2007 Infiniti G35

I OWN A 2007 INFINITI G35 COUPE. IN AUGUST 2013, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-95 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AS WELL BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO THE A REPAIR FACILITY. THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR WITH NEXT MORNING WITHOUT ISSUE. RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND NO CODE WAS INDICATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. IN JULY 2014, WHILE INCREASING DRIVING SPEED FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH - 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE ORLANDO INFINITI DEALER THAT "PASSENGER CONTROL UNIT ASSEMBLY (FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION CONTROL UNIT FAILED)" ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2004-2008 INFINITI G35 SEDANS, INFINITI SAYS MY CAR WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT INCLUDED AS A VIN WITHIN THE RECALL. *TR

CAR WOULD DIE AFTER BEING STARTED. LAG TIME IN ACCELERATION. UPON INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD THE REAR TIMING COVER HAS A SEAL INSIDE OF IT THAT IS BROKEN. THE MECHANICS SHOWED US 4 VEHICLES IN THEIR SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE SEAL INSIDE THIS COVER IS SO HARD TO REACH THE ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS. IT IS A $3K+ JOB. THE MECHANICS ADVISED THAT UNTIL NISSAN FIXES THE QUALITY OF THIS SEAL IT WILL BLOW AGAIN IN 80K. THE SEAL IS CREATING OIL LEAKS INTO MY ENGINE AND WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK UP THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE ADVISE THERE MAY BE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, AND A 100,000K EXTENSION ON THE POWERTRAIN IS IN THE WORKS. WE CANNOT CONFIRM THIS YET, AS WE ARE WAITING FOR INFINITI TO RESPOND. WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT INFINITI IS AWARE OF BUT HASN'T FIXED YET. WE CAN ALSO CONFIRM THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT (FRONT) SHOWS THAT I AM NOT SITTING IN THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS TURNOFF. THIS FLUCTUATES GIVEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE. WE BELIEVE THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GPS FROZE, RADIO TURNED OFF AND CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS BECAME NON FUNCTIONING. UNABLE TO USE ANY BUTTONS TO CONTROL CLIMATE, RADIO AND GPS. UNABLE TO USE DEFROST BUTTON. AFFECTED VISIBILITY AND HAD TO PULL OVER. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAID IT WAS KNOWN ISSUE AND RADIO CONTROLS CLIMATE AND GPS AND NEED TO REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 INFINITI G35X. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATELY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER POSTED A SILENT RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UNBELIEVABLE FOR A SO CALLED LUXURY VEHICLE. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CONTROL BOARD HAS ALREADY GONE OUT. THE AIR CONDITION WILL NOT SHUT OFF (AND IT'S FREAKING 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE). I CANNOT TURN ON THE RADIO, DEFROST (WHICH IS A MAJOR VISIBILITY CONCERN-ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IS GETTING COLDER). NOTHING IS WORKING EXCEPT FOR STARTING THE CAR. I CALLED INFINITI'S CONSUMER GROUP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHILE RESEARCHING SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALLS I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON PAST INFINITI MODELS AS MINE. HOWEVER, IT'S CONTINUING INTO THE NEWER MODELS, WITH NO TYPE OF RECOGNITION OF THESE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED FROM THE LOCATION. IT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITY G35. WHEN A PASSENGER OCCUPIES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE). SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND FILED A COMPLAINT. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000. UPDATED 12/29/09 *BF UPDATED 12/30/09*JB