2005 INFINITI G35 Brakes Problems

Fire

NHTSA ID

11543800

Incident

Sep 8, 2023

THE HIGH , CENTER MOUNTED, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT EITHER FAILS TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, OR IT LIGHTS VERY DIMLY.

NHTSA ID

10863854

Incident

Apr 4, 2016

Mileage

94,000 mi

3RD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692181

Incident

Mar 4, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10654976

Incident

Nov 13, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

DRIVING 70 MILE IN FWY MY CAR ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY I ALMOST DIED OUT THERE BECAUSE OF CARS BEHIND ME. I CALMLY CHANGED STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT SIDE OF FWY WITH LEFT OVER SPEED AFTER 5 OF VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED ME AND EACH OTHER. TURN OFF ENGINE AND STARTED ENGINE FEW TIME AND IT WORKED SO I SENT MY CAR TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S A 2 OF SENSOR PROB. AND WHILE HE WAS MOVING MY CAR, DRIVER SIDE SEAT SWITCH BUTTON WAS ON FIRE! FIRE! WHAT IS GOING ON. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OUT THERE IF NOT FOR GOD. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED ON SENSOR PROB WITH ENGINE SHUT OFF, ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE???? RISKING ALL OF PEOPLE'S LIVES???? *TR

NHTSA ID

10611066

Incident

Jul 16, 2014

Mileage

113,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10509896

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10503432

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

84,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10453506

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

NHTSA ID

10426573

Incident

Aug 30, 2011

Mileage

73,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10413058

Incident

Apr 3, 2011

Mileage

78,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10380261

Incident

Dec 8, 2010

Mileage

62,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10361633

Incident

Sep 5, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

REAR BRAKE WEAR OUT AT 17,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10205759

Incident

Oct 13, 2007

Mileage

17,531 mi

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. THE MOST SEVERE HAVE BEEN A REPLACEMENT BOLT ON THE AXLE THAT MADE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. THAT TOOK PLACE WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF MY OWNING THE CAR. THE OTHER HAS BEEN MY BRAKES. THEY WERE MAKING SQUEALING SOUNDS WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED, AT 4500 MILES. I KEPT COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. IT WAS FIXED AT 9,000 MILES. THE SQUEALING SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT, BUT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SOUND. I TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN RECENTLY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND COMPLAINED THAT THE SOUND HAS STILL NOT GONE AWAY. THEY SAID THERE WAS DUST ON THE BRAKES, AND THAT ONCE IT WAS CLEANED UP, IT SHOULD BE FINE. THEY SAID MY BACK BRAKES WERE NOW AN ISSUE. MYSTERIOUSLY, AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR, THE SQUEALING WAS WORSE AND WAS NOW COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT I NEED TO FIX THEM WITHIN THE 1500 MILES. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH BACK BRAKES UP UNTIL THIS POINT. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE SERVICE TECH TAMPERED DID SOMETHING TO THEM. FINALLY, MY SUNROOF STARTING GIVING OUT AND REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2 YEARS WITH BARELY 14,000 MILES! *JB

NHTSA ID

10198451

Incident

Jul 24, 2007

LEASED VEHICLE, HIGHWAY DRIVING AND VERY LIMITED LOCAL/CITY DRIVING. BRAKES HAD 'GRINDING' NOISE WHENEVER INITIALLY APPLIED AND I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WAS HOW THE "EUROPEAN BRAKE SYSTEM" SOUNDS -? REQUIRED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED AT ~ 19,000 MILES 8 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING THE CAR. REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED 13 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING THE CAR AT ~ 29,000 MILES. WAS TOLD WHEN HAD CAR IN FOR FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ~ 6 WEEKS AGO FRONT PADS WERE WORN TO 4.5 MM. CAR IS IN FOR 38K SERVICE NOW AND IT IS SUSPECTED I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, AGAIN AFTER ONLY 19,000 MILES SINCE NEW PADS WERE PUT ON!

NHTSA ID

10194761

Incident

Jun 27, 2007

Mileage

19,000 mi

THE BRAKES ON MY WIFE'S 2005 G35 INFINITI ARE DANGEROUS. MY WIFE HAS HAD TWO FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS IN THE YEAR (AND LESS THAN 15,000 MILES) SHE HAS OWNED THE CAR. WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT IN THIS TIME, THEY TOLD HER THE ROTOR WAS ON THE BRINK OF FAILURE. IN MY OPINION, AFTER LESS THAN 8000 MILES SINCE THE LAST BRAKE JOB, THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE BRINK OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT IS NORMAL BRAKE WEAR FOR THAT CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170506

Incident

Oct 10, 2006

Mileage

8,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED ON INFINITY G35 AND RESULTED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE INFINITY HIT ANOTHER CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10153247

Incident

Mar 17, 2006

Mileage

7,450 mi

BRAND NEW 2005 INFINITI G35X, 5 DAYS OLD. DRIVING WITH MY SON AND A PASSENGER UP A HILL APPROX 60 MPH, ENTERED TURN SAW A TRUCK, WENT TO APPLY BREAKS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE SO AS TO NOT HIT THE TRUCK DIRECT AND CAUSE LESS DAMAGE. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT HEAR THE BREAKS, MY SON NOR HIS FRIEND FELT THE VEHICLE TRY TO STOP. RESULT IS $2500 IN BODY DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT IT IS MY FAULT. INFINITI HAS OPENED A CASE BUT WILL NOT HAVE AN INSPECTOR AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 24TH. 6 WEEKS FROM INCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10136581

Incident

Sep 10, 2005

Mileage

550 mi

AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXHIBITED TWICE IN THE 200+ MILES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT NOMINAL SPEEDS, ABOUT 30 MPH AND STARTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FELT VERY SPONGY AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED WHICH FURTHER PREVENTED STOPPING OF THE CAR. (FOR A TIME IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS WORKING AGAINST THE BRAKES.) WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HARDER THIS CONTINUED. FINALLY, AFTER 5 SECONDS OR SO OF THIS VERY SCARY AND UNUSUAL FEELING THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING NORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES THE STOPPING WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL SITUATION, AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. AS A RESULT OF THIS INTERMITTENT DANGEROUS PROBLEM, WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL SAFE. THEREFORE, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, COMPETITION INFINITI, SMITHTOWN, NY, AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10136266

Incident

Aug 20, 2005

Mileage

300 mi

THE "SLIP" LIGHT FLASHED WHEN COASTING AT ABOUT 7-10 MPH. THE "SLIP" LIGHT IS A FUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT, AND IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE (INTERNET ORDER, SO I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO DRIVE THIS EXACT VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR). AS THE "SLIP" LIGHT FLASHES, I HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOR 4 DAYS, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE 4TH DAY, THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR AFTER 6 DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE "SLIP" LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH AT 7-10 MPH. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'LL TRY REPLACING THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. AFTER WAITING OVER A WEEK, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS IN. WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD ORDERED THE WRONG PART. NOW, IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE THAT THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT RELY ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS CAR NOR DO I TRUST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114508

Incident

Feb 16, 2005

Mileage

15 mi