2005 Infiniti G35

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. THE MOST SEVERE HAVE BEEN A REPLACEMENT BOLT ON THE AXLE THAT MADE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. THAT TOOK PLACE WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF MY OWNING THE CAR. THE OTHER HAS BEEN MY BRAKES. THEY WERE MAKING SQUEALING SOUNDS WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED, AT 4500 MILES. I KEPT COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. IT WAS FIXED AT 9,000 MILES. THE SQUEALING SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT, BUT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SOUND. I TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN RECENTLY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND COMPLAINED THAT THE SOUND HAS STILL NOT GONE AWAY. THEY SAID THERE WAS DUST ON THE BRAKES, AND THAT ONCE IT WAS CLEANED UP, IT SHOULD BE FINE. THEY SAID MY BACK BRAKES WERE NOW AN ISSUE. MYSTERIOUSLY, AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR, THE SQUEALING WAS WORSE AND WAS NOW COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT I NEED TO FIX THEM WITHIN THE 1500 MILES. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH BACK BRAKES UP UNTIL THIS POINT. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE SERVICE TECH TAMPERED DID SOMETHING TO THEM. FINALLY, MY SUNROOF STARTING GIVING OUT AND REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2 YEARS WITH BARELY 14,000 MILES! *JB

LEASED VEHICLE, HIGHWAY DRIVING AND VERY LIMITED LOCAL/CITY DRIVING. BRAKES HAD 'GRINDING' NOISE WHENEVER INITIALLY APPLIED AND I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WAS HOW THE "EUROPEAN BRAKE SYSTEM" SOUNDS -? REQUIRED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED AT ~ 19,000 MILES 8 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING THE CAR. REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED 13 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING THE CAR AT ~ 29,000 MILES. WAS TOLD WHEN HAD CAR IN FOR FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ~ 6 WEEKS AGO FRONT PADS WERE WORN TO 4.5 MM. CAR IS IN FOR 38K SERVICE NOW AND IT IS SUSPECTED I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, AGAIN AFTER ONLY 19,000 MILES SINCE NEW PADS WERE PUT ON!

LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER IF WHEELS ARE ROTATED, IF A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE REPLACES A WHEEL THE REPROGRAMMING IS AT CONSUMER'S COST. THIS FORCES CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING WHICH USED TO BE DONE AT HOME. I BLAME NHTSA FOR PUSHING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS, WITHOUT ENFORCING MANUFACTURERS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR CONSUMERS TO SET THEIR OWN TIRE PRESSURES , AND THIS ADDED UNNECESSARY COST TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE WHICH USED TO BE FREE.*AK

I HAVE CREAKING AND GROANING SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FROM THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS OF MY 2005 INFINITI G35. I AM ALSO NOTICING THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HANDLE AS WELL AS IT DID WHEN NEW. I HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE TO MY SERVICE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST VISIT I WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN THAT INFINITI HAS THE STANCE THAT THE NOISES ARE INHERENT TO THE CAR. I DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT THESE NOISES, COMBINED WITH THE DECREASE IN HANDLING, MAY BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I INTEND TO RAISE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH INFINITI.*JB

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.

THE BRAKES ON MY WIFE'S 2005 G35 INFINITI ARE DANGEROUS. MY WIFE HAS HAD TWO FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS IN THE YEAR (AND LESS THAN 15,000 MILES) SHE HAS OWNED THE CAR. WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT IN THIS TIME, THEY TOLD HER THE ROTOR WAS ON THE BRINK OF FAILURE. IN MY OPINION, AFTER LESS THAN 8000 MILES SINCE THE LAST BRAKE JOB, THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE BRINK OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT IS NORMAL BRAKE WEAR FOR THAT CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVS WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. TO ELIMINATE THE REVVING AND ACCELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST REMAIN DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ONCE WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND HIT CONCRETE STEPS AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SO FAST, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT AWAITS INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.. UPDATED 09/06. *JB