2007 Infiniti G35

TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS - I WAS IN TWO MINOR LOW SPEED INCIDENTS. I BELIEVE AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND THE BRAKE ROD GOT BENT (WHICH IS CURRENTLY SPECULATION AND THE INSURANCE IS INVESTIGATING) FROM THE FIRST ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST MY ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION ON SOME LEFT HAND TURNS. I GOT IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO "BRAKE HARDER" AND I WAS AMAZED I COULDN'T STOP IN THE DISTANCE PROVIDED, AND THIS BRAKING SCENARIO AND OUTCOME IS REPEATABLE. IF I BRAKE HARD -- HARDER -- FULL STOP. BY THE TIME I DO A FULL STOP MY BRAKING POWER IS DIMINISHED AND IN MY ACCIDENT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN A "NORMAL" DISTANCE. FURTHERMORE, AFTER THIS SECOND ACCIDENT AT < 20 MPH. I HAVE INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR FAILURE IN ALL DRIVING SCENARIOS. I COULD BE DRIVING AND IT JUST CUTS OUT. NO ERROR LIGHTS IN EITHER OF THESE SCENARIOS. NO CHECK ENGINE, NO SLIP, NO ABS, WARNINGS. I PREVIOUSLY TRIED TO BRING IT UP TO CORPORATE NISSAN AND THEY SAID I HAD TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. BOTH DEALERSHIPS I TRIED PAWNED ME OFF TO PARTS DEPARTMENT, WHICH THE GUY WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY I AM ASKING HIM ABOUT POTENTIAL SHORT FALLS. THEY WANTED OVER $1,000 EACH ISSUE TO INVESTIGATE. MEANWHILE AS I NOW FIND MY CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR LACK OF ACCELERATING AND BRAKING ABILITIES, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. TWO ACCIDENTS IN 6 MONTHS, AND AT LEAST THE LATTER I THINK COULD BE DUE TO A POTENTIAL FAULTY PART - AS EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SAID IF IT IS THE BRAKE ROD, AND IN THE ACCIDENTS I HAD, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BENT (IF THAT ENDS UP BEING THE ROOT CAUSE). LET ALONE THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. *TR

MY DASH HAS THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS CHANNEL LINK BELOW. MY CAR IS A 2007. FROM 2005 UNTIL JUST RECENTLY IN 2014 I TRAVELED FOR WORK M-F, AND WHEN I DID MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. YET STILL, MY DASH APPEARS TO BE MELTING. HTTP://WWW.ABCACTIONNEWS.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/TAKING-ACTION-FOR-YOU/TWO-NEW-LAWSUITS-HAVE-BEEN-FILED-AGAINST-CAR-MAKERS-OVER-MELTING-DASHBOARDS#TAKING%20ACTION%20FOR%20YOU%3A%20MELTING%20DASHBOARDS%20LEAD%20TO%20LAWSUITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED REPROGRAMMING THE ECM AND THE TCM SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE ORLANDO INFINITI DEALER THAT "PASSENGER CONTROL UNIT ASSEMBLY (FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION CONTROL UNIT FAILED)" ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2004-2008 INFINITI G35 SEDANS, INFINITI SAYS MY CAR WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT INCLUDED AS A VIN WITHIN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 INFINITI G35S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW SEALS WERE STICKY AND UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN MY WIFE OR GROWN DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I LOOK TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T SITTING ODDLY IN A WAY THAT WOULD GIVE A FALSE READING TO THE SENSOR AND THEY AREN'T. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT IT IS "...OPERATING AS DESIGNED." I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PART OF TURNING OFF THE AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT-SIZED PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT IS CONSIDERED "AS DESIGNED.". THIS WHOLE SITUATION MAKES ME QUITE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER EVERY TIME I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON. INFINITI SEEMS TO THINK THAT BY TELLING ME THAT THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT HOW I SEE IT! *TR