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Sedans Infiniti G35 Infiniti G35 Maintenance and Repair
2838 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 8:43 AM
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A little off subject but just wanted you to know that I share your pain. I purchased my 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4X4 with every single option on it about 6 months ago. I had looked for this specific one for close to a year and came across it one night through a local dealer's website.. I was there the next day. It was a 2001 model they needed to get rid of so I got an outstanding deal plus .9% financing. It is perfect-Oxford White with tan leather. Just the way I wanted and awesome price/financing. 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 |
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As promised, I am reporting back what the dealer found with my car. They told me that the a/c compressor has "bad" bearings and that it will have to be replaced. They said that as long as it cools correctly there is no problem with operating the a/c system. They have ordered the part and expect to have it in in four days. Will get it installed and report back with the results. The service person mentioned that they have had several other failures at their dealership. Hope this takes care of the problem. 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! |
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Thanks for the posting, very helpful!! Hope the fix takes care of our problem. Love the car except for the A/C noise and I am sure it will be resolved. I forwarded your posting to the sales manager at Discover Infiniti in San Diego. They said they have not experienced the problem other than mine at their dealership. Sincerely, Paul Babcock kd6aw  cox.net El Cajon, California |
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Just talked to the service manager in San Diego and he said he was just talking to the service manager in Hawaii who is trying to fix the same problem, he is taking the unit apart to see what he can find. My service manager would like to know which agency you are going through so he can call them. He seems to think that it may be a design problem and they need to find out what it is because a replacement may do the same thing again. I am including my e mail address in case you would like to e mail me. Where are you?Thanks. Paul kd6aw cox.net
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Looking to run my remote radar detector thru there, but can't find an opening. Any clues? |
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The problem I had with my G35 has been solved but I thought other G35 owners might be interested in hearing about it. Bought my G35 w/leather April 27. The next day the "service engine soon" light came on. I called the dealer and made an appointment to have it checked out. Two error messages came up, both pertaining to the transmission. The transmission shifted fine but one of the messages indicated a bad board in the transmission control unit. I'm not sure what the other error message was but Infiniti installed a new transmission and transmission control unit. The car was in the shop for nine days. I live in Alabama and the transmission came by truck from California so it took awhile to get here. It appears to be shifting fine. The experience hasn't changed my mind about the car, just one of those things, I guess.
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I ordered my G35 at Discover in San Diego on Apr 27. Having a hard time waiting. I appreciate all the info available on this forum. thanks guys! |
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| I have noticed that the G35 does not have a means to hang my clothes. My infiniti dealer did not even notice it until I mentioned it. Has anybody else heard about this? | |
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To the right and left of the trunk, just behind the tail lights, the interior trunk liner is run fairly close to the outside body panel. BEWARE, this liner is only upholstery! 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. |
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| Thanks, I carry lots of odds and ends in my trunk and would never have thought of this safeguard. A testament to the value of this and other forums... Amen. | |
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