2005 INFINITI G35 Exterior Lighting Problems

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT INSIDE THE REAR GLASS DOES NOT WORK AND NEVER HAS. IT IS NOT JUST MINE THAT DOESN'T EITHER. ALMOST ALL G35'S WITHOUT OEM SPOILER HAVE THIS ISSUE.

3RD BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DIM AND AN LED NO LONGER WORKS, A PROBLEM THAT RUNS RAMPANT THROUGHOUT MANY G35'S. IT IS A GREAT SAFETY RISK, THE PROBABILITY FOR A REAR END ACCIDENT INCREASED GREATLY THANKS TO THE FAILURE OF THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. INFINITI MUST FIX THIS ISSUE, THEY HAVE BEEN AVOIDING IT FOR TOO LONG. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CARS WITHIN THIS MAKERS COMMUNITY. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. *JS

Mileage: 48,000

HMSL (THIRD BRAKE LIGHT) IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. ONE LED HAD BEEN OUT FOR TWO YEARS, THEN THE ENTIRE UNIT FAILED. INFINITI DEALERS SELL THE REPLACEMENT UNIT FOR OVER $200, PLUS THAT SUM IN LABOR FOR THE DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON UNIT FAILURE IN THE G35 MODELS, ACCORDING TO INTERNET SEARCHES AND OBSERVATION OF NUMEROUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS REMAINED UNADDRESSED FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THIRD-BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND GOES OUT. DOES NOT WORK 80% OF THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MANY G35 VEHICLES FROM 2003 - 2007 DOES NOT WORK - THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUITRY ON THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT THAT SITS BEHIND THE WINDOW, UP ABOVE THE TRUNK. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

JUST BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED I NEED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS OVER $500 WHICH INCLUDED PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND INFINITI WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WERE JUST AN ISSUE OF A BULB BURNING OUT AND A $10 REPLACEMENT PART, BUT THIS UNIT IS BASICALLY INSTALLED AS A PERMANENT LED COMPONENT WITHOUT THE THOUGHT OF EASY REPLACEMENT. FOR SUCH A SIMPLE SAFETY ITEM I FEEL THAT THE PRICE AND LABOR IS EXTREME AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT (THE ONE IN THE BACK WINDSHIELD) COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GO OUT WHILE IM BRAKING OR SOMETIMES ITS REALLY DIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I AM CONSTANTLY PARANOID ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SINCE THAT IS THE ONLY ONE I CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHILE DRIVING. I CATCH MYSELF BRAKING IF I PASS A SIGN SO I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION TO VERIFY THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WORRIES ME. I DON'T HAVE $$ TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SOMETIMES WORKS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. IF IT WORKS SOMETIMES, ITS NOT A FUSE AND I DON'T THINK ITS ELECTRICAL B/C THERE IS NO PATTERN/RHYTHM TO WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY GO OUT. WITH ELECTRIC, IT'S EITHER CONNECTED OR ITS NOT. IT DOESN'T COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ERROR, ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WEBSITES, THEN INFINITI SHOULD RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHT AND FIX IT. INFINITI IS A LUXURY VEHICLE AND HAVING AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT AN OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO CONTEND WITH. THAT IS NOT A MAINTENANCE OR MECHANICAL REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE A FAULTY SYSTEM. *JS

I TOO HAVE HAD MY CENTER BRAKE LIGHT TO OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED, BUT PLAN TO DO SO IN THE NEXT WEEK.

Mileage: 76,000

CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW FAILS TO WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE 2009. THIS LIGHT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2003-2006 INFINITI G35 SEDAN, I HAVE REPLACED IT TWO TIMES IN MY 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP! I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT I CANNOT SEEM TO COUNT ON 2 HANDS. THIS PART IS A SAFETY RISK AS IT IS OUT A MAJORITY OF THE TIME! I REPLACE IT ONCE DUE TO FAILURE OF PASSING A MASSACHUSETTS INSPECTION STICKER TEST, AND YET AGAIN IT IS OUT/WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I DRIVE A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE SAME CAR AS ME ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE ADDRESSES THE ISSUE TO YOU. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. I DRIVE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MOST OF THE DAY AND FEAR THAT SINCE MY BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON I WILL GET HIT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A TECHNICAL ISSUE. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW I COULD BE IN A FATAL ACCIDENT JUST BECAUSE OF A LIGHT NOT WORKING. I HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN AND INFINITI BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. *TT

Mileage: 78,000

MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS.

Mileage: 50,101

THE THIRD (HIGH MOUNT) BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE ON MY 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. NO INDIVIDUAL EVENT LEAD TO THIS OCCURRENCE. WITHOUT READING OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I WOULD NOT HAVE CHECKED MINE. WHEN CHECKED, MINE TOO WAS INOPERATIVE. AFTER MONITORING, THIS IS NOT A SPORADIC ISSUE, IT IS INOPERATIVE AT ALL TIMES. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT SUFFERED ANY DIRECT CONSEQUENCES, BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED I RUN A HIGHER RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO EFFECT A LARGE MAJORITY OF G35 OWNERS, INFINITI WILL NOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIR COST IS NEARLY $500.00, BUT INFINITI HAS NOT UPDATED THE PART, SO I FEAR ANOTHER FAILURE WOULD BE IMMINENT. HOWEVER, FOR PERSONAL SAFETY I HAVE NO CHOICE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION, THIS IS A KNOWN AND REPEATABLE ISSUE WITH MANY G35 SEDANS YEARS 2003-2006. THE REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, OR WORKS IN VARYING DEGREES OF BRIGHTNESS, WITH NO CONSISTENCY, RHYME OR REASON. UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY, AND GIVEN THE FEEDBACK IN ONLINE FORUMS, ETC - THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT INSTALLATION, ETC.

Mileage: 62,500

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OUT ON LATE MODEL INFINITI G35 SEDAN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH A REAR WINDOW THIRD BRAKE STARTED TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE STARTED SOMETIME AROUND 75,000 MILES WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ONLY BE DIM WITH TWO OF THE LEDS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ENTIRELY NOT TURN ON. NOW AT 98,000 MILES, THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE WITH THE LIGHT NOT TURNING ON 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF DUE TO THE RESULTS OTHERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ON THE WWW.G35DRIVER.COM FORUM. I WAS QUOTED A HIGH PRICE TO REPLACE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND IT WAS WITH A PART NOT IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY ADDITION THE LIGHT IS MADE FOR. THERE ARE STRICT LAWS IN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKING AND NOW HOPING THAT I DO NOT GET PULLED OVER DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

3RD BRAKE-LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE KEEPS FLICKERING OR GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ALSO ANNOYING BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAUSE IT IS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN AND I HAVE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT (THE ONE IN THE BACK GLASS) EITHER DOES NOT WORK, OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE MATTER AND IT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE INFINITI FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NO LONGER TURN ON. I WAS PULLED OVER BY A NEW JERSEY STATE TROOPER INFORMING ME OF THIS AND HE WENT ON TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR IT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED YET BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BY INFINITI SINCE THE LIFE OF THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SHOULD BE LONGER THAN 5 YEARS ON A $40K CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. LED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN OP AT TIMES. USUALLY OFF. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

MY REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO WORK. IT IS AN L.E.D. UNIT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE LACK OF THIS LIGHT WHEN BRAKING! INFINITI KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM YET CHARGES OVER $200 TO FIX THE LIGHT WHICH IS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT FOR THE 05 G35 SEDAN HAS GONE OUT PREMATURELY. IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT ALSO FLICKERS AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS SOMETIMES AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED ON THE STREETS! I WAS TOLD THAT MY LIGHT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I SLOWED DOWN WHICH CAUSED THE OTHER DRIVER BE UNAWARE. I CALLED THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $600 TO FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT DRIVER PROBLEM RELATED I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. IF I HAD TO SAY IT PROBABLY WORKS 4 OUT OF 10 TIMES YOU HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IT IS MANDATORY TO HAVE 3 BRAKE LIGHTS. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE 2 WORKING ONES AND 1 THAT IS UNDECIDED WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN HANDY RIGHT NOW, AS I AM AT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

REAR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

1. ONE DAY JUST STOPS WORKING, OR INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONING. 2. 3RD BRAKE LIGHT, IT ETHER CAN BE TOTALLY DEAD OR INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. 3. REPLACEMENT OF TOTALLY NEW LED STRIP , REPLACING IT WITH OEM WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR WITH TIME. DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRONICS WHICH PREMATURELY FAIL IF YOU LOOK AT ANY 03/04 MODEL G35 THEIR 3RD BRAKE LIGHT IS MOST LIKELY OUT. 05/06 ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I MYSELF HAVE A 2005 G35 AND THE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THREADS ON THE TOPIC FROM THE LEADING G35 COMMUNITY HTTP://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/G35-SEDAN-V35-2003-06/344000-BRAKE-LIGHT-BACK-WINDOW-OUT.HTML HTTP://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/G35-SEDAN-V35-2003-06/354451-INFINITI-CONSUMER-AFFAIRS-F-CK-OVER-REGARDING-REAR-WINDOW-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUE.HTML HTTP://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/LIGHTING/321229-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-PROBLEMS.HTML SOME OTHER PLACES HTTP://X.INFINITIHELP.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/THIRD-BRAKE-LIGHT-03-G35-SEDAN-WORKING-4996.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/THIRD-BRAKE-LIGHT-TROUBLES-T214239.HTML ALL THESE LINKS, SHOW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

1. BRAKING 2. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LEDS GO OUT, OR WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH LOW MILES ON THE CAR (SUB-60K) 3. NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LED HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000