2004 Infiniti G35

I HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS, AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE SAME PARTS TO BE REPLACED AS AFFECTED BY AN EARLIER RECALL: RECALL ID# 03V455000 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL DATE: NOV 17, 2003 MODEL AFFECTED: INFINITI G35 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 630000 *TT

THE INFINITI G35 2004 MODEL WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS THE ISSUE AND THE 2003 MODEL HAD A RECALL HOWEVER THE 2004 DOES NOT. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING SINCE THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE ONE IS DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGER TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUALS DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

ON MARCH 11 MY 2004 INFINITY G35X EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ALARMING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE BRAKES FAILED, IN FACT EVERY COMPONENT NOT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS LOOKED LIKE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET, AND NOT A HIGHWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A P-0340 CODE AND REPLACED BANK 1, CAM SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 41,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I NOTICED ON-LINE THAT THIS PART WAS PART OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN MODEL YEARS 2003 AND 2005, BUT NOT MY YEAR, BUT ALSO THAT THE FAILURES REPORTED WERE AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE AS MY VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A STREET WITH MORE TRAFFIC AS I HAD ONLY BRUTE FORCE CONTROL OVER THE BRAKES AND STEERING. MY IMPRESSION AT THE DEALER WAS THAT THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DISPLAY OF WARNINGS ON MY DASH PANEL. THE DIAGNOSIS TOOK VERY LITTLE TIME, THE REPAIR WAS COSTLY, THE EXPERIENCE WAS EXTREMELY MEMORABLE. *TR

2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE: ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN CENTER OF VEHICLE, THE AIR VENTS, HEAT, DEFROST WILL NOT OPERATE AND AT TIMES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDING COLD AIR AND CAUSING FILM ON THE DASH MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WAS TOLD BY INFINITI DEALER THIS EXISTS IN OVER 90% OF MODELS THIS YEAR AND TYPE AND WILL BE $5,000 TO FIX. DEFOGGER AND DEFROST VENTS WILL NOT WORK BY MANUALLY PRESSING BUTTONS. *TR

NISSAN JUST STARTED A RECALL FOR STALLED ENGINE. MY CAR (2004 INFINTI G35) SEEMS TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. NOW, THE ENGINE STALLS ONCE IN A WHILE AND YOU HAVE TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART FOR IT TO WORK. I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID CAN NOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE SPECIFIC RECALL. THE CAR POSES SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, IT WILL THREATEN SAFETY OF OTHERS INCLUDING MYSELF. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. MY AUDIO FAILED AND A/C STUCK . . . THE SAME PROBLEM THEY VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED IN 2003. (SERVICE BULLETIN #03007A AND NHTSA ITEM #10001253) IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM UNABLE TO TURN ON THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS CONDENSATION DUE TO CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ROSEVILLE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK ON IT BUT KNOWING THERE WAS ONLY 10 DAYS UNTIL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP, THEY NEVER FOLLOWED UP. I HAVE SEEN MANY 2004 OWNERS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN/INFINITI DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK, WHICH IS ALWAYS EARLY SINCE I AM A NURSE AND AF RESERVIST. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE IN A NORMAL SETTINGS MY ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING ON A 35 MPH ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A BAD CAM SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER BEING WORKED ON. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 INFINITI G35 IN JAN 2009 IT HAD ABOUT 135000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CD PLAYER SAID CHECK CD. THE RADIO AND CASSETTE PLAYER WORKS FINE. I TRIED NEW CDS AND CLEAN THE CD PLAYER BUT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CALL INFINITI THEY SAID I MAY HAVE TO GET A REFURBISHED UNIT. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CD PLAYER SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5 YEARS AND THAT I HAD A 96 PONTIAC UNIT THAT STILL WORK. A WEEK LATER I TRIED IT AND IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STOP WORKING AND IT STILL NOT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF INFINITI COULD HELP ME. *TR