2004 Infiniti G35

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF; I'M BLESSED THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND MANEUVER OVER QUICKLY WITHOUT ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDING ME. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THE POWER KICKED BACK IN. WHAT COULD BE THE ISSUE......NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON SO IS THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR AT A MONTH WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTTING OFF. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CAR COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF AND LIGHTS COMING ON (SERVICE ENGINE, VDC, AND SLIP) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2015. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILES IS 152,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,006.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT WILL SUDDENLY GO INTO "SLIP " MODE. THE SERVICE ENGINE, VDC OFF, AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THE ACCELERATOR STOPS FUNCTIONING AND THE ENGINE COASTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN THAT I HAVE INCLUDED BELOW ON THE SAME VEHICHLES THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND SOME FROM 2004. WHEN I CONTACTED INFINITI MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY CAR. 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. NOTES: NISSAN RECALL NO. R3022/INFINITI RECALL NO. R3021. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO AND DROVE IT BACK FROM CHICAGO 6.5 HOURS. CAR HAD A TERRIBLE TIRE HUM/VIBRATION WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT AND WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. I CHOCKED IT UP TO MAYBE THE TIRES NOT BEING ROTATED ON SCHEDULE AND DECIDED TO PURCHASE 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT ASAP. I HAVE HAD THE NEW ONES ON NOW FOR LESS THAN 100 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALREADY STARTED FEATHERING. SO I FIGURED IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, WHICH WAS ON POINT, AND NO ISSUES COULD BE FOUND WITH THE SUSPENSION DURING THEIR INSPECTION EITHER. DECIDED OKAY, MUST BE THE TIRE OR THE RIM SO I SWAPPED THE FRONT RIGHT WITH THE LEFT AND IN ONE (1) DAY (20) MILES IT TOO HAS STARTED TO FEATHER AND I STILL GET THE SAME HUM/VIBRATION FEEL AND NOISE. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION IS PATTERN LIKE IN NATURE. SO I DECIDED HIT THE GOOD OL INTERWEB TO RESEARCH THIS AND FIND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. SEEMS A GOOD MANY OF OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE VERY SAME ISSUE WHICH IS VERY COMMON WITH THE G35 AND IT'S COUSIN THE NISSAN 350Z. APPARENTLY, IT'S ACCEPTABLE AND YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOU GET 12000 MILES OUT OF TIRES AND THE NOISE AND VIBRATION IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS OWNERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I'M SORRY BUT I FIND THAT TO BE UNACCEPTABLE! I UNDERSTAND THERE'S MAINTENANCE COST INVOLVED IN OWNING A CAR, NEW OR USED, BUT TIRES ARE NOT CHEAP IN THE FIRST PLACE AND HAVING TO PURCHASE A PERFORMANCE TIRE TO BOOT ONLY STINGS THE POCKET THAT MUCH MORE. NOT TO MENTION A SAFETY ISSUE. INFINITI SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO THIS AND FIND OUT WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND FIX IT. ONE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TIRES GOING BAD SO QUICKLY, MUCH LESS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUDGETING FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES EACH YEAR OR SOONER BECAUSE THEY'RE WEARING TO THE POINT OF CONCERN OF SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,490.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND DEPICTED COPIOUS TIMES ON MULTIPLE SITES, MY 2004 G35 (BUILT IN 2003 AND PURCHASED 11/03 W/ ONLY 43,544 MILES) STALLS W/O WARNING. ENGINE AND VDC LIGHTS SHOW ONLY AFTER ENGINE STALLS. IF IDLE RPMS ARE INCREASED TO 1,000, TO PREVENT STALLING, THE ENGINE IDLE LOPES NOTICEABLY. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE STOPPED (STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS) AND WHILE DRIVING 4 OUT OF THE LAST 4 TIMES DRIVEN. RESEARCH INDICATES THE FIX CONSISTS OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSORS. IT IS PATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE (I.E. 100K+ OR IN MY CASE 43K MILES) THE ENGINE WILL STALL, JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S) RESULTING FROM BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES, THEREBY ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OF ANY/ALL VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE THE CAUSAL FACTOR FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING HURT/MAIMED/KILLED DUE TO AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ERROR BY NISSAN/INFINITI, NOR SHOULD AN OWNER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A BLATANTLY OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT'S, BY BEING REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A SYSTEM BEYOND THEIR CONTROL AND THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. PLEASE RESEARCH THE WARRANTY AND REPAIR ORDERS, AS WELL AS THE MYRIAD OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS, REFLECTED ON ON-LINE SITES AND FORUMS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF THE AIR BAGS, EXPLODING GAS TANKS, ETC...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. RESPECTFULLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINTI G35. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.