2004 Infiniti G35

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE. IT APPEARS MANY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON INFINITI OWNER WEBSITES AND FORUMS AND THE MANUFACTURER (NISSAN) HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A CAMPAIGN ON THIS PRODUCT. THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE ACTUATOR IS $149-$220 WITH 2 HOURS LABOR AT RATE OF $120 PER HOUR. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2004 INFINITI G35 ROCKS. LOCAL DEALER GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND AND WANTS ME TO PAY $1200 FOR A NEW SEAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUES WAS RAISED BUT THEY STALLED UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT INFINITI IS NOT HANDLING IT PROPERLY GIVEN THE PART INVOLVED IS ONLY ABOUT $130 TOPS. SERVICE BULLETIN NUM : ITB02080 DATE OF BULLETIN: ? TYPE: COUPE AND SEDAN COMPONENT: DRIVER SEAT SUMMARY: DRIVER SEAT ROCKS IF YOU CONFIRM: THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION FEELS LOOSE; ' "ROCKS" BACK AND FORTH AND/OR MAKES A "POP" / "CLICK" NOISE. ' USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. ACTION: REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT LIFTER LINK BRACKET ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE-P/N 87463-AM501. *TT

2/16/11 INFINITI G35 (2004) PUT INTO DRIVE AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MILES PER HOUR, DROVE 14 MILES AT THAT SPEED. NEXT MORNING DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP, NOT INFINITI DEALER, AND SHOWED PROBLEM AS CODE #P2128APP SENSOR 2 CIRCUIT AND #P2138APP SENSOR> PERFORMED RE: LEARN PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTER. CAR WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS. *TR

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A WIDELY-KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS AND SIMILAR MODELS, AND THAT INFINITI (NISSAN) HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO ADDRESS IT. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION IN THE INTERESTS OF KEEPING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND OTHER MOTORISTS SAFE.

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T WORKING 100%, IT ONLY TURNS ON THE FIRST FEW MINUTES I USE MY BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER AWHILE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS USED, THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER TURNS ON. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I'VE RECEIVED THE CAR AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT OPERATING AS A SAFE CAR WOULD HAVE IT OPERATING. MANY OF MY OTHER FELLOW INFINITI G35 OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. WE WOULD LIKE INFINITI TO PUT OUT A RECALL AND HAVE IT FIXED TO INCREASE THE AUTOMOBILE OPERATORS SAFETY, AND TO ALSO ABIDE BY THE LAW WITH AN OPERATING 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2009, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS SERVED AT THE DEALER (REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE COSTING $735.50). IN OCTOBER 2010, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE REPAIRS AT NO COST. I NOTIFIED INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT HAVING REPAIRS MADE TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND THEY REIMBURSED MY INITIAL COST ($735.50). THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN APRIL 6, 2011. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND JUST BRING IT IN WHEN I COULD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11, 2011, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE AIR BAG MODULE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT A COST OF $487.82 TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL OF 2010 AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME (YET I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG REPAIR AFTER THE 2010 RECALL). THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND IT IS NO LONGER FLASHING. I TOLD THEM I WANTED THE REPAIR AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH FAULTY AIR BAGS. THEY SAID THEY ARE ORDERING THE PARTS AND WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY COME IN. THEY ALSO SAID THE FLASHING LIGHT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND OPENED A CASE #XXXXXXX. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE IT IS REPAIRED. I WONDER IF INFINITE IS BEING FORTHRIGHT ABOUT THE AIR BAG ISSUES. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED.

I PURCHASE MY 2004 G35 LAST YEAR AND ABOUT A MONTH OR 2 LATER I STARTED TO NOTICE A STROP GAS SMELL. DIDN'T PAY NO MIND TO IT UNTIL WHEN I MOVED INTO A NEW APARTMENT AND WALK OUT TO MY CAR AN NOTED A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND IT WAS GAS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN EVER I FILL UP MY CAR IS WHEN THE SPILLAGE HAPPENS THE MOST AND I LOSE ALOT OF GAS UNTIL IT GET BELOW 1/2 TANK THEN IT STOPS SPILLING UT BUT YOU CAN STILL SMELL THE GAS. I HAVE TURNED IT INTO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE YET TO MENTION TO ME WHAT IT IS. JUST BECAUSE THERE HAPPEN TO BE A SMALL DENT ON THE TANK UNDERNEATH THEY SAY THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE LEAK. JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME WHEN IT ONLY SPILLS WHEN ITS FULL AND NOT WHEN ITS LESS THEN HALF. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TANK AND CHARGE ME $1600+ TO REPLACE THE TANK. DOES THIS FALL UNDER ANY KIND OF RECALL FRO FUEL LEAKAGE? *TR