2006 Infiniti G35 problems
NHTSA has received 184 complaints about the 2006 Infiniti G35, and 19% of them involve engine. After that come lighting (12%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 184 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 148 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 | 32 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 148 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 26,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti G35 with enough data (73 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
1)driver braked to avoid crash debris in road 2)driver behind auto rear-ended the car in which I was a passenger and both the driver and passenger seat were fully reclined as a result of rear-end impact.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 infiniti g35 sedan. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated inadvertently. The driver swerved and crashed into a tree. The driver sustained major injuries to her ribs, sternum, and had stitches in her knee. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a junk yard.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 infiniti g35. While driving at 35 MPH, another vehicle swerved and crashed into the contact?s vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered neck and body injuries. A police report was filed. The contact had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
1. Car was hard to stop when braking for a light 2. Car accelerated on is own when entering driveway had to slam on brakes 3. Checked around the pedals for any thing that may have caused this. Nothing was found so I took the car for a test drive. And when I slowed on my street prior to turning into my driveway the car took off on it's own again. I had to put the car in neutral to stop it. When I did the engine redlined by itself.
Not sure this is something you would pursue but I have not been able to get satisfaction from lake norman infiniti locally or their national customer service support desk. I have a 2006 infiniti coupe with 24k miles on it. I had an issue with what was determined to be the cooling fans for that car. I was told by the parts manager(john) at the dealership that car has known issues with the cooling fans. The service manager (victor) sent me to the national team. The car went into service on 08/05/06.