2004 INFINITI G35 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING COLDER WEATHER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2003 MODEL INFINITI G35. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56.

Mileage: 56

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET AT APPROX.30 MPH THE CAR STOPPED LIKE IT HAS A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK THE PANEL LIT UP AND IT DIED (NOT STALLED )NO MOVEMENT NOT EVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET...NO WARNING...NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT..JUST COMPLETE FAILURE ...FOUND OUT BY THE INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 ...DEALER CONTACTED AND FIXED FOR $268.00...CHECKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND CAM SENSOR..LET THEM KNOW THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE IF THERE WAS ANY FURTHER PROBLEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS, AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE SAME PARTS TO BE REPLACED AS AFFECTED BY AN EARLIER RECALL: RECALL ID# 03V455000 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL DATE: NOV 17, 2003 MODEL AFFECTED: INFINITI G35 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. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 630000 *TT

Mileage: 66,700

THE INFINITI G35 2004 MODEL WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS THE ISSUE AND THE 2003 MODEL HAD A RECALL HOWEVER THE 2004 DOES NOT. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING SINCE THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE ONE IS DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGER TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUALS DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

NISSAN JUST STARTED A RECALL FOR STALLED ENGINE. MY CAR (2004 INFINTI G35) SEEMS TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. NOW, THE ENGINE STALLS ONCE IN A WHILE AND YOU HAVE TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART FOR IT TO WORK. I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID CAN NOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE SPECIFIC RECALL. THE CAR POSES SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, IT WILL THREATEN SAFETY OF OTHERS INCLUDING MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITI G35 IN 2008. IT ALL STARTED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THAT I RECEIVED IN 2009 LESS THAN A MONTH AND A HALF LATER ABOUT 2000 MILES OF DRIVING LOOKING AT MY ODOMETER. I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL DIP STICK, AND TO MY SURPRISE I SHOWED THAT THE LOW WAS VERY LOW, SO I ADDED 4 QUARTS TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE DRIVE WAY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OIL SPOTS IN WHERE I PARK MY CAR, AND THERE WASN'T ANY OIL ON THE GROUND. THIS SITUATION OF ADDING OIL AT ABOUT 2000 MILE HAD WENT ON FOR MY NEXT TWO OIL CHANGES. AFTER WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I AM NOW ADDING 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2010. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME SEEING AS HOW I HAVE 108K, AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE G35, AND THAT INFINITI IS RELUCTANT IN CORRECT OR ADMITTING TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 G35 INFINITY 9/2008, THE CAR WAS CHECKED 2 WEEKS AGO ON JUNE 12, 2010 AT WHICH TIME 2 QUARTS OF OIL WAS PUT IN, LEVEL WAS FINE ON SATURDAY JUNE 26,2010 COMING HOME FROM PENNSYLVANIA CAR SHUT DOWN HAD TO BE TOWED, MECHANIC STATES ENGINE HAS GONE UP IN VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BURNED OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT I AM LEFT WITH NO CAR AND STILL OWE 8100 ON IT AS A CONSUMER I FEEL THAT INFINITY OWES ME AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE USED THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT IT DID AND NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CAR ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR IMMEDIATELY AND IT SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED - ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE OK BUT THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (P0340). LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR 2003 G35S (ID# 48751) BUT MY CAR IS A 2004 G35. INFINITI DEALERSHIPS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL NOTICE, SO I DECIDED TO CHANCE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAPPENED 6 DAYS LATER ON AN EXIT RAMP. ENGINE CUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS TIME IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO RE-START. TOOK SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS TIME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME REGARDING THE RECALL. THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE CUT OFF WAS 3 DAYS LATER, ALSO WHILE DRIVING. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 62,200

EVIDENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON INFINITI G35 MODELS. I OWN A 2004 INFINITI G35 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE 61, 300 MILES ON THE CAR. MY THROTTLE BODY JUST BROKE AND ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS ONLY COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY FOR 4 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. IN 3 STATES IT IS COVERED FOR 7 YEARS AND 70,000. IF THE PROBLEM IS THAT COMMON, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE 7 YEARS AND 70,000 FOR ALL STATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REST FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

IN A LITTLE OVER YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY G35 SEDAN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT BEGAN CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. I ALSO HAD TO ADD ABOUT 1/2 OF OIL AFTER EVERY 1500 MILES OF USAGE. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES, I ALSO ADVISED INFINITI OF THE PROBLEM BUT ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. I ADVISED THE INFINITI REP THAT MY ISUZU NOR MY NISSAN EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM OF CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. A LITTLE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AT START UPS AND BEGAN BURNING MORE OIL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO INFINITI AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. INFINITI NEW WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS, STATING POOR MAINTENANCE. I HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY COST. INFINITI KNOWS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE ENGINE WARRANTY AND MAKE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE AN INFINITI VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. WHEN EVER I GET A BROCHURE IN THE MAIL FROM INFINITI I DO NOT BOTHER TO OPEN THE ENVELOPE, I JUST THROW IT AWAY IN THE TRASH. INFINITI HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 8,900

EARLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR G35 6MT 2004 INFINITI COUPE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER AT THE NEXT CHECK UP APPOINTMENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND ONCE MORE ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING WITH THE CAR AT A RATE OF OVER 1/2QT. PER 1,000MI. HOWEVER, INIFINITI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS EXCESSIVE, AND CLAIMS THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMED IS WITHIN NORMAL STANDARDS. THEY CLAIM THAT A RATE OF 1QT PER 1000 MI. IS STILL ACCEPTABLE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT IF I FOLLOW THE SERVICE MANUAL'S 3,750MI OIL CHANGES I WOULD BE LEFT WITH UNDER 1.75QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IN VERY HIGH PROVABILITY OF EXPLOSION. THESE STANDARDS IN MY OPINION SEEM BACKWARD, MAYBE 40 YEARS AGO THOSE STANDARDS WERE CORRECT. I'VE OWNED MUSTANGS THAT HAVE CONSUMED LESS OIL THAN A BRAND NEW LUXURY VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE, SINCE INFINITI WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER 2004 G35 THAT DO NOT FACE THIS ISSUE. I'VE CONTINUED TO INVEST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MAKING EARLY OIL CHANGES, WHICH INFINITI WILL NOT COVER, IN FEAR THAT IF I DON'T KEEP THE ENGINE IN CHECK I MAY BE IN DANGER OF AN ENGINE EXPLOSION OR SIMILAR. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH 6 SPEED MANAUL ON THE HIGHWAY- I SUDDENLY GOT A VDC SLIP SLIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER INTERMITTINGLY LOOSING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ULTIMATELY INTO A PARKING LOT - ALTHOUGH I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR STUMBLED. THIS HAPPENED ONE BEFORE IN SEPT. 2007 WITH MY WIFE - IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 29,300

2004 INFINITY G35 COUPE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL, I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500--2000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2004 VQ35DE ENGINE OF A G35 COUPLE BURNS OIL RAPIDLY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN RECORDED. WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE SOON. *TR

ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AT START UP'S ON MY 2004 G35. HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO INFINITI DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED. INFINITE WOULD NOT REPAIR STATING THAT THERE WAS ENGINE SLUG BUILD UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE SECOND OPINION. MECHANIC FOUND NO SLUG BUILD-UP UNDER OIL CAP NOR IN CRANKCASE. I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO STRESS MY COMPLAINT. NO SATISFACTIONS OR RESOLUTION TO MY COMPLAINT. INFINITI HAS A POOR WARRANTY ON THEIR VEHICLES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND I NOW DO ALL MY OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES USING ONLY MOBIL 1 5W 30W FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. AS OF THIS APRIL I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS AND I AM NOW LOOKING TO TRADE IT IN AND GET RID OF IT BEFORE ANY OTHER PROBLEM SPRING UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. WORST WARRANTY I HAVE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. I ALSO OWN A MERCEDES BENZ AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 6,200

CAR FIRE.. MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. I NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE IN MY DOOR PANEL WHEN I ROLLED MY WINDOW UP. THIS MAY BE COINCIDENTAL , 15 MINUTES LATER WHILE INSIDE MY OFFICE I NOTICE MY CAR IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS FOR MY CAR SO SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG. I WAS NOT INJURED THANK GOD. THE FIRE DEP. SAID THIS WAS THE 2ND INFINITY IN 2 WEEKS THEY HAVE PUT OUT FIRE ON. *JB

DRIVING FREEWAY EVENING TRAFFIC AT 35 TO 50 MPH. ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER ASSIST. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL CAR CAME TO A FULL STOP AND KEY WAS TURNED OFF FIRST, WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. *JB

Mileage: 7,950

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ON THE FIRST VISIT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND VISIT THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPLETE THROTTLE BODY CHAMBER. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CORRECT AT THIS TIME. *JB

Mileage: 1,085