2004 Infiniti G35

CAR FALTERED AT NORMAL TRAFFIC SPEED, THREATENED TO STOP RUNNING, SHIFTED AWKWARDLY, DROVE ERRATICALLY -- TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS -- THEN WAS DIFFICULT TO START ONCE STOPPED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME AFFECTED PART ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR, BUT DIDN'T INVOLVE MY PARTICULAR VIN -- THIS CAMPAIGN (03V455000) PERHAPS SHOULD BE READDRESSED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING COLDER WEATHER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2003 MODEL INFINITI G35. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET AT APPROX.30 MPH THE CAR STOPPED LIKE IT HAS A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK THE PANEL LIT UP AND IT DIED (NOT STALLED )NO MOVEMENT NOT EVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET...NO WARNING...NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT..JUST COMPLETE FAILURE ...FOUND OUT BY THE INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 ...DEALER CONTACTED AND FIXED FOR $268.00...CHECKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND CAM SENSOR..LET THEM KNOW THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE IF THERE WAS ANY FURTHER PROBLEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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 PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITI G35 IN 2008. IT ALL STARTED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THAT I RECEIVED IN 2009 LESS THAN A MONTH AND A HALF LATER ABOUT 2000 MILES OF DRIVING LOOKING AT MY ODOMETER. I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL DIP STICK, AND TO MY SURPRISE I SHOWED THAT THE LOW WAS VERY LOW, SO I ADDED 4 QUARTS TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE DRIVE WAY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OIL SPOTS IN WHERE I PARK MY CAR, AND THERE WASN'T ANY OIL ON THE GROUND. THIS SITUATION OF ADDING OIL AT ABOUT 2000 MILE HAD WENT ON FOR MY NEXT TWO OIL CHANGES. AFTER WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I AM NOW ADDING 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2010. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME SEEING AS HOW I HAVE 108K, AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE G35, AND THAT INFINITI IS RELUCTANT IN CORRECT OR ADMITTING TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 G35 INFINITY 9/2008, THE CAR WAS CHECKED 2 WEEKS AGO ON JUNE 12, 2010 AT WHICH TIME 2 QUARTS OF OIL WAS PUT IN, LEVEL WAS FINE ON SATURDAY JUNE 26,2010 COMING HOME FROM PENNSYLVANIA CAR SHUT DOWN HAD TO BE TOWED, MECHANIC STATES ENGINE HAS GONE UP IN VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BURNED OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT I AM LEFT WITH NO CAR AND STILL OWE 8100 ON IT AS A CONSUMER I FEEL THAT INFINITY OWES ME AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE USED THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT IT DID AND NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. *TR

CAR ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR IMMEDIATELY AND IT SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED - ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE OK BUT THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (P0340). LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR 2003 G35S (ID# 48751) BUT MY CAR IS A 2004 G35. INFINITI DEALERSHIPS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL NOTICE, SO I DECIDED TO CHANCE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAPPENED 6 DAYS LATER ON AN EXIT RAMP. ENGINE CUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS TIME IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO RE-START. TOOK SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS TIME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME REGARDING THE RECALL. THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE CUT OFF WAS 3 DAYS LATER, ALSO WHILE DRIVING. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR