My infinity g35 2005 m/t has a manufacturers defect of oil consumption and is very common to the engine for this model the vq35 it only has 63,000 miles on it and it consumes 1.5 quarts of oil every 1,000 miles. The car starts knocking with no oil in it by 2,000 after an oil change. I change the oil and only 1 quart comes out when it's supposed to have 5quarts! This is also causing my check engine light to turn on with codes that the oxygen sensors and three way catalyst are bad. It squeals when turning it on and knocks while driving.
Infiniti G35 grinding brakes problems
20 of the 1,351 owner complaints about the Infiniti G35 describe grinding or squealing brakes, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 20
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical mileage
- 9,400
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Oil consumption 2Airbag light 2ABS 2Knocking 1Check engine light 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 infiniti g35 sport. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the clutch pedal failed to operate normally. The contact also mentioned that he had to burn the clutch and grind the gears in order to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that clutch slave cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 93,000. Updated 11-25-13 *bf the vehicle was repaired. Updated 12/04/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 inifinti g35 coupe. When he applies pressure on the brake pedal, he hears a squeaking noise. Sometimes when braking he feels grinding. The dealer was contacted, but they could not identify the cause of the failure. He been in contact with infinite consumer affairs, but no assistance was provided. He was also advised that the failure was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The vehicle has been traded in for a 2009 infiniti. The failure mileage was 25. The current mileage was 52000.
I have a 2005 g35 sedan. For years I have heard this creaking/squeaking noise whenever I turn into/out of parking lots and curb cut outs. I have heard this noise since 2006 and yet somehow the dealer never hears it when I take to be serviced. On my last visit a few months ago, the dealer, riverside infiniti said my compression rods were leaking and needed to be replaced @ ($900.00). In an attempt to research compression rods, I stumbled upon a site called g35 driver.com which had a headline that said 'g35 compression rods are total crap'. I read on and person after person had the same complaint about how the rods went out after 12k miles, they had the same squeaking/creaking on turns, more so on cold days than warm ones etc. The bushings are creaky and torn. My husband and best friend both have g35 sedans and have the same noise. However most men don't hear the noise until I bring it their attention. Since so manu have this same complaint, I researched your site and infiniti to see if there had been recalls. There are none. I don't know if these bad rods present a safety issue but they most certainly sound defective.
I have had multiple issues with my car. The most severe have been a replacement bolt on the axle that made a clicking sound when I put it in reverse. That took place within 2 months of my owning the car. The other has been my brakes. They were making squealing sounds when they were depressed, at 4500 miles. I kept complaining to the dealership and they finally realized that there was an issue with the front brakes. It was fixed at 9,000 miles. The squealing subsided somewhat, but there has always been a sound. I took my car in again recently for routine maintenance and complained that the sound has still not gone away. They said there was dust on the brakes, and that once it was cleaned up, it should be fine. They said my back brakes were now an issue. Mysteriously, after picking up my car, the squealing was worse and was now coming from the back of the car. The service rep said that I need to fix them within the 1500 miles. I was not having any issues with back brakes up until this point. I truly believe that the service tech tampered did something to them. Finally, my sunroof starting giving out and requires a new motor. This all happened within 2 years with barely 14,000 miles!
Leased vehicle, highway driving and very limited local/city driving. Brakes had 'grinding' noise whenever initially applied and I was told by dealer that was how the "european brake system" sounds -? Required front brake pads/rotors replaced at ~ 19,000 miles 8 months after acquiring the car. Rear brake pads/rotors then had to be replaced 13 months after acquiring the car at ~ 29,000 miles. Was told when had car in for faulty air bag light ~ 6 weeks ago front pads were worn to 4.5 mm. Car is in for 38k service now and it is suspected I am going to have to replace the front brake pads, again after only 19,000 miles since new pads were put on!
My 2003 infiniti g35 has an unsafe brake system. Since it was new and before 24,000 miles, I have had the brake pads and rotors replaced 3 times. They wear out so fast that it is difficult to know when they are unsafe. They always have squeaked loudly, even when new so that is not an indicator. Infiniti stopped putting this brake system in the g35 6 months after manufacturing started and they gave a 3 year warranty on the brakes of these cars, so they knew they had a problem. They will do nothing to fix this.
We have had on going brake problems with this vehicle. It started immediately. Grinding noise in rear brakes. We had to replace after just one month. Since then we have replaced the front brakes and rotors twice and rear brakes one other time. This is ridiculous when you consider this car is only barely three years old and has just 29,000 miles on it.
Engine consumes 2.5 qrts oil every 800 miles & only 19-20 miles per gal gas and this decreases with oil consumption. Clutch assy faulty/ grinding noise increased with mileage ,windows have binding noise up/down, passenger air bag light does not illuminate when seat is occupied or unoccupied.
Dt*: the contact stated there is a loud rubbing noise from the front end, which can be heard above the radio. The dealership determined the noise was a cupping on the inside of the tires, this is caused by the vehicle. The tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles. Also, the clutch was grinding, but the dealership refuses to look at this.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Infiniti G35 grinding brakes
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The model years with the most reports are 2003 (9 complaints), 2005 (6 complaints) and 2004 (2 complaints).
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