Infiniti G35 brakes problems
311 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,350 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
78,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,057 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
311 of 1,350 complaints match this topic (23.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10013958 · 2003-04-04 (April 4, 2003)
I OWN A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CAR IS 7 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD NO FRONT BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE 3 LIGHTS WERE LIGHTING UP ON MY DASH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS: THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE SLIP LIGHT, AND THE VDC OFF LIGHT. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FRONT BRAKES. TO ME, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 9,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10013958 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10018618 · 2003-05-13 (May 13, 2003)
2003 G35 CP 6 SPD I WAS DRIVING ON THE 60 FWY GOING WEST @ 2:30 AM, TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH & ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR SPIN OUT & SKIDDED ACROSS THE FREEWAY ONTO THE DIRT ALMOST HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER. I WAS SHOCK! I WAS THINKING MAN... WHAT DID IT JUST HAPPEN? FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WERE STUFF LIKE GREASE ON THE FWY THAT CAUSE THE SPIN OUT. BUT I WALK TO THE FREEWAY & THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE FWY. SO I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TRY TO MOVE THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE REAR-WHEEL BRAKE IS LOCKED, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. SO I CAL…
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018618 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10023923 · 2003-06-28 (June 28, 2003)
I PURCHASED MY 2003 INFINITI G35 IN AUGUST 2002. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A LOT OF BRAKE DUST ON MY FRONT BRAKES. I INFORMED THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER EVEN BEGAN TO READ ME AN ARTICLE/PUBLICATION SUGGESTING THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THESE WERE HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES. NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER BACK AND FOR…
Owner-reported narrative. 19,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10023923 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10025896 · 2003-07-11 (July 11, 2003)
BOUGHT MY INFINITI G35 IN MAY OF 2002, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, THE DRIVER'S SEATS SEEMS TO BE MOVING, ROCKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING.. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON A LOT OF G35'S. DEALER'S AND INFINITI HAS NOT RELESASE A FIX THAT WORKS YET AFTER A YEAR... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE TWICE MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT..... THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LIFE OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE THEY MIGHT FAIL PREMATURELY... MOST DRIVERS OF TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10025896 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10028455 · 2003-07-16 (July 16, 2003)
FRONT BRAKE PADS ON INFINITY G35 CAUSE A PULSATING ACTION AND ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. INFINITY CORPORATE WILL NOT LET THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, DESPITE A PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MOREOVER, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. INFINITY CORPORATE DID ALLOW THE DEALER TO REPLACE THIS UNDER RECALL R3011.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 6,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028455 at NHTSA ↗