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2003 Infiniti G35 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 221 complaints for the 2003 Infiniti G35, 30% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
221 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 183 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Infiniti G35 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 42 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 51 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 35 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 13 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 183 complaints that include mileage. 9% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles42
80k to 100k miles51
100k to 120k miles35
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles13
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 183 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

While the vehicle was parked a fire started in the rear brake compartment. The lights on dashboard were intermittent. The rear light and speaker area had a possible electrical short per dispatcher.

Reported at 7,500 miles, July 2003 Fire

Intermittently, the electrical panel that controls the A/C, radio fail to operate. None of the buttons in the control panel work, all lights are out. It has gotten progressively worse, to where it turns offs just seconds after starting the car. Cannot control defrosters. Huge safety issue. The A/C resets at 71 degrees with fan blasting.

Reported at 115,000 miles, June 2011

Other problems reported for the 2003 Infiniti G35

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Infiniti models