2003 INFINITI G35 Exterior lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti G35. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V200000 (Exterior Lighting); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall repair had been discontinued. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11617513

Incident

Oct 1, 2024

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 THIRD BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A RICHMOND DR. IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10837398

Incident

Nov 12, 2015

Mileage

184,000 mi

CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564840

Incident

Feb 18, 2014

THIRD BRAKE LED LAMP STOPS WORKING AND RANDOMLY COMES BACK ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER G35 SEDAN I HAVE SEEN TO DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515090

Incident

Dec 3, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

VEHICLE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER AND DASH INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT ON (SLIP, VDC OFF, SERVICE ENGINE SOON). THE IPDM (INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE) WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2011 FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. SEPARATELY, HIGH MOUNT REAR STOP LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508110

Incident

Apr 12, 2013

Mileage

115,000 mi

MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT SO I WENT TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT LED LAMP. THE PRICE OF THE LAMP WAS $185.00! THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AS YOU HAVE TO REMOVE BOTH THE TRUNK LINING AND REAR SEAT TO REPLACE THE LED LAMP. THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE LAMP IS $200.00! I HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE INFINITI G35 AND G37 MODELS I SEE ON THE ROAD HAVE THEIR HIGH MOUNT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THIS IS WITH OUT A DOUBT DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST AND DIFFICULTY TO REPLACE WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT LAMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491722

Incident

Jul 10, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

THE REAR SHELF BRAKE LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS AN LED LIGHT THAT SHOULD LAST A QUITE A BIT LONGER IF NOT LIFETIME. OBVIOUSLY, THE CAR WAS DESIGNED SO THIS PART DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TO REPLACE THIS LIGHT, THE ENTIRE BACK SEAT AND REAR SHELF TRIM AND BACK SIDE TRIM MUST BE REMOVED. THE LIGHT ITSELF COSTS $150.00 AND THE DEALER CHARGES $500.00 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS 2003 G35S WITH THE NON FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CLEARLY A PRODUCT DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10485112

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

CENTER MOUNT/THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS COMPLETELY OUT DESPITE THE ATTEMPTS MADE TO FIX THE LED'S. ALSO HAD SOMEHOW CAUSED MY REGULAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO COMPLETELY OUT. THAT SEEMS TO BE REPAIRED (FAULTY RELAY SWITCH?), BUT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAD ASKED INFINITI TO "GOODWILL" THE REPAIR COST ($221), BUT IT WAS DENIED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10467788

Incident

Jul 25, 2012

Mileage

181,458 mi

MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT! FLICKERS AND COULD CAUSE AN UNWANTED ACCIDENT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10452050

Incident

Jun 16, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

NHTSA ID

10448777

Incident

Feb 13, 2012

Mileage

104,000 mi

CENTER BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448263

Incident

Jan 25, 2012

Mileage

73,050 mi

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN TWO MONTHS AND THE THIRD LIGHT WON'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10446846

Incident

Feb 4, 2012

I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENTIRE DEFROST / AC / RADIO CLUSTER FAILED. THE AC CAME ON FULL BLAST, REPLACING THE DEFROST!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE CAR DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO RUN MY DEFROST. THE ISSUE IS THE AC, DEFROST, AND RADIO STACK CONTROLS STOP WORKING. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK ONCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FOR G35''S BUILT IN 2002 FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. MY G35 WAS BUILT IN 2002 BUT WHEN I CALLED INFINITI THEY SAID MY ''ENGINE IS THE WRONG MODEL'' INFINITI NEEDS TO FIX THIS THRU RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE DEFROST. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING AND THE DEFROST WENT OUT. I COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY RICH MAN AT THE EXPENSE OF MY DAUGHTERS LIFE. I HAVE READ WHERE THOUSANDS OF G35 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I DON''T THINK ANY DAUGHTERS LIFE IS WORTH THE PRICE TO FIX THIS ALREADY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. INFINITI NEEDS TO STEP TO THE PLATE. THEY ALREADY KNOW OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE. I ENVISION INFINITI GETTING BLASTED BY LAW SUITS BECAUSE THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, INFINITI WILL NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON. THE ISSUE IS TOO WELL DOCUMENTED FOR INFINITI TO SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430637

Incident

Feb 24, 2011

Mileage

140,000 mi

IM CURRENTLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CENTER CONSOLE LOSING POWER TO MY AC AND RADIO. THE PROBLEMS RANGE FROM CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY SHORTAGES, AC BLASTING AT FULL STRENGTH AND BEING UNABLE TO CHANGE THE SETTING, TO THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING OUT SOUND. THIS PROBLEM HAS LED TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR IN THAT THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AC RESULTS IN FOGGED OVER WINDSHIELDS LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR. IT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT INFINITI RECALLED THE '03 G35 SEDAN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS EMBARRASSING THAT INIFINITI DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT ACROSS THE BOARD. IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE SEDAN WHY ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE TWO DOOR MODEL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM MAY BE REMEDIED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10427515

Incident

Jul 2, 2011

Mileage

79,000 mi

LED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LIGHT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003- 2004 G35 AND IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CHIP. AN AFTERMARKET COMPANY IS REPAIRING THE BRAKE LIGHT BOARDS AS INFINITI IS CHARGING OVER $400 FOR THE REPAIR AND DENIES IT IS A PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO ABOUT 50 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. HTTP://G35DRIVER.COM/FORUMS/G35-SEDAN-V35-2003-06/356572-GROUP-EFFORT-PUSH-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-RECALL-READ-IF-YOURS-OUT.HTML. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422893

Incident

Jan 10, 2009

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OF 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN IS OUT. *TT

NHTSA ID

10413123

Incident

Jan 5, 2011

Mileage

80 mi

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR WINDOW DECK FAILS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY CREATING A SITUATION WHERE VEHICLES FOLLOWING MAY NOT REALIZE THAT OUR VEHICLE IS BRAKING. THIS CREATES A CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY CHILDRENS SAFETY. THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH INFINITI VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE BUT INFINITI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10411305

Incident

Jul 2, 2011

Mileage

72,535 mi

I HAVE A 2003 INFINITI G35 SEDAN, AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS BROKEN, I AM ALSO AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH G35S. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398348

Incident

Apr 29, 2011

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OUT OR INTERMITTENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395918

Incident

Dec 11, 2010

Mileage

136,000 mi

3RD BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT CAUSING FAILED STATE INSPECTION. ONCE I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, IT WAS LEARNED THAT MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THE LIGHT IS BEHIND THE REAR GLASS OF THE VEHICLE, SO I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I WAS DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A REAR BRAKE LIGHT CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392528

Incident

Mar 22, 2011

Mileage

81,000 mi

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORKS, NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS, TRIED CHANGING THE BULB, CHECKING FUSE/WIRING, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386319

Incident

Apr 16, 2009

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IS NO GOOD . IM SCARED I CAN GET INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, I FEEL NISSAN/INFINITI SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A ONLINE INFINITI FORUM AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME CAR MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10373648

Incident

Feb 26, 2010

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND WILL NOT WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371208

Incident

Nov 11, 2010

Mileage

161,154 mi

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY CAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS THE BRAKE LIGHT THAT RESIDES ON THE REAR ACCESSORY PACKAGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CARS ALONG WITH THE SPEAKERS. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE IN THIS UNIT BECAUSE THEY ARE LED AND HAVE NOTICE MANY OTHER G35 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ITS AN OUTRAGEOUS 125 DOLLAR REPLACEMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST INDEFINITELY SINCE THEY ARE LEDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369144

Incident

Dec 3, 2010

Mileage

137,000 mi