Engine Burning Oil Problems of Infiniti G35 - part 1

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!.

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My car is burned to much oil I have oil consumption.

Burns oil at 5 quarts a week or more. Piston rings are defective. Common for this car I've read and there was a recall that Infiniti issued but this has not included my vehicle. Suspension also wears down brand new tires in less than 3 months. My boyfriend has the exact same car and this is a problem with his vehicle also.

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I own a 2005 G35 coupe and started noticing that the motor is burning a lot of oil. I researched online and found out that my year of car has problems with oil consumption. So I called my local infinity and they said that they can perform the test but if I want to fix it, ill have to pay out of my pocket. Is that right? are they suppose to fix it? is it repaired under warranty or recall?.

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This car has excessive burning of oil and it is well known in the forums for G35 drivers. This is follow up on a complaint I just made. I had the car's oil changed with synthetic and always make sure it is changed every 3-5000 miles. Though the car burned off nearly 4. 25 qts of oil in under 4,000 miles causing damage to my engine, the oil light never came on the whole time even though there was no oil in the car. The mechanics I work with indicated that they had the same exact car and had blown 3 of the exact same engines between the two of them. This is absurd. Please NHTSA please help consumers that are having blown engines due to the lack of cooperation by Infiniti.

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Infiniti G35 sedan 6 speed manual transmission - up rev - vq35de oil consumption is beyond safe and operational under normal driving conditions. Initially car engine seized after 3000 miles of driving. Dealership said it was the oil consumption, and the customer needed to add oil. (this incident was not reported by Infiniti of marin). According to inifinit TSB - itb08-002d - this is an apparent problem, and there is a test and solution for this faulty engine. Inifiniti consumer affairs says I am out of warranty period, and this will have to be an out of pocket expense. They also mentioned it is the responsibility of the dealership to notify the customers, and it is out of their control.

The car burned nearly 4. 2. Qts of oil in under 4000 miles. Massive number of users indicate same problem of insane amounts of oil consumption on various forums on the internet. This is most likely also a serious smog violation in CA and also is causing engines to blow up. Numerous mechanics will verify that they have seen the same problem with engines blowing at under 100,00 miles do to excess oil consumption. I have proof of my last oil change and number of miles. Also the amount of oil that came out of my car was less than a quarter of quart after only 4,000 miles of driving. My mechanic verified that there are no leaks. Please NHTSA! please investigate this issue further. 20,0000 dollar car is basically totaled now. All dealers and Nissan refuses to acknowledge the problem even though there is a high possibility they know of the problem and are hiding it. Also, the airbag light has been on for three years and no matter how you reset it, it will continually return to being on, indicating some sort of problem with the airbags.

Oil consumption. It uses too much oil. The same motor in Nissan 350 z was an issue which resulted in Nissan replacing the engine it's called a vq engine.

Excessive oil burning. When spark plug's were removed for tune up replacement, found one coated with oil. Loss of approximately 1/2 quart of oil per 2 week period. Looked up forums found that many others have had a piston ring problem.

My infinity G35 2005 m/t has a manufacturers defect of oil consumption and is very common to the engine for this model the vq35 it only has 63,000 miles on it and it consumes 1. 5 quarts of oil every 1,000 miles. The car starts knocking with no oil in it by 2,000 after an oil change. I change the oil and only 1 quart comes out when it's supposed to have 5quarts! this is also causing my check engine light to turn on with codes that the oxygen sensors and three way catalyst are bad. It squeals when turning it on and knocks while driving.

Vehicle has an oil consumption issue. Previous owners have owned the car with under 100k miles and always have had oil consumption problems with the car. Currently the vq35de engine consumes about 2 quarts of oil every 2 weeks/300 miles. . The car is always under light load. Car rarely ever sees hard acceleration or high rpms. Previous owner warned me of the oil consumption problem which they dealt with for the full time of owning the vehicle. I also own a 2002 Nissan maxima with the same vq35de engine and has an oil consumption problem as well but not nearly as bad. . Its very simple to google vq35 oil consumption and find a plethora of links to alot of people having the same problems. Seems like the bore on the block is milled incorrectly which causes the oil getting past the top ring.

I have always had my mechanic do servicing on my Infiniti until he closed the business. Since then, I have been doing my own oil changes at home. Doing so, I have noticed that the amount of used engine oil is roughly 2. 5 quarts. In the owners manual, when changing the engine oil with oil filter, the vehicle intakes 5 quarts of oil. It seems like the engine is burning oil because I don't see any oil leak marks on my driveway.

My engine consumes oil, 2 quarts/1000 miles . I am the 3rd owner and I have just recently been informed of an oil consumption recall back in 2008.

Take the car for a oil change after 8 months but only 1800 miles and oil was at low mark , this car model year have a tbs report from Infiniti for oil consumption oc problem a lot of owners have the same problem Infiniti refuse to replace the engine out of warranty they know is a problem with the piston rings on the rev up 05 07 engines , they need to do a recall . [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

After purchasing the vehicle, I was driving it around for about a week. I came to a stop one day and my oil light came on. I took it to the dealership and asked them to check it. The dipstick is very hard to read, unlike most cars, long story short the dealership changed it. I don't believe that they did when I got it because of the color. Ever since I have been keeping track of the oil consumption issue that I have been having. I have a aftermarket warranty but they are no longer helping me with my issues (or feel as though I am not being helped) with my car at such low miles I have looked and there are several issues with vq35de motors with oil consumption issues that needs to be fixed. I have and am having sever issues with oil consumption. I just has a compression test and I have #'s but I have to call the dealership, they also just did a leak down test to see if it might be the rings just in case the compression test didn't get it. ** I now currently burn 1. 2 quarts of oil in 800 miles. Was the last and latest oil consumption test that the dealership has run. After passing both tests. The most I have seen my car use is 3qts in 3k. Not goood! I currently have 98895 on the car right now. Please if you can help :) thank you!.

My car goes thru almost 2 quarts per 1000 miles. This car model year have a tbs report from Infiniti for oil consumption oc problem a lot of owners have the same problem Infiniti refuse to replace the engine out of warranty they know is a problem with the piston rings on the rev up 05 07 engines , they need to do a recall . Was told we can make a complaint to Nissan/Infiniti for vq35de rev-up engines consuming a lot of oil at 1k miles. Unsafe to drive car normally in fear of motor malfunction major damage and loss of value.

Since October 2012 (approximate), I have noticed increased oil consumption in the 2005 G35. Currently, the car is consuming approximately 1/2 quart every 1000 miles. There are no oil leaks or visible smoke from the exhaust. The condition continues to deteriorate. Also passenger side curtain air bag light is illuminated. I had it tested to identify which air bag was defective.

Oil consumption problem. I lose at least 1 qt every 1,000 miles. Dealer did an oil consumption test and claims it only lost 2 qts in 3,500 miles. They zip tied everything so I could not check it myself. When I check the oil myself it always loses at least 1 qt for every 1,000 miles driven. The dealer lied but still forwarded my claim to Infiniti corporate. I never heard from them so I called them myself and they said they would not do anything about it. My car is a manual and I read online that this is a very common problem. Why is this not force recalled by the government? engine could seize on a highway and cause a collision.

The oil burns like crazy it caused my car to lock up being the it happens without warning, having to do oil changes once a month which is insanity. This has been a problem not only in the Infiniti G35 but also the Nissan 350z models. Usually a problem with manual 6spd transmission models. This should be a recall being that no one has been able to fix the problem!.

My first issue:engine oil consumption I am an owner of a 2005 Infiniti G35 5at. I bought it certified pre-owned at 62,000 miles 2 years ago. From last year (when the vehicle was at 78000) miles I started to have severe oil consumption problems. One day I took it to get an oil change and the mechanic noticed I only had one quart of oil left. By the next 1000 miles (after the oil change) the oil light kept coming on every time I braked. I pulled over and checked my oil and it was extremely low to the point I was scared of driving it further so I got it towed to the Infiniti dealer. At that time I was out of warranty and they weren't able to help me. I started looking online to see if other G35 owners were experiencing the same issue and I was shocked to see how many were. Right now I carry oil with me in the trunk knowing that it is going to be burning. I hope there will be something done about this as it seems a lot of people have been affected by this issue. My second issue: suspension and tire wear. Ever since I purchased my car I have gone trough too many tires (last year alone I went through 3 sets). I am not a crazy driver and always careful on the way I drive especially after purchasing so many tires. I have bought aftermarket suspension parts (to adjust camber and toe as it is not adjustable from the factory) to try to alleviate the tire wear but it has not done anything. I am on my 5th set as of a month ago and I got a custom alignment done to maximize tire life but they have already detected uneven tire wear.

Unusual high oil consumption noticed around 25,000 miles. I am 61 years old and do not drive much or abuse the engine, I just wanted a reliable car with manual transmission. #1 dealer (very hostile) tested oil after 1000 miles showing only 4mm missing, however the same morning I have documented pictures showing 9 to 10mm of oil missing on the dip stick. Conclusion: dealer added oil prior of calling me in to see their oil check! asked Infiniti consumer afairs to redo test at second dealer. #2 dealer was much nicer to my complaint, but when I received the car after the free oil fill, the dip stick was sealed with a plastic tie! their answer was: "you are not supposed to check the oil level until you come back after 2000 miles" !!!. After 2000 miles of driving they opened the seal on the dip stick which showed about 12mm of oil loss. (have picture). Now I concluded that the dipstick was sealed so I cannot see that they (dealer #2) overfilled oil by about 1/2 quart, why I am saying this ? because in all my private measurements show about 10mm per 1000 miles and 20 mm at 2000 miles, which is in the bad range as shown in their own TSB. Currently the odometer is 32,275 miles, which is extremely low mileage for such an oil loss. They have revised the TSB 4 times to date.

Unusual high oil consumption noticed around 25,000 miles. I am 61 years old and do not drive much or abuse the engine, I just wanted a reliable car with manual transmission. #1 dealer (very hostile) tested oil after 1000 miles showing only 4mm missing, however the same morning I have documented pictures showing 9 to 10mm of oil missing on the dip stick. Conclusion: dealer added oil prior of calling me in to see their oil check! asked Infiniti consumer affairs to redo test at second dealer. #2 dealer was much nicer to my complaint, but when I received the car after the free oil fill, the dip stick was sealed with a plastic tie! their answer was: "you are not supposed to check the oil level until you come back after 2000 miles" !!!. After 2000 miles of driving they opened the seal on the dip stick which showed about 12mm of oil loss. (have picture). Now I concluded that the dipstick was sealed so I cannot see that they (dealer #2) overfilled oil by about 1/2 quart, why I am saying this ? because in all my private measurements show about 10mm per 1000 miles and 20 mm at 2000 miles, which is in the bad range as shown in their own TSB. Currently the odometer is 32,275 miles, which is extremely low mileage for such an oil loss. They have revised the TSB 4 times to date.

This is regarding the Infiniti vq engine and its oil consumption problem. I own a 2004 G35x I paid for and its sits with the biggest oil consumption problem due to nissians problem with the vq engines at the time of the make. Many people have this same problem. Very many people! I dont find this fair at all. I would like to talk to someone regarding this situation and come to a conclusion. Plz.

I was told we can make a shout out for a complaint to Nissan/Infiniti for vq35de rev-up engines consuming a lot of oil at 1k miles. I own a 2005 G35 coupe 6 speed manual I have had 1 engine replacement for oil consumption problems and this being my new engine at 60k I am beginning to have the same issue again. I have to add 2. 5 quarts of oil at 1k miles, and could damage my engine permanently Infiniti has denied me extended warranty cause of this issue. . Weak piston rings and or pistons are the culprit for our thousands of G35 6 speed manual rev-up motors drivers. . To need upto 3 engine replacements or denied extended warranties from Nissan/Infiniti I wish they would have a re-cal for these vq35de engines for these issues years 2005-2007.

I was told we can make a shout out for a complaint to Nissan/Infiniti for vq35de rev-up engines consuming a lot of oil at 1k miles. I own a 2005 G35 coupe 6 speed manual I have had 1 engine replacement for oil consumption problems and this being my new engine at 60k I am beginning to have the same issue again. I have to add 2. 5 quarts of oil at 1k miles, and could damage my engine permanently Infiniti has denied me extended warranty cause of this issue. . Weak piston rings and or pistons are the culprit for our thousands of G35 6 speed manual rev-up motors drivers. . To need upto 3 engine replacements or denied extended warranties from Nissan/Infiniti I wish they would have a re-cal for these vq35de engines for these issues years 2005-2007.

I own a 2005 Infiniti G35 manual trans. It suffers from the common oil consumption issue. It was taken to the only local dealership in puerto rico and was denied warranty replacement because there are aftermarket parts on the engine. I believe this is illegal since they can't prove those modifications caused the condition since it's well knows these cars suffer from this. I have contacted them several times but they insist on their decision. They informed me several times they had submitted the claim to Nissan USA but never answered any of my email and never answered my request for that documentation. I contacted Nissan USA and they said my dealership had never contacted them and that I should deal with my local dealership since I'm in puerto rico. Please help.

I own a 2005 Infiniti G35 manual trans. It suffers from the common oil consumption issue. It was taken to the only local dealership in puerto rico and was denied warranty replacement because there are aftermarket parts on the engine. I believe this is illegal since they can't prove those modifications caused the condition since it's well knows these cars suffer from this. I have contacted them several times but they insist on their decision. They informed me several times they had submitted the claim to Nissan USA but never answered any of my email and never answered my request for that documentation. I contacted Nissan USA and they said my dealership had never contacted them and that I should deal with my local dealership since I'm in puerto rico. Please help.

The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti G35. The contact smelled oil burning when he noticed that the oil warning light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they performed an oil consumption test which concluded that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer advised the contact to have further testing done before replacing the engine. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The current mileage was 87,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

I purchased a 2004 G35 infinity 9/2008, the car was checked 2 weeks ago on June 12, 2010 at which time 2 quarts of oil was put in, level was fine on Saturday June 26,2010 coming home from pennsylvania car shut down had to be towed, mechanic states engine has gone up in vehicle, there was no oil in the car, I had no other problems with this vehicle and have been reading about the oil consumption problem, this car has always burned oil at an excessive rate. The car has 120k miles on it I am left with no car and still owe 8100 on it as a consumer I feel that infinity owes me an explanation as to why this vehicle used the amount of oil that it did and need to know if they are going to assist me in any way.

Excessive engine oil consumption. The vehicle has 148k miles. This problem has resurface many times in the past and I get a warning that the vehicle need to be service. Each time the dealer informed me that the oil level was low and after they add oil and reset the warning it is fine until the oil again goes below the safe level. The car has been maintained by the same dealership since it was purchased. On the last previous services due to this issue I been told that the engine needs to be replace. Navigating the internet I have found various similar complains from customer were the dealer has replaced the engine. Since this is appears to be a manufacturer defect, I believe it should be corrected by the Infiniti company even that the warranty is expired due that I have addressed this to them on various previous visits ( I don't have the exact time this first happened, the date below is a estimated guess) to their service department.

The vehicle’s engine consumes oil during normal operation at an unacceptable rate. I need to add oil after every 300-500 miles! and I usually end of adding up to 3- 4 quarts of extra oil between oil changes. The level of consumption may differ from vehicle to vehicle but nevertheless, it is excessive. If I were not to do so, the engine would run out of all oil well before the recommended oil change interval and result in catastrophic failure. This problem requires me to pull over several times at the side of the road to add oil during normal operation. Such maneuvers on a journey are hazardous and risky (I. E. Traffic disruption, possible crash). Moreover, if a catastrophic engine failure is to result because of the defect while the vehicle is in operation, it can result in serious injuries of occupants (I. E. Fire hazard, crash) and a high risk of fatalities. Infiniti has acknowledged the defect by releasing a several technical service bulletins (TSB: itb08-xxxx) but there are three major issues: first, it only covers cars under warranty. Second, it is based on cars that show a quart of oil on dipstick while there are vehicles (like mine) which have two quart dipsticks (from factory). These vehicles, even though consuming excessive oil, will not qualify for engine replacement as oil consumption test procedure by Infiniti is based on measuring mm on dipstick only and not measuring the actual oil consumed. And third, the replaced engines may still suffer from the same problem as evident by other complaints and people getting it replaced several times. Therefore, it may happen that engines are replaced by Infiniti with the same defective model several times are warranty is run out. Considering all this, I would like to request NHTSA to ask Infiniti to issue a recall and fix this problem permanently for all defective vehicles, rather than temporary tricky ‘solution'.

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This is a big problem with this engine, they have a excessive oil consumption problem. My G35 consume 1 quart of oil every 500 miles , the car only have 66,000 original miles on it, Infiniti told me there is nothing they can do due to the car is out of warranty, read on forums about the same issue and there is thousands of Infiniti G35 owner with the same problem, and Infiniti has not do anything about it . There are people that has run their G35 3,000 mile and has damage the engine completely due to the oil consumption problem and Infiniti has turn them down. Telling them there is nothing they can do, I think someone should investigate this issue because there is a lot Infiniti G35 owner that paid a lot of money for a damage car.

Oil consumption, Infiniti G35 coupe. It appears that the engine consumes a lot of oil after 1,000 miles, occurs all the time. I keep adding oil and checking continuously. This has been happening since I've owned the vehicle.

I did a oil change on my car this day. I also did the one prior to it. I put 5 quarts in, but only drained about 2-2 1/2 qts. The dealership said that it is a known issue and that they need to do my next oil change and start the oil consumption tests. They said that if it is a problem, they will take the appropriate steps and possibly have the engine replaced.

My 2006 Infiniti G35 consumes oil that Nissan is aware about. The car doesn't burn oil or leak oil, but consumes around 1 quart of oil every 1800 miles. The manufacture recommends an oil change every 3,750 miles. I change my oil at 3000 miles and everytime I change my oil my car is always 3 quarts low. My car starts to make noises at start up and my low oil light comes on.