2006 INFINITI G35 Brakes Problems

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 50 MY WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON VDC OFF, ABS, SLIP. AFTER PULLING OVER TO EXAMINE WHAT WAS WRONG I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS & THE 10 AMP BRAKE FUSE HAD BLOWN. I THEN GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO DRIVE TO A PARTS STORE & THE SHIFT LOCK WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. SO I MANUALLY ENGAGED THE SHIFT LOCK & DROVE TO THE PARTS STORE & REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME & THE BRAKES BECAME TIGHTER & WOULDN'T RELEASE & THEY EVENTUALLY WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED WITH ALL 4 SO HOT THEY WERE SMOKING SO I PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC & THE BRAKES HAD RELEASED BUT THE MORE I DROVE THEY STARTED ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT RELEASING & BECAME HOT AGAIN SO I PARKED IT AGAIN. BASICALLY AFTER IT SETS THE BRAKES RELEASE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE 2-5 MILES THEY BEGIN TO ENGAGE & NOT RELEASE CAUSING THEM TO OVERHEAT. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS & IT APPEARS NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM & SOME HAVE HAD A SHORT IN A BRAKE WIRE HARNESS & OTHERS HAVE REPLACED SPEED SENSORS OR ABS PUMPS BUT THEY CAN'T TELL WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S INTERMITTENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILOR BEHIND ME & MY BRAKES BEGAN ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN & I WAS TERRIFIED OF BEING REAR ENDED & POSSIBLY KILLED. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323959

Incident

May 4, 2020

Mileage

201,000 mi

1. CAR WAS HARD TO STOP WHEN BRAKING FOR A LIGHT 2. CAR ACCELERATED ON IS OWN WHEN ENTERING DRIVEWAY HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES 3. CHECKED AROUND THE PEDALS FOR ANY THING THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. NOTHING WAS FOUND SO I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. AND WHEN I SLOWED ON MY STREET PRIOR TO TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN AGAIN. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. WHEN I DID THE ENGINE REDLINED BY ITSELF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10585169

Incident

Apr 27, 2014

Mileage

16,800 mi

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE (ABS) HAS BURNED OUT AND IS HAPPENING SO OFTEN, INFINITY IS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE DEMAND AND THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR THE PART. AFTER WAITING 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART BEGINNING 10/31/13, MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE ABS MODULE, SO THAT I CAN HAVE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I NO LONGER HAVE USE OF ABS AND THIS ALSO KEEPS VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL FROM FUNCTIONING. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 12/09/13, I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PART AND DRIVING WITHOUT THE USE OF SAFETY FEATURES DURING THIS WET WINTER MONTHS. IT MAY BE WORTH NOTING THAT THE LOW END OF THIS REPAIR AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP IS $1400 AND HIGH END $2100. A COST MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE AFFORD LEADING TO MORE DISCONNECTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555256

Incident

Oct 30, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

3RD BRAKE LIGHT DIMS AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *KB

NHTSA ID

10446630

Incident

Jan 2, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING, MY VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM DIPS HARD AND PULLS HEAVILY TO THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A HARSH RIGHT SIDE PULL TO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-65 MPH AND 30-35 MPH, DRY AND WET ROADS, HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. TIRES WERE NEARLY NEW AND PROPERLY INFLATED DURING ONE OCCURRENCE. HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BUT REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS VEHICLE IS "TOO SOPHISTICATED" TO DO ANY FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324320

Incident

Jan 15, 2010

Mileage

50,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INIFINTI G35 COUPE. WHEN HE APPLIES PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE HEARS A SQUEAKING NOISE. SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING HE FEELS GRINDING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRADED IN FOR A 2009 INFINITI. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52000.

NHTSA ID

10296350

Incident

Apr 15, 2009

Mileage

25 mi

MY SERVICE STATION NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES ON MY 2006 INFINITI G35X AT 9,000 MILES. HAVING BEEN THROUGH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY LAST G35, I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNUSUAL. INFINITI CLAIMS USUAL REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205959

Incident

Oct 12, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY G35 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THIS MADE IT HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10192955

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

90 mi

ROUTINE SERVICE OF THE 2006 INFINITI G35X SEDAN AT 18,000 MILES REQUIRED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT A COST OF ALMOST $600. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY THE ROTORS, AT THIS EARLY STAGE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS WAS A HISTORICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, THE COMPANY EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER FRONT BRAKES ON THE 2003-2005 MODELS. COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD/WOULD DO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10187775

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

182,000 mi