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Infiniti • Premature Brake Wear • Headlight Theft • General Complaints --- News • Lawsuit Charges G35 Brake Problem

Beth of Ramona, CA September 24, 2009

Bought 2004 fx35 with 32,000 and was told the breaks had just been replaced. Just around 60,000, I had to replace front and back brakes. Now, at 91,000 miles, I'm replacing them again. Due to my commute, I put about 20,000 miles a year on my vehicle, but have never replaced my brakes on past vehicles so frequently. After reading the complaints of others with similiar vehicles as mine, it leads me to believe there's a defect in these brakes. I'm going to be paying 600, every 12-18 months on new brakes for the Infiniti FX35...not acceptable.

carol of albany, NY August 23, 2009

I also had my front brakes replaced on a 2005 g35x after 14,000 miles. The dealer happily replaced them under warranty and when i asked why so soon she said it could be the way you drive and this car can stop on a dime.... Okay, i have driven the same way for 30 years and never replace brakes under 40,000 miles.

At 31,000 miles, my car needed back brakes and rotors and front pads at a cost of 1,000. I usually wait for my car when it is being serviced and I hear the same song from consumers.... Brakes,brakes brakes .Last week one owner brought in his own brake pads to see if that would help. He told me he is resigned to bringing it in for pads every year.

Service at my dealership has been very good but they are getting rich off of this defect. As much as I love driving this car I will be looking at the BMW as I heard they have a free maintenance plan with a purchase for 3-4 years. When you spend 40,000 for a car you want to enjoy it cost free at least under the warranty period. Please look into a class action suit.

Sanford of Franklin, TN March 28, 2009

Sanford of Franklin TN (03/28/09)
I bought my 2004 infiniti G35x in June 2008. I immediately put it in the shop for several issues, one being the brakes. They were wanting to charge me but finally covered it under warranty. Front rotors and pads -- 500+. At that time the car had 51000 miles. Put it in the shop today for an oil change an asked them to look at the brakes and tell me how much wear I have. They said that I was about half way through. I told them that I wanted to keep up with it so I could replace the pads only and not have to replace the rotors. They told me that's not the way it works. They designed the rotors with a softer metal whick causes them to wear out at the same rate.

They said you can get 20k to 25k miles depending on how you drive. They use a harder metal in 2005 and the rotors are bigger. I am currently at 63k+ miles so I guess I have to replace brakes around 75k. They said I may be able to purchase some aftermarket rotors to get better use out of the brakes, May try this but I think if Infiniti knows about this they should give a substantial break on the brake service -- at least half off or more. I love the way my car drives and the performace that I get from it. Lots of cars have problems with this or that I understand, but I shoud have been told this was an issue before I bought.

This will make me think twice about buying an Infiniti. I love the service received at the dealership. I think Infiniti should honor some sort of compensation to the consumer each time they need to replace brakes. If I have got to replace brakes twice as much then they should pay half.

Bill of Bellevue, WA March 21, 2009

Bill of Bellevue WA (03/21/09)
Brakes on 2005 Infiniti G35 and Nissan says nothing can be done about it.  Lowers the resale value. sounds horrible

Claudia of Chula Vista, CA January 29, 2009

Claudia of Chula Vista CA (01/29/09)
I purchased a 2005 FX35 in April of 2008 from a dealership in San Diego CA. One week after I purchased it, the car made a horrible screaching/squealing noise as I braked going in reverse. I took the car to the dealership and they told me that the pads were good and that they just had to re-surface the rotors. A week later, the same problem occured. I took it to private mechanic/brake specialist and he told me that there was nothing he could do. He recommended I take it to an Infiniti dealership. He also said that these cars appeared to have this common problem and that infiniti refuses to fix it.

After dealing with the brake noise for a few months, I decided to go to an infiniti dealership. On January 17th, 2009, I took the car in to the Infiniti dealership in Kearny Mesa. They once again resurfaced the rotors. Two weeks later. The noise came back. I contacted Infiniti (1/28/09) again an told them about the noise coming back. Earnie from the dealership called me and told me that the noise was normal for these types of cars and that nothing could be done to fix it. He offered to check it for safety purposes and that is it. He also told me that the previous owner had the same problem with the car.

Their computer system tracks it and has a record of the problem. It appears that I was sold a car with an existing problem and it was just a matter of time for the noise to come back. From reading other complaints on-line, many owners of Infiniti FX35s are having the same problem. Shouldn't the dealerships be responsible for disclosing problem histories of vehicles? If so, someone cheated me big time. Please advise. Also, if anyone is going to take a class action suit against Infiniti because of this defect, please include me.

Chuck of Buffalo, NY November 19, 2008

Chuck of Buffalo NY (11/19/08)
i own 2004 infiniti g35x and the brakes had to be totally redone (rotors+pads) at 14000. this was done by infiniti under warranty. now at 28000 the brakes are again in need of replacement and infiniti is denying any responsibilty. i escalated to national service and they told me that my car had high performance brakes(it does not)and to expect replacement every 14-15000 miles at a cost of 1000. i am in the process of having the brakes redone at a local service facility. i would be interested in participating in class action against infiniti.

economic damage is the cost of excess brake replacement over the life of the vehicle.

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