FaultScore

2004 Infiniti G35 other reported problems

17 of the 351 complaints about the 2004 Infiniti G35 are about the other systems — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 38,000 miles.

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17

Complaints

2

Crashes

1

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Unknown OR Other 17 100.0%

Other & Unspecified across every Infiniti G35 year

2004 17 32.1%
2005 13 24.5%
2006 11 20.8%
2008 12 22.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Roswell, NM Crash

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This vehicle hit my car and we are trying to find the owners

NHTSA complaint #11457216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greensboro, NC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I was driving on Business Highway 85 in Thomasville, North Carolina on a clear, cool day. There were no other cars on the road, and no overpasses. While traveling at about 60 miles per hour, all of a sudden there sounded a loud bang overhead, like an explosion. I immediately pulled over to discover the sunroof was completely shattered, appearing to have exploded from the inside out, with the glass pointing upward toward the center. Luckily, the sun shade was closed or glass would have flown all over myself and my son in the backseat. Also fortunate that no other cars were on the road, as glass would have flown at any cars behind me as well. I reached my destination and cleaned up the glass and vacuumed it so as not to endanger anyone while driving. I have not had the car inspected yet, but it is available for inspection. There was no warning whatsoever of this happening, and I am certain nothing fell on the car. There was nowhere for anything to fall from and there was nothing in the crevice but shattered glass.

NHTSA complaint #11440930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 37,000 miles Encino, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ON OCTOBER 5TH, 201O I WAS DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES ON BEVERLY GLEN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. MY 2004 G35 INFINITY'S ENGINE RACED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND TOOK OFF AT A HIGH RPM AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. MY CAR HIT A VAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY G35 INFINITY AT THE RED LIGHT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *BF CONSUMER STATED RPM VALVE WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #11300951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 186,000 miles Morristown, TN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VDC & SLIP LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING & IS HARD TO START BECAUSE OF THIS & SLIDES. SENSORS BANK 1 & 2 HAVE BEEN REPAIRED & STILL THE SAME ISUUE AGAIN

NHTSA complaint #11184367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 39,000 miles East Providence, RI

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION DONE ON MY ST 15 NINTH STREET LAST WEEK CONES WERE PUT ON THE STREET AND THEN RECENTLY REMOVED AFTER. AFTER WORK I PULLED UP TO PARK MY CAR AND IT SUNK IN A HUGE HOLE WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE MY CAR IS NOW STUCK AND CAN NOT MOVE AT ALL IT NEEDS TO BE TOWED IN ORDER TO MOVE THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLE AND NO TELLING WHAT OTHER DAMAGES WILL OCCUR WHEN PULLING MY VEHICLE FROM HOLE, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH WAITING FOR CITY TO COME AND INSPECT AND PULL MY VEHICLE OUT DUE TO THE FACT IAM NOT AT FAULT AND I WILL NOT BE RELIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT OCCUR WHEN PULLING MY VEHICLE FROM HOLE.

NHTSA complaint #11062519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 140,000 miles LAS Vegas, NV

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY CAR HAS DISAPPEARED AND IT'S BEEN CLOSE TO 8 MONTHS AND I'M STILL UNABLE TO FIND ITS WHEREABOUTS CAN YOU HELP ME?

NHTSA complaint #11062083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 167,200 miles Forks, WA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. I ROLLED MY WINDOW UP AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND OF SHATTERING GLASS, I LOOK IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE THAT THERE WERE A TON OF BLACK SPECKS COMING FROM MY CAR. I CRACKED THE SUNROOF COVER SLIGHTLY ONLY TO FIND A SHOWER OF GLASS AND A HOLE IN MY ROOF WHERE THE SUNROOF USED TO BE. I CLOSED THE COVER BACK UP SO I WOULDN'T GET ANYMORE GLASS IN MY CABIN OR ON ME, FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED UPWARDS (AIR PRESSURE MAYBE???) EITHER WAY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, I AM NOW TERRIFIED OF HAVING A SUNROOF BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T IT SHATTER AGAIN LIKE THAT? IT WAS ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST TRAUMATIZING EVENTS THAT HAVE EVER HAPPENED, I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF THE COVER WAS OPEN! I COULD HAVE GOT LITTLE GLASS SHARDS IN MY EYES AND THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WORSE.

NHTSA complaint #11055095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beverly, MA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I CALLED INFINITI FOR A RECALL, THEY CLEARED THE RECALL WITH THE GOVERNMENT BUT NEVER ACTUALLY DID ANY REPAIRS

NHTSA complaint #10870926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Norwalk, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I WAS DIAGNOSES CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT BANK 2 P0345 PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.

NHTSA complaint #10809783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

DIX Hills, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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.

NHTSA complaint #10680813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 37,000 miles Encino, CA Crash

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

COMMING TO A STOP. THE CAR RPM REVVED SUDDENLY, COULD NOT STOP IT. TOTALLED THE CAR. HAPPENNED 3 TIMES BEFORE. OTHER DRIVERS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES (REFERENCE: ALLWORLDAUTO.COM : 2004 INFINITI G35 USER COMMENTS/COMPLAINTS.)

NHTSA complaint #10368842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 58,752 miles Eagle River, AK

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DEALER INSTALLED A NEW AIR/FUEL SENSOR. TWENTY SEVEN MILES LATER THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALESHIP HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP. THEN INFORMED ME THAT A CODEP2135 WAS DETECTED. THE VEHILCE HAD JUST BEEN DIAOGNOSTICALLY TESTED AND REPAIRED. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A LARGE PICK-UP STOPPED ONLY ABOUT TWO FEET FROM MY STALLED VEHICLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND HAD NORMAL POWER, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON.L

NHTSA complaint #10322530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

THE Woodlands, TX Fire

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR FIRE.. MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. I NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE IN MY DOOR PANEL WHEN I ROLLED MY WINDOW UP. THIS MAY BE COINCIDENTAL , 15 MINUTES LATER WHILE INSIDE MY OFFICE I NOTICE MY CAR IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS FOR MY CAR SO SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG. I WAS NOT INJURED THANK GOD. THE FIRE DEP. SAID THIS WAS THE 2ND INFINITY IN 2 WEEKS THEY HAVE PUT OUT FIRE ON.

NHTSA complaint #10186583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 10,000 miles Aliso Viejo, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35, AND REPEATED HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH THE AIR DUCTS. INTERMITTENTLY THE AIR SMELLS "SMOKEY" AND AT TIMES THE AIR IS WARM REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE SETTING (WHEN IT IS BLOWING AIR, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF). TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE CAR BURNED OIL (WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES). SINCE THEN THE DEALER SUGGESTED SWITCHING TO SYNTHETIC OIL AND THE CAR NO LONGER BURNS OIL, AND I VERY RARELY NOTICE SMOKEY AIR IN THE CABIN.

NHTSA complaint #10159234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 1 miles Shrewsbury, MA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE (LASER RED)- HUNDREDS ON SAND/STONE/ROCK CHIPS ON HOOD, BUMPER, FRONT FENDERS, ROOF, AND FRONT OF REAR WHEEL-WELLS. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT AND IT RARELY DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. TWO DEALERSHIPS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DECLINED TO HELP. SUB-PAR PAINT TO SAY THE LEAST!

NHTSA complaint #10154376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Yonkers, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AIR FROM THE VENTS IS HEATED NO MATTER WHAT THE DESIRED TEMP SETTING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT AT TIMES I SMELL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS EVEN WHEN I AM NOT IN TRAFFIC. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THE AIR INTAKE IS DRAWN INTO THE CAR, AND TO MY SURPRISE, THE AIR IS BEING TAKEN THROUGH THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE AIR BEING FED TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD - WORSE FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. IF YOU REMOVE THE BATTERY COVER AND LOOK BEHIND THE BATTERY, YOU WILL SEE THE INTAKE DUCT AND THE BLOWER. THIS HAS TO BE A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10125017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 265 miles Gurnee, IL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

HARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD AT START UP.

NHTSA complaint #10069505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 2004 Infiniti G35 problems

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