infiniti g35 coupe 2005 Complaints

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

i have just purchased a 2005 infiniti g35 coupe. my wife is the primary driver and is 5ft 2" tall. the problem we have is that when she drives the car and buckles her seat bealt the edge of the strap of the shoulder belt goes right across the side of her neck. i have contacted the dealer and they have told me that there is nothing that they now of that can be done. the ironic thing is that on the sedan version the belt is adjustable up and down. my fear is that if there is an accident that this proble could cause serious if not fatal injury to her if the belt locks during an accident.

Reported in: VICTORVILLE CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E15M

TIRES

front tires feathering. at around 6000 miles, i noticed that there was an unusual amount of tire roar coming from the front. i have taken the car in for service to 2 different infiniti dealerships and both said i should simply "replace my tires and align". i have less than 15,000 miles on the car. the 350z has a very widespread problem that is similar to this, and as the g35 coupe and 350z share many components, including suspension, i am led to believe there is a reason for the similarity.

Reported in: MENTOR OH || Crash: N || VIN #:

SUSPENSION:FRONT

front tires feathering. at around 6000 miles, i noticed that there was an unusual amount of tire roar coming from the front. i have taken the car in for service to 2 different infiniti dealerships and both said i should simply "replace my tires and align". i have less than 15,000 miles on the car. the 350z has a very widespread problem that is similar to this, and as the g35 coupe and 350z share many components, including suspension, i am led to believe there is a reason for the similarity.

Reported in: MENTOR OH || Crash: N || VIN #:

SUSPENSION

the g35 coupe is experiencing what seems to be tire feathering. i started hearing loud growling sounds coming from the tires, it started at 11,500 miles and has gotten much much worse at 13,000 miles. infiniti consumer affairs said...and i quote "there is nothing we can do for you," since there is no recall on the car. the dealerships are telling me that this is normal since it's a sports car, obviously these people don't know about the cars they service or basic auto mechanic info. they did admit that the tires are cupping, but are not doing anything about it. the sound is unbearable and infiniti don't want to admit that their cars have a problem that so many people are experiencing. shame on them. *jb

Reported in: ALEXANDRIA VA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E95M

SUSPENSION:FRONT

dt*: the contact stated there is a loud rubbing noise from the front end, which can be heard above the radio. the dealership determined the noise was a cupping on the inside of the tires, this is caused by the vehicle. the tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles. also, the clutch was grinding, but the dealership refuses to look at this.

Reported in: ALPHARETTA GA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54EX5M

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

dt*: the contact stated there is a loud rubbing noise from the front end, which can be heard above the radio. the dealership determined the noise was a cupping on the inside of the tires, this is caused by the vehicle. the tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles. also, the clutch was grinding, but the dealership refuses to look at this.

Reported in: ALPHARETTA GA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54EX5M

AIR BAGS

non-repairable air bag failure in 2005 infiniti g35 coupe. *nm

Reported in: LOS ANGELES CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E95M

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

the passenger side air bag switch can turn off the air bag when an adult is occupying the seat. i have discussed this with the dealer and was told that this has been a long standing problem with nissan and infiniti cars. i am concerned that the air bag will not operate when someone is in the passenger seat. *nm

Reported in: MAITLAND FL || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E65M

TIRES

dt*: the contact stated the front driver side tire had a bulge present. further examination showed a crack on the sidewall tire caused it to fail. the vehicle was taken to a tire shop, who determined the problem was due to hitting a pothole and not a manufacturer defect. the contact viewed many similar complaints via the nhtsa website about this issue. no repairs had been made. this was a goodyear eagle, size: 245/35r19.

Reported in: SAN JOSE CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E85M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

car has 9,300 miles on it and the engine uses approx. 2.5 quarts of oil every 2000 miles. i belong to a g35 forum and there are many others with the same car having the same problem. many are having engines replaced. mine goes to service in the near future. there is an obvious defect that should be addressed. *nm

Reported in: MANCHESTER NH || Crash: N || VIN #:

SEATS

the seats are too uncomfortable causing pain on the right leg. i believe the root cause is that the controls are on the right side of the seat putting extra pressure on driver's leg.

Reported in: SAN JUAN PR || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E75M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

my 2005 infiniti g35 coupe has been experiencing high amounts of engine oil consumption. finally, i asked the dealer to perform an engine oil consumption test. through the course of 3 dealership documented engine oil consumption tests, my car has consumed 4 quarts of engine oil in some 2,739 miles. the infiniti dealer has advised me that this rate of engine oil consumption is acceptable by infiniti standards. that i now come to learn that 2005 and 2006 infiniti g35's and nissan 350z's equipped with a 6 speed manual transmissions have been plagued with this high rate of engine oil consumption for some time. should this issue not be a recall item for the consumer? *jb

Reported in: DALY CITY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E35M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

i have a 2005 g35 coupe w/ heavy oil consumption problems. my car is consuming roughly 3 quarts of oil every 2,000 miles and infiniti has done an oil consumption test and had one of their techs look at my car and they determined that i needed a new engine but they will not warranty a new one for me. the corporate hq told me they took pictures and a sample,that they have yet to show me and are going to void my warranty. i have since taken it to another shop and they don't agree with infiniti findings and corporate has still not sent me anything in writing or any pictures of their findings. all i got was a phone call saying they were going to void my warranty and i spoke with the service tech and he does not agree with the findings either and said that my modification to my car does not cause that much oil consumption and i am being shunned away by the dealership. i am also apart of a g35 forum and there are many threads/posts of people with the same oil consumption problem and they are getting the same treatment and i believe that this should be a recall on these engines and i need, along with other need to receive a new engine. infiniti/nissan knows about this issue but they will not come clean with their findings and are blaming the customer and i honestly do not think it is fair.

Reported in: WOODBRIDGE VA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E95M

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

i have a 2005 g35 coupe w/ heavy oil consumption problems. my car is consuming roughly 3 quarts of oil every 2,000 miles and infiniti has done an oil consumption test and had one of their techs look at my car and they determined that i needed a new engine but they will not warranty a new one for me. the corporate hq told me they took pictures and a sample,that they have yet to show me and are going to void my warranty. i have since taken it to another shop and they don't agree with infiniti findings and corporate has still not sent me anything in writing or any pictures of their findings. all i got was a phone call saying they were going to void my warranty and i spoke with the service tech and he does not agree with the findings either and said that my modification to my car does not cause that much oil consumption and i am being shunned away by the dealership. i am also apart of a g35 forum and there are many threads/posts of people with the same oil consumption problem and they are getting the same treatment and i believe that this should be a recall on these engines and i need, along with other need to receive a new engine. infiniti/nissan knows about this issue but they will not come clean with their findings and are blaming the customer and i honestly do not think it is fair.

Reported in: WOODBRIDGE VA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E95M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

i have a 2005 g35 coupe w/ heavy oil consumption problems. my car is consuming roughly 3 quarts of oil every 2,000 miles and infiniti has done an oil consumption test and had one of their techs look at my car and they determined that i needed a new engine but they will not warranty a new one for me. the corporate hq told me they took pictures and a sample,that they have yet to show me and are going to void my warranty. i have since taken it to another shop and they don't agree with infiniti findings and corporate has still not sent me anything in writing or any pictures of their findings. all i got was a phone call saying they were going to void my warranty and i spoke with the service tech and he does not agree with the findings either and said that my modification to my car does not cause that much oil consumption and i am being shunned away by the dealership. i am also apart of a g35 forum and there are many threads/posts of people with the same oil consumption problem and they are getting the same treatment and i believe that this should be a recall on these engines and i need, along with other need to receive a new engine. infiniti/nissan knows about this issue but they will not come clean with their findings and are blaming the customer and i honestly do not think it is fair.

Reported in: WOODBRIDGE VA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E95M

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW

tl*the contact owns a 2005 infiniti g35. when attempting to activate the rear defogger/ defroster in the morning, it takes approximately 20 minutes to begin clearing the window and it deactivates after 25 minutes. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they checked the voltage on the meter. they stated that it was receiving the correct voltage and was functioning properly. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 8,500. updated 01/11/08. *lj

Reported in: REDWOOD CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E35M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

tl*the contact owns a 2005 infiniti g35. at 32,000 during an oil change, the mechanic stated that there was no oil in the vehicle. at 35,000 miles during an oil change, the mechanic stated again that there was no oil in the vehicle. on january 8, 2008, the dealer explained that the manufacturer installed defective piston rings and his vin is related to the failure. the manufacturer stated that they would not honor the repair since the vehicle had a rebuilt title. the failure mileage was 32000 and the current mileage was 37000.

Reported in: ALTOMONT SPRING FL || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E45M

POWER TRAIN

manufacturer refuses to correct under warrant alignment problem causing premature wear of tires 10-15k miles flywheel drivetrain noise...manufacturers refuses to correct under warranty.

Reported in: CINCINNATI OH || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E05M

SUSPENSION:FRONT

manufacturer refuses to correct under warrant alignment problem causing premature wear of tires 10-15k miles flywheel drivetrain noise...manufacturers refuses to correct under warranty.

Reported in: CINCINNATI OH || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E05M

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

on june 2nd, 2008 i had took my car in for a scheduled appointment to have my bose 6-disc cd player to be changed out with one that does not eat my cd's. i figured it may have been a slight problem that hadn't been worked out by the manufacture. bose having such a high rating, i didn't think much of it at the time. this is until it happened again at the end of august, 2008. now i began to become concerned because the refurbished bose system that i had received in no way should have lasted for that short period of time. not even two months is unacceptable. i called infiniti on september 10th and spoke with riverside infiniti's parts manager, who informed me that this is on going concern, but there is nothing that infiniti can do besides replace the system which will be out of warranty in 20,000 miles. i believe that infiniti should be held responsible for this unit and replace it with an upgraded version, or refund the amount in which i have paid for the bose system so that i may go and obtain an aftermarket cd player that will actually work, and if it does not i am sure that the store in which i buy it from, will take care of it better then infiniti has. this is an on going consumer complaint, i've done the research, now it's time that something is actually done about it.

Reported in: HIGHLAND CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E75M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

the original engine in my 2005 infiniti g35 6-speed coupe was replaced due to a high engine oil consumption problem. infiniti had a service bulletin for this problem and replaced the engine. however the new engine still consumes the same amount of oil and has the same exact problem. the tampa infiniti dealership is now saying that "it is normal" although the new engine burns a lot of oil like the original engine.

Reported in: TAMPA FL || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E05M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

i did a oil change on my car this day. i also did the one prior to it. i put 5 quarts in, but only drained about 2-2 1/2 qts. the dealership said that it is a known issue and that they need to do my next oil change and start the oil consumption tests. they said that if it is a problem, they will take the appropriate steps and possibly have the engine replaced.

Reported in: ANDOVER NJ || Crash: N || VIN #:

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

rear-end collision. result: death of driver in car hit - 2005 infiniti g35 2door. spare tire assembly had been changed for this model year. factory installed bolt securing spare was too short. on collision spare tire launched by impact through the rear seat striking and killing driver. subsequent model(so had longer bolts or different bolt structure.(details unknown) vin is available at nissan; car was totaled. owner was driving.

Reported in: OROVILLE CA || Crash: Y || VIN #:

STRUCTURE

rear-end collision. result: death of driver in car hit - 2005 infiniti g35 2door. spare tire assembly had been changed for this model year. factory installed bolt securing spare was too short. on collision spare tire launched by impact through the rear seat striking and killing driver. subsequent model(so had longer bolts or different bolt structure.(details unknown) vin is available at nissan; car was totaled. owner was driving.

Reported in: OROVILLE CA || Crash: Y || VIN #:

SEATS

while driving, the seats automatically move forward all the way towards the steering wheel. the only way to stop this movement is to hold onto the seat control to move the seat backwards. this happened several times, and causes a very dangerous situation while driving. no corrective action has been taken yet. the car was not brought into the dealer. 2005 infiniti g35 coupe 6mt.

Reported in: UNION NJ || Crash: N || VIN #:

AIR BAGS

2005 infiniti g35 coupe in may of 2010 an air bag light came on in my car. dreyer reinbold infiniti in indianapolis looked at it, said they didn't know what the problem was and needed to replace the whole system for $3000. my car at that time had around 87,000 miles on it and i'm the original owner. both air bags are not working either. then in june there was a recall on the air bags on my car. i had it looked at and my car still does not have air bags working. infiniti of north america says they will not fix the problem as it's not part of the recall. other than paying their $3000 what can i do? dreyer reinbold has been nothing but a pain to me. thank you for you help.

Reported in: CARMEL IN || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E35M

SUSPENSION:FRONT

tl*the contact owns a 2005 infiniti g35 coupe. the contact stated that camber on the front suspension was causing wear on the tires. both the dealer and the manufacturer stated that because the vehicle was designed that way, there was nothing that could be done. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Reported in: NINE MILE FALLS WA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E55M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

1. recently got an oil change and there was 1 qt of motor oil left, i got the next oil change after that and there was again just about 1qt of motor oil 2. engine oil consumption; engine burning 1qt of motor oil +- every 1,000 miles.

Reported in: RANDOLPH NJ || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E65M

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

infiniti g35 2005. after coming to a full stop for at least a minute, i pressed the accelerator and the car did not respond in any way; no engine noise, no rpm change, no movement at all. then i pushed the accelerator one-half way down and the car made a small engine sound, the rpms went up to around 1500 and the car moved a little. i took my foot off the accelerator and pressed it again and it did not respond, again. i pressed one-half way down on the accelerator and it made a small engine noise, rpms went up a little, and the car moved a little. i took my foot off accelerator as soon as it moved a little because i was afraid that the car might suddenly respond normally to the one-half pressed accelerator and accelerate rapidly and cause me to crash. the "vvc off" light, the "service engine" light, and the "slip" lights all came on. the button that is supposed to turn off the "vvc off" light, did not turn off the light. i was driving in normal dry conditions. i parked my car and turned it off. several hours later, i restarted my car and the "service engine" light came on, but the other lights were off. the accelerator responded normally. i will take my car to a nissan dealer tomorrow. there are other internet posts describing this identical occurrence with other infiniti g35s, and some owners have described a completely unresponsive accelerator while they were driving at 40mph, the other owners were told that nothing was wrong with their cars.

Reported in: NASHVILLE TN || Crash: N || VIN #:

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

i was told we can make a shout out for a complaint to nissan/infiniti for vq35de rev-up engines consuming a lot of oil at 1k miles. i own a 2005 g35 coupe 6 speed manual i have had 1 engine replacement for oil consumption problems and this being my new engine at 60k i am beginning to have the same issue again. i have to add 2.5 quarts of oil at 1k miles, and could damage my engine permanently infiniti has denied me extended warranty cause of this issue.. weak piston rings and or pistons are the culprit for our thousands of g35 6 speed manual rev-up motors drivers.. to need upto 3 engine replacements or denied extended warranties from nissan/infiniti i wish they would have a re-cal for these vq35de engines for these issues years 2005-2007.

Reported in: LONG BEACH CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E15M

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

tl* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti g35 coupe. the contact was driving 65 mph when the clutch pedal abnormally dropped to the floorboard causing the vehicle to be come resistant to downshifting. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the clutch was replaced but did not remedy the failure. the clutch master cylinder was then replaced but to no avail. the failure persisted and there were no further repairs to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 16,000.

Reported in: SAN BERNDENO CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E85M

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

i own a 2005 infiniti g35 manual trans. it suffers from the common oil consumption issue. it was taken to the only local dealership in puerto rico and was denied warranty replacement because there are aftermarket parts on the engine. i believe this is illegal since they can't prove those modifications caused the condition since it's well knows these cars suffer from this. i have contacted them several times but they insist on their decision. they informed me several times they had submitted the claim to nissan usa but never answered any of my email and never answered my request for that documentation. i contacted nissan usa and they said my dealership had never contacted them and that i should deal with my local dealership since i'm in puerto rico. please help.

Reported in: SAN JUAN PR || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E45M

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

my third brake light went out after only about 5 years.

Reported in: CARY NC || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54E75M

AIR BAGS

tl* the contact owns a 2005 infiniti g35 coupe. the contact stated that after receiving recall repairs under nhtsa campaign id number: 10v175000 (air bags), the air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger side modulator was defective and as a result, the air bag needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,591 and the current mileage was 54,023.

Reported in: BAYSIDE NY || Crash: N || VIN #: JNKCV54EX5M

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

the 3rd brake light (the one in the back windshield) comes on and off intermittently. it will go out while im braking or sometimes its really dim. i don't know what the issue is. i am constantly paranoid about the brake lights since that is the only one i can actually see while driving. i catch myself braking if i pass a sign so i can see the reflection to verify that the other brake lights are working. it is a safety issue and it worries me. i don't have $$ to repair something that sometimes works and no one seems to know what the issue is. if it works sometimes, its not a fuse and i don't think its electrical b/c there is no pattern/rhythm to when the brake light may go out. with electric, it's either connected or its not. it doesn't come on from time to time. if this is a known error, according to several websites, then infiniti should recall the brake light and fix it. infiniti is a luxury vehicle and having an intermittent brake light is not something that an owner should have to contend with. that is not a maintenance or mechanical repair. it sounds like a faulty system. *js

Reported in: LAWRENCEVILLE GA || Crash: N || VIN #: