2003 INFINITI G35 Electrical Problems

The ignition switch will not return to selection 3 after cranking.

NHTSA ID

11541689

Incident

Aug 19, 2023

Complete center console not working. Stuck on auto a/c with no way to defrost windshield and it was raining. No modes work, no cd, no radio, no heat, no defrost- front or rear. I have already had this happen before, replaced motherboard and it cost me 1200.00 and that was in 2011. Now it has happened again. This is very unsafe. I had my children with me and it started raining and we couldnt get the windshield or rear to defrost so I couldnt see. Why arent all 2003's covered under the recall?????

NHTSA ID

11494077

Incident

Nov 1, 2022

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS LATELY WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT ALSO

NHTSA ID

11386750

Incident

Jan 5, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE DEFROSTER WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. HOLMAN INFINITI LOCATED AT 577 NJ-38, MAPLE SHADE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08052 WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11323561

Incident

May 5, 2020

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY INFINITI CLIMATE CONTROL HAS QUIT WORKING WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH A CAR WITH NO HEAT OR DEFROST UNABLE TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER. THEIR WAS A RECALL ON MANY 2003 G35 BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR ISNT COVERED. SEEMS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE MY CAR IS DOING EXACT COMPLAINT ON MANY OTHER CARS.

NHTSA ID

11318857

Incident

Nov 20, 2019

WHILE YOUR DRIVING YOU LOSE CONTROL OF HEATING CONTROLS. IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD TO DEFROST WINDOWS. WELL IT STARTED HEATING THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT CONTROL WHERE TO DIRECT HEAT. AND NOTE THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT OCCURS AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11302194

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

Mileage

127,000 mi

CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BOTH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT LOW RPM'S (ENGINE DIES LOOSING BRAKES AND STEERING). INFINITY RECALL #R3021 HAS THIS PROBLEM YET MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL FOR SOME REASON. CALLED INFINITY AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? MY COST IS $621.86 REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSIS.

NHTSA ID

11296694

Incident

Dec 21, 2019

Mileage

135,500 mi

THE COMPLETE CONSOLE LIGHTING HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. IT ONLY WORKS WHEN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE OFF. NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING DAYLIGHT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11292321

Incident

Oct 17, 2019

THE CHARGER PORT HAD SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION AND MY CAR WAS BURNED TO THE FRAME. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND HAD BEEN SINCE 8:00 P.M POLICE OFFICERS WHERE COMING IN MY FRONT DOOR AT AROUND 2:00 A.M. MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

NHTSA ID

11290009

Incident

Nov 9, 2019

Mileage

176,000 mi

2003 INFINITI G35 AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT SUDDENLY WILL NOT TURN OFF. UNABLE TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER BECAUSE OF THIS MAKING VISIBILITY POOR AND VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS IS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

11242256

Incident

Aug 6, 2019

Mileage

66,000 mi

MY CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAM POSITION SENSORS KEEP FAILING CAUSING THE CAR TO KILL WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING IT VERY HARD TO START.

NHTSA ID

11232026

Incident

Jun 10, 2019

Mileage

199,500 mi

WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE AC AND STEREO BUTTON LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE AC WAS THEN STUCK ON FULL BLAST AT 70 DEGREES AND COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF OR CHANGED AND THE STEREO WAS INOPERABLE AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11183617

Incident

Feb 28, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

'TAMARA RECALL' MY RADIO AND COMPLETE COLUMN TO ADJUST AC WENT OUT. THERE WAS A RECAL FOR MY SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT INFINITI IS SAYING MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. I TOOK THE STEPS TO HAVE THE RECALL MY FIXED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC AND STILL NOTHING WORKS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND THE CAR ONLY BLOWS HEAT. IN CA IT IT STILL VERY HOT RIGHT NOW AND CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11144920

Incident

Oct 13, 2018

Mileage

138,225 mi

MY CAR SEAT MOVED ALL THE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN DENVER METRO'BENCH AND BACK SUPPORT BOTH PUSHED ME A FEW INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO MOVE MY LEG WITH MY HAND TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONE WEEK LATER, MY CAR HORN BEGAN BEEPING AND WOULD NOT STOP WHILE DRIVING. MY VDC AND BRAKE LIGHTS NOW STAY ON CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THE ANTI SKID DOES NOT WORK'I ALMOST WRECKED ON A SNOWY HIGHWAY. THE FRONT TIRES WEAR EXPONENTIALLY FASTER THAN THE BACK TIRES. I HAD BLOWOUTS TWO SEPARATE TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE NOW GLUED SHUT BECAUSE THEY ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NOW TOO. I REALIZE IT'S AN OLD CAR; I BOUGHT IT FOR $8,000 4 YEARS AGO WHEN IT HAD ~95,000 MILES. NOW IT HAS ~140,000. THE LEVEL OF QUICK DECLINE IS TRULY FRIGHTENING THOUGH. I DON'T DRIVE MY 2003 INFINIT G35 ANY MORE AND AM APPREHENSIVE TO SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE. THE CAR I LOVED IS NOW LIKE DRIVING A HORROR MOVIE.

NHTSA ID

11075344

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

FINISHER BOARD MALFUNCTION, NO DEFROSTER FOR FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS,. RADIO AND AC IMPAIRED

NHTSA ID

11034284

Incident

Oct 4, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (JIM LUPIENT INFINITI, 7200 WAYZATA BLVD, BURNSVILLE, MN, 763-546-5577) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11022369

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINTI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND VDC OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE INFINITI OF NORWOOD DEALER (866 PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11019387

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

140,000 mi

I WAS FILLING GAS UP SUDDENTLY MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO START. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOON WHEN ON. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR WAS MOVING POORLY. MY ENGINE LIGHT WHEN ON AFTER. I WHEN TO AUTOZONE TO CHECK MY CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TOO CAMSHAFT SENORS.

NHTSA ID

10984499

Incident

May 4, 2017

Mileage

176,951 mi

TWICE NOW, THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN MOTION, ONCE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO A MECHANIC (NOT DEALER MECHANIC) WHO SAID IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSORS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART FOR THIS YEAR, 2003 FOR INFINITI G35. YET WHEN I CALLED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS TO ME SEEMS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIMES IT SPONTANEOUSLY DIED. I WAS VERY GLAD THAT SHE WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE BUSY WHEN IT HAPPENED! THIS VEHICLE HAS OTHERWISE BEEN COMPLETELY DEPENDABLE OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, TO HAVE IT SPONTANEOUSLY DIE WHILE DRIVING IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE!

NHTSA ID

10966522

Incident

Mar 14, 2017

Mileage

182,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS I PRESSED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE CONTROL. HORN STARTED HONKING AND STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY I THEN OPEND THE DOOR PUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND TURNED IT AS IF I WAS GOING TO TURN VEHICLE ON AND THEN CAR STOPED HONKING I STARTED THE CAR ON AND HORN NOISE STAYED OFF I PRESSED THE HORN AND IT HONKED AS NORMAL BUT ONCE I TURNED VEHICLE OFF I PRESSED THE HORN AGAIN TO SEE IF CAR WOULD HONK AS NORMAL AND HORN STARTED HONKING AGAIN CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON UNTIL I AGAIN TURNED KEYS IN IGNITION SWITCH ON AND CAR STOPPED HONKING KEEPS DOING THIS CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10955444

Incident

Feb 18, 2017

AUDIO "FINISHER" BOARD SHORTS OUT, THE RADIO IS COMPROMISED BUT THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE HEATER CONTROLS SWITCH TO HIGH, AND ON FLOOR HEATER VENTS. THERE IS NO LONGER A DEFROSTER AND THE CONTROLS ARE INOPERABLE. INFINITY IN THE PAST ISSUED THE FOLLOWING: 2003 G35 SEDAN AUDIO FINISHER CIRCUIT BOARD VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ID

10936720

Incident

Dec 8, 2016

Mileage

66,000 mi

MY SLIP LIGHT AND VCT LIGHT HAS CAME ON IN MY 2003 INFINITI G35 AND ALSO THE EBRAKE LIGHT AND NON OF THEM WILL GO OFFF. I RECENTLY HYDRO PLANED IN THE RAIN DUE NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN MY TRACTION CONTROL ON ABS DID NOTHING TO STOP MY CAR FROM LOOSING TRACTION THIS WOULD NEVER OF HAPPENED IF MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. FURTHER LOOKING INTO IT THEY HAVE HAD MADE A TSB TALKING ABOUT HOW THE ABS AND ANTI WHEEL LOCK MAY MALFUNCTION. I WAS IN A 5 CAR PILE UP AND ALMOST DIED. IF MY TRACTION CONTROL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED ON WITCH IT WOULDN'T LET ME I WOULD NOT OF HYDRO PLANED MY WHOLE BACK END JUST SWUNG FORWARD OUT OF NOWHERE PEOPLE THOUGH SOMEONE IN MY CAR PULLED MY EBRAKE THE WAY THE BACK END JUST SWUNG FORWARD. BOTH THE SLIP LIGHT AND THE VCT LIGHT REMAINED ON ALONG WITH MY EBRAKE LIGHT. I DRIVE MY CAR LIKE A BABY AND TO BARLEY PUSH THE GAS SHOULD NOT RESULT IN MY BACK END SWINGING FORWARD RESULTING IN COMPLETELY WRECHING MY CAR ALONG WITH 4 OTHER DRIVERS. I FEEL INFINITI IS DEFINITELY RELIABLE AND SHOULD OF RECALLED THESE PARTS DUE TO PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER INSTEAD OF MAKING IT A TSB LIKE ITS NOT A BIG DEAL. I AM ALSO NOT THE ONLY ONE IV FOUND A FEW PEOPLE THAT CRASHED THERE CAR DUE TO RAINY WETHER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL NOT WANTING TO TURN ON. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 60 TO 65. IF I NEW INFINITI HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS I WOULD NOT OF PURCHASED ONE 77 BULLETINS AND AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS THE 2003 HAD AND ALL THE RECALLED PARTS I WOULD NOT OF PURCHASED IT AND PUT MY LIFE AT RISK. I FEEL INFINITI SHOULD BE RELIABLE IT'S COMMEN SENSE TO KNOW THAT FIRST HAND NOT FIXING THOSE PROBLEMS WOULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK I WILL BE EMAILING INFINITI TO. IT MAY NOT BE A RECALLED PART BUT IT' PUT ME AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE FREEWAY AT RISK AND TOTALED MY CAR. BELLOW IS SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAD THE ISSUE

NHTSA ID

10928443

Incident

Oct 25, 2016

Mileage

113,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON 2 OCCASIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT LOST POWER, AND THEN RECOVERED, BUT TWICE, IT LITERALLY TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THE "SLIP", "VDC OFF", AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS ALL APPEARED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR EARLIER-PRODUCED MODELS, AND SUBJECT TO A BULLETIN WHICH DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND BANK 1 AND 2 OF THE CAM POSITION SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $563.03, AND INFINITI SAYS THAT WITHOUT NHTSA TELLING THEM TO PAY FOR IT, THEY REFUSE. THIS CAR IS A 2003, HOWEVER, IT IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH LESS THAN 55,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT--ALWAYS DEALER MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ID

10882718

Incident

Jun 24, 2016

Mileage

54,980 mi

NISSAN CAMPAIGN ID P3104, REF ITB03-007 DESCRIBES EXACT PROBLEM. THE VIN NUMBER OF OUR CAR IS WITHIN RANGE OF CAMPAIGN LISTED VIN #'S BUT NISSAN INSISTED TODAY THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY CAMPAIGN. HEAT/AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND RADIO DO NOT OPERATE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER PAST SEVERAL YEARS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO HONOR THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN BY SAYING OUR VIN # WAS NOT COVERED BY CAMPAIGN EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE RANGE OF VIN #'S LISTED IN THE CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ID

10851980

Incident

Mar 28, 2016

THIRD HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT POSSIBLY CREATING CONFUSION TO DRIVER BEHIND ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE DRIVERS ON G35DRIVER.COM. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER STATIONARY OR DRIVING. AT TIMES IT MAY APPEAR DULL.

NHTSA ID

10846297

Incident

Mar 4, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi