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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.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

17 crash reports5 fire reports8 injury reports

What owners actually said

244 reports
65,600 miles · Jun 7, 2010
SeatsFire

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT MOTOR/TRACK ASSEMBLY. SEAT STUCK - DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK...SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY IGNITED BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT...SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND BOTTOM OF SEAT. (NISSAN SERVICE DEPT STATES THAT TRACK/MOTOR/SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.) *TR

NHTSA ODI #10335009

Mileage unknown · May 23, 2010
Seats

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2004 G35 SEDAN IS BECOMING CLOSE TO USELESS DUE TO A "ROCKING CHAIR" TYPE EFFECT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH THE PASSING OF TIME. IT IS NOW SO BAD THAT I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR ANY DISTANCE. IT ROCKS BACKWARDS EVEN WHE…

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THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2004 G35 SEDAN IS BECOMING CLOSE TO USELESS DUE TO A "ROCKING CHAIR" TYPE EFFECT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH THE PASSING OF TIME. IT IS NOW SO BAD THAT I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR ANY DISTANCE. IT ROCKS BACKWARDS EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, NEVER MIND UNDER ANY AMOUNT ACCELERATION OR CORNERING FOR THAT MATTER. INFINITI HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS IN MY OPINION AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SHODDY CRAFTSMANSHIP. THEY WILL NOT HELP TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ANY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE SEAT BEGINS TO ROCK AND IT IS VERY DISORIENTING . I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND I FEEL UNSAFE WHILST DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10331844

91,700 miles · May 1, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO DRASTICALLY DROP WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS CAR WILL READ FUEL EMPTY WHEN IT STILL HAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS. WHEN REFILLING CAR WITH FUEL, CAR WILL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS AND THEN REGISTER FULL AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS A 20 GALLON TANK. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10328311

95,000 miles · Apr 28, 2010
Electrical System

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE IN A NORMAL SETTINGS MY ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING ON A 35 MPH ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDE…

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WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE IN A NORMAL SETTINGS MY ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING ON A 35 MPH ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A BAD CAM SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER BEING WORKED ON. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10327951

17,000 miles · Mar 29, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline

I WAS FILLING GAS ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ($35 WORTH), I STARTED DRIVING OFF ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER 100 FEET AWAY FROMTHE GAS STATION. THE DRIVER STOPPED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. AFTER LOOKING AT IT, GAS WAS JUST POURING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR, IN LESS THAN M…

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I WAS FILLING GAS ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ($35 WORTH), I STARTED DRIVING OFF ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER 100 FEET AWAY FROMTHE GAS STATION. THE DRIVER STOPPED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. AFTER LOOKING AT IT, GAS WAS JUST POURING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR, IN LESS THAN MINUTES MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I READ THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 2004 INIFNITI G35 (FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEMS). HOWEVER, AFTER CALLING INIFINITY, THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAL INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND WILL OFFER TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX MY CAR FOR A FEE. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS FUEL LINE LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE FIRES. PLEASE HELP BRING THIS MATTER TO LIGHT. THANKS.

NHTSA ODI #10322661

58,752 miles · Mar 28, 2010
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 H…

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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 *CN

NHTSA ODI #10322530

42,000 miles · Mar 10, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline

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. THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE TANK IS BY RESETT…

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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. THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE TANK IS BY RESETTING MY TRIP MONITOR AFTER EACH FUELING AND NOT TO EXCEED 220 MILES BEFORE MY NEXT REFILL. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10318721

56,000 miles · Mar 5, 2010
Fuel System, Other

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ODI #10317172

51,000 miles · Dec 18, 2009
Visibility

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

NHTSA ODI #10296398

136,000 miles · Sep 24, 2009
Electrical SystemEquipment

I BOUGHT MY 2004 INFINITI G35 IN JAN 2009 IT HAD ABOUT 135000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CD PLAYER SAID CHECK CD. THE RADIO AND CASSETTE PLAYER WORKS FINE. I TRIED NEW CDS AND CLEAN THE CD PLAYER BUT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CALL INFINITI THEY SAID I MAY HAVE TO GET A REFURBISHED UNIT. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CD PLAYER SHOULD LAST L…

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I BOUGHT MY 2004 INFINITI G35 IN JAN 2009 IT HAD ABOUT 135000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CD PLAYER SAID CHECK CD. THE RADIO AND CASSETTE PLAYER WORKS FINE. I TRIED NEW CDS AND CLEAN THE CD PLAYER BUT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CALL INFINITI THEY SAID I MAY HAVE TO GET A REFURBISHED UNIT. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CD PLAYER SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5 YEARS AND THAT I HAD A 96 PONTIAC UNIT THAT STILL WORK. A WEEK LATER I TRIED IT AND IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STOP WORKING AND IT STILL NOT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF INFINITI COULD HELP ME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10285147

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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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.