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Infiniti G35 Maintenance and Repair
My outside air temperature reads ok most of the time but sometimes doesn't function accurately. Called dealer in San Diego and they are communicating with the Infiniti engineers and are supposed to call back. Some other people are having the same problem. Any ideas appreciated. Great having this board. Love my G35!
Paul
El Cajon, California
Paul
El Cajon, California
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Take care.
Joe W.
thanks for input.
Paul
Has anyone encountered this?
Has anyone else found that their Xenon's tend to
jiggle up and down when driving over bumpy roads?
If these are the first Xenon's you've driven with, could that be the problem? From what I understand, they are much more "focused" with regard to their beam and therefore, in combination with the low focus that Infiniti has on the G35, may give the appearance of "jiggle".
Scott
Perhaps it just the Canadian models, but my local dealer says that they've contacted Nissan and they've confirmed that the feature is not supported. I thought that it was a safety feature on most cars these days.
I'm convinced that the feature can be enabled through a software code. All my family noted that the doors auto-locked for the first 2 weeks or so, then I tried changing the locking mode so that the horn wouldn't toot every time I locked the car. That seemed to disable the auto-lock feature permanently (I can't get it back).
Do the U.S. models auto-lock?
Go figure...
Scott
Has anyone experienced excessive noise from the a/c on their G35s? I noticed it the day I picked my car up - when first starting out in the car, the howling noise can be heard in direct proportion with engine speed. It seems to go away after the interior has cooled down and/or I increase the temp. control past 72 degrees or so. It is really aggrevating and there is a thread over at freshalloy on this subject. I have not taken it to the dealer yet, will probably do that next week. Anybody else experience this?
On several occasions I have experienced noise that seems to be coming from the compressor during acceleration. On gentle acceleration I wouldn't hear it but accelerating up to 3500 rpm or so sometimes it really sounds off. This problem is intermittant and doesn't usually happen. Called the dealer and they said they haven't yet experienced this problem. I will watch this and probably bring it in next week. I am wondering if it could be caused by belt slipage. Love the G but wish to resolve this. My 1999 Maxima never did this.
Paul
El Cajon, California
Other than that, no problems and I love my G. It's emerald mist w/ sport pkg, very rare I'm told. Oh, I did have some a**hole open their door and put a nice crease in the right rear QP last week - it cannot be fully removed by the paintless dent repair people because of it's location. Damn car still has dealer temp plates - less than two weeks old. Wish I knew who did it.
I'll give it another try.
-- Geoff
It's probably one of those things that you don't get at $12K, you do get at $20K, you don't get at $30K, and then you get it back after $50K (along with a new kitchen sink)!!!
-- Geoff
Now to relate to you...about a month after I purchased it I came out of a store and there it was, a gash in the driver side door the size of a nickel. It was in the plastic trim that runs along the door and it looked like a big black hole in the door. I do not think they could have taken more paint off if they had tried and there was no car parked next to me so there was no way to tell who did it. I went straight to an auto store to buy touch up paint and will have it professionally fixed when I get a collection of these little guys going. If I ever see a car going down the road with a pound of my Oxford white paint hanging off the edge of their door-there will be trouble. My girlfriend might be purchasing (will be if I have any say-so) a new G35 in a couple of months. Thinking about paying bums to guard the car while we go in places...LOL. Take Care all
BTW, the experience at the service dept. was great! I could have had a full continental breakfast if I wanted to. Coffee, danishes, OJ, fresh fruit, etc. And of course, free loaner. This beats the hell out of previous experiences with "other" makes I have owned in the past. Now, if I could just find the SOB who creased my QP!
Any clues?
thanks guys!
I've recently had the unpleasant experience of carrying some fairly heavy objects in the trunk (small lawn ornaments) and had one shift in the trunk, banging against the inner lining and denting the outside quarter panel.
Cost: $325 (Cdn) to have the rear quarter panel fixed and re-sprayed.
Once fixed, I'm going to buy some styrofoam to stuff between the inner trunk liner and the outside body panel. I'm hoping that this will help protect against a similar incident (sliding golf clubs perhaps?) from occurring again.
My old Celica had a stiff plastic trunk lining, so this was never an issue. Perhaps some of those "hard interior plastics" that many reviewers complain about would have been well placed in the trunk liner.
I wrote Infiniti about this today, suggesting they send the parts to all owners. I'll let you know what they say.
This must be an oversight, right?
Doubt Infinity goofed and left it out. More like they figured we didn't need one.
Paul
http://www.forbes.com/2002/05/06/0506test.html
I am one of those owners experiencing loud a/c compressor noise. Thought I would bring you all up to date: I just got back from the dealer and they installed a new compressor. The service tech told me that this is essentially a "temporary" fix. The compressor is still loud but not as bad as the original. He stated that Infiniti knows it has a problem with the G35 compressors and they are working on a more permanent solution. I will probably have to take it in at a later date once Infiniti comes up with the correct solution. For now, the compressor is a bit louder than normal but better than it was. It also cools well and they told me that it was okay to drive. I'll post any further info and y'all (I am a Texan) do the same.
I have this same clicking noise and it has been mentioned several times in the main G35 forum on this board... I'm not certain what it is, but Infiniti is apparently aware of it as an issue, and the standing procedure appears to be to replace the entire female portion of the seta belt latch...
It almost sounds more like a tiny solenoid actuating back and forth that becomes particularly noticeable when stepping on the brake at slow speeds (or maybe the sound is just more easily heard when the cabin is very quiet)
My G35 is due in for the 2nd service very soon and I will most definitely have them swap out the latch. Its one of those needly minor things, but it can be like chinese water torcher when driving in stop and go traffic for long periods of time
Just to let you know, you're not going crazy, but the sound just may drive you there
Faenor/Dane4
Called Infiniti locally (Bradshaw in Greenville SC) and they were immediately responsive. Bring it right in they said. I had to wait until lunch due to my schedule. I went in, they put me in a nearly identicle G 35 as a loaner and told me to keep it until they found the problem. This will include a weekend trip out of town and about 500mi of driving. They called me back and told me that it was fixed and I could pick it up. I could not make it by the 6:00 o clock closing, so they told me not to worry just come in Mon AM.
The problem apparently was one of the buttons on the center control panel had become "stuck" on and this sent it into a lock down mode. They reset it by disconnecting the battery for 10 mins. I have a new center panel on order, but it may take a while to get here.
Man the Infiniti service experience sure beats the H*#! out of my experiences with Ford, GM in the past. I was always treated like a criminal, idiot, and liar in those service trips. The premium has proven to be well worth it already. Still Smilin car at 2700k miles in less than 1 month.
Scott