2005 Infiniti G35

I PURCHASED A 2005 G35 COUPE IN JULY OF 2005. SINCE TAKING RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR HAS PULLED RIGHT. THIS OCCURS ON ALL ROAD SURFACES AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR WAS ALIGNED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THEN THEY CHANGED OUT THE TIRES AND WHEELS WITH ONES FROM A LOANER CAR THAT DIDN'T PULL (AND HAD SIMILAR MILES). THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO ROAD CROWN. THE LAST TIME (4TH) TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID ALL INFINITI'S PULL TO THE RIGHT. A QUICK SURVEY AMONG FOUR OTHER INFINITI OWNERS AT WORK REVEALED THAT NONE OF THEIR INFINITIS PULL RIGHT. THE DEALER REFUSES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. [SIDE NOTE: THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 G35'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.] *NM

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES WHERE, WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED; TO STOP THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE CAR, IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE BRAKE HEAVILY DEPRESSED, ENGINE SPEED EVENTUALLY RESUMED ITS NORMAL LEVEL. IN ALL THREE CASES, THE CAR WAS ON A DECLINING SURFACE WITH THE FRONT POINTING DOWNWARDS. NOW, WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP, I KEEP MY HAND ON THE SHIFT LEVER READY TO SLAM IT FORWARD INTO NEUTRAL, JUST IN CASE. I HAVE REPORTED ALL THREE INSTANCES TO INFINITI AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE CAR AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. AS EXPECTED, THEY FOUND NOTHING AND DID NOTHING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A LOUD RUBBING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END, WHICH CAN BE HEARD ABOVE THE RADIO. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS A CUPPING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES, THIS IS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. ALSO, THE CLUTCH WAS GRINDING, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO LOOK AT THIS.

THE G35 COUPE IS EXPERIENCING WHAT SEEMS TO BE TIRE FEATHERING. I STARTED HEARING LOUD GROWLING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE TIRES, IT STARTED AT 11,500 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN MUCH MUCH WORSE AT 13,000 MILES. INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID...AND I QUOTE "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU," SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL SINCE IT'S A SPORTS CAR, OBVIOUSLY THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CARS THEY SERVICE OR BASIC AUTO MECHANIC INFO. THEY DID ADMIT THAT THE TIRES ARE CUPPING, BUT ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SOUND IS UNBEARABLE AND INFINITI DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THEIR CARS HAVE A PROBLEM THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING. SHAME ON THEM. *JB

FRONT TIRES FEATHERING. AT AROUND 6000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TIRE ROAR COMING FROM THE FRONT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO 2 DIFFERENT INFINITI DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH SAID I SHOULD SIMPLY "REPLACE MY TIRES AND ALIGN". I HAVE LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE 350Z HAS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS, AND AS THE G35 COUPE AND 350Z SHARE MANY COMPONENTS, INCLUDING SUSPENSION, I AM LED TO BELIEVE THERE IS A REASON FOR THE SIMILARITY.

BRAND NEW 2005 INFINITI G35X, 5 DAYS OLD. DRIVING WITH MY SON AND A PASSENGER UP A HILL APPROX 60 MPH, ENTERED TURN SAW A TRUCK, WENT TO APPLY BREAKS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE SO AS TO NOT HIT THE TRUCK DIRECT AND CAUSE LESS DAMAGE. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT HEAR THE BREAKS, MY SON NOR HIS FRIEND FELT THE VEHICLE TRY TO STOP. RESULT IS $2500 IN BODY DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT IT IS MY FAULT. INFINITI HAS OPENED A CASE BUT WILL NOT HAVE AN INSPECTOR AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 24TH. 6 WEEKS FROM INCIDENT. *NM

AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXHIBITED TWICE IN THE 200+ MILES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT NOMINAL SPEEDS, ABOUT 30 MPH AND STARTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FELT VERY SPONGY AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED WHICH FURTHER PREVENTED STOPPING OF THE CAR. (FOR A TIME IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS WORKING AGAINST THE BRAKES.) WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HARDER THIS CONTINUED. FINALLY, AFTER 5 SECONDS OR SO OF THIS VERY SCARY AND UNUSUAL FEELING THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING NORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES THE STOPPING WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL SITUATION, AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. AS A RESULT OF THIS INTERMITTENT DANGEROUS PROBLEM, WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL SAFE. THEREFORE, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, COMPETITION INFINITI, SMITHTOWN, NY, AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. *NM