2004 Infiniti G35

THE HOOD ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35X FAILED AT THE HINGES. THE HOOD IS NOW ELEVATED ABOVE THE LINE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS MERELY OPENED, AND THE HINGES FAILED. I AM CONCERNED HAT THE HOOD WILL OPEN OR FLY OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR BE PUSHED INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND INFINITI REFUSE TO FIX THE HOOD UNDER THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY RESEARCH INTO THIS HOOD ISSUE HAS UNCOVERED OTHER OWNERS WITH IDENTICAL FAILURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REST FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

IN A LITTLE OVER YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY G35 SEDAN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT BEGAN CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. I ALSO HAD TO ADD ABOUT 1/2 OF OIL AFTER EVERY 1500 MILES OF USAGE. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES, I ALSO ADVISED INFINITI OF THE PROBLEM BUT ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. I ADVISED THE INFINITI REP THAT MY ISUZU NOR MY NISSAN EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM OF CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. A LITTLE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AT START UPS AND BEGAN BURNING MORE OIL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO INFINITI AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. INFINITI NEW WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS, STATING POOR MAINTENANCE. I HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY COST. INFINITI KNOWS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE ENGINE WARRANTY AND MAKE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE AN INFINITI VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. WHEN EVER I GET A BROCHURE IN THE MAIL FROM INFINITI I DO NOT BOTHER TO OPEN THE ENVELOPE, I JUST THROW IT AWAY IN THE TRASH. INFINITI HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. *TR

EARLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR G35 6MT 2004 INFINITI COUPE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER AT THE NEXT CHECK UP APPOINTMENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND ONCE MORE ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING WITH THE CAR AT A RATE OF OVER 1/2QT. PER 1,000MI. HOWEVER, INIFINITI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS EXCESSIVE, AND CLAIMS THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMED IS WITHIN NORMAL STANDARDS. THEY CLAIM THAT A RATE OF 1QT PER 1000 MI. IS STILL ACCEPTABLE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT IF I FOLLOW THE SERVICE MANUAL'S 3,750MI OIL CHANGES I WOULD BE LEFT WITH UNDER 1.75QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IN VERY HIGH PROVABILITY OF EXPLOSION. THESE STANDARDS IN MY OPINION SEEM BACKWARD, MAYBE 40 YEARS AGO THOSE STANDARDS WERE CORRECT. I'VE OWNED MUSTANGS THAT HAVE CONSUMED LESS OIL THAN A BRAND NEW LUXURY VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE, SINCE INFINITI WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER 2004 G35 THAT DO NOT FACE THIS ISSUE. I'VE CONTINUED TO INVEST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MAKING EARLY OIL CHANGES, WHICH INFINITI WILL NOT COVER, IN FEAR THAT IF I DON'T KEEP THE ENGINE IN CHECK I MAY BE IN DANGER OF AN ENGINE EXPLOSION OR SIMILAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR MY REGULAR SERVICE AND BECAUSE MY AC WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT MY AC WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE A PEBBLE HAD FLEW THROUGH MY GRILL AND PUNCTURED A WHOLE IN MY CONDENSER CAUSING THE FREON TO ESCAPE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED IN MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. BUT, IN MY OPINION, THIS GRILL IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE INSIDES OF MY CAR FROM OUTSIDE DAMAGE. THE GRILL IS DEFECTIVE IF IT IS NOT PROTECTING THE INSIDES OF MY CAR. THIS COST ME UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS. MY GRILL SHOULD BE FIXED AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. I DRIVE ON NORMAL ROADS AND AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 1 MPH, THE TWO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, CRASH, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.