Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 INFINITI G35 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 28 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words
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.
WHILE DRIVING 3 WARNING LIGHTS COME ON (VACATION, NO SLIP, AND CHECK ENGINE) THEN I LOOSE CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE CODE READ AND THE CODE IS P2138, WHICH IS THE THROTTLE CONTROL/ PEDAL POSITION SENSOR
VDC & SLIP LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING & IS HARD TO START BECAUSE OF THIS & SLIDES. SENSORS BANK 1 & 2 HAVE BEEN REPAIRED & STILL THE SAME ISUUE AGAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST NINE TIMES. NALLEY INFINITI IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT TO TURN AND THEN MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND LAGGED THEN STARTED AGAIN ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH, WHEN THAT HAPPEN THREE LIGHTS IN MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON. THE LIGHTS WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE, VHDC AND SLIP LIGHT. THIS HAPPEN TO ME LAST YEAR TOO AND IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR
1. TAKATA RECALL INFORMATION SITE SAYS MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER HAS 0 RECALL. MY CAR IS OVER 12 YEARS OLD, AND I LIVE IN FLORIDA. ANY CHANCE OF IT EXPLODING IN SUCH AN OLD CAR? 2. WHEN IGNITION IS STARTED, ON OCCASION, CAR HAS SCREECHING SOUND WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND CAR IS NOT IN MOTION. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ALSO OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, IT 'MOANS'. IT ALSO SCREECHED RECENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP WHEN CAR WAS ONLY GOING 2-3 MPH. 3. LIGHT INDICATOR SAYING EITHER OIL (OR WATER?) IS NEEDED IS CONSTANTLY ON, FOR YEARS NOW, YET MECHANIC SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG... LIGHT INDICATOR COMPUTER IS FAULTY. TRUE OR FALSE? *TR
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).
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.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINIT G35. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.
I'M ASTOUNDINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND 2004 G35 I'VE OWNED AND THE FIRST ONE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, OWNED 9 YEARS, DROVE 230,000 MILES AND HAD NONE OF THESE ISSUES/FAILURES WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO A HAPPY NEW OWNER ... ALTHOUGH IT WAS A G35X. THIS IS HOW I KNOW THESE ARE IN FACT FAILURES/DEFECTS IN THIS SECOND ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY RECENT DAMAGE OR KNOWN PROBLEMS, YET THE LAST FEW DAYS EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN STARTED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS REMAINING LIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT DECIDES TO GO OFF ON THE DASH. IT LINGERS AND THEN FINALLY GOES OUT. IT HAS BEEN VERY RAINY AND HUMID HERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WE ARE A STATE TARGETED FOR TAKATA RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS "NOT ONE" ALLEGEDLY. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY! THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 2 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF PERFORMANCE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (FORTUNATELY) WHERE THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, THE DASH LIT UP WITH THE VDC SLIP AND OTHER LIGHTS, NO STEERING WAS AVAILABLE AND I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART TEMPORARILY AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT UNTIL IT WOULD RESTART. THIS WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN MY OTHER G WITH OVER 230,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO DECIDED TO LOWER AND RAISE ITSELF ON ITS OWN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T REPLICATE, OF COURSE. THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE AROUND 115,000 MILES. NEVER FAILED ON MY G35X IN THE 230,000 MILES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THIS ONE AND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. AN LED SHOULDN'T FAIL LIKE THIS OR ALL THESE OTHERS I READ. WHEN IT'S A DEALER ONLY ITEM AND COSTS APPROX. $400 TO BE INSTALLED ~ IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND HELP US. I'VE HAD 2 ... HERE'S PROOF..
CAR ACCELERATED AFTER COMING TO A STANDSTILL IN PARKING BAY RAN OVER CURB HIT A TREE. AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. *TR
HELLO I PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDAN FROM STAR MAX IN ORLANDO FL EAST COLONIAL DRIVE I'VE ONLY HAD IT 3 DAYS TOPS , FIRST OF ALL I LEFT AND THE GAS GAUGE ISN'T WORKING OR THE SPEEDOMETER , ALSO MY RADIO KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT MY LEFT WINDOW SEEMS TO GO UP AND DOWN WHEN IT WANTS TOO, MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ON AND MY CARS MAKING A VERY FUNNY ROARING NOISE IN THE BACK. ALSO WHEN I GO TO MAKE TURNS ,MY WHEEL JUST KEEPS TURNING ON ITS OWN AND HARD TO TURN BACK STRAIGHT IT LOCKS UP . AND I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A FUEL PUMP ISSUE AS WELL I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL SALES MEN THERE AND COMPLAINED SAYING I NEED TO FIX THINGS THE RIGHT WAY OR I NEED A DIFFERENT CAR IM PAYING $325 A MONTH WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET ON A BUY HERE PAY HERE CAR THAT'S NOT EVEN WORTH IT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FAST! *TR
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
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
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
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
2/16/11 INFINITI G35 (2004) PUT INTO DRIVE AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MILES PER HOUR, DROVE 14 MILES AT THAT SPEED. NEXT MORNING DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP, NOT INFINITI DEALER, AND SHOWED PROBLEM AS CODE #P2128APP SENSOR 2 CIRCUIT AND #P2138APP SENSOR> PERFORMED RE: LEARN PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTER. CAR WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS. *TR
ON MARCH 11 MY 2004 INFINITY G35X EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ALARMING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE BRAKES FAILED, IN FACT EVERY COMPONENT NOT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS LOOKED LIKE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET, AND NOT A HIGHWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A P-0340 CODE AND REPLACED BANK 1, CAM SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 41,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I NOTICED ON-LINE THAT THIS PART WAS PART OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN MODEL YEARS 2003 AND 2005, BUT NOT MY YEAR, BUT ALSO THAT THE FAILURES REPORTED WERE AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE AS MY VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A STREET WITH MORE TRAFFIC AS I HAD ONLY BRUTE FORCE CONTROL OVER THE BRAKES AND STEERING. MY IMPRESSION AT THE DEALER WAS THAT THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DISPLAY OF WARNINGS ON MY DASH PANEL. THE DIAGNOSIS TOOK VERY LITTLE TIME, THE REPAIR WAS COSTLY, THE EXPERIENCE WAS EXTREMELY MEMORABLE. *TR
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
I EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN' OR 'UNINTENDED' ACCELERATION WITH MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, IN FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH, MY WIFE AND I WERE AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S MOTOR BEGAN TO REV UP. I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). THE CAR REVVED UP ALARMINGLY. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I RESTARTED THE CAR; ALL WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON HOME. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. ON APRIL 3, 2007, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CARE WAS DRIFTING AT IDLE IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME -- NOT VERY HARD BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MY FOOT WAS DEFINITELY NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS, I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE; INFINITI AGREES. I'VE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BUY IT BACK FROM ME OR, AT LEAST, GIVE ME SOMETHING ON A TRADE-IN FOR A 2008 G37 COUPE. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE OUT $36,000. SOME PEOPLE MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS IN SPITE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE, BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTENT, THAT THE CAR WON'T KILL SOMEONE OR CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DON'T FEEL I CAN TAKE THAT CHANCE SO I GAVE UP ON THE CAR. *JB
I EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN' OR 'UNINTENDED' ACCELERATION WITH MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I SPECIFICALLY WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN EITHER INSTANCE THOUGH MY WIFE CAN TESTIFY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT I WAS NOT. I WAS ALONE DURING THE SECOND OCCURRENCE SO THERE ARE NO WITNESSES. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S MOTOR BEGAN TO REV UP. I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO IT WOULDN'T MOVE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). THE REVS PICKED UP AND THE TACH WAS MOVING RAPIDLY HIGHER. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND ALL WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON HOME. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH. ON APRIL 3, 2007 I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS SLIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE MOVING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE AND BACK AGAIN. AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME -- NOT VERY HARD BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, THE CAR'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND INFINITI AGREES. I'VE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BUY IT BACK FROM ME OR, AT LEAST, GIVE ME SOMETHING ON A TRADE-IN FOR A 2008 G37 COUPE. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE OUT $36,000. SOME PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE, AS IT'S INTERMITTENT, THAT IT DOESN'T KILL SOMEONE OR CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, I DON'T FEEL I CAN TAKE THAT CHANCE SO, THUS, I GAVE THE CAR BACK. *JB
UNEXPLAINABLE/UNEXPECTED REVVING OF MY ENGINE OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE REVVED UP 5K RPM. NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR. NORMAL ROUTE TAKEN FROM WORK INVOLVES STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH MULTIPLE STOP LIGHTS. ABOUT 5 MILES INTO JOURNEY HOME, ENGINE REVVED AT THE LIGHT. AVERTED DAMAGE BY PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING IGNITION OFF. CAR HAS PEFORMED NORMAL SINCE INCIDENT 2 WEEKS AGO. *NM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE DIS-ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES ON ITS OWN. TO ENSURE THAT I WAS NOT INADVERTENTLY TOUCHING THE BRAKE I PULLED MY FEET BACK FROM THE BRAKE UNTIL IT OCCURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.
I EXPERIENCED TWO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS WITH MY VEHICLE.*AK
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