2005 Infiniti G35

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL 10V175000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,932. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2010 FOR A RECALL, RELATING TO THE AIR BAG. IN DECEMBER 2010, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE A $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND THE REPAIRS WOULD PROBABLY COST BETWEEN $2000 AND $5000. UPDATED 04/29/11

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. *TR

REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION, THIS IS A KNOWN AND REPEATABLE ISSUE WITH MANY G35 SEDANS YEARS 2003-2006. THE REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, OR WORKS IN VARYING DEGREES OF BRIGHTNESS, WITH NO CONSISTENCY, RHYME OR REASON. UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY, AND GIVEN THE FEEDBACK IN ONLINE FORUMS, ETC - THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT INSTALLATION, ETC.

AT 55K MILES, CAR IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT ANY MORE THAN 6 GALLONS OF GAS. LOOKED IT UP AND THERE ARE FOUR TSB'S ON IT BUT NO RECALLS. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 G35 SEDANS. CALLED INFINITI IN AUSTIN AND WAS TOLD "OH YEAH, WE'VE SEEN THAT PROBLEM A LOT. IT'S ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT." RIDICULOUS THAT AN OBVIOUS FLAW WITH THE CAR, OCCURRING NATIONWIDE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH A REAR WINDOW THIRD BRAKE STARTED TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE STARTED SOMETIME AROUND 75,000 MILES WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ONLY BE DIM WITH TWO OF THE LEDS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ENTIRELY NOT TURN ON. NOW AT 98,000 MILES, THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE WITH THE LIGHT NOT TURNING ON 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF DUE TO THE RESULTS OTHERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ON THE WWW.G35DRIVER.COM FORUM. I WAS QUOTED A HIGH PRICE TO REPLACE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND IT WAS WITH A PART NOT IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY ADDITION THE LIGHT IS MADE FOR. THERE ARE STRICT LAWS IN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKING AND NOW HOPING THAT I DO NOT GET PULLED OVER DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR