2005 Infiniti G35

2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. CONSUMER FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR AND FEELS BEEN FOOLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS, AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED DEFECT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE TIRES WERE OVERLY WORN, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKING, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND THE LOWER CAT SHIELD MADE A NOISE.

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI G35X. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES. FRIDAY NIGHT, ON MY WAY DRIVING FROM DC TO NY, THE AC GOT STUCK AT 90 DEGREES, AND IN AUTO MODE, THE BACKLIGHT FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY DEAD, AND THE STEREO WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE 3 DEVICES. SINCE I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST AND ALL THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA ARE CLOSED, I CALLED ONE IN RIVERSIDE, CA - RIVERSIDE INFINITI. THEY SAID THE STEREO IS DEAD AND THEY'VE SEEN THE PROBLEM "COUNTLESS TIMES" (QUOTE). I MADE A POSTING ON SEVERAL INFINITI FORUMS ON THE INTERNET REQUESTING ADVICE. THE CONSENSUS IS THE SAME - STEREO IS BAD. I FEEL THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND MY HVAC SHOULD NEVER BE CONNECTED TO THE STEREO AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, INFINITI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL/TSB. *TR

ON JUNE 2ND, 2008 I HAD TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY BOSE 6-DISC CD PLAYER TO BE CHANGED OUT WITH ONE THAT DOES NOT EAT MY CD'S. I FIGURED IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SLIGHT PROBLEM THAT HADN'T BEEN WORKED OUT BY THE MANUFACTURE. BOSE HAVING SUCH A HIGH RATING, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. THIS IS UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE END OF AUGUST, 2008. NOW I BEGAN TO BECOME CONCERNED BECAUSE THE REFURBISHED BOSE SYSTEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED IN NO WAY SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CALLED INFINITI ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AND SPOKE WITH RIVERSIDE INFINITI'S PARTS MANAGER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS ON GOING CONCERN, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT INFINITI CAN DO BESIDES REPLACE THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN 20,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT INFINITI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS UNIT AND REPLACE IT WITH AN UPGRADED VERSION, OR REFUND THE AMOUNT IN WHICH I HAVE PAID FOR THE BOSE SYSTEM SO THAT I MAY GO AND OBTAIN AN AFTERMARKET CD PLAYER THAT WILL ACTUALLY WORK, AND IF IT DOES NOT I AM SURE THAT THE STORE IN WHICH I BUY IT FROM, WILL TAKE CARE OF IT BETTER THEN INFINITI HAS. THIS IS AN ON GOING CONSUMER COMPLAINT, I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH, NOW IT'S TIME THAT SOMETHING IS ACTUALLY DONE ABOUT IT. *TR