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Well my G is almost 1.5 years old and only 11k miles and the things sounds like a perverbial trash dumpster lid being opened and closed. I now have an annoying squeak from the dashboard area that has developed over the last few days and the on-going rattle from the sunroof area that the dealer has yet to find/fix.
I am really disappointed by the "quality" that Infiniti has put into this product of theirs. They claim to be on the level of Lexus or BMW, but honestly guys if my car is any indication of their standard production quality it is far from those prestigous marques.
People always rag on American quality, but I persoanlly owned a GMC Jimmy that lasted ten years that NEVER had the noise for rattles et al that this $42,000.00 car has. Would I recommend this car to a family member or friend? Well maybe, if they put the engine in a Lexus quality body.
Sorry for the rant, but this really is something I would have never thought would have been an issue. I plan on writing a letter to Infiniti detailing the things I have outlined here.
I am really disappointed by the "quality" that Infiniti has put into this product of theirs. They claim to be on the level of Lexus or BMW, but honestly guys if my car is any indication of their standard production quality it is far from those prestigous marques.
People always rag on American quality, but I persoanlly owned a GMC Jimmy that lasted ten years that NEVER had the noise for rattles et al that this $42,000.00 car has. Would I recommend this car to a family member or friend? Well maybe, if they put the engine in a Lexus quality body.
Sorry for the rant, but this really is something I would have never thought would have been an issue. I plan on writing a letter to Infiniti detailing the things I have outlined here.
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Well I've said it before and I'll say it again. This car has way too many rattles for any luxury vehicle. I was able to get the headliner rattle resolved a couple of months ago now for the last couple of weeks or so I’ve been getting an intermittent tapping sound – like a pebble hitting the glass in a short sharp way (twack, twack). Happens whenever the chassis flexes which to me seems like a design flaw.
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Are you friggin kidding me?!?! A GMC Jimmy? I used to have a Chevy Blazer (same thing) and that thing rattled and squeakd when parked!!! Hell, there were so many rattles and squeaks nobody would have been able to identify one single one or where it was coming from (everywhere). I'm sure you're a little disappointed in rattles in your $40k car but come on, don't compare the G37 to a GMC Jimmy for God's sakes....
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Friend, you are obviously missing the point here. I would think Infiniti that aspires to be the luxury car division of Nissan and hopes to be in the best of company with some of the finest automobiles in the world, can never be with quality control issues, that I and many other people have complained about. I would put GMC (and in your case Chevy) in a completely different level of quality than what Infiniti SHOULD be. My standard of a $25k car vs. $42k is stricter. Perhaps your Blazer was loud, it's a Chevy, not a luxury car. But you are right, I am more than a little disappointed in what I consider to be an expensive car.
BTW, the GMC Jimmy was a piece o' crap at inception.
#35
It's unfortunate that Infiniti has still not been able to address the poor fit and finish and general quality control of the G's interiors after all this time. One of the biggest complaints of the early G35 interiors were rattles and I am still reading about them to this day. I don't see the same problems with the M which is a different platform. Regardless, it's unacceptable for our cars. This is one of the reasons I will not buy another G35/37. It's a great car not counting these issues and tires.