2005 Infiniti G35: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · CA

Fuel gauge does not work . It never goes below 2/3 full and could cause the car to run out of gas. If this happened when on the freeway it could lead to a dangerous situation as steering and brakes would be affected along with avoiding other vehicles if car lost power intraffic.

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 109,985 miles · GA

Approximately 3 months ago I purchased a 2005 infiniti g35 for my daughter. Two weeks ago the car began to shut completely down while she was driving it with no warning whatsoever - regardless of speed. There would be a complete loss of power, including power steering, so it would be difficult for her to get the car off the road before attempting to restart it. This problem has continued to occur at random every time the car is driven creating a very dangerous situation; particularly, for a teenage driver. I googled the car's issues, and learned that nissan has a recall on 2005 infiniti g35's for the replacement of a camshaft position sensor which has been described as causing this loss of power problem. I called nissan to see if my daughter's car was on the recall list and was told it was not. An infiniti dealer ran a diagnostic on the car this morning and confirmed that the car's camshaft position sensor had failed and needs to be replaced. I believe nissan should honor this recall on every 2005 infiniti g35 vehicle - not just those vehicles whose VIN numbers appear on the recall list - especially those vehicles who have had the sensor fail. The repair totals $425.00 and I am seeking reimbursement of that amount from nissan.

Filed Apr 13, 2012 · Fuel system · 151,000 miles · CA

On 04/06/2012 I was driving on the 60e freeway in the #2 lane going 65 MPH and the car suddenly lost all acceleration. It dropped from 65-40 within seconds and the car would not respond when I pressed the gas pedal. I was barely able to get to the right shoulder without causing an accident (this happened during rush hour). The shoulder was extremely narrow and the car was completely disabled. Within minutes an rctc tow truck appeared and the driver asked what had happened. When I explained how the car had lost all acceleration, he told me it sounded like I ran out of gas. The gauge on the dash said there was still a quarter of a tank of gas left and I showed it to him, so I didn't believe that this could be possible. He offered to put a gallon of gas in the tank to see if it would start up and as soon as he did that the car started up with no problem. He directed me to pyrite st to fill up my tank and when I got there the car took almost 20 gallons! Even though the gauge read that there was still 1/4 tank of gas! After looking online this appears to be a very common problem and I'm upset that infiniti has not issued a recall knowing that this affects so many people. This is a serious safety issue. I drive 82 miles a day on the fwy and being female, I am afraid that this could happen at any time and I would be stranded. It is also so dangerous to lose all power on the freeway! I feel this should be reported as a recall item and that infiniti should be compelled to recognize the problem as the widespread issue that it is, and complete the necessary repairs to make this an operationally safe vehicle.

Filed Mar 9, 2012 · Fuel system · CA

March 5. 2012, on the way home from picking my son up at basketball practice, I noticed the car losing power. I told my son, something was wrong with the car, he asked what and I said I'm pressing the gas the car is not responding. At the point where the street became two lanes, I got over into the #2 lane (closest to the curb). I was truly panicked because I was on a very dark street (indiana in riverside) trying to get to van buren so that I could enter the freeway. The car shut off completely just about a half block from vanburen. I called my husband to let him know what had happened and his first question was do you have gas?? I said yes, the gauge says I have a quarter of a tank, so I know it?s not gas. The aaa tech arrived and asked what happened. When I explained he said, it sounds like you're out of gas. I said no that can't be it, here look at the fuel gauge, it says I have a of a tank. He said ok but let's try gas first anyway. The technician put 2 gallons of gas in the car, it started right up and then the fuel gauge went from of a tank to (miraculous for 2 gallons of gas). I went on the internet and did a google search using the terms infinity fuel gauge and it lit up like a slot machine. I can't tell you how many sites and blogs were filled with complaints about this issue. I saw on autoblog.com where nissan recalled 05-08 infinity qx56 for fuel gauge inaccuracies so my question is why weren't the g35's recalled? Imagine if I had actually made it to the freeway and this happened. I am upset and I want my fuel gauge fixed. My husband is content to calculate miles between fill ups but I don't have time for that nonsense. I am on the road constantly, I need to be able to look at my gauge and know when to go the gas station.

Filed Sep 9, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 5,161 miles · FL

During normal city driving conditions the vehicle has a sudden lost of power dropping down to a speed of 35-40 MPH, no acceleration is possible above 35-40 MPH, indicator lights come on dash board "slip,vdc off and service engine soon".on two different occasions vehicles directly behind me have had to come to sudden stops to avoid a rear end collision, since I am unable to accelerate and they are traveling at a consistent rate of speed. This failure has happen again today, bring the total of occurrences to three(3). The dealership has replaces the accelerator pedal 7/20/05 and the throttle chamber 9/7/05. None of these corrections have improved the problem.