NHTSA Complaint #10222987 — 2004 INFINITI G35

EARLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR G35 6MT 2004 INFINITI COUPE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER AT THE NEXT CHECK UP APPOINTMENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND ONCE MORE ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURRING WITH THE CAR AT A RATE OF OVER 1/2QT. PER 1,000MI. HOWEVER, INIFINITI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS EXCESSIVE, AND CLAIMS THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMED IS WITHIN NORMAL STANDARDS. THEY CLAIM THAT A RATE OF 1QT PER 1000 MI. IS STILL ACCEPTABLE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT IF I FOLLOW THE SERVICE MANUAL'S 3,750MI OIL CHANGES I WOULD BE LEFT WITH UNDER 1.75QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IN VERY HIGH PROVABILITY OF EXPLOSION. THESE STANDARDS IN MY OPINION SEEM BACKWARD, MAYBE 40 YEARS AGO THOSE STANDARDS WERE CORRECT. I'VE OWNED MUSTANGS THAT HAVE CONSUMED LESS OIL THAN A BRAND NEW LUXURY VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE, SINCE INFINITI WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER 2004 G35 THAT DO NOT FACE THIS ISSUE. I'VE CONTINUED TO INVEST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MAKING EARLY OIL CHANGES, WHICH INFINITI WILL NOT COVER, IN FEAR THAT IF I DON'T KEEP THE ENGINE IN CHECK I MAY BE IN DANGER OF AN ENGINE EXPLOSION OR SIMILAR. *TR