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2008 Infiniti G35 Engine Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
11%of 95 total for the year
Median mileage
103,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Infiniti G35, 11% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 103,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The car idles when taking off even after warming it up... While cars are passing me by. It acts like it wants to cut off while in traffic. It was raining on the passenger side. I can't even filled the car up with a full tank of gas. Only had the car for 3 weeks and the service engine soon light come on. Took it back multiple times and still not fixed”

NHTSA complaint #11292365, filed 2019-12, 155,000 miles

“When driving slow, 5 to 15 MPH merging onto busy interstate 84 highway without warning the battery light, and brake light will come on and engine shuts off. The car lights, radio still work. Put the car in park start the engine and its starts up as normal. This car has gone to the dealer, and 2 other shops 800.00 later its still having a stalling issue. I have a 4 year old and this issue scares me.”

NHTSA complaint #10689808, filed 2015-02, 103,000 miles

“In my car, my radiator failed. That then made the transmission fluid and the coolant mix. My fluid in my radiator and transmission are like slime in there. My car doesn't function like it should.”

NHTSA complaint #11255739, filed 2019-09, 95,000 miles

“Almost daily stalling at low speeds. When coming to a slowdown, the vehicle will stall with no error codes or lights given except for power completely turning off. This has resulted in numerous near misses since steering is then not powered and at times in the middle of an intersection. Restart is possible by putting the car in neutral and restarting. I worry that this can cause a wreck when stalling in the middle of the intersection with traffic coming. At times, when coming to a slowdown, the car will stutter as if rpms drop very low but does not stall. …”

NHTSA complaint #11110938, filed 2018-07, 70,855 miles

“Runaway acceleration. Three times now in the last two weeks the RPMs went to maximum redline without my foot on the accelerator pedal. Fortunately all occurred when I was at very slow speed and either in a driveway or a parking lot. Each time I immediately put the transmission to neutral and shut off the engine. For the first occurrence, Restarting the engine all went back to normal. But for the second instance, two weeks later on restart the engine again instantly went to maximum RPM (deep redline). On a second restart, with additional delay before attempting a restart, the problem cleared. …”

NHTSA complaint #11553276, filed 2023-11

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20081011%
2007109%
20061410%
20053818%
20044318%
20036212%

Other parts of the 2008 Infiniti G35

Air bags
33 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Infiniti G35

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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