2004 INFINITI G35 Fuel system Problems

Lock actuators on passenger side have NEVER worked, fuel pump stops working when filling up tank even though not nearly full (have to repush the pump in several times - sometimes it doesn’t let me fill up tank totally because it thinks it’s full), right headlights fog up and can't be polished, light bulbs went out. Cruise control NEVER worked, a/c stopped working at 77,000 miles, window motor on both doors broke before 75,000 miles

NHTSA ID

11565679

Incident

Jan 31, 2004

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO ACQUIRE A LIFE OF ITS OWN AND SPED UP, UNRESPONSIVE TO DRIVERS APPLICATION OF BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.AS DRIVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD.

NHTSA ID

11384590

Incident

Dec 21, 2020

Mileage

133,800 mi

GAS TANK NEVER REACHES FULL. WHILE PUMPING GAS GAS STATION PUMP STOPS PERIODICALLY EVEN THOUGH TANK IS NOT FULL. GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. HAVE TO KEEP STOPPING AND ADDING GAS TO MAKE SURE TANK IS FULL.

NHTSA ID

11040829

Incident

Oct 28, 2017

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHEN THE VDC OFF AND SLIP LIGHT ARE ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT THE CAR LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER 40 MPH AND WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. CAR ALSO STALLS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN CUTTING CAR ON. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES. PLEASE FIND OUT SOMETHING SOON ALSO SEEN A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEMS WITH 2003 INFINITI G35. SO WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED FOR THE 2004?!

NHTSA ID

10984152

Incident

Feb 21, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND DEPICTED COPIOUS TIMES ON MULTIPLE SITES, MY 2004 G35 (BUILT IN 2003 AND PURCHASED 11/03 W/ ONLY 43,544 MILES) STALLS W/O WARNING. ENGINE AND VDC LIGHTS SHOW ONLY AFTER ENGINE STALLS. IF IDLE RPMS ARE INCREASED TO 1,000, TO PREVENT STALLING, THE ENGINE IDLE LOPES NOTICEABLY. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE STOPPED (STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS) AND WHILE DRIVING 4 OUT OF THE LAST 4 TIMES DRIVEN. RESEARCH INDICATES THE FIX CONSISTS OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSORS. IT IS PATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE (I.E. 100K+ OR IN MY CASE 43K MILES) THE ENGINE WILL STALL, JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S) RESULTING FROM BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES, THEREBY ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OF ANY/ALL VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE THE CAUSAL FACTOR FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING HURT/MAIMED/KILLED DUE TO AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ERROR BY NISSAN/INFINITI, NOR SHOULD AN OWNER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A BLATANTLY OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT'S, BY BEING REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A SYSTEM BEYOND THEIR CONTROL AND THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. PLEASE RESEARCH THE WARRANTY AND REPAIR ORDERS, AS WELL AS THE MYRIAD OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS, REFLECTED ON ON-LINE SITES AND FORUMS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF THE AIR BAGS, EXPLODING GAS TANKS, ETC...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. RESPECTFULLY.

NHTSA ID

10881347

Incident

Jun 28, 2016

Mileage

43,544 mi

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED.

NHTSA ID

10826102

Incident

Feb 11, 2016

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REFLECTOR LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPRAY OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FILLED TO THE FULL CAPACITY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E060000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA *TR

NHTSA ID

10789624

Incident

Jul 15, 2015

Mileage

173,000 mi

I EXITED THE BELTWAY (I495) AND THE ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND PROCEED. . A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND IT SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED HE COMPUTER CODES AND SAID IT WAS A CAM SENSOR, A CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR A VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR OR COMBINATION OR ALL THREE. THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM. I SEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT INFINITI RECALL 3021 WAS ISSUED AS WELL AS RECALL 01V357. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CAR POSES A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED BY RECALL?

NHTSA ID

10762814

Incident

Aug 31, 2015

Mileage

78,161 mi

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DECK HAS FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY WANT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VOLUMINOUS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. IT WAS RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY INFINITI FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR G AND IT IS STILL A PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 YEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED ACCORDINGLY AT THE MANUFACTURER COST. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE NOT HAVING THE SAME FAILING ISSUES WITHOUT CAUSE. I OWN TWO 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDANS. I USED TO LOVE BOTH OF THEM. THIS ONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS MYSTERIOUSLY BLINKING FOR NO REASON! THE OTHER ONE HAS HAD ISSUES FOR YEARS WITH BEING ABLE TO PUT GAS IN AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AT THE GAS STATION TRYING TO FILL THE CAR! RIDICULOUS! IF INFINITI DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ... I'LL BE SWITCHING MAKERS. THIS ONE LISTED ALSO HAS FUEL PRESURE REGULATOR/DAMPER FAILURES ... WHILE MY OTHER '04 G (WITH OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT) HAS NONE. EXPLAIN THAT. I LIVE THE REAL ... BETWEEN TWO OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. FIX THE PROBLEMS INFINITI! *TR

NHTSA ID

10501994

Incident

Nov 7, 2011

Mileage

114,000 mi

2004 INFINITI G35X. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HOOD HINGE WAS CORRODED, THERE WERE EVOP ISSUES, AND A FUEL VALVE LEAK WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN NOT BEING ABLE TO RE-FUEL THE VEHICLE TO ITS CAPACITY.

NHTSA ID

10469807

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY INFINITI G35 WAS GIVING POOR READINGS ON THE CAR AND WOULD NOT FILL UP ALL THE WAY. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD LEFT AND I ENDED UP RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER G35'S WITH VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR, SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART MADE THROUGH NISSAN. THERE IS A TSB BUT THEY CHARGE AROUND $400 TO FIX IT ALL WHEN IT IS A DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448473

Incident

Jan 3, 2012

Mileage

59,800 mi

THE MEDAL BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND MAKES THE SEAT LOOSE AND MOVE DURING DRIVING. THIS MAKES THE CAR EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD 3 MECHANICS LOOK AT THE SEAT AND THEY HAVE NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE STEAL BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE SEAT TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO A INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I AM 6'0 & 176LBS. IF THIS SEAT WAS THE EFFECT FROM WEAR AND TEAR, THEN THIS WOULD VIOLATE THE LEMON LAW ACT. NEXT, THIS SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FAULTY GAS GAUGE. THIS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY READ THE GAS AFTER A FILL UP NOR DOES IT EVER GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL TANK. THIS WAS A RECALL ON OTHER MODEL YEARS FROM THIS MANUFACTURAR AND WAS RESOLVED. I BELEIVE THAT MY MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR WAS OVER LOOKED FOR THE FUEL GUAGE RECALL. *TT

NHTSA ID

10432855

Incident

Jul 30, 2008

Mileage

74,000 mi

I PURCHASE MY 2004 G35 LAST YEAR AND ABOUT A MONTH OR 2 LATER I STARTED TO NOTICE A STROP GAS SMELL. DIDN'T PAY NO MIND TO IT UNTIL WHEN I MOVED INTO A NEW APARTMENT AND WALK OUT TO MY CAR AN NOTED A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND IT WAS GAS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN EVER I FILL UP MY CAR IS WHEN THE SPILLAGE HAPPENS THE MOST AND I LOSE ALOT OF GAS UNTIL IT GET BELOW 1/2 TANK THEN IT STOPS SPILLING UT BUT YOU CAN STILL SMELL THE GAS. I HAVE TURNED IT INTO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE YET TO MENTION TO ME WHAT IT IS. JUST BECAUSE THERE HAPPEN TO BE A SMALL DENT ON THE TANK UNDERNEATH THEY SAY THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE LEAK. JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME WHEN IT ONLY SPILLS WHEN ITS FULL AND NOT WHEN ITS LESS THEN HALF. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TANK AND CHARGE ME $1600+ TO REPLACE THE TANK. DOES THIS FALL UNDER ANY KIND OF RECALL FRO FUEL LEAKAGE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10392613

Incident

Mar 23, 2011

FUEL GAUGE ON INFINITY G35 COUPE (04) ALWAYS INCORRECT. PUMPING FUEL INTO THE CAR ALSO DIFFICULT AS IT USUALLY DOESN'T ALLOW A FULL FILL UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352820

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

114,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO DRASTICALLY DROP WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS CAR WILL READ FUEL EMPTY WHEN IT STILL HAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS. WHEN REFILLING CAR WITH FUEL, CAR WILL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS AND THEN REGISTER FULL AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS A 20 GALLON TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328311

Incident

Apr 5, 2010

Mileage

91,700 mi

I WAS FILLING GAS ON MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ($35 WORTH), I STARTED DRIVING OFF ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER 100 FEET AWAY FROMTHE GAS STATION. THE DRIVER STOPPED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. AFTER LOOKING AT IT, GAS WAS JUST POURING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR, IN LESS THAN MINUTES MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I READ THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 2004 INIFNITI G35 (FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEMS). HOWEVER, AFTER CALLING INIFINITY, THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAL INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND WILL OFFER TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX MY CAR FOR A FEE. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS FUEL LINE LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE FIRES. PLEASE HELP BRING THIS MATTER TO LIGHT. THANKS.

NHTSA ID

10322661

Incident

Mar 27, 2010

Mileage

17,000 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY CAR HAS BEEN INCORRECT FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. IT WOULD SUDDENLY DIP DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER TRAVELING ONLY 20 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GAGE WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PANIC MANY TIMES WHILE DIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE TANK IS BY RESETTING MY TRIP MONITOR AFTER EACH FUELING AND NOT TO EXCEED 220 MILES BEFORE MY NEXT REFILL. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10318721

Incident

Dec 10, 2009

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10317172

Incident

Mar 5, 2007

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT SMELLS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, SHE MUST REFILL THE GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER TWO DAYS. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE GASOLINE SYSTEM. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10255002

Incident

Jan 5, 2009

Mileage

56,000 mi