2005 Infiniti G35

I HAVE A 2005 G35 SEDAN. FOR YEARS I HAVE HEARD THIS CREAKING/SQUEAKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN INTO/OUT OF PARKING LOTS AND CURB CUT OUTS. I HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE SINCE 2006 AND YET SOMEHOW THE DEALER NEVER HEARS IT WHEN I TAKE TO BE SERVICED. ON MY LAST VISIT A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER, RIVERSIDE INFINITI SAID MY COMPRESSION RODS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED @ ($900.00). IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESEARCH COMPRESSION RODS, I STUMBLED UPON A SITE CALLED G35 DRIVER.COM WHICH HAD A HEADLINE THAT SAID 'G35 COMPRESSION RODS ARE TOTAL CRAP'. I READ ON AND PERSON AFTER PERSON HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW THE RODS WENT OUT AFTER 12K MILES, THEY HAD THE SAME SQUEAKING/CREAKING ON TURNS, MORE SO ON COLD DAYS THAN WARM ONES ETC. THE BUSHINGS ARE CREAKY AND TORN. MY HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND BOTH HAVE G35 SEDANS AND HAVE THE SAME NOISE. HOWEVER MOST MEN DON'T HEAR THE NOISE UNTIL I BRING IT THEIR ATTENTION. SINCE SO MANU HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT, I RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND INFINITI TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS. THERE ARE NONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE BAD RODS PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY MOST CERTAINLY SOUND DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE ORIGINAL ENGINE IN MY 2005 INFINITI G35 6-SPEED COUPE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. INFINITI HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. HOWEVER THE NEW ENGINE STILL CONSUMES THE SAME AMOUNT OF OIL AND HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE TAMPA INFINITI DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING THAT "IT IS NORMAL" ALTHOUGH THE NEW ENGINE BURNS A LOT OF OIL LIKE THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. AT 32,000 DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. AT 35,000 MILES DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 8, 2008, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS AND HIS VIN IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD A REBUILT TITLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH THE "REVUP" MOTOR, NEW WITH 6 MILES ON IT. I DON'T HAVE A DEALER AROUND ME SO ON MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I WENT TO A LOCAL OIL PLACE AND HAD THE RECOMMENDED OIL AND FILTER INSTALLED, THAT WAS @ 3000 MILES. WITH AROUND 4,800 MILES ON IT I NOTICED A LOUD VALVE LASHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN IT WAS COLD STARTED, I SHUT IT OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL, NOTHING ON THE STICK. PUT IN ONE QT., NOTHING 2QTS., NOTHING FINALLY ON THE THIRD QT. IT REGISTERED A QT. LOW. I WAS FOUR QTS. LOW! I JUMPED ONTO THE MAIN 350Z AND G35 MESSAGE BOARDS AND THERE IT WAS MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT PEOPLE ON THEIR THIRD ENGINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND HAVE THE REBUILD DONE BY A LOCAL SHOP. WHEN THE MOTOR WAS BROKE APART I WAS APPALLED EVERY PISTON HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALL OF THE RING LANDS WERE FRACTURED AND A COUPLE WERE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. THE WAY THAT I SEE IT I SPENT 7000 DOLLARS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I THINK I KNOW!!! PS I DO HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE PISTONS IF YOU NEED IT. KP *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE REAR DEFOGGER/ DEFROSTER IN THE MORNING, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES TO BEGIN CLEARING THE WINDOW AND IT DEACTIVATES AFTER 25 MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE VOLTAGE ON THE METER. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS RECEIVING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE AND WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,500. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

I HAVE A 2005 G35 COUPE W/ HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS CONSUMING ROUGHLY 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES AND INFINITI HAS DONE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND HAD ONE OF THEIR TECHS LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY A NEW ONE FOR ME. THE CORPORATE HQ TOLD ME THEY TOOK PICTURES AND A SAMPLE,THAT THEY HAVE YET TO SHOW ME AND ARE GOING TO VOID MY WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY DON'T AGREE WITH INFINITI FINDINGS AND CORPORATE HAS STILL NOT SENT ME ANYTHING IN WRITING OR ANY PICTURES OF THEIR FINDINGS. ALL I GOT WAS A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO VOID MY WARRANTY AND I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE TECH AND HE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE FINDINGS EITHER AND SAID THAT MY MODIFICATION TO MY CAR DOES NOT CAUSE THAT MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION AND I AM BEING SHUNNED AWAY BY THE DEALERSHIP. I AM ALSO APART OF A G35 FORUM AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS/POSTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME TREATMENT AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES AND I NEED, ALONG WITH OTHER NEED TO RECEIVE A NEW ENGINE. INFINITI/NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WILL NOT COME CLEAN WITH THEIR FINDINGS AND ARE BLAMING THE CUSTOMER AND I HONESTLY DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR. *TR

MY 2005 INFINITI G35 COUPE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGH AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. FINALLY, I ASKED THE DEALER TO PERFORM AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THROUGH THE COURSE OF 3 DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS, MY CAR HAS CONSUMED 4 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN SOME 2,739 MILES. THE INFINITI DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS RATE OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS ACCEPTABLE BY INFINITI STANDARDS. THAT I NOW COME TO LEARN THAT 2005 AND 2006 INFINITI G35'S AND NISSAN 350Z'S EQUIPPED WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH THIS HIGH RATE OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR SOME TIME. SHOULD THIS ISSUE NOT BE A RECALL ITEM FOR THE CONSUMER? *JB