There are 12 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2005 Infiniti G35 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE HIGH , CENTER MOUNTED, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT EITHER FAILS TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, OR IT LIGHTS VERY DIMLY.
3RD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
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.
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.
REAR BRAKE WEAR OUT AT 17,000 MILES. *JB
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
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!
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
BRAKES FAILED ON INFINITY G35 AND RESULTED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE INFINITY HIT ANOTHER CAR. *NM
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
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
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
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