2003 Infiniti G35

THE AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS BECOME INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. MY TEMPERATURE WAS STUCK AT 90 DEGREES AT MAXIMUM OUTPUT, WITH NO POSSIBLE WAY TO SHUT IT OFF. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR 2003 G35 SEDANS WITH THIS ISSUE (INFINITI RECALL # P31040), BUT NOT FOR COUPES. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS CASES WHERE THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON 2003 G35 COUPES, BUT INFINITI REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE THE VIN #'S WERE NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT CONSTITUTES A RECALL FOR ANY G35 MODEL WITH THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLIPPING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE OR WHEN DECELERATING. IN ADDITION, THE HEAT WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TROUBLE TURNING THE HEATER OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITY G35 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON WITHOUT THE CONTACT OPERATING IT, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG WITH AT TEMPERATURES OF 60 DEGREES. THE CONTACT HAD ZERO VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER, WHICH AFFECTED HER VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.