INFINITI G35 · model year

2006 INFINITI G35

184 NHTSA complaints, 11 crash reports, and 2 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2006INFINITIG35 carries 184 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 11 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2006 G35 is air bags with 19 filings, followed by exterior lighting (19) and electrical system (16). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 2 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 7 investigation files overlapping the 2006 G35. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

184
Complaints
11
Crashes
1
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

184 filings

Crashes Reported

11 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS19
EXTERIOR LIGHTING19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM16
ENGINE14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7
STRUCTURE:BODY7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
POWER TRAIN5
SEATS5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
STEERING4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4

Recalls (2)

10V17500027/04/2010

AIR BAGS

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDANS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 29, 2004 THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2006 AND INFINITI G35 COUPES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2004 THROUGH MAY 30, 2007. THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTING THE BELT TENSION SENSOR (BTS) AND THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SE

06V39400013/10/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE "VERTICAL GRADIENT" AND "HEADLAMP PHOTOMETRIC VALUES" REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.'

Recent Complaints

20250220ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The fuel gauge in my Infiniti G35x is malfunctioning and does not show the correct fuel levels. As a result, my vehicle has unexpectedly run out of fuel multiple times, causing it to stop on the side of the road. This poses a significant safety risk as it can lead to sudden and dangerous situations for both myself and other drivers. Stopping on the side of the road in such conditions can also result in potential traffic violations. This issue needs to be addressed to ensure safer driving.

20230712ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Fuel gauge in instrument cluster malfunctioned, inaccurately reading more than half full. This caused me to run out of gas on a public road. In addition to the risk of becoming a stationary road hazard, I lost power brakes and steering when the gas ran out which caused me to almost hit the car in front of me. The problem has not been reproduced by a dealship or service center, however I had the sending units replaced which a mechanic said would fix the issue and it didn't. The gauge is still inaccurate. I have not had the cluster inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representative. I have researched the issue myself and learned that the cluster is commonly defective, I also have an intermittent left turn signal. There was a check engine light (P0462) intermittently on, which was temporarily fixed by replacing the sending units but has since come back. I don't know when they first appeared.

20210922AIR BAGS

The airbag light keeps blinking. I have had no incidents. I saw that there was an issue with this year model. i would like it covered with the repair.

20201219STRUCTURE:BODY

WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF FLEW OFF OF MY VEHICLE ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 186,920

20201219ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF FLEW OFF OF MY VEHICLE ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 186,920

20200509SERVICE BRAKES

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 50 MY WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON VDC OFF, ABS, SLIP. AFTER PULLING OVER TO EXAMINE WHAT WAS WRONG I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS & THE 10 AMP BRAKE FUSE HAD BLOWN. I THEN GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO DRIVE TO A PARTS STORE & THE SHIFT LOCK WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. SO I MANUALLY ENGAGED THE SHIFT LOCK & DROVE TO THE PARTS STORE & REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME & THE BRAKES BECAME TIGHTER & WOULDN'T RELEASE & THEY EVENTUALLY WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED WITH ALL 4 SO HOT THEY WERE SMOKING SO I PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC & THE BRAKES HAD RELEASED BUT THE MORE I DROVE THEY STARTED ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT RELEASING & BECAME HOT AGAIN SO I PARKED IT AGAIN. BASICALLY AFTER IT SETS THE BRAKES RELEASE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE 2-5 MILES THEY BEGIN TO ENGAGE & NOT RELEASE CAUSING THEM TO OVERHEAT. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS & IT APPEARS NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE S

Mileage: 201,000

20200509ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 50 MY WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON VDC OFF, ABS, SLIP. AFTER PULLING OVER TO EXAMINE WHAT WAS WRONG I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS & THE 10 AMP BRAKE FUSE HAD BLOWN. I THEN GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO DRIVE TO A PARTS STORE & THE SHIFT LOCK WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. SO I MANUALLY ENGAGED THE SHIFT LOCK & DROVE TO THE PARTS STORE & REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME & THE BRAKES BECAME TIGHTER & WOULDN'T RELEASE & THEY EVENTUALLY WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED WITH ALL 4 SO HOT THEY WERE SMOKING SO I PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC & THE BRAKES HAD RELEASED BUT THE MORE I DROVE THEY STARTED ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT RELEASING & BECAME HOT AGAIN SO I PARKED IT AGAIN. BASICALLY AFTER IT SETS THE BRAKES RELEASE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE 2-5 MILES THEY BEGIN TO ENGAGE & NOT RELEASE CAUSING THEM TO OVERHEAT. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS & IT APPEARS NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE S

Mileage: 201,000

20200509ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 50 MY WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON VDC OFF, ABS, SLIP. AFTER PULLING OVER TO EXAMINE WHAT WAS WRONG I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS & THE 10 AMP BRAKE FUSE HAD BLOWN. I THEN GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO DRIVE TO A PARTS STORE & THE SHIFT LOCK WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. SO I MANUALLY ENGAGED THE SHIFT LOCK & DROVE TO THE PARTS STORE & REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME & THE BRAKES BECAME TIGHTER & WOULDN'T RELEASE & THEY EVENTUALLY WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED WITH ALL 4 SO HOT THEY WERE SMOKING SO I PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC & THE BRAKES HAD RELEASED BUT THE MORE I DROVE THEY STARTED ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT RELEASING & BECAME HOT AGAIN SO I PARKED IT AGAIN. BASICALLY AFTER IT SETS THE BRAKES RELEASE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE 2-5 MILES THEY BEGIN TO ENGAGE & NOT RELEASE CAUSING THEM TO OVERHEAT. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS & IT APPEARS NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE S

Mileage: 201,000

20200302UNKNOWN OR OTHER

IT DOESN'T HAVE NO EFFECTS

20200228UNKNOWN OR OTHER

IGNITION LOCKED - UNABLE TO TURN KEY. INFINITI IS A REAL [XXX] AT $153/HOUR. IS THIS A NATS / NASH UNIT PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL, THE ANTENNA OR THE WIRE HARNESS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 82,500

20200228ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

IGNITION LOCKED - UNABLE TO TURN KEY. INFINITI IS A REAL [XXX] AT $153/HOUR. IS THIS A NATS / NASH UNIT PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL, THE ANTENNA OR THE WIRE HARNESS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 82,500

20200124STEERING

THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTER TO MOVE THE STEERING COLUMN INTO A POSITION NOT ONLY OF COMFORT FOR THE DRIVER BUT THE POSITION TO DRIVE SAFELY HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE ADJUSTMENT CAN NO LONGER BE MADE FOR EACH SPECIFIC DRIVER. THE COLUMN IS STUCK IN ITS LOWEST POSITION. THE COLUMN CAN MOVE IN AND OUT FOR DISTANCE, BUT WILL NOT ADJUST FOR THE VERTICAL UP AND DOWN POSITIONS. THE SWITCH DOES NOT MAKE ANY NOISE FOR THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING FOR THE IN/OUT MOVEMENT THE COLUMN DOES HOWEVER, THERE IS NO NOISE FOR THE UP AND DOWN ADJUSTMENT.

Mileage: 150,000

20191121FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I AM UNABLE TO PUT FUEL IN MY CAR. THE GAS JUST RUNS OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN I AM TRYING TO ENTER THE GAS. IT KEEPS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. I FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANY GAS IN THE CAR AND I AM AFRAID THE CAR WILL RUN OUT OF GAS

20191106ENGINE

MY CAR IS BURNED TO MUCH OIL I HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION

Mileage: 119,000

20191106SEATS

MY CAR IS BURNED TO MUCH OIL I HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION

Mileage: 119,000

20191018VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER PANEL SHUT OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED BERMAN INFINITI OF NILES AT (847-828-8001, LOCATED AT 5757 W TOUHY AVE, NILES, IL 60714) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. *TP

Mileage: 86,000

20191018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER PANEL SHUT OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED BERMAN INFINITI OF NILES AT (847-828-8001, LOCATED AT 5757 W TOUHY AVE, NILES, IL 60714) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. *TP

Mileage: 86,000

20190812ENGINE

MY 2006 INFINITY G35 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS 86,000 MILES AND HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I PUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN AFTER JUST 700 MILES OF DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NO LEAKS. THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND PLACED DYE IN THE OIL. I'M TO TAKE IT BACK AFTER 500 DRIVING MILES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE; HOWEVER, TO DATE, NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR AND NOW THIS - NO SUPPORT FROM NISSAN. PLEASE NHTSA HELP!

Mileage: 86,000

20190218AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DRIVERS SIDE. HORN QUIT WORKING A YEAR AGO AND INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN TULSA OKLA ALWAYS CHECKS ON THE MAINTENANCE FORM THAT THE HORN WORKS.... I GET THE CAR SERVICED AT JACKIE COOPER INFINITY, TULSA OKLA.EACH TIME THE OIL NEEDS CHANGING. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE SERVICE MGR. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY CAR. BUT RECALL WEBSITE SAYS DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT THE TRUTH.

20190218UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DRIVERS SIDE. HORN QUIT WORKING A YEAR AGO AND INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN TULSA OKLA ALWAYS CHECKS ON THE MAINTENANCE FORM THAT THE HORN WORKS.... I GET THE CAR SERVICED AT JACKIE COOPER INFINITY, TULSA OKLA.EACH TIME THE OIL NEEDS CHANGING. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE SERVICE MGR. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY CAR. BUT RECALL WEBSITE SAYS DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT THE TRUTH.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2006 INFINITI G35 have?
The 2006 INFINITI G35 has 184 NHTSA complaints, 11 crashes, 1 fires, 7 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2006 INFINITI G35?
Yes, the 2006 INFINITI G35 has 2 recall(s). The most common affected component is AIR BAGS. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2006 INFINITI G35?
The most-complained component for the 2006 INFINITI G35 is AIR BAGS with 19 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include EXTERIOR LIGHTING and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Is the 2006 INFINITI G35 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.