2003 Infiniti G35

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE HEAT, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ACTIVATE ERRONEOUSLY. THE AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,500.

AIR CONDITIONING BLASTS AT ALL TIMES THAT CAR ENGINE IS RUNNING. NO WAY TO CONTROL, LOWER OR CHANGE THE A/C DEFROSTER, HEAT OR DEFOGGER. RADIO PANELS ARE SIMILARLY "BLACKED OUT" MEANING THEY ARE NOT WITHIN THE CONTROL OF THE OPERATOR. MULTIPLE SAFETY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED SIMILAR OWNERS IT WILL BE $4,000 TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS LARGELY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE COMPANY OF THIS ISSUE AS WHEN TOYOTA'S WERE RECALLED AND PEOPLE WERE INJURED IT WAS THE INSURANCE COMPANY, (STATE FARM) THAT REALIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION FIRST. *KB

THE AC/RADIO CONTROLS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ON BY 2003 G35, EVEN THOUGH A FEW G35'S WERE COVERED UNDER A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN - MY VIN # WAS NOT ON LIST - AC NOW STUCK ON AND SNOW IS DUE IN 2 DAYS! INFINITI SAYS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY WILL NOT COVER???? I NOT A SAFETY HAZARD IN COLD WEATHER I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.. THERE ARE 100'S OF POST SIMILAR TO MINE ON INTERNET - WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO TALK SOME SINCE INTO INFINITI. THIS IS THE THING THAT IS KEEPING ME FROM EVER BUYING ANOTHER INFINITI - NOT SO MUCH THE PROBLEM, THINGS HAPPEN- BUT IT THE WAY INFINITI IS HANDLING IT. THEY KNOW IT WAS AN ENGINEERING BOO BOO AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY NEED TO GROW UP!!! *LN

2003 INFINITI G35. THE RADIO, A/C, & HEAT CONTROLS GO OUT DUE TO A TERRIBLE MISTAKE BY THE ENGINEERS IN ROUTING THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS TO ONE CIRCUIT BOARD. LIVING IN THE MID-WEST THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS WHEN IT'S SNOWING. INFINITI ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL, BUT MOST LIKELY MISSED AROUND 90,000 CARS. THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOTHING, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR

PER G35 SEDAN RECALL MY '...AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS MAY, ON OCCASION, NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED....". MY EQUIPMENT FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE G35 SEDAN BUT NOT THE G35 COUPE. THE MFG'R. STATES THAT COUPE IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY G35 HAS/HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED MY CIRCUIT BOARD AT A COST OF $649.88 (PARTS AND LABOR). I BELIEVE THE G35 COUPE SHOULD HAVE SAME RECALL AS THE G35 SEDAN. *TR

ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL: HEAT/ DEFROST/ RADIO AND CD/TAPE. INTERMITTENT OPERATION WAS REPORTED TO INFINITI DEALER IN 2008. AT THE PRESENT TIME (OCT. 2010), THE CONTROL PANEL IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AS OF THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 2010. THERE IS NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE AC/DEFROST/TEMPERATURE. THE AUDIO/ CLIMATE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CIRCUITRY HAS INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS HAS POSED A HAZARD SINCE THERE IS NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE DEFROST AND FAN TO UNFOG THE WINDOWS. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN 2004, HOWEVER I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN BLOGGED. DEALER WILL REPLACE UNIT FOR APPROXIMATELY $550.00 AT OWNER'S COST. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE A/C COMES FULL BLAST AT A VERY COLD TEMPERATURE. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN IT OFF OR TURN IT DOWN. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE RADIO EITHER. ALL THE RADIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I FOUND, THAT THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS IN THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT INIFINITI HAD BACK ON FEB 13, 2003 EL03-003REFERENCE, ITB03-007. NHTSA# 10001253 OR 10001162 OR 10001246. THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. OUR CAR WAS BUILT IN JAN 03 AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL IS WHAT I AM BEING TOLD, BECAUSE IT ONLY COVERED 2003 G35 SEDANS MANUFACTURED THROUGH 8-21-02. THIS CAR SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED UNDER THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN. SINCE IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THIS CAR WAS BUILT. THIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO ALL THE 2003 MODELS. *TR