2007 INFINITI G35 Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Infiniti G35. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, a ticking noise was present coming from the engine compartment. While her son was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

NHTSA ID

11456270

Incident

Mar 2, 2022

Mileage

180,000 mi

I was at stop light and G35 jolted. At the next light the car completely turned off and all the power of the car went dead. Nothing was lit at all. Had a power boost with jumper cables and the car started right up. Luckily I was a few blocks away from the house, but it was scary since my kids were in the car and the car turned off crossing the intersection. The car turns on, but I am not trusting in driving it anywhere. There is not check engine light on or warning. I was told battery was fine a C1109 code came up, stating low voltage. Possible issues with the ABS or crank position sensor, which under o1v357 recall, these cars were impacted, but this Infiniti was not included, and it should have been. I exclusively took auto to Infiniti for maintenance until around 2018 and I never had them mention anything to me about these issues.

NHTSA ID

11435952

Incident

Sep 30, 2021

WHILE DRIVING, MY INFINITI G-35 LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE ALONG WITH SUDDEN LACK OF POWER STEERING. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK A SHORT TIME LATER. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO SWERVE FROM HITTING ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS AND IT'S SAYING CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR/ CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING START HAPPENING OTHER TIMES SAME WAY. THIS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MAIN ROADS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO FLASHING RED AND HIGHLIGHTED PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFF IN YELLOW NEAR CLOCK. ENGINE SHUTTING OFF DUE TO CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WITH AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. ENGINE ALSO SHUTS OFF AT STOP LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

11288021

Incident

Dec 8, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FAST LANE DURING EVENING COMMUTE, MY INFINITY MALFUNCTIONED - RANDOM ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS MALFUNCTION DISABLED ALL FEATURES OF VEHICLE - LIGHTS, STEERING, BRAKES, AIRBAGS, AND MORE. (THE PREVIOUS SECTION ONLY LET ME SELECT THREE AFFECTED PARTS) LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE INSIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BEING INJURED MYSELF OR WORSE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED FROM SCENE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A VARIETY OF INFINITY VEHICLES FROM 2005 TO THE CURRENT YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME MALFUNCTION ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR LATER YEARS. I CONTACTED INFINITY REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED. REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF RANDOM SHUTOFF (SOME SORT OF FUEL SENSOR) AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL INFINITY YEARS/MODELS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. INFINITY SUGGESTS I BRING VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WILL BE SUBJECT TO HOURLY RATE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS/REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID

11270479

Incident

Aug 30, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 INFINITI G35 TUESDAY JUNE 25, 2019 THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND HOME. HAVE HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND IT HAD LOW MILES AT PURCHASE.THERE IS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND VEHICLE RUNS WITH A HIGH IDLE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS I WAS DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT SENSOR/EVT CONTROL SENSOR/ EVT CONTROL MAGNET RETARDER. I HAVE PHOTOS, STILL SHOTS PICS, VIDEOS OF MYSELF DRIVING AND THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. I HAVE PICS OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE TRUCK THAT ALMOST SLAMMED INTO MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CURRENTLY ON. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE DIAGNOSTICS THE DAY I ARRIVED WHICH NALLEY INFINITI IN MARIETTA GA IS DOUBLE CHARGING ME $161.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC I ALREADY RECEIVED. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $2298.06 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE RECALL GRAPH FROM INFINITY NORTH AMERICA INC SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RECALLS WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS. I GAVE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL ALONG WITH SUPPORTING EVIDENCE TO MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH INVOLVING A FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE FAULTY DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT SENSOR/ EVT CONTROL SENSOR/ EVT CONTROL MAGNET RETARDER. I NOTATED THAT I INFORMED NALLEY INFINITY AS A OWNER AND CONSUMER, AND THEY KNEW ABOUT ABOUT THE RECALL, BUT THEY DID NOT DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE BY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MY CARE BEFORE I PURCHASED AND THEY WON'T HONOR OR EXTEND THE RECALL #06V394000, 01V357. I'VE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND LESS THAN 39,000 MILES AT PURCHASE. I WANT NALLEY INFINITI TO TOTALLY REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP VIA TOW TRUCK ON 6/25/19. STARTED 6/22/19 PROBLEM GOT WORSE RAPIDLY.

NHTSA ID

11229110

Incident

Jun 25, 2019

VISITED INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO SPORADIC ENGINE STALLING WHILE IN 1ST GEAR ONLY TO LATER FIND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ELUDING TO THE FACT THAT THEIR IS AN ISSUE. ISSUES HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS AND DEALERSHIP IS AWARE. SUSPICIOUSLY, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT NAMED BUT A VERY BASIC SEARCH ONLINE DOES UNCOVER THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS PUTTING CONSUMERS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. SAME SCENARIO WITH MY PASSENGER SEAT WORKING SPORADICALLY.

NHTSA ID

11113237

Incident

Jul 12, 2018

Mileage

125,000 mi

THERE IS HESITATION, ALMOST STALLING, WHEN I AM EITHER GOING SLOW, WHEN I AM TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION, OR WHEN I AM GOING UP A HILL BEHIND VEHICLES AT A LIGHT, SO I AM STARTING AND STOPPING BECAUE WE ARE NOT GETTING THROUGH THE LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT JUST A BULLETIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I TRY TO PULL OUT AND MY CAR HESITATES, STOPS, OR STALLS IT CAN PUT ME AND OTHER DRIVERS IN DANGER. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL. I'VE HAD IT FIXED ONCE ALREADY AND THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE BULLETIN # ITB11-018. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR HAVING A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY MADE IT WRONG. HESITATION IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT TAKE OFF PROPERLY FROM LIGHTS OR PULLING OUT ONTO STREETS. PLEASE RESOLVE THIS ISSUE QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11098658

Incident

May 29, 2018

Mileage

77,875 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678174

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED REPROGRAMMING THE ECM AND THE TCM SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10652227

Incident

Oct 31, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

CAR WOULD DIE AFTER BEING STARTED. LAG TIME IN ACCELERATION. UPON INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD THE REAR TIMING COVER HAS A SEAL INSIDE OF IT THAT IS BROKEN. THE MECHANICS SHOWED US 4 VEHICLES IN THEIR SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE SEAL INSIDE THIS COVER IS SO HARD TO REACH THE ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS. IT IS A $3K+ JOB. THE MECHANICS ADVISED THAT UNTIL NISSAN FIXES THE QUALITY OF THIS SEAL IT WILL BLOW AGAIN IN 80K. THE SEAL IS CREATING OIL LEAKS INTO MY ENGINE AND WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK UP THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE ADVISE THERE MAY BE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, AND A 100,000K EXTENSION ON THE POWERTRAIN IS IN THE WORKS. WE CANNOT CONFIRM THIS YET, AS WE ARE WAITING FOR INFINITI TO RESPOND. WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT INFINITI IS AWARE OF BUT HASN'T FIXED YET. WE CAN ALSO CONFIRM THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT (FRONT) SHOWS THAT I AM NOT SITTING IN THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS TURNOFF. THIS FLUCTUATES GIVEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE. WE BELIEVE THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513340

Incident

May 21, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

ENGINE HESITATE, AND STALL AT LOW RPM, LOW SPEED. WHEN STOP THE CAR AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN YOU START TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE THE CAR, THE ENGINE WILL HESITATE AND SOMETIME STALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10471902

Incident

Jul 12, 2012

I OWN A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE HESITATES/STUTTERS/SURGES WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS MAINLY OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD (AFTER A COLD SOAK). THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING FORWARD AND WAS NOTICED AT 5-30 MPH AND RPMS ARE BETWEEN 700-1800. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE." THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGE COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436556

Incident

Aug 30, 2010

THE VEHICLES ENGINE CONSUMES OIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT AN UNACCEPTABLE RATE. I NEED TO ADD OIL AFTER EVERY 300-500 MILES! AND I USUALLY END OF ADDING UP TO 3- 4 QUARTS OF EXTRA OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION MAY DIFFER FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT IS EXCESSIVE. IF I WERE NOT TO DO SO, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN OUT OF ALL OIL WELL BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL AND RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES ME TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ADD OIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. SUCH MANEUVERS ON A JOURNEY ARE HAZARDOUS AND RISKY (I.E. TRAFFIC DISRUPTION, POSSIBLE CRASH). MOREOVER, IF A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IS TO RESULT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, IT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OF OCCUPANTS (I.E. FIRE HAZARD, CRASH) AND A HIGH RISK OF FATALITIES. INFINITI HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT BY RELEASING A SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB: ITB08-XXXX) BUT THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ISSUES: FIRST, IT ONLY COVERS CARS UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND, IT IS BASED ON CARS THAT SHOW A QUART OF OIL ON DIPSTICK WHILE THERE ARE VEHICLES (LIKE MINE) WHICH HAVE TWO QUART DIPSTICKS (FROM FACTORY). THESE VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL, WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PROCEDURE BY INFINITI IS BASED ON MEASURING MM ON DIPSTICK ONLY AND NOT MEASURING THE ACTUAL OIL CONSUMED. AND THIRD, THE REPLACED ENGINES MAY STILL SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVIDENT BY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE GETTING IT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THEREFORE, IT MAY HAPPEN THAT ENGINES ARE REPLACED BY INFINITI WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE MODEL SEVERAL TIMES ARE WARRANTY IS RUN OUT. CONSIDERING ALL THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NHTSA TO ASK INFINITI TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY FOR ALL DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, RATHER THAN TEMPORARY TRICKY SOLUTION'.

NHTSA ID

10403175

Incident

Apr 26, 2010

Mileage

69,729 mi

INFINITI ISSUED A NOTIFICATION THAT THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR MAY BECOME INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE TO RISE. IN THIS CASE THE ENGINE PROTECTION LOGIC WILL LIMIT THE VEHICLE SPEED TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I CONTEND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR, THE CAR MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE DRIVEN MANY MILES IN TRAFFIC AT A REDUCED SPEED. THIS IN ITSELF IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310729

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

23,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY SON A NISSAN INFINITI G35 S MAKE 2007. WHEN DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN HE NOTICED BATTERY LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON AND POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. TURNING THE STEER WAS EXTREMELY HARD, MUCH MUCH HARDER THAN A NONPOWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY HE HAS STRONG HANDS AND IS USED TO DRIVING AN OLD NONPOWER STEERING VEHICLE, HENCE HE WAS ABLE TO STILL DRIVE IT. MOST ELDERLY, OR FEMALES WOULD END UP WITH AN ACCIDENT,WHEN AT HIGH SPEED, THEY CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT HIGH SPEED. I TOOK IT TO DEALER. FOUND DRIVE BELT TENSIONER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH PULLEYS. DRIVE BELT COMING APART.DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELT AND DRIVE BELT TENSIONER FOR FREE. WITHIN WARRANTY TIME. BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO HIM OR ANYBODY. HENCE I AM NOTIFYING YOUR AGENCY SO YOU CAN INVESTIGATE AND KEEP TRACK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266789

Incident

Apr 23, 2009

Mileage

10,130 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35. THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING FORWARD AND WAS NOTICED AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY DUPLICATED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

NHTSA ID

10208930

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

Mileage

20 mi

ENGINE CONSTANTLY USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207247

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

Mileage

6,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 INFINITI G35X SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 60 KM/H AND ACCELERATE THE CAR ALARM COMES UP "ENGINE SERVICE SOON" AND "SLIP" AND "VDC" AND IT STARTS GOING CRAZY DOESN'T SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE IT STOPS DIFFERENTLY. IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN BUT SCARY IT HAS LESS THAN 5000 KM IN. ALSO THERE IS SOME NOISE TOO. THE DEALER SHIP TRY TO FIND IT NOW BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE GUYS. WITH THE FIRST THING WITH ALL THE ALARMS. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF LEAVE IT FOR A MINUTE AND TURN IT BACK IT RESETS THE ALARM BUT NOT THE SERVICE ENGINE ONE. THEY SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WISH I CAN CHANGE THIS CAR TO ANOTHER BRAND. THIS IS SCARY TO DRIVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. ALSO CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME INFO ABOUT CANADIAN GOV. WEBSITE I CAN FILE MY REPORT TOO. THANKS ZOLTAN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10180937

Incident

Jan 27, 2007