2004 Infiniti G35 problems
NHTSA has received 351 complaints about the 2004 Infiniti G35, and 18% of them involve engine. After that come lighting (12%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 351 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 277 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 55 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 34 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 43 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 37 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 277 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (48 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti G35 with enough data (120 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving at approximately 75 MPH driver was changing lanes and the ABS system locked up, causing the vehicle to spin and hit the center divider and flip over several times. The two passengers and the driver were killed .
While driving our 2004 infinity g35 on the fwy going about 40 MPH (the ground was wet) we felt the track control started to shift side to side, a truck cut in fron us us, which made my husband put on brakes, as he putted on brakes, the driver side front brake locked, which caused for the card to turn sideways and hit the center divider full speed. The brakes after they locked, never stopped the car, the only thing that stopped us was the center divider.
On march 11 my 2004 infinity g35x experienced a complete alarming system failure. The power steering failed, the brakes failed, in fact every component not running on the battery failed. The dash warning lights looked like christmas lights. I was driving at the time. Fortunately I was on a side street, and not a highway. The dealer diagnosed a p-0340 code and replaced bank 1, cam sensor. This vehicle has just over 41,000 miles and is out of the warranty period.
The vq35de infiniti g35 engine consumes oil quickly. Roughly about 1qt/1000 miles. This car was bought used in 2009 with 35,000 miles. Oil changes with filter and plug have been made habitually every 3,000 miles with mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30 or 10w-30 depending on the season. I see that this is a common problem amongst other vq35de users on both the infiniti g35 and nissan 350z. This problem needs to be addressed by someone, because infiniti does not seem to be doing anything about it either.