2004 Infiniti G35

2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN MODEL PROBLEM: SEAT TRACK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK IS SEVERELY LOOSE; LITTLE BY LITTLE THE SEAT BEGAN TO BECOME LOOSER; TOO A POINT WERE IT ALMOST A ROCKING CHAIR. DECIDING THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. RESULT I WAS CHARGED $350 FOR THEM TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE AND COME TO SAME CONCLUSION THAT THE SEAT TRACK IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE NEW SEAT TRACK COSTING ME ABOUT $750.00 AND ALSO THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE OF BEING WEAR AND TEAR. I INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER THE WARRANTY FOR DEFECT SEAT TRACK. THERE'S THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN MINE AND NEVER HAVE SEAT TRACK PROBLEMS. WHY IS THERE SO MANY SEAT TRACK COMPLAINTS? THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEAT TRACK WAS OBVIOUSLY BOLTED DOWN IMPROPERLY OR THE SEAT TRACK IS NOT BUILT UNDER STRONG STURDY QUALITY. *TR

THERE WAS NO CRASH OR RESULTING INJURIES--BUT HAVING A CLUTCH WHICH STICKS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM AT 50,000 MILES, BUT IT HAS SINCE RETURNED. THERE ARE MANY G35-DEVOTED WEBSITES AND BLOGS WHERE G35 OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THEY HAVE FOLLOWED UP BY FILING A COMPLAINT. MANY OWNERS REPORT THE SAME STICKY CLUTCH PROBLEM AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. FOR ME, IT'S HAPPENING AT ANY SPEED WHETHER IT IS SLOW OR FAST. INFINITI CLAIMS THIS REQUIRES A NEW CLUTCH--GIVEN THAT THE OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS POINTS OF MILEAGE, I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS IS RELATED TO THE CLUTCH ITSELF. THANKS VERY MUCH. *TR

2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS SHOW CRACKS IN PLASTIC SEPARATING THE LOW/HIGH BEAM HOUSING FROM THE FOGLIGHT HOUSING BELOW ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS. INFINITI DEALERS DON'T WISH TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL DO SO WHEN PRESSURED WHILE DEALERS WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AFTER FACTORY 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILE HAS EXPIRED REFUSE TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE METAL BRACKET IN THE SEAT ADJUSTER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE METAL WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A MAJOR METAL SUPPORT BRACKET IN A SEAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

THE WINDOW MOTORS AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS KEEP FAILING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE LASER RED PAINT KEEPS CHIPPING, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN, AND THE AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IS USUALLY WARM AS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE REPORTING. INFINITI REFUSES TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATORS OR WINDOW MOTORS, ALTHOUGH THEIR MECHANICS HAVE STATED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V555000. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN BE REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT FELT ABNORMAL PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS REPLACED. ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,802 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,042. UPDATED 2/18/09 *CN THE STEERING WHEEL KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

EVIDENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON INFINITI G35 MODELS. I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE 61, 300 MILES ON THE CAR. MY THROTTLE BODY JUST BROKE AND ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS ONLY COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY FOR 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. IN 3 STATES IT IS COVERED FOR 7 YEARS AND 70,000. IF THE PROBLEM IS THAT COMMON, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE 7 YEARS AND 70,000 FOR ALL STATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT SMELLS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, SHE MUST REFILL THE GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER TWO DAYS. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE GASOLINE SYSTEM. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.