2003 Infiniti G35 Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 03 INFINITI G35 COUPE, THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I FOUND IS THAT WHEN REFUELING THE CAR SHUTS THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE OFF ABOUT EVERY 20-30 AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL REGARDLESS OF WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES IT'S HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH, BOTH TIMES WERE DRIVING SLOW AROUND 5-10MPH IN THE MORNING WHEN IT'S COLD REGARDLESS IF I LET MY CAR WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES OR START UP AND GO. *TR

COMING TO A STOP ON AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP, THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 25MPH WITH NORMAL BRAKING AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE STOPPED SLOWING THE CAR. I PRESSED THE PETAL ON TO THE FLOOR AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MECHANISM STOPPED THE CAR IN ABOUT 150 FEET. JUST BEFORE STOPPING, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARDS A FEW TIMES. I HAD NOT BEEN REPEATEDLY BRAKING ON THE INTERSTATE: A CAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID BOILING WHICH HAS BEEN OFFERED AS AN EXPLANATION OF THIS FAILURE IN OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS AND THE 350Z. *TR

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A CROSSWALK. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD IN SMALL INCREMENTS WITH A SOUND INDICATING THAT THE ANT-LOCK BRAKES WERE RELEASING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STOPPED ONLY TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM ONCE MORE WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES. IN ALL THE CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT. THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT THE TIME AND A SECOND ROUND OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO HIT THE PEDESTRIAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2003 INFINITI G35 DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER READING MANY POST THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS FORCING SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL AS INSPECTION PROBLEMS. MEASURES NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED FOR A SOLUTION. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THIS SITE FIRST. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES ONCE A YEAR BECAUSE THEY WEAR PREMATURELY. THAT IS A $1000 JOB. ONLY HAVE HAS THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS. LAST YEAR IN 09, THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING WITH 6 CD'S STUCK IN THE CHANGER, I HAD NATIONWIDE INFINITY LOOK INTO THIS, WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1400 TO FIX, BUT MY YEAR CAR HAS THESE PROBLEMS. SO I SAID FORGET IT, I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND. THEN COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF BY IT SELF A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK AND COME RIGHT BACK ON. THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY, BEING JUNE 5TH 2010 MY RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL AND I NOW HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY AIR CONDITION. IT IS STUCK ON 70 FULL BLAST. NOW WASTING A TON OF GAS ALSO. I CALLED NATIONWIDE TO MAKE AN APPT, WHEN I DISCUSSED THE ISSUE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR THEN SAID " LET ME GUESS, 2003 G35" I SAID OH, SO YOU KNOW THIS ISSUE, HE SAID YES WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME, YOUR LOOKING AT !600 TO FIX! I THEN CALL INFINITY HEADQUARTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO RECALL. IM A SINGLE MOM, SO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY LAYING AROUND. I THINK ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ME NOT HAVING ANY CONTROL OVER THE FRONT OR REAR DEFROSTERS! I AM CONTACTING ALL LOCAL NEWS STATIONS TO GET SOME HELP! *TR

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CAR A FEW EVENTS SINCE EARLY '10 OF VEHICLE BEING RELUCTANT TO STOP, EVEN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED TODAY (9/18/11). TODAY'S EVENT WAS MORE SCARY THAN THE PREVIOUS EVENTS, IN THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED FAR AHEAD OF OUR DESTINATION AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HIT ANOTHER DRIVER, IF A DRIVER HAD BEEN PRESENT. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ARE NOT WORN. AT THIS POINT, I AM GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION, AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM AT GREAT RISK OF HAVING AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. *TT

INFINITY HAS NEGLECTED TO REMEDY A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS PARTICULARLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE 2003 AND 2004 G35 SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE WEAR RESULTS IN ROTOR REPLACEMENT EVERY 10-15,000 MILES. WARRANTY PROGRAM ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM FAILED TO INFORM CONSUMERS THAT THE NEW ROTORS REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE THE SAME MAKE AND MANUFACTURER. CONSUMERS LED TO BELIEVE DEFECTIVE ROTOR SITUATION WAS RESOLVED ONLY TO DISCOVER (AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED) THAT ROTORS FAILED AGAIN. RESULT IS EXCESSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND EXTREME LOSS OF RESALE VALUE. INFINITY REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT. MY 2003 G35 HAS 29,877 MILES AND NEEDS IT'S SECOND SET OF ROTORS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT WOULD JOLT AND JERK ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ASSUMED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT INCLUDE THE FLY WHEEL OR THE CLUTCH COMPONENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE GENTLY APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AT A DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

2003 INFINITI G35 WITH A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT HER CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS SHE PAID 11,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE PISTON BROKE CAUSING IT TO HIT THE ENGINE WHICH PUT A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER HAD A USED ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE ON JULY 24, 2006 BUT, ONE YEAR LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A CONSTANT NOISE, THE 6 CD CHANGER MALFUNCTIONED AND CEASED TO OPERATE AND THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

MY 2003 G35 COUPE HAVE BRAKE PROBLEM WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR WILL WEAR OUT SO QUICK. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF PADS AND ROTOR WITHIN 40KM. RICHMOND NISSAN REFUSE TO FIX IT FOR ME UNDER WARRANTY. I FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF AT MY OWN COST. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON 2003 INFINITI G35 AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH TOWING GUIDE SECTION OF THE OWNERS MANUAL.*MR *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEY WERE REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS TURNED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IN OCTOBER 2003. I ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING LOUDLY SINCE ABOUT 13,0000 MILES. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 OR 3 OCCASIONS WHEN I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I'VE BOUGHT SEVERAL CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HEARD THAT THE BREAKS SQUEAKING UNBEARABLY WAS NORMAL. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND IF THE BRAKES ARE EVEN MORE WORN DOWN THEY MIGHT SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. DO THE BREAKS HAVE TO TOTALLY GO OUT AND I RUN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE BEFORE I CAN GET THEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY??? I HAVE A 95 MUSTANG AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN MY 2003 INFINITI. I DON'T WANT TO PAY 30,000 FOR A CAR THAT SQUEEKS AS IF I'M DRIVING AN OLD BEAT UP LEMON. HELP! KDJ. *AK

MY 2003 INFINITI G35 HAS AN UNSAFE BRAKE SYSTEM. SINCE IT WAS NEW AND BEFORE 24,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THEY WEAR OUT SO FAST THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE UNSAFE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE SQUEAKED LOUDLY, EVEN WHEN NEW SO THAT IS NOT AN INDICATOR. INFINITI STOPPED PUTTING THIS BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE G35 6 MONTHS AFTER MANUFACTURING STARTED AND THEY GAVE A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES OF THESE CARS, SO THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM. THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS. *TR

I TOOK IN THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE FOR RECALLS AND THE SERVICE DEPT. NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THE ROTORS WOULD NEED RESURFACING. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SAME DEALER IN APRIL 2002 AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH 2002. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS 16K MILES ON IT. IT IS RIDICULOUS, EVEN WITH PERFORMANCE BRAKES, FOR THEM TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. INFINTI TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL.I HAVE A BMW 540 AND ITS DEFINETLY NOT NORMAL AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. INFINITI SHOULD REPPLAVE THE BRAKES AT LEAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR FREE.*AK

NOTICING THAT BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN USED AND DONT STOP AS WELL AS THEY USED TO.*AK