2008 Infiniti G35 problems
NHTSA has received 132 complaints about the 2008 Infiniti G35, and 27% of them involve air bags. After that come engine (11%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 132 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 94 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 94 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti G35 with enough data (47 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.
My wife was traveling north on 476 from I-95 south before exit 3 without warning the right rear tire blew out which cause her to loose control and the car swerved and made minor contact with a curb or something. The tire came completely apart except for the inner and outer set bead which stayed on the rim.
The vdc turned off on a 2008 g35 during driving at 65 MPH and tail spin happened. This is a loaner vehicle from a dealership so maintenance is unknown. Forums that are googled show the same.
According to the us government, infiniti recalled 2008 g35 for passenger side air bag problem associated with a sensor in the front passenger seat. Air bag warning light on the dash board keeps blinking. The dealer said the recall has to be VIN specific, and thus my car was not subject to the recall. Isn't a recall caused by a common or generic problem that exists in most of if not all cars of same model and same year? In this case 2008 g35?
The car idles when taking off even after warming it up... While cars are passing me by. It acts like it wants to cut off while in traffic. It was raining on the passenger side. I can't even filled the car up with a full tank of gas. Only had the car for 3 weeks and the service engine soon light come on. Took it back multiple times and still not fixed