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2004 Infiniti G35

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2004 Infiniti G35 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

192 reports with mileage · 52 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

17 crash reports5 fire reports8 injury reports

Visibility complaints

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Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 2015
Electrical SystemVisibility

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. ....UPDATED 04/02/15 *BF

NHTSA ODI #10703659

67,450 miles · Aug 26, 2014
EquipmentVisibility

WHILE DRIVING, AC CAME ON FULL BLAST AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. NONE OF THE BUTTONS WORKED ON THE UNIT AT ALL. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THEIR FIX IS THE CONTROLLER BOARD OR AFTERMARKET RADIO SYSTEM. I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET RADIO/GPS UNIT INSTALLED, BUT IT STILL HAVE ZERO CONTROL OVER AC UNIT. NO PROBLEM WITH RADIO EVER…

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WHILE DRIVING, AC CAME ON FULL BLAST AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. NONE OF THE BUTTONS WORKED ON THE UNIT AT ALL. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THEIR FIX IS THE CONTROLLER BOARD OR AFTERMARKET RADIO SYSTEM. I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET RADIO/GPS UNIT INSTALLED, BUT IT STILL HAVE ZERO CONTROL OVER AC UNIT. NO PROBLEM WITH RADIO EVER. ALL OF THIS IS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I CAN CONTROL IT, BUT IT WANT LAST LONG. DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS WINTER, SINCE I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS. I'LL KEEP RESEARCHING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10628490

87,000 miles · May 25, 2012
Visibility

MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER VEHICLE WINDOW'S MOTOR HAS CONTINUOUSLY BURNED OUT OR CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT TIMES. I HAVE RE-PLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR SEVERAL, YET IT STILL DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TO HIT THE AREA WHERE THE MOTOR IS LOCATED ON THE DOOR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO START MOVING, SOMETIMES I WILL BE THERE FOR…

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MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER VEHICLE WINDOW'S MOTOR HAS CONTINUOUSLY BURNED OUT OR CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT TIMES. I HAVE RE-PLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR SEVERAL, YET IT STILL DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TO HIT THE AREA WHERE THE MOTOR IS LOCATED ON THE DOOR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO START MOVING, SOMETIMES I WILL BE THERE FOR HOURS TRYING TO ROLL UP MY WINDOW WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE I CLOSE MY DRIVER DOOR WITH AND WITH OUT A HEAVY FORCE AND THE MOTOR WILL ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN HALF WAY. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE WINDOW'S MOTOR MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND HOPES TO WRITE A COMPLAINT SO THAT INFINITY MOTORS CAN RECALL THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT, MY WINDOW HAS ROLLED DOWN DURING RAINY SEASON, AND IT IS QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IN WET LEATHER SEATS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10459670

78,000 miles · Dec 15, 2010
Electrical SystemVisibility

2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE: ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN CENTER OF VEHICLE, THE AIR VENTS, HEAT, DEFROST WILL NOT OPERATE AND AT TIMES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDING COLD AIR AND CAUSING FILM ON THE DASH MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WAS TOLD BY INFINITI DEALER THIS EXISTS IN OVER 90% OF MODELS THIS YEAR AND TYPE AND WILL BE $5,00…

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2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE: ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN CENTER OF VEHICLE, THE AIR VENTS, HEAT, DEFROST WILL NOT OPERATE AND AT TIMES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDING COLD AIR AND CAUSING FILM ON THE DASH MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WAS TOLD BY INFINITI DEALER THIS EXISTS IN OVER 90% OF MODELS THIS YEAR AND TYPE AND WILL BE $5,000 TO FIX. DEFOGGER AND DEFROST VENTS WILL NOT WORK BY MANUALLY PRESSING BUTTONS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10370785

83,200 miles · Aug 15, 2010
Electrical SystemEquipmentVisibility

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. MY AUDIO FAILED AND A/C STUCK . . . THE SAME PROBLEM THEY VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED IN 2003. (SERVICE BULLETIN #03007A AND NHTSA ITEM #10001253) IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM UNABLE TO TURN ON THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THROU…

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I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. MY AUDIO FAILED AND A/C STUCK . . . THE SAME PROBLEM THEY VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED IN 2003. (SERVICE BULLETIN #03007A AND NHTSA ITEM #10001253) IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM UNABLE TO TURN ON THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS CONDENSATION DUE TO CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ROSEVILLE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK ON IT BUT KNOWING THERE WAS ONLY 10 DAYS UNTIL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP, THEY NEVER FOLLOWED UP. I HAVE SEEN MANY 2004 OWNERS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN/INFINITI DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK, WHICH IS ALWAYS EARLY SINCE I AM A NURSE AND AF RESERVIST. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10349388

51,000 miles · Dec 18, 2009
Visibility

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS OUT OF MOUNT CREATING HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10296398

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2009
Visibility

THE WINDOW MOTORS AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS KEEP FAILING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE LASER RED PAINT KEEPS CHIPPING, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN, AND THE AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IS USUALLY WARM AS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE REPORTING. INFINITI REFUSES TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATORS OR WINDOW MO…

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THE WINDOW MOTORS AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS KEEP FAILING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE LASER RED PAINT KEEPS CHIPPING, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN, AND THE AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IS USUALLY WARM AS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE REPORTING. INFINITI REFUSES TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATORS OR WINDOW MOTORS, ALTHOUGH THEIR MECHANICS HAVE STATED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10266678

Official recalls

1

05V555000 · Fuel System, Gasoline

Dec 13, 2005

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FUEL FILLER HOSE MAY CRACK AND RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE HOSE WHILE REFUELING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE. RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006, FOR NISSAN OWNERS, AND ON MARCH 13, 2006, FOR INFINITI OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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