I took in the car for an oil change and service for recalls and the service dept. Notified me that the front brake pads on both sides were almost completely worn out and the rotors would need resurfacing. I purchased the car from the same dealer in april 2002 and the car was built in march 2002. The car presently has 17.5k miles on it. It is ridiculous, even with performance brakes, for them to fail at such a low mileage. My previous car that I traded in to this dealer was a 1998 320 hp pontiac t/a with an even greater weight and power than this car, and the brakes lasted 40k miles. I believe the brakes infiniti uses in the g35 should be replaced for free for the duration of the warranty since this is unacceptable. Also, make sure your dealer puts something in writing that they will replace the rotors once they are serviced beyond repair. Don't let the infiniti service dept. Fool you into thinking the pads should only last 10-20 miles because they are performance brakes. Complain enough and they may issue a recall.
2003 Infiniti G35 brakes complaints
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When applying brakes at any speed brakes pulsate. There is also a high pitched sound, and extended stopping distance. Rotors were warped. Dealer replaced all four rotors 3 times, and resurfaced them once. At this time rotors needed to be replaced again.
My g35 brakes are already in need of replacement at less then 20000 miles. My previous experience with brakes on other cars was always in excess of 50k miles. This short brake life should be noted in infiniti owners manual along with an explaination of why the owner should expect a poor quality service life.
Almost 99% of the time when I roll my g35 within 10 MPH I hear a crackling or grinding noise (like fan just started) and a "vibration" would transfer from the brake to my foot. Fter troubleshooting (shut down all sound device including AC/fan) and researching the owner's manual, it stated what I described above is normal. It's a self-diagnostic feature on ABS system when the car is moving slow. The noise is kinda loud and noticeable. Is it the norm for all ABS sytems by other manufacturers??
Constant brake noise.
I own an infiniti g35, and I just had a general request I wanted to make. The brakes on g35's wear out after about 15000 miles, and it happens to almost all g35s yet infiniti does not have a recall on the brakes, not the brake lights, or give a free service for the brakes, which cost about 900 bucks. I know that this is not an emergency or what not, but I just wanted you to take this into your consideration and review the brakes on infiniti g35s. Since it is the office of defects investigation, I am sure you'll review the brakes on g35s. Thank you. Sincerely, [xxx]. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
At 9.5k service (3rd), car had slight pulsing in the brakes. Dealer confirmed warped rotors and machined. Estimated remaining pad life only about 50%. Car and brakes have been well maintained in mainly city driving. This is the fastest wear I have seen on any car I have owned in 35 years including numerous performance cars. Dealer acknowledges many complaints for premature brake wear. This has also been a reccuring topic on infiniti web forums. Dealer indicated infiniti used to cover this as warranty but is now balking at replacement under the guise these are "high performance" brakes and normal wear and tear. With the potential for ultra short brake life, some consumers may not believe the brake wear indicator squeal and not get the brakes checked in time to prevent failure. This could turn into a long term safety issue. This also maybe due to an unrecognized interaction with the stability control, electronic brake assistance and traction control leading to higher brake stresses and short life. This should be looked at for a techical service bulletin and watched as a long term safety issue as the cars age.
My brake rotors have been serviced, cut or replaced, (5) five times starting on 09/18/02 with 5,350 miles on the odometer. When the brakes were serviced at 15,409 miles, the fifth time, I was told infiniti will no longer service the rotors under warranty. I made a complaint to infiniti consumer affairs who admitted there were many complaints about brakes wearing out quickly. But, there was no answer as to why my rotors warped repeatedly, and why a master technician would not look at my car.
Front brake pads on infinity g35 cause a pulsating action and are wearing prematurely. The dealer turned the rotors and the problem persists. Infinity corporate will not let the dealer replace the brake pads, despite a public outcry for this safety issue. Moreover, the rear brake lights would not illuminate when the brake pedal was applied. Infinity corporate did allow the dealer to replace this under recall r3011.
Bought my infiniti g35 in may of 2002, ever since day one, the driver's seats seems to be moving, rocking during acceleration and braking.. This seems to be a common problem on a lot of g35's. Dealer's and infiniti has not relesase a fix that works yet after a year... I believe that this is a dangerous problem, because twice my foot slipped off of the brake pedal during braking and almost caused an accident..... There also seems to be a problem with life of the brake pads and rotors where they might fail prematurely... Most drivers of the g complain that their pads and rotors are needing to be replaced as soon as 8,000 miles and are not covered by the warranty.
I purchased my 2003 infiniti g35 in august 2002. When I first purchased my vehicle I noticed a lot of brake dust on my front brakes. I informed the service dept of the dealership where I bought the vehicle and was told this is normal. About a month later I began hearing a squealing sound when I applied the brakes, I contacted the dealership again and I was told that this was normal. The dealer even began to read me an article/publication suggesting that this was because these were high performance brakes. Needless to say after back and forth with this dealer and infiniti for over 4 months, to no avail I left the issue alone. Now 6 months later, I require new front brakes at only 19,000 miles.
2003 g35 cp 6 spd I was driving on the 60 fwy going west @ 2:30 am, traveling about 65 MPH & all of a sudden, the car spin out & skidded across the freeway onto the dirt almost hit the center divider. I was shock! I was thinking man... What did it just happen? First I thought there were stuff like grease on the fwy that cause the spin out. But I walk to the freeway & there was nothing on the fwy. So I got back into my car try to move the car, but it would not move. It seems like the rear-wheel brake is locked, the car will not move. So I call the tow truck & tow my car to the dealer in riverside. Then when the car got to the dealer, the mechanic went underneath and found out there were plastic got caught around the driveshaft. Then they jacked up the car to remove the plastic, they've find out that the brake lines are twisted, that's why the rear brake locked up. So after the dealer gave me a quote to replace the brake lines. And I ask them isn't that a defect from manufacture? They told me no, they blame on me that I ran over the plastic & cause the brake to locked. Does it make sense to you? Brake is control by the driver, not any objects on the road. Lucky there was no cars around at that time. And also there was not a freeway divider right next to me, or else who knows what could of happen. I could cause a big accident. So to me, this is a very major safety issue & now I do not feel safety & comfortable driving that car anymore, after I had almost lost my life. This incident happen once & it will happen again. And im not down to go through it again. So now, I am requesting the dealer to take back the car. The car is only 9 days old and only have a few hundred of miles on it. I spoke to the dealer, but they said they will not take back the car. Can you guys help me out here?
I own a 2003 infiniti g35. The car is 7 months old with less than 10,000 miles on it. I was told by my dealership that I had no front brakes. I brought the car in because 3 lights were lighting up on my dash for a couple of days: the brake light, the slip light, and the vdc off light. I was shocked to learn that I didn't have any front brakes. To me, this is definitely a safety issue.
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