2003 Infiniti G35

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOW TO START AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL, PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. MOST TIMES AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,800. UPDATED 03/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

INFINITI G35 COUPE DRIVER SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN FRESNO CA IN OCT. 08. THEY TOLD ME IT IS FINE AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT BROKE AT THE ANCHOR BOLT. I HAD TO TOE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND THEY REPLACED THE BOLT. IN OCT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THAT DEALER TO CHECK THE SEAT BELTS THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IN FRONT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED. WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO REPLACE IT THEY TOLD ME IT IS WORKING FINE NOW AND DOES NOT NEED REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT MIGHT BREAK JUST LIKE THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID A FEW DAYS AFTER THEY GAVE ME A CLEAN CHIT THAT IT WAS FINE. *TR

1) CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR. AT 44,450 MILES, THE ENGINE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE GOING AT 25MPH. ENGINE CRANKS ROUGHLY FOR A LONG TIME AT START, BUT STARTS EVENTUALLY. I GET THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT", "VDC OFF" AND "SLIP" LIGHT ON. 2) THE ERROR WAS ASSOCIATED TO "CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". SINCE THE START OF THIS CONDITION, ENGINE DIES ATLEAST ONCE EVERY DRIVE - MOSTLY AT LOW RPM, BUT TWICE AT 25 AND 40 MPH RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS! I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY MENTIONED THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN HAS NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR THIS CONDITION - BUT I CLEARLY SEE A 630,000 CAR RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION UNDER ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING WITH NHTSA ID# 03V455000. 3) THE DEALERSHIP IS WILLING TO REPAIR FOR $105/HR FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A VEHICLE DEFECT. THEY WILL CHANGE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONING. DUE TO THE HIGH HUMIDITY IN HIS STATE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE REAR GLASS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. HE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE COST FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE DIAGNOSTIC, WAS $842.26. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.