2007 Infiniti G35

I BOUGHT MY SON A NISSAN INFINITI G35 S MAKE 2007. WHEN DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN HE NOTICED BATTERY LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON AND POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. TURNING THE STEER WAS EXTREMELY HARD, MUCH MUCH HARDER THAN A NONPOWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY HE HAS STRONG HANDS AND IS USED TO DRIVING AN OLD NONPOWER STEERING VEHICLE, HENCE HE WAS ABLE TO STILL DRIVE IT. MOST ELDERLY, OR FEMALES WOULD END UP WITH AN ACCIDENT,WHEN AT HIGH SPEED, THEY CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT HIGH SPEED. I TOOK IT TO DEALER. FOUND DRIVE BELT TENSIONER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH PULLEYS. DRIVE BELT COMING APART.DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELT AND DRIVE BELT TENSIONER FOR FREE. WITHIN WARRANTY TIME. BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO HIM OR ANYBODY. HENCE I AM NOTIFYING YOUR AGENCY SO YOU CAN INVESTIGATE AND KEEP TRACK. *TR

2007 INFINITI G35S (PURCHASED MARCH 2007) ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN OWNER ATTEMPTED TO PARK CAR IN WORK PARKING GARAGE. OWNER TURNED INTO SPACE THEN BACKED CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE. WHEN OWNER PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO COMPLETE THE PARKING, CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO CONCRETE WALL. DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. OWNER HAD TO CRAWL OUT BACK DOOR DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT WHICH SLID CAR INTO THE PARKED CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR STUCK FROM DAMAGE. INSURANCE HAD INFINITI CHECK BLACK BOX AND CLAIMED NO FAULT/PROBLEMS WITH CAR. TOOK 30 DAYS TO FIX CAR. $15,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO CAR, $2000+ KNOWN DAMAGES TO OTHER CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THIS INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE AND COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE DID NOT NEED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT PASSED THE TEST SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER MANDATED. IT MUST BE CHANGED FROM A RECALL TO AN OPTIONAL VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 INFINITI G35X 4 DOOR SEDAN. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER HAS CREATED A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CREATES HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH I AM SURE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. THIS CONDITION CONCERNS THE OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE FURTHEREST ON/OFF POSITION. DURING NIGHT DRIVING WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR IS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH IS IN JUST RIGHT POSITION TO INADVERTENTLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT TURN. IN VERY DARK AREAS WITHOUT SURFACE LIGHTS THIS DEFECT CREATES A VERY DIFFICULT CONDITION FOR THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR OF OPERATION. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM - AND I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES WHICH HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSED AN INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION BUT IT IS FRIGHTENING AND ALARMING EVEN TO AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER ON 1/20/2009. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY G35X MOST NOTABLY THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AT OR AROUND 38 MPH, I HAVE CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEALER AND THEY BOTH DENY THERE EVEN BEING A PROBLEM. THE COLOR IS LIQUID PLATINUM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE METAL FLAKES IN THE CLEAR CAUSING THERE TO BE THOUSANDS OF TINY RUST SPOTS ON THE PAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P225/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO HAZARDS IN THE ROAD AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200.UPDATED 10/08/2008. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

2007 INFINITI G35 WITH SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ACCIDENTS AND IT WOULD PULL RIGHT AND ACCELERATE WITH WHILE DOING SO. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN BOTH INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM TOOK OVER AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING IT TO ACCELERATE. *JB

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DISABLES WHEN PASSENGER IS LESS THAN 120LBS. INFINITI DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE CAR, AND INFINITI CONSUMER RELATIONS PERSON SAID IT WAS AN "RECURRING PROBLEM" WITH THE G35S. INFINITI REFERRED ME TO DEALERSHIP WHO WILL REVIEW IF THE SENSOR CAN BE REPLACED AND FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS "THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED SO THAT AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF A CHILD IS IN THE FRONT SEAT". MY WIFE IS UNDER 120LBS. SHE'S NOT A CHILD. *TR