I'm Having Bad problems with my 2003 G35

[Creigh]

I purchased a 2003 Infiniti G35 sports coupe. Brand Damn new, I bought it before christmas in 2002. On the way home from the dealership I started experiencing a odor and a viberation. It would come and go. After 4 trips to the dealership and they have had my car over 30 days, they have found that the rear brake system will lock down at any giving time. They act like I was damn crazy until I drove it the last time to the dealership with smoke coming out of the rear wheels. As of today 2-24-2003 they still have the car and it is unfixed. Help if you know anything that will help!

[felixxilef]

Yeah, I learned this one the hard way too. Here's the answer: Bypass the dealership and contact Infiniti Headquarters directly. You'll be amazed how fast the dealership suddenly figures out how to solve your problem.

[TheScientist]

I was told this for every new car. A new car, is obviously, new everything, including brakes. The reason why you two have smelled something and felt a vibrating, was because(based on you two saying it's a brake problem) they say and should've said at the dealership when they first gave you the car that, you should take it easy on the brakes. Reason is because if you treat like they're worn in already, and you had the car's brakes for a while, it produces a too high amount of friction. The friction then produces heat, which heat up the discs on the brakes, and could burn the brakes a little(but that's normal, but not when again, you treat your brakes like you've had the car for a while). So what they say, is to take it easy on your brakes, wear them in a bit but gradually, then they'll be normal. All brakes produce friction, because, friction is how you stop the wheels on a car. But when there's too much friction, that's what leads to these type of problems.

But with the rear brake lockdown, with the friction that the brakes cause, the car's computers are compenscating to that friction and heat build up. The smoke is from the friction, wearing out the brakes too fast. They need to be worn in slowly, and gradually.

[infinman]

Who ever told you this story about the brakes led you down the wrong path.In fact, to properly "bed" brakes pads in, they must be driven hard.Of course this is done before any vehicle is shipped.As technicians we do just that when doing brake jobs.This vehicle has brake control issues{abs/master/calipers,etc.}

[G35XAndTrailBlazer]

How were you driving your car? if it has been over a year, i think they would have worned down slowely by now...