2004 INFINITI G35 Engine Problems

Car has unintended acceleration that can only be stopped by turning off ignition key. This happens without warning. When stopped and foot on brake car accelerates to top rpm then brake goes to floor resulting in no control of car.

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My heater and AC lights kicks on and off causing my windows to fog making it easy to have an accident. There is a ticking as well but no lights

[XXX] ,[XXX] , Blmfld Ct [XXX]. [XXX] Hot Wheels Auto Sales LLC , 367 Oakland St , Manchester Ct 06042. [XXX] salesman [XXX] ([XXX]) [XXX] owner 11/2/21, I brought my 2004 Infiniti g35 to Monro muffler/brake 431 main st East Hftd Ct 06118 [XXX] due to a noise in the tire area. The Inspection shows there is Bondo filler placed in rotten holes and sprayed with black spray paint (underbody cover up). oil leaks, drive shaft problem. right front axle, steering rack leak, Knock sensor, rear shocks, oil filter housing leak. 11/2/21 I bring the vehicle to Infiniti dealer 150 Weston St Hartford CT 06120 [XXX] ext.[XXX] The diagnosis the car is unsafe, will not pass a safety inspection, will not pass emission, multi leaks, oil cooler seal, incorrect trans line, clamps leaking, axle seal, valve cover, cam sensor, right axle inner joint is failing coming apart, Bondo filler in rotten holes sprayed black and structural damage. 11/6/21 I went to Hot wheels and talked with [XXX] and [XXX] . [XXX] offered $2,000 for the car which is not a fair price. Then [XXX] stated he will call his welder. 11/10/21, I drove the car to Standard Welding 212 Prospect St East Hartford Ct 06108. R[XXX] is the person I talked with. Rick called [XXX] with no response from [XXX]. [XXX] says take the car back until he talks to [XXX]. 11/10/21 [XXX] calls me stating bring the car back to Standard Welding 11/15/21 or 11/16/21. 11/16/21, I brought the vehicle to [XXX]. [XXX] nor I had any clear clarification about Hot Wheels not paying for the rotted holes, just the structural part. I called[XXX]. [XXX] and I talked with [XXX]. There was a problem with [XXX] for the cost$3,500.00. [XXX] says bring the car. I bring the car to Hot Wheels [XXX] states he's done. I ask for a refund and I didn’t receive one . There hasn't been any communication from [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO ACQUIRE A LIFE OF ITS OWN AND SPED UP, UNRESPONSIVE TO DRIVERS APPLICATION OF BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.AS DRIVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD.

Mileage: 133,800

VEHICILE GOES INTO SAFE MODE WITHOUT WARNING AND SLOWS TO ABOUT 20 MPH PUTTING PASSENGERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 141,000

THE CAR BURNED NEARLY 4.2. QTS OF OIL IN UNDER 4000 MILES. MASSIVE NUMBER OF USERS INDICATE SAME PROBLEM OF INSANE AMOUNTS OF OIL CONSUMPTION ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS MOST LIKELY ALSO A SERIOUS SMOG VIOLATION IN CA AND ALSO IS CAUSING ENGINES TO BLOW UP. NUMEROUS MECHANICS WILL VERIFY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ENGINES BLOWING AT UNDER 100,00 MILES DO TO EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE PROOF OF MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND NUMBER OF MILES. ALSO THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT CAME OUT OF MY CAR WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF QUART AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING. MY MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THERE ARE NO LEAKS. PLEASE NHTSA! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. 20,0000 DOLLAR CAR IS BASICALLY TOTALED NOW. ALL DEALERS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE HIDING IT. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THREE YEARS AND NO MATTER HOW YOU RESET IT, IT WILL CONTINUALLY RETURN TO BEING ON, INDICATING SOME SORT OF PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

THIS CAR HAS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL AND IT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE FORUMS FOR G35 DRIVERS. THIS IS FOLLOW UP ON A COMPLAINT I JUST MADE. I HAD THE CAR'S OIL CHANGED WITH SYNTHETIC AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE IT IS CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES. THOUGH THE CAR BURNED OFF NEARLY 4.25 QTS OF OIL IN UNDER 4,000 MILES CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE, THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THE WHOLE TIME EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. THE MECHANICS I WORK WITH INDICATED THAT THEY HAD THE SAME EXACT CAR AND HAD BLOWN 3 OF THE EXACT SAME ENGINES BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THIS IS ABSURD. PLEASE NHTSA PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING BLOWN ENGINES DUE TO THE LACK OF COOPERATION BY INFINITI. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF; I'M BLESSED THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND MANEUVER OVER QUICKLY WITHOUT ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDING ME. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THE POWER KICKED BACK IN. WHAT COULD BE THE ISSUE......NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON SO IS THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR AT A MONTH WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTTING OFF. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CAR COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF AND LIGHTS COMING ON (SERVICE ENGINE, VDC, AND SLIP) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2015. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILES IS 152,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,006.

Mileage: 200,006

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT WILL SUDDENLY GO INTO "SLIP " MODE. THE SERVICE ENGINE, VDC OFF, AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THE ACCELERATOR STOPS FUNCTIONING AND THE ENGINE COASTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN THAT I HAVE INCLUDED BELOW ON THE SAME VEHICHLES THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND SOME FROM 2004. WHEN I CONTACTED INFINITI MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY CAR. SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200. NOTES: NISSAN RECALL NO. R3022/INFINITI RECALL NO. R3021. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,490.

Mileage: 79,490

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND DEPICTED COPIOUS TIMES ON MULTIPLE SITES, MY 2004 G35 (BUILT IN 2003 AND PURCHASED 11/03 W/ ONLY 43,544 MILES) STALLS W/O WARNING. ENGINE AND VDC LIGHTS SHOW ONLY AFTER ENGINE STALLS. IF IDLE RPMS ARE INCREASED TO 1,000, TO PREVENT STALLING, THE ENGINE IDLE LOPES NOTICEABLY. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE STOPPED (STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS) AND WHILE DRIVING 4 OUT OF THE LAST 4 TIMES DRIVEN. RESEARCH INDICATES THE FIX CONSISTS OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSORS. IT IS PATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE (I.E. 100K+ OR IN MY CASE 43K MILES) THE ENGINE WILL STALL, JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S) RESULTING FROM BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES, THEREBY ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OF ANY/ALL VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE THE CAUSAL FACTOR FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING HURT/MAIMED/KILLED DUE TO AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ERROR BY NISSAN/INFINITI, NOR SHOULD AN OWNER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A BLATANTLY OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT'S, BY BEING REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A SYSTEM BEYOND THEIR CONTROL AND THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. PLEASE RESEARCH THE WARRANTY AND REPAIR ORDERS, AS WELL AS THE MYRIAD OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS, REFLECTED ON ON-LINE SITES AND FORUMS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF THE AIR BAGS, EXPLODING GAS TANKS, ETC...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. RESPECTFULLY.

Mileage: 43,544

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINTI G35. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VDC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON BRAKES MAKES WHOLE CAR SHAKE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES

Mileage: 10,822

2004 INFINITI G35 LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AS WELL AS VDC LIGHTS ARE ON. IT IS HESITANT TO START AFTER THAT. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONE TIME EACH DURING THE LAST THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SAME ISSUE EXIST ON THE 2003 G35 IN WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR, BUT NONE EXISTS FOR THE 2004 MODELS. CONTACTED INFINIT IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR MY MODEL, EXCEPT FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD BE TREATED AS A REPAIR (SUBJECT TO VERY HIGH DEALER COSTS) AND NOT A RECALL. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER POST ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME MODEL AND THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT IT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY INFINITI. HOW HAS INFINITI VERIFIED THAT THIS DOES NOT EXIST IN OTHER MODEL, ESPECIALLY BEING SO CLOSE THE 2003 AND 2004?!? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING THEN TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO RESTART. WHEN STARTED, THE VDC, SLIP, AND ENGINE LIGHT WHERE ALL ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE 2 CODES FOR THE CAMSHIFT POSITION CENTER WERE GIVEN. THE CAR IS HARD TO START AND OFTEN DIES DURING IDLE TIME. WHEN CHECKING ON THE RECALL, MY VIN WAS NOT ONE LISTED, HOWEVER IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME CAMSHAFT SENSOR IDENTIFIED BY INFINITI.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER AWAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. WHEN SPARK PLUG'S WERE REMOVED FOR TUNE UP REPLACEMENT, FOUND ONE COATED WITH OIL. LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 QUART OF OIL PER 2 WEEK PERIOD. LOOKED UP FORUMS FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD A PISTON RING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINTI G35. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VDCF AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERALS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,580.

Mileage: 196,580

THIS JUST STARTED FOR ME, I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR JUST LOSS POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. NOT YET STALLED BUT GOING ABOUT 2 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT ENDED UP STALLING OUT WHEN I STOPPED, I COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE GAS, BUT IT DID. A LIGHT SAYING VDC (SLIPPED) TURNED ON AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON. I EXPERIENCED THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. NEEDLESS TO SAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME STATING THAT IT WAS ALL FIXED BUT IT DID THE SAME THING ON SATURDAY 9/12/15. 2004 IS NOT A YEAR IMPACTED BY THE RECALL YET I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2003 RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND VDC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-SLIP, CHECK ENGINE, AND VDC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

WAS MANEUVERING A GENTLE RIGHT HAND CURVE ON A 4 LANE CITY STREET. THE CAR JUST SIMPLY DIED. WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING THE POWER STEERING WAS NULLIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WANTED TO CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. AHEAD THERE WAS AN AREA WITH A DRIVEWAY BELONGING TO THE WATER DEPT. WHICH I WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE VEHICLE ONTO, OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND AAA WAS CALLED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW ONE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES I COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAITING AT THE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, MY SPEED WAS 10 TO 15 MPH AND DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS MINIMAL. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS AGAIN, THE CULPRIT. LAST WED. 4/29/15, THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCURRENCE THEN AGAIN TODAY 5/3/15, YET ANOTHER. WITH THE LAST TWO, THE CAR WAS QUICKLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. RESEARCH REVEALED MALFUNCTIONS WITH BOTH THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE CAUSE FOR A RECALL WITH INFINITI BUT IT SEEMS EVERYONE THAT HAD SUBMITTED A THREAD CONCERNING THE PROBLEM REPORTED THE VIN NUMBER ON THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE "LIST" THAT QUALIFIED FOR ANY ACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHAT??? IF THIS LIFE THREATENING OCCURRENCE IS HAPPENING TO LITERALLY DOZENS OF INFINITI OWNERS, WHY IS THERE A QUALIFYING LIST??? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VDC, THE SLIP AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED IN OPERATION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SHAFT SENOR WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD A LOW OIL LIGHT AND DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND SPARK PLUGS. WHEN I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUG I FOUND OIL POOLING IN THE SPARK PLUG TUBE AND SAW AN OBVIOUS LEAK IN THE VALVE COVER SEAL. THE OIL LEVEL HAD REACHED 1CM ABOVE THE CONNECTOR IN THE BOOT. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE VALVE COVERS CONTAIN BAD SPARK PLUG TUBE SEALS. THIS ALLOWS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL TO POOL IN THE SPARK PLUG TUBE. WHEN THE OIL REACHES THE SPARK PLUG BOOT IT CAN IGNITE AND CAUSE ENGINE FIRES AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

CAR FALTERED AT NORMAL TRAFFIC SPEED, THREATENED TO STOP RUNNING, SHIFTED AWKWARDLY, DROVE ERRATICALLY -- TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS -- THEN WAS DIFFICULT TO START ONCE STOPPED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME AFFECTED PART ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR, BUT DIDN'T INVOLVE MY PARTICULAR VIN -- THIS CAMPAIGN (03V455000) PERHAPS SHOULD BE READDRESSED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 108,800

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MY ENGINE STALLED WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WITH NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO START THE ENGINE. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETECTED A BAD CAM SHAFT SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 65,578

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

THIS IS REGARDING THE INFINITI VQ ENGINE AND ITS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I OWN A 2004 G35X I PAID FOR AND ITS SITS WITH THE BIGGEST OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM DUE TO NISSIANS PROBLEM WITH THE VQ ENGINES AT THE TIME OF THE MAKE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. VERY MANY PEOPLE! I DONT FIND THIS FAIR AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND COME TO A CONCLUSION. PLZ *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY THROUGH TOWN AT 30 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED AND ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST INTO A PARKING LOT OFF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED CAR IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK AND TURNED CAR IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. I WAITED A FEW MORE MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

Mileage: 96,431

THE VQ35DE INFINITI G35 ENGINE CONSUMES OIL QUICKLY. ROUGHLY ABOUT 1QT/1000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2009 WITH 35,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WITH FILTER AND PLUG HAVE BEEN MADE HABITUALLY EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC 5W-30 OR 10W-30 DEPENDING ON THE SEASON. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST OTHER VQ35DE USERS ON BOTH THE INFINITI G35 AND NISSAN 350Z. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SOMEONE, BECAUSE INFINITI DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 69,756

I WAS ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I LOST ENGINE POWER AS WELL AS POWER STEERING. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS TURNED ON. I LOOKED THIS UP, AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SO THERE WAS RECALL ON THE INFINITI G35 SEDAN, BUT INTERESTINGLY NOT ON THE COUPE. THE RECALL IS REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED AFTERWARDS TO MY MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED THE PROBLEM WAS THIS SENSOR AS WELL. THIS CAR FAILURE WAS VERY SUDDEN AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AND STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WOULD BE DRIVING FOR VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF TIME, FROM 5 TO 20 MINUTES, WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WOULD JUST CUT OUT. THIS WAS AT STOPLIGHTS, WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN, THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY CONSISTENT REASON. BASED ON RESEARCH ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, IT APPEARS TO BE A CAMSHAFT OR CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. ONLY THE SENSOR, NOT ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FLAW WHEN A SENSOR CAUSES YOUR VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND OTHER HIGHLY DANGEROUS TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THIS CAR HAS A BAD CASE OF AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION. SINCE IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS, I'VE GOTTEN FAMILIAR WITH THE SYMPTONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THE CAR WILL SIMPLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND ALL OF THEM OCCUR WHEN BRAKING: 1) WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY JUST REV UP TO 4 OR 5 THOUSAND RPM. 2) SAME AS ABOVE BUT ACCELERATION CAN BE CAUSED BY PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. 3) EXITING FREEWAY AND BRAKING, THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN AT THE SAME RPM AND/OR SPEED UP. 4) (THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS) WHEN BRAKING EXTRA HARD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT DOWN AND THE ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. THIS ONE HAS NEARLY GOTTEN ME A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE, THROTTLE BODY, ETC. NOTHING HAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND INCIDENTS MAY BE MONTHS APART. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE DEALER HAS DENIED THAT ANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THE USA. OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT SINCE 2003 ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES WHILE THE MANUFACTURER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS ALLOWED IT TO PERSIST FOR 10 YEARS. ONLY RECENTLY HAS THE DEALER ADMITTED OTHER PROBLEMS AND STATED THEY WERE AFRAID OF WHAT HAPPENED TO TOYOTA. BRIEFLY LOOKING AT ENTRIES ON THE NHTSA SITE, THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT HALF A DOZEN COMPLAINTS A YEAR. NONE REPORTED A FATALITY BUT THEN THE DEAD ARE UNLIKELY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IF A TENTH OF A PERCENT OF THE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FILED COMPLAINTS, THAT WOULD BE 6,000 VEHICLES PER YEAR ARE BEING PRODUCED WITH THIS FATAL FLAW. IN SUMMARY, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A POTENTIALLY LETHAL VEHICLE? SELL IT TO SOME UNSUSPECTING PERSON AND ENDANGER THEIR LIFE OR KEEP IT AND WONDER WHEN IT WILL KILL ME? IF THE LATTER HAPPENS, WE'LL ALL KNOW WHY. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

I WAS DRIVING ON 93 SOUTH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY THREW ON MY FLASHERS WHILE OTHER CARS WERE WHIZZING BY ME AND CALLED THE STATE POLICE TERRIFIED I WOULD BE HIT AND UNABLE TO MOVE. AFTER I HUNG I UP I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES UNABLE TO BEAR SITTING THERE, I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT STARTED. I CALLED BACK THE STATE TROOPERS AND WAS TOLD TO JUST GET THE CAR TO A SAFE SPOT AND CALL A TOW TRUCK, I HAD AAA. I DID AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. I HAD IT BROUGHT BY TOW TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME I HAD A FAULTY CAM SENSOR. HE SUGGESTED I BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THESE WERE BEING RECALLED UP UNTIL 2003. I DID AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS JUST THE ECM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I INSISTED THAT I WAS CONCERNED I COULDN'T GO THROUGH ANOTHER INCIDENT LIKE FRIDAY NIGHT. THEY CALLED MY MECHANIC AND CALLED ME BACK SAYING THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR FOR $400. I THINK THEY SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF THE CAM SENSOR AS THIS WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND COULD HAVE KILLED ME. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 175,000

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN IT LOST POWER AND THE VDC, SLIP AND CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE CAR REGAIN POWER BUT AT LESS AMOUNT AND WAS HARD TO START. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. AND WAS FOUND TO NEED A CAM POS SENSOR. IF THIS LOSS OF POWER HAPPEN WHEN PASSING ON A 2 LANE ROAD I MAY NOT BE WRITING THIS . THE 2003 MODELS HAD A RECALL I THINK THIS MODEL NEEDS ONE TO. THE COST WAS OVER 350.00. *TR

Mileage: 110,440

FIRST, ON 07/28/2012, AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, NOTICE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SORT OF STALLED (SAW THE TACHOMETER DROP COMPLETELY) FOR 1 SECOND AND RESUME OPERATION. CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE SLIP, VDC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM THIS INCIDENT. AFTER A WHILE, TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES AND FINALLY DID. DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME AND AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH (THANKS GOOD) THE CAR'S ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF (THANKS GOD WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY (DON'T WANT TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH CARS COMING RIGHT BEHIND ME AT ABOUT 70). WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND CONTINUED DRIVING SLOW (ON THE STREETS) TO MY DESTINATION. THE CAR NOW STARTS OK AFTER A WHILE BUT SUDDENLY DIES. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOW AND IT SHOWS A P0335 CODE (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR). MY MECHANIC SAYS, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CARS. ***SAME RECALL AS IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR*** WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR, FOR SOME ONE TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT FOR NISSAN'S FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS REPORTED IN THE 2003 MODELS??? I HOPE NOT. IF I HAD CHILDREN, I WOULD TRANSPORT THEM IN THIS VEHICLE, EVER!!! *TR

Mileage: 111,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE VDC, SLIP AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY WAS RESTARTED AND ALL OF THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AS THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,637.

Mileage: 97,637

YESTERDAY, JULY 9, 2012, WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON A MAIN CITY STREET THE ENGINE ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35 JUST STOPPED RUNNING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. MANAGED TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VDC OFF AND SLIP LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND JUST SAT THERE, STUNNED, FOR A FEW MINUTES. I DECIDED TO TRY TO START IT UP AGAIN, AND IT DID START AND SOUNDED OK, SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT ON HOME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE FOR THE NEXT HOUR, I KIND OF FIGURED IT MIGHT BE THIS DEFECTIVE CAM POSITION SENSOR, AS THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR DISPLAYED SOUNDED JUST LIKE WHAT SO MANY OTHERS WERE DESCRIBING, PLUS INIFINITI AND NISSAN HAD A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ISSUED ON THE 2003 G35. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH OTHERS THAT THE 2004 G35 SHOULD BE UNDER THIS SAME RECALL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, LOSE ALL ENGINE POWER. I WILL ADD THAT LATER THAT EVENING I HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE, SO I TOOK A CHANCE THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT. IT QUIT ON ME TWICE IN THE AREA AROUND MY HOME WITHIN 10 BLOCKS. SO, OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT TAKE THIS CAR VERY FAR FROM HOME WITHOUT GETTING THIS REPAIRED AND REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TODAY TO HAVE THEM FIND OUT THE CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT. IT'S WHAT I SUSPECTED, 0340, WHICH IS THE PASSENGER SIDE CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE VERY THING ON THE 2003 INIFINITI G35 MODEL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 181,000