2003 Infiniti G35

2003 INFINITI G35- TEMPORARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING (UP TO 3 SECONDS) FOLLOWED BY "SLIP" AND VRC WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. POWER THEN USUALLY RESUMES WITH THESE LIGHTS STAYING ON. NEAR ACCIDENT IN ONE EVENT WHILE PASSING TRUCK. MY MECHANIC INDICATES BOTH CAM SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. INDICATES THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN NISSAN SENTRAS THAT HAD A RECALL. I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS- THEY INDICATED NO RECALL ON MY MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BUT NOT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,224.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN 200KM AWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SO I STOP AT A GAS STATION AND BUY ONE QUART OF OIL(FULL SYNTHETIC) THEN I CHECK MY DIPSTIK AND I NEEDED MORE I USED ALMOST 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND ON MY WAY BACK HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY LEAKS NOTHING WAS FOUND AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE ENGINE LIGHT SHUT OFF I ALSO WENT ON INFINITI FORUMS AND ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM I CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THEN DOING A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST I SAID I WOULD DO IT AND IF IT DID BURN IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE THEY SAID NO ALSO I KNOW A NISSAN/INFINITI GARAGE MANAGER HE TOLD ME OFF RECORD THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE 6 SPEED (M6) MODELS WITCH IS WHAT I HAVE BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I CALLED INFINITI HEAD OFFICE IN CANADA AND TRIED TO TALK TO THEM THEY WHERE VERY RUDE AND WOULD NOT TALK TO ME UNTIL I SEND THEN A COPY OF MY OWNERSHIP AND DRIVERS LICENSE AND PRETTY MUCH HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME. *TR

2003 INFINITI G35 WITH A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT HER CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS SHE PAID 11,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE PISTON BROKE CAUSING IT TO HIT THE ENGINE WHICH PUT A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER HAD A USED ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE ON JULY 24, 2006 BUT, ONE YEAR LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A CONSTANT NOISE, THE 6 CD CHANGER MALFUNCTIONED AND CEASED TO OPERATE AND THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,533 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,829. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.