2008 Infiniti G35

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 INFINITI G35 THROUGH A HEAVY RAINSTORM AT 11:30 AM, GOING EAST ON GLADE RD., BOCA RATON, FL., IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE OF THIS THREE LANE RD., CUT ME OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND MY BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, PUTTING ME INTO A SKID ONTO THE RIGHT SWALE AND MY CAR, SKIDDING VIOLENTLY, SMASHED INTO A TREE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HIT THE TREE ALMOST HEAD-ON, ONLY THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL BAG NEVER WENT OFF. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, AND THE MY CHEST WAS SMASHED AGAINST THE AIR BAG STRAPS AND LEFT ME WITH SEVERE WELTS AND TERRIBLE PAIN FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. MY RIGHT TIBIA AND FIBULA WERE BROKEN AND DISPLACED. TWO SURGERIES AND THREE MONTHS IN A CAST AND BED-RIDDEN, I AM FINALLY DOING MUCH BETTER. I NOTIFIED NISSAN THAT THE FRONT AIR-BAG AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NEVER ACTIVATED. THEY DID A CURSORY INVESTIGATION AND SAID NOTHING WENT WRONG. I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. I NEVER ONCE FELT ANY PULSING FROM THE BRAKES AFTER MY APPLICATION, AND THE NON-WORKING STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. AFTER THE BATTERY FAILED, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE REAR TRUNK COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10000.

ON JULY 7, 2009 OUR 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN (V1) WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR END OF A NON-MOVING TRUCK (V2). ESTIMATED SPEED WAS ANYWHERE FROM 25-45 MPH (SPEED LIMIT OF THE ROAD IS 45MPH). POLICE WERE CALLED TO SCENE. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED FOR INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF V2. DRIVER OF V1 DECLINED TREATMENT. DRIVER OF V1 LATER COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS, NECK PAIN. V1 WAS UN-DRIVABLE AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON V1. UPON REVIEW, A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF V1 FOR "LACK" OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. UPON CONTACTING INFINITI TO EXPLORE THE RECALL ISSUED IN 2008 ON V1, INFINITI REPS STATED THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF V1 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPON CONVERSATIONS WITH REPAIR SERVICE AND OTHERS, THESE PERSONS WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WITH THE SEVERITY OF THE FRONT END CRASH. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE CURRENT STATE OF V1 IS UNSAFE FOR FUTURE OPERATION AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IS UNCERTAIN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. IT IS THE JOURNEY PACKAGE WITH THE OPTIONAL 18-INCH WHEELS. MY ROTORS ARE NOT SAFE. I ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY ROTORS HAVE ALREADY WARPED. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH INFINITI G35S AND I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I AM PAYING A PREMIUM FOR THIS CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTORS WARPING ON ME BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP. ALSO, INFINITI DOES NOT COVER THE CHARGES WITH WARPING ROTORS. THIS IS PUTTING GREAT STRESS ON ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH INFINITI AUTOMOBILES WHILE DRIVING IN LOOSE SNOW. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF DRIVERS. NOTE THAT THE CAR PERFORMS AS EXPECTED ON DRY OR EVEN WET PAVEMENT, BUT ON SLUSHY SNOW THE COMPUTERIZED TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO FAIL AND THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NEVER HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE SNOW. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM UNIQUE TO THIS LOANER OR IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ALGORITHM BEING USED TO CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN. THE PROBLEM THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT EVENLY DRIVE THE CAR AND CAUSES IT TO STEER ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY IN LOOSE SLUSHY SNOW. THE DRIVE WHEELS LOOSE SYNCHRONIZATION AND ESSENTIALLY STOPS WORKING ON EVEN SMALL INCLINES. I COULD FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE RPMS IN THE CAR WOULD REMAIN LOW AND THE TIRES WOULD HARDLY MOVE. MY EXPERIENCE ON THE MOST RECENT SNOW IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA ON MARCH 1 -2, 2009 I WAS DRIVING AN 2008 INFINITI THAT WAS A LOANER FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO DRIVE IT FROM WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 12 MILES TO GET HOME. GOING SOUTH ON GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY TOWARD OLD TOWN IN ALEXANDRIA THERE ARE NO HILLS TO SPEAK OF, ONLY MINOR INCLINES. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING HAD TO BE PUSHED UP THESE MINOR INCLINES, AND AGAIN ON THE BELTWAY AFTER CROSSING THE WILSON BRIDGE TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AT INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY. WHILE THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD UNLESS BOTH WHEELS HAVE TRACTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ESSENTIALLY STALL. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONDUCT TEST TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD WITH STEERING DUE TO THE PULLING UNEVENLY I WILL LEAD TO MOTORIST BEING STRANDED UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THERE IS SNOW ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A NEW SAFETY SEAT FOR HER 3 YEAR OLD, 42 LBS. SON, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FIND OUT THE CORRECT WEIGHT LOAD FOR THE TETHERS AND ANCHORING LATCH. SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT WEIGHT NEEDED TO ATTACH THE LATCH SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE USING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. SHE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HER SON IN THE FIVE POINT HARNESS SEAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SEAT TO PURCHASE BECAUSE THE LATCH SYSTEM COULD ONLY HOLD UP TO 40 LBS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANCHOR, TETHERS, OR LOAD RATING FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. IT HIT A RETAINING WALL ON THE SIDE AND THE BUILDING BEHIND IT WHICH BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. AS THIS DEVELOPED THERE WAS ZERO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. IT TOOK INFINITI 11 DAYS TILL THEY CHECKED THE BLACK BOX AND 15 DAYS MORE TILL THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS $8000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE ANTI-TRACTION SWITCH ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS ACTIVATED AS WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED COSMETIC AND WHEEL DAMAGE, WHICH WOULD COST $1,700 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,004.