Showing 9,875 complaints for INFINITI
Incident date: Sep 2, 2003
MY G35 BRAKES ARE ALREADY IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT LESS THEN 20000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH BRAKES ON OTHER CARS WAS ALWAYS IN EXCESS OF 50K MILES. THIS SHORT BRAKE LIFE SHOULD BE NOTED IN INFINITI OWNERS MANUAL ALONG WITH AN EXPLAINATION OF WHY THE OWNER SHOULD EXPECT A POOR QUALITY SERVICE LIFE.*AK
Incident date: Jul 24, 2003
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 1995 INFINITI G20. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I WROTE THE INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISIONS BUT WAS INFORMED THEY DO NOT KEEP RECORDS OF HOW MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THIS MODEL AND IF THEY DID THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE THE INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A SY
... STEMIC DEFECT FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2003
ALMOST 99% OF THE TIME WHEN I ROLL MY G35 WITHIN 10 MPH I HEAR A CRACKLING OR GRINDING NOISE (LIKE FAN JUST STARTED) AND A "VIBRATION" WOULD TRANSFER FROM THE BRAKE TO MY FOOT. FTER TROUBLESHOOTING (SHUT DOWN ALL SOUND DEVICE INCLUDING AC/FAN) AND RESEARCHING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATED WHAT I DESCRIBED ABOVE IS NORMAL. IT'S A SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FEATURE ON ABS SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING SLOW.
... THE NOISE IS KINDA LOUD AND NOTICEABLE. IS IT THE NORM FOR ALL ABS SYTEMS BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS??*AKRead more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2003
WHILE PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Aug 23, 2003
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING A HIGH PITCH NOISE WAS HEARD THEN SMOKE BEGAN FLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE ALTERNATOR ON FIRE. *AK *NLM
Fire
Incident date: Aug 26, 2003
CONSTANT BRAKE NOISE. *NLM
Incident date: Aug 25, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING . *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH FEET DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Incident date: Aug 22, 2003
WHEN APPLIED BRAKES MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD SERVICED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. THE PROBLEM. INFINITI, I35, 1999. *AK
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. IF THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A SUDDEN POWER SURGE THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, THERE IS NO WARNING. *AK
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. IF THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A SUDDEN POWER SURGE THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, THERE IS NO WARNING. *AK
DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT WHEELS FOR THE ALLOY WHEEL RECALL 03 V 098 000. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 MONTHS.*AK
Incident date: Sep 20, 2002
LTR BEHALF OF PAUL REAVIS (CA) FEELS THE LOCATION OF THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE 2003 INFINITI G35 IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *MR THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DUE TO THE INADVERTENT ROTATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SELECTION CONTROL TO THE NEXT POSITION WHICH WAS "OFF. *SCC *CB *JB
Incident date: Aug 9, 2003
I OWN AN INFINITI G35, AND I JUST HAD A GENERAL REQUEST I WANTED TO MAKE. THE BRAKES ON G35'S WEAR OUT AFTER ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL G35S YET INFINITI DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, NOT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, OR GIVE A FREE SERVICE FOR THE BRAKES, WHICH COST ABOUT 900 BUCKS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY OR WHAT NOT, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO TAKE THIS INTO YOUR C
... ONSIDERATION AND REVIEW THE BRAKES ON INFINITI G35S. SINCE IT IS THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION, I AM SURE YOU'LL REVIEW THE BRAKES ON G35S. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2003
I OWN A 2002 INFINITI Q45, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. SINCE TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 8, 2002, I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION AND VIBRATION RELATED ISSUES, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NEVER ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON MY LATEST VISIT, DURING THE 22500-MILE SERVICE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT ALL FOUR OF MY FACTORY WHEELS WERE BENT. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SA
... ID THAT THEY SEE THIS REGULARLY AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACEPOTHOLES, BRICK ROADS, UNEVEN PAVEMENT, ETC. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND THE BRICK ROADS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN ON ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MY WHEELS. BEING THAT THE DEALERSHIPS TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, I BELIEVE THAT THE FACTORY INFINITI 18 WHEELS ARE MADE OF AN ALUMINUM ALLOY, WHICH IS TOO SOFT AND BENDS TOO EASILY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, INFINITI OWNERS MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEIR WHEELS ARE BENT AND UNSAFE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON THEM. *PHRead more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2003
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN.*AK
Incident date: Jul 15, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING UP A HILL THE IT WOULD STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS ALTERNATOR AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 171 000. BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *SC *JB
Incident date: Jul 31, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Incident date: Jul 30, 2003
THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS WHISTLING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. INFINITI HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM AFTER 4 VISITS. VERY UNHAPPY.
Incident date: Jul 28, 2003
AT 9.5K SERVICE (3RD), CAR HAD SLIGHT PULSING IN THE BRAKES. DEALER CONFIRMED WARPED ROTORS AND MACHINED. ESTIMATED REMAINING PAD LIFE ONLY ABOUT 50%. CAR AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED IN MAINLY CITY DRIVING. THIS IS THE FASTEST WEAR I HAVE SEEN ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED IN 35 YEARS INCLUDING NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE CARS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES MANY COMPLAINTS FOR PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. THIS HAS ALS
... O BEEN A RECCURING TOPIC ON INFINITI WEB FORUMS. DEALER INDICATED INFINITI USED TO COVER THIS AS WARRANTY BUT IS NOW BALKING AT REPLACEMENT UNDER THE GUISE THESE ARE "HIGH PERFORMANCE" BRAKES AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ULTRA SHORT BRAKE LIFE, SOME CONSUMERS MAY NOT BELIEVE THE BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR SQUEAL AND NOT GET THE BRAKES CHECKED IN TIME TO PREVENT FAILURE. THIS COULD TURN INTO A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ALSO MAYBE DUE TO AN UNRECOGNIZED INTERACTION WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRONIC BRAKE ASSISTANCE AND TRACTION CONTROL LEADING TO HIGHER BRAKE STRESSES AND SHORT LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR A TECHICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND WATCHED AS A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CARS AGE.Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2003
AT 9.5K SERVICE (3RD), CAR HAD SLIGHT PULSING IN THE BRAKES. DEALER CONFIRMED WARPED ROTORS AND MACHINED. ESTIMATED REMAINING PAD LIFE ONLY ABOUT 50%. CAR AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED IN MAINLY CITY DRIVING. THIS IS THE FASTEST WEAR I HAVE SEEN ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED IN 35 YEARS INCLUDING NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE CARS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES MANY COMPLAINTS FOR PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. THIS HAS ALS
... O BEEN A RECCURING TOPIC ON INFINITI WEB FORUMS. DEALER INDICATED INFINITI USED TO COVER THIS AS WARRANTY BUT IS NOW BALKING AT REPLACEMENT UNDER THE GUISE THESE ARE "HIGH PERFORMANCE" BRAKES AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ULTRA SHORT BRAKE LIFE, SOME CONSUMERS MAY NOT BELIEVE THE BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR SQUEAL AND NOT GET THE BRAKES CHECKED IN TIME TO PREVENT FAILURE. THIS COULD TURN INTO A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ALSO MAYBE DUE TO AN UNRECOGNIZED INTERACTION WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRONIC BRAKE ASSISTANCE AND TRACTION CONTROL LEADING TO HIGHER BRAKE STRESSES AND SHORT LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR A TECHICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND WATCHED AS A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CARS AGE.Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Incident date: May 12, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Incident date: Jun 11, 2003
CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE HEAT SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE HEAT SHIELDS ON THE INFINITI QX4 WERE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PASSPORT ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER HEARING A RATTLING NOISE. THE FIRST TIME THEY RE-SECURED THE HEAT SHIELDS AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THE NOISE WAS BACK. THE CONSUMER WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS TO RE
... PLACE THE HEAT SHIELD OR HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD REMOVED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAS NO HEAT SHIELDS IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *CB *JBRead more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. *AK
Incident date: Jul 25, 2003
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS A IN PARK AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER'S SON WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE APPROX. 5 MIN. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WINDSHIELD BROKE WHEN THE DASH DOOR HITTING IT WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HIS SON SUFFERED CUTS, BURNS AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT SIDE. HIS LEFT EYE WAS DAMAGED AND BLAC
... KENED. VISION HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. *PHRead more
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 19, 2003
THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUDDENLY SAW THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, FOLLOWED BY THE BLINKING OF THE SEAT BELT LIGHT, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOUSING OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AFTER THE BLAST AND KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE
... SAFETY HAZARD. *SCC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A BRAKE JOB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS UNWARRANTED. *PH *JBRead more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2003
THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUDDENLY SAW THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, FOLLOWED BY THE BLINKING OF THE SEAT BELT LIGHT, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOUSING OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AFTER THE BLAST AND KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE
... SAFETY HAZARD. *SCC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A BRAKE JOB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS UNWARRANTED. *PH *JBRead more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2002
MY BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED, CUT OR REPLACED, (5) FIVE TIMES STARTING ON 09/18/02 WITH 5,350 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED AT 15,409 MILES, THE FIFTH TIME, I WAS TOLD INFINITI WILL NO LONGER SERVICE THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO ADMITTED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES WEARING OUT QUICKLY. BUT, THERE WAS NO A
... NSWER AS TO WHY MY ROTORS WARPED REPEATEDLY, AND WHY A MASTER TECHNICIAN WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY CAR.*AKRead more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2001
SULPHER SMELL INSIDE CAR: THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT. EVENTUALLY THE SMELL WENT AWAY BY ITSELF, OR WHAT EVER SMELLED LIKE SULPHUR WHILE IT WAS BURNING FINALLY BURNT UP.*AK HERE IS A LIST OF OTHER REPAIRS THE DEALER HAS MADE: NEW ALTINATOR NEW WEATHER STRIPING ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR-NOW ITS COMING OFF AGAIN NEW REGULATOR FOR WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEW MOTOR
... MOUNTS NEW LINKAGE UNDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION- COULDN'T REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION UNLESS THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS BEING PUSHED FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME. NEW POCKET FOR THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT ENGINE NOISE OR RATTLE- INSTALLED BOLTS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTUR RAN OUT OF THOSE BOLTS DURING ASSEMBLY, AND THINKING THEY WERE NOT NESSISARY, SOLD MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHERS WITHOUT THOSE BOLTS. REPLACED THE BOLTS FOR THE HEAT SHIELD OR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AFTER MORE THAN SIX TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY PUT A NEW AC COMPRESSOR ON THAT QUIETED THE NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THE NOISE IS BACK. I HAVE SINCE QUIT DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT ACCURATE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE REPAIR ORDERS INFRONT OF ME.Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2003
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE WHEN THE DRIVER'S "SIDE" AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE IN THE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE MODULE TO SHORT CIRCUIT RESULTING IN THE BAG DEPLOYING.
Incident date: Jul 16, 2003
FRONT BRAKE PADS ON INFINITY G35 CAUSE A PULSATING ACTION AND ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. INFINITY CORPORATE WILL NOT LET THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, DESPITE A PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MOREOVER, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. INFINITY CORPORATE DID ALLOW THE DEALER TO REPLACE TH
... IS UNDER RECALL R3011.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2003
FRONT BRAKE PADS ON INFINITY G35 CAUSE A PULSATING ACTION AND ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. INFINITY CORPORATE WILL NOT LET THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, DESPITE A PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MOREOVER, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. INFINITY CORPORATE DID ALLOW THE DEALER TO REPLACE TH
... IS UNDER RECALL R3011.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2003
BOUGHT MY INFINITI G35 IN MAY OF 2002, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, THE DRIVER'S SEATS SEEMS TO BE MOVING, ROCKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING.. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON A LOT OF G35'S. DEALER'S AND INFINITI HAS NOT RELESASE A FIX THAT WORKS YET AFTER A YEAR... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE TWICE MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUS
... ED AN ACCIDENT..... THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LIFE OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE THEY MIGHT FAIL PREMATURELY... MOST DRIVERS OF THE G COMPLAIN THAT THEIR PADS AND ROTORS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS 8,000 MILES AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2003
BOUGHT MY INFINITI G35 IN MAY OF 2002, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, THE DRIVER'S SEATS SEEMS TO BE MOVING, ROCKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING.. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON A LOT OF G35'S. DEALER'S AND INFINITI HAS NOT RELESASE A FIX THAT WORKS YET AFTER A YEAR... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE TWICE MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUS
... ED AN ACCIDENT..... THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LIFE OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE THEY MIGHT FAIL PREMATURELY... MOST DRIVERS OF THE G COMPLAIN THAT THEIR PADS AND ROTORS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS 8,000 MILES AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2003
BOUGHT MY INFINITI G35 IN MAY OF 2002, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, THE DRIVER'S SEATS SEEMS TO BE MOVING, ROCKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING.. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON A LOT OF G35'S. DEALER'S AND INFINITI HAS NOT RELESASE A FIX THAT WORKS YET AFTER A YEAR... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE TWICE MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUS
... ED AN ACCIDENT..... THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LIFE OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE THEY MIGHT FAIL PREMATURELY... MOST DRIVERS OF THE G COMPLAIN THAT THEIR PADS AND ROTORS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS 8,000 MILES AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2003
BOUGHT MY INFINITI G35 IN MAY OF 2002, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, THE DRIVER'S SEATS SEEMS TO BE MOVING, ROCKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING.. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON A LOT OF G35'S. DEALER'S AND INFINITI HAS NOT RELESASE A FIX THAT WORKS YET AFTER A YEAR... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE TWICE MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUS
... ED AN ACCIDENT..... THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LIFE OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE THEY MIGHT FAIL PREMATURELY... MOST DRIVERS OF THE G COMPLAIN THAT THEIR PADS AND ROTORS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS 8,000 MILES AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AKRead more
Incident date: May 16, 2003
WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE GEAR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash
Incident date: Jun 15, 2002
DRIVERS SEAT "ROCKS" BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES EMITTING A "POPPING" OR "CLICKING" NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR WHILE CORNERING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION OF NORMAL DRIVING HABITS, RESULTING IN ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND OVER AND UNDERSTEERING. I HAVE FOUND CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SEAT REDUCE T
... HE MOVEMENT, BUT THESE ADJUSTMENTS MAKE THE SEAT UNCOMFOTABLE AND DO NOT PROVIDE THE PROPER SITTING POSITION I NEED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE THUS NOTIFIED TWO SEPERATE INFINITI DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHOM WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND ONE OF WHICH MADE THE MOVEMENT WORSE DURING THEIR "INSPECTION" OF THE FAULTY SEAT. I OWN AN INFINITI G35 WITH THE PREMIUM PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND A FULL-POWER DRIVERS SEAT.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2002
DRIVERS SEAT "ROCKS" BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES EMITTING A "POPPING" OR "CLICKING" NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR WHILE CORNERING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION OF NORMAL DRIVING HABITS, RESULTING IN ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND OVER AND UNDERSTEERING. I HAVE FOUND CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SEAT REDUCE T
... HE MOVEMENT, BUT THESE ADJUSTMENTS MAKE THE SEAT UNCOMFOTABLE AND DO NOT PROVIDE THE PROPER SITTING POSITION I NEED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE THUS NOTIFIED TWO SEPERATE INFINITI DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHOM WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND ONE OF WHICH MADE THE MOVEMENT WORSE DURING THEIR "INSPECTION" OF THE FAULTY SEAT. I OWN AN INFINITI G35 WITH THE PREMIUM PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND A FULL-POWER DRIVERS SEAT.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN , AND IT DIDN'T RESTART. *AK
Incident date: Jun 27, 2003
I PURCHASED MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IN AUGUST 2002. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A LOT OF BRAKE DUST ON MY FRONT BRAKES. I INFORMED THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER
... EVEN BEGAN TO READ ME AN ARTICLE/PUBLICATION SUGGESTING THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THESE WERE HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES. NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS DEALER AND INFINITI FOR OVER 4 MONTHS, TO NO AVAIL I LEFT THE ISSUE ALONE. NOW 6 MONTHS LATER, I REQUIRE NEW FRONT BRAKES AT ONLY 19,000 MILES. *NLMRead more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2003
WHEN I AM IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF TIME THE ENGINE IDLES VERY FAST. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE ENGINE RPM READS 1100 (IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT OCCURRING IT IS USUALLY 750 RPM IN IDLE OR WHEN STOPPED) WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CARS DRIVES AT 30 MPH (ALMOST AS IF IT IN CRUISE C
... ONTROL MODE EVEN THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ENGAGED) WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING AND I COME TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK THE ENGINE RACES TO 3000 RPM AND SEEMS STUCK AT THAT LEVEL. I RECENTLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THROTTLE BOX CLEANING BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE "COMPUTER" DOES NOT SHOW A TROUBLE CODE. THEY RECOMMEND THAT I BRING IT IN WHEN IT IS OCCURRING. THE PROBLEM IS NOT COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE AND WHEN IT DOES OCCUR IT IS USUALLY IN THE 5:00-7:00 PM DRIVE TIME, THE DEALER IS CLOSED. I HAVE ASKED THEN TO ALSO LOOK AT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WHICH THEY SAY THEY WILL. I FEEL THAT THE SITUATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS A SENSE THAT I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS. THANK YOU. *NLMRead more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2001
THE CHROME "PLATED" (THEY ARE REALLY PLASTIC COVERS) INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS PREMATURELY WORN OFF, LEAVING EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE. WHEN AN UNSUSPECTING PASSENGER OPENS THE DOOR WITHOUT CAUTION, A SEVERE LACERATION OF THE HAND CAM OCCUR. VERY DANGEROUS, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MY I30 ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN SPITE OF MY WARNINGS TO PASSENGERS.
... *NLMRead more
3 injured
Incident date: Jan 30, 2003
REAR SPEAKER MAKING NOISE. *JB
Incident date: Apr 1, 2002
WHILE AT A STOP, GAS FUMES COLLECTED AND SEEPED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND EVAPORATOR CANISTER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL RECURRED.*AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHEN FILLING EVEN THOUGH TANK WAS NOT FULL. SMELL POSSIBLY CAME FROM FUEL INJECTORS ON REAR BANK. *TT *JB
Incident date: May 6, 2003
THE CAR WHILE DRIVING JUST STARTED LEAKING GAS, WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Incident date: May 6, 2003
THE CAR WHILE DRIVING JUST STARTED LEAKING GAS, WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Incident date: Apr 28, 2003
TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 5000MPH. *AK