2007 Infiniti G35

THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLLING THE RECLINING OF THE SEAT BACK HAS FAILED. LEAVING THE SEAT BACK IN A RECLINED POSITION WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK INTO AN UPRIGHT APPROPRIATE DRIVING POSITION. IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO REST MY BACK ON THE SEAT AND HAVE TO HOLD MYSELF UPRIGHT AT ALL TIMES. THIS SEAT FAILURE OCCURRED SOMETIME AROUND MID-NOVEMBER, AND ON FRIDAY MAY 27TH I NEARLY EXPERIENCED A COLLISION WITH A STRAY DOG IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO MY POOR VIEWING ANGLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I WAS RESTING MY BACK AGAINST THE PERMANENTLY RECLINED SEAT-BACK. NOW I DRIVE WITH BACK OFF THE SEAT-BACK SO I CAN BETTER SEE THE ROAD, BUT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO UPRIGHT SEAT SUPPORT AGAINST MY BACK TO HOLD MY BODY IN PLACE AND MINIMIZE TRAUMA.

DASHBOARD HAS BECOME EXTREMELY SHINY CREATING A REFLECTION ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTS VISION. IT'S BLINDING WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING AND THE VEHICLE IS FACING WEST. IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH AT DUSK OR DAWN, BUT THIS ADDED DANGEROUS GLARE MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DASH IS ALSO LIKE PUTTY. IF I TOUCH IT, IT ACTUALLY MOLDS TO WHERE MY FINGER MOVES. THAT'S NOT DANGEROUS, BUT THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD SHOULDN'T BE AN ACCEPTABLE PROBLEM FOR NISSAN/INFINITI. IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST CONTUSIONS AND ABDOMINAL PAIN FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

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.

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCE EXTREME VIBRATIONS, COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH. ONCE I REDUCED THE SPEED VIBRATIONS DID NOT STOP, BUT IT WAS MANAGEABLE. I HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED THE NEXT DAY, THINKING THAT WOULD FIX IT. BUT ONCE AGAIN IT STARTED, MY VEHICLE HAS NEW TIRES AND I HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A COUPLE MORE DAYS, THE VIBRATIONS STOP BUT DAYS LATER IT BEGAN AGAIN. I WAS FED UP, SO I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER HAD GOTTEN STUCK AND IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS PROPER PLACE AFTER BRAKES WERE DEPRESS, THUS MAKING THE CAR VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH. I HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED, BUT NOW THE LEFT SIDE IT VIBRATING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO VISIBLE RUST OR PROBLEMS, PERHAPS CALIPER IS OR ARE DEFECTIVES AFTER ONLY 7 YEARS ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WAS PUMPED IN ORDER TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.