2004 Infiniti G35 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“THIRD LIGHT FAILED AT APPROX 62800 MILES 5/24/2013 .THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO IMPROPER WARNING TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL”

“THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN SPOILER-LESS G35 SEDANS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE TO FAULT AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS. OVER 50 OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL EITHER STOP WORKING ENTIRELY OR ONLY WORK AT TIMES WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE. *TR”

“3RD BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK IN WARM WEATHER, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR”

“DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET BECOMES DETACHED, CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO DANGEROUSLY MOVE AROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION”

“I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN W/ 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH SEVERELY DURING ACCELERATION OR BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE ROCKING CAUSES DIFFICULTIES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS”

“THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2004 INFINITI G35 ROCKS. LOCAL DEALER GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND AND WANTS ME TO PAY $1200 FOR A NEW SEAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY”

“THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY INFINITI G35 WAS GIVING POOR READINGS ON THE CAR AND WOULD NOT FILL UP ALL THE WAY. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD LEFT AND I ENDED UP RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY”

“FUEL GAUGE ON INFINITY G35 COUPE (04) ALWAYS INCORRECT. PUMPING FUEL INTO THE CAR ALSO DIFFICULT AS IT USUALLY DOESN'T ALLOW A FULL FILL UP. *TR”

“THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY CAR HAS BEEN INCORRECT FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. IT WOULD SUDDENLY DIP DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER TRAVELING ONLY 20 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GAGE WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PANIC MANY TIMES WHILE DIVING ON THE FREEWAY”

“AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD HAS FAILED CAUSING FAILURE OF AUTO HEAT AND AC CONTROL TO FUNCTION CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION”

“MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE DASH, WHERE THE HEATING CONTROLS AND THE RADIO CONTROLS ARE. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE HEATER AND RADIO CONTROLS JUST CUT OUT. IT GETS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS RAINING, BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WILL FOG UP, AND IN THE WINTER IT GETS VERY COLD”

“THE HEATING CONTROLS AND THE RADIO CONTROLS WORK INTEMITELY. THE TURN OFF AND ON BUY IT'S SELF. IT IS VERY SCARY WE THEY CUT OUT AND THE WINDOW FOG UP AND THE HEATING CONTROLS ARE OFF. IT GETS VERY SCARY. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER AWAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED IN OPERATION NORMALLY”

“EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. WHEN SPARK PLUG'S WERE REMOVED FOR TUNE UP REPLACEMENT, FOUND ONE COATED WITH OIL. LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 QUART OF OIL PER 2 WEEK PERIOD. LOOKED UP FORUMS FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD A PISTON RING PROBLEM”

“THE VQ35DE INFINITI G35 ENGINE CONSUMES OIL QUICKLY. ROUGHLY ABOUT 1QT/1000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2009 WITH 35,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WITH FILTER AND PLUG HAVE BEEN MADE HABITUALLY EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC 5W-30 OR 10W-30 DEPENDING ON THE SEASON”

“THIS CAR HAS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL AND IT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE FORUMS FOR G35 DRIVERS. THIS IS FOLLOW UP ON A COMPLAINT I JUST MADE. I HAD THE CAR'S OIL CHANGED WITH SYNTHETIC AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE IT IS CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINTI G35. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP”

“THIS CAR HAS A BAD CASE OF AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION. SINCE IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS, I'VE GOTTEN FAMILIAR WITH THE SYMPTONS”

“UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITY G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AT A COST OF $700. ONE WEEK LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN”

“IN JUNE OF 2009, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS SERVED AT THE DEALER (REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE COSTING $735.50). IN OCTOBER 2010, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR”