER WORK, BUT I WENT THE NEXT DAY TO RETURN THE CAR AFTER I FOUND ALL THIS OUT AND WAS KICKED OFF THE PROPERTY. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED WITH RADIO NOT DISPLAYING ANY LIGHTS OR SCRIPT ACROSS DISPLAY. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STILL WOULD NOT DISPLAY ANY LIGHTS THE WHOLE TIME. A FEW DAYS LATER THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS STOPPED BEING ACCESSIBLE. THE BUTTONS FOR THE RADIO AND THE TEMP CONTROLS DON'T WORK. THE TEMPERATURE NOW DOES WHATEVER IT WANTS BASED ON THE AUTO CONTROLS. IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE WHETHER THE AIR BLOWS FROM THE FLOOR LEVEL OR ON TOP, AND CHANGE FORCE OF AIR THAT BLOWS OUT. THERE IS NO WAY OF SETTING DEFROST. THE ONLY WAY ANYTHING CAN BE CHANGED WITH THE RADIO IS THROUGH THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AROUND SEPTEMBER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. IT WOULD RUN CONSTANTLY AS IF TRYING TO READ THE DISC EVEN WHEN THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WON'T EVER PLAY. IT ALSO WON'T EJECT THE CDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELDING JOINT WAS COMING APART AND DAMAGING THE BASE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BASE WAS UNSAFE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IN JANUARY 20009, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK FORTH WHENEVER HE ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. AT FIRST, THE ROCKING WAS ISOLATED TO WHEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, AFTER TWO WEEKS THE ROCKING WOULD OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF ABOUT 70 MPH. EVENTUALLY, THE CONDITION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME SO SEVERE THAT THE SEAT COULD BE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT ANY PERSON SEATED IN IT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 02/09/11 THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDOW DEFROSTER SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIR CONDITIONER RESET ITSELF TO 60 DEGREES AND TURNED ITSELF ON AT MAXIMUM FORCE. THE LIGHTS ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL AND RADIO PANEL WENT DARK. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RESTART THE WINDOW DEFROSTED, BUT THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTON WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE RADIO WAS THROUGH THE CONTROL BUTTONS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UNLIKE THE RADIO THERE WAS NO SECONDARY CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTON. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE WINDOW DEFROSTER SHUTTING OFF, ALL OF THE WINDOWS INSIDE THE VEHICLE BECAME FOGGY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT ALONG WITH THE RADIO WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1,329.01. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS WERE BOTH INTERTWINED WITH THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. UPDATED 09/10/12 THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUDIO FINISHER BOARD WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/10/1

1) CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T A RECALL AND WILL COST APPROX. $800 DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF A CIRCUIT BOARD. 2) THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND RADIO ARE INOPERABLE ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME WE START THE CAR. I READ CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE SEDAN AND NOT THE COUPE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HOPE THIS BECOME A RECALL SOON. *TR

1) CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T A RECALL AND WILL COST APPROX. $800 DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF A CIRCUIT BOARD. 2) THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND RADIO ARE INOPERABLE ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME WE START THE CAR. THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING DUE TO NO DEFROST WHILE DRIVING WILL CAUSE NO VISIBILITY. 3) I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE YEAR MODEL 2003 INFINITI G35 POSTED ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. INFINITI KNOWS ABOUT THE FLAW AND EVEN CORRECTED IT ON THEIR 2004 AND LATER G35 MODELS SO WHAT ABOUT THE 2003 OWNERS. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2007 THE CD PLAYER ATE MY CD AND I NOTICED THE HEATER BECAME DEACTIVATED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE AUDIO SYSTEM. ORIGINALLY, WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER REPLACED SAID SYSTEM. THESE ARE ALL FACTORY PARTS. WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE AUDIO SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT BOARD UNIT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. I WROTE A LETTER TO INFINITI REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AGO, AND TO DATE NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT WAS A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT CITED THE "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN", AND RECOMMENDED I CONTACT THE DEALER. AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2008, THE DEALER STILL EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS IN TOTAL, AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2003 INFINIT G35. THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND DASH LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO. A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE "AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD" BY INFINITI BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THESE ITEMS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING. THESE ITEMS DO NOT FUNCTION AT PRESENT. AN INFINITI DEALER INFOMRED OF THE RECALL AND ALSO INFOMRED ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED AND THAT THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS WOULD BE THE RADIO. I WAS ALSO INFOMRED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL INFINITI AND INFINITI WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THIS PROBLEM OR THE REPAIRS. REPAIRS COST FROM $600 TO $1250. THAT PRICE QUOTE WAS STATED TO BY INFINITI. JUST A NOTE, ALL EQUIPMENT I AM REFERRRING TO IS FACTORY INSTALLED. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: THE DASH LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, DEFROST, AND HEAT GO OUT 1-2 TIMES A DAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS TO READ ODOMETER, ETC. AND CANNOT DEFROST WINDOWS. I CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE RADIO CAUSING PROBLEM AT A COST OF $1200+. CONTACTED OUT-OF-STATE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM CORRECTLY UNLESS IT IS FAILING AT THE TIME. INTERNET FORUM SHOWS MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR