2004 Infiniti G35

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH 6 SPEED MANAUL ON THE HIGHWAY- I SUDDENLY GOT A VDC SLIP SLIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER INTERMITTINGLY LOOSING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ULTIMATELY INTO A PARKING LOT - ALTHOUGH I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR STUMBLED. THIS HAPPENED ONE BEFORE IN SEPT. 2007 WITH MY WIFE - IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING THAT SEPARATES THE LOW BEAM FROM THE HIGH BEAM IS CURRENTLY CRACKED, HAVE SEEN 20 OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 03-05 COUPE'S IT IS A QUALITY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY DEALER WEATHER WITHIN OR OUT OF THE WARRANTY, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS MATTER THE DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE WENT TO AND I EVEN CALLED THE CORPORATE OF INFINITI ON THIS MATTER AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO FESS UP ON THEIR POOR QUALITY HEADLIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF OUR LIGHTS GET REPLACED WITH THE NEW PROJECTOR LIGHTS SINCE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY A BETTER QUALITY THEN THE NON PROJECTOR LIGHTS THAT THE 03-05 COUPES CAME WITH. *JB

ON AUGUST 30, 2007, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN MY 2004 INFINITI G35X AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE STATIONARY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ESTIMATED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 40MPH. THE IMPACT CRUSHED MY REAR BUMPER AND TRUNK AND DROVE MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE SUV STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, CRUSHING MY FRONT END AND INDUCING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS COLLISION, AND WHILE THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED ME, MY ARM HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I SUFFERED MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. BOTH THE INSURANCE APPRAISER AND I HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER A DEFECT PREVENTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO INFINITI. *TR

1) NO EVENTS LED TO FAILURE, VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. HOOD WAS OPENED. 2) HOOD DOES NOT PROPERLY CLOSE, VEHICLES HOOD HINGE PIVOT HAS BOUND, CAUSING THE CORNER OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD TO RISE. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 219, "WINDSHIELD ZONE INTRUSION." CONSEQUENCE OF NONCOMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE HOOD COULD BE PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS, POSSIBLY INJURING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. 3) AN ESTIMATE HAS BEEN GATHERED FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HOOD HINGES. OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I WILL ARRANGE FOR VEHICLE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. 2. PASSENGER SIDE HOOD HINGE FAILED. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND THE FENDER. HOOD DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. I AM FEARFUL OF HOOD OPENING UNDER SPEED. 3. DEALER AND INFINITI HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE FOOT BRAKE DEPRESSES LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR THUS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WHEN BREAKING IN AN EMERGENCY, THE SIDE OF MY SHOE CAUGHT THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE MOTOR TO REV UP AND PUSHED OUR CAR INTO THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF US. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH BY THIS TIME AND ONLY THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES INCURRED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN' OR 'UNINTENDED' ACCELERATION WITH MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, IN FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH, MY WIFE AND I WERE AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S MOTOR BEGAN TO REV UP. I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). THE CAR REVVED UP ALARMINGLY. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I RESTARTED THE CAR; ALL WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON HOME. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. ON APRIL 3, 2007, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CARE WAS DRIFTING AT IDLE IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME -- NOT VERY HARD BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MY FOOT WAS DEFINITELY NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS, I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE; INFINITI AGREES. I'VE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BUY IT BACK FROM ME OR, AT LEAST, GIVE ME SOMETHING ON A TRADE-IN FOR A 2008 G37 COUPE. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE OUT $36,000. SOME PEOPLE MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS IN SPITE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE, BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTENT, THAT THE CAR WON'T KILL SOMEONE OR CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DON'T FEEL I CAN TAKE THAT CHANCE SO I GAVE UP ON THE CAR. *JB