2006 Infiniti G35

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE HAS 148K MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESURFACE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST AND I GET A WARNING THAT THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE SERVICE. EACH TIME THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND AFTER THEY ADD OIL AND RESET THE WARNING IT IS FINE UNTIL THE OIL AGAIN GOES BELOW THE SAFE LEVEL. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. ON THE LAST PREVIOUS SERVICES DUE TO THIS ISSUE I BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. NAVIGATING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND VARIOUS SIMILAR COMPLAINS FROM CUSTOMER WERE THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE. SINCE THIS IS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE INFINITI COMPANY EVEN THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED DUE THAT I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS TO THEM ON VARIOUS PREVIOUS VISITS ( I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT TIME THIS FIRST HAPPENED, THE DATE BELOW IS A ESTIMATED GUESS) TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND SHOWING HALF FULL DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. GAUGE CLUSTER TEST CONFIRMED THIS ISSUE. GAUGE ISSUE OCCURS REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND/OR LOCATION OF VEHICLE. TEST METHOD: HOLD THE TRIP RESET BUTON AND TURN THE IGNITION ON. NOW PUSH THE TRIP BUTTON 10 TIMES IN ABOUT 5SEC. THIS WILL ENTER SELF DIAG MODE. ALL THE NEEDLES WILL DROP NOW PUSH IT AND HOLD ALL THE NEEDLES SHOULD GO. HALFWAY. IF THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE STICKS THEN YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER.

"TAKATA RECALL" - WHEN STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR, THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER ON 7/2 AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RESET IT. HOWEVER WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION AND ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW AIRBAG AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE. THE AIRBAG WAS NEVER DEPLOYED, SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING OR ABSORBING THE COST. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS ASSOCIATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL AND ASKED THAT YOU INVESTIGATE AND LET US KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED, WORRIED AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ON NEXT STEP NEEDED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE.

I FIRST COMPLAINED TO A CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFINITI IN APRIL, 2014, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES. I AM RETIRED AND DON'T DRIVE VERY MUCH, ABOUT 3,000 MILES A YEAR. I HAVE OWNED INFINITIES SINCE 1990 WHEN I BOUGHT AN M CLASS, I'VE HAD ALL THE CLASSES; J, G WHATEVER. UNTIL 2005 I WOULD BUY AND OR LEASE A NEW CAR EVERY 2 TO 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, SINCE I'VE BEEN RETIRED THE NEED TO REPLACE A GOOD RUNNING CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY SUPERB AND WITH LESS THAN 49,000 MILES WOULD BE AN EXTRAVAGANT AND UNNECESSARY MOVE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN OVER 20 YRS. THE PROBLEMS ARE REGARDING THE EXTERIOR PAINT, WHICH SHOWS MINOR RUST AND THE FADING OF THE COLOR IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY OVERLY EXPOSED TO THE SUN, I.E. BELLOW THE ROOF AND OVER THE REAR DOORS. HOWEVER, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS WHICH HAVE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOORS DUE TO A SKIMPING OF PERHAPS AS LITTLE AS 1/4" OF MATERIAL UNDER THE HORIZONTAL STRIP WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE PANEL IN PLACE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RE-GLUE THE PANELS, HOWEVER DUE TO THE SHRINKAGE OF THE MATERIAL; MY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN LESS THAN SUCCESSFUL. SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 4 YEARS, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE OBVIOUS LACK OF COMPANIES, INFINITI AND NISSAN WITH THEIR SEEMING LACK OF ACTION FOR A LONGTIME LOYAL CUSTOMER. SADLY, IN MY CORRESPONDENCE TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEIR RESPONSE WAS A JOLT TO MY SENSIBILITY AND COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.