MrRed
09-24-2003, 03:28 PM
<p>In my quest for a new car I am frequenting several car forums. I am considering RX-8 as one of the most likely candidates. I have seen a number of threads on this forum about people having some real or perceived problems with their RX-8s. Naturally people get upset when there is a problem and emotions sometimes go wild.</p><p>I thought it might be useful to put things into perspective by reviewing the problems that other similar cars are having. Among other cars I am interested in G35C; I read their forum too. I thought some people here might benefit from learning about G35C problems, so I compiled a short list. I picked up only those, that were reported in the last two months and did not look like an isolated incident. So here it goes, the following are posts from <a href="http://g35driver.com/forums">this forum</a>.</p>
<p><font face="Arial Black">Clutch (some complains)</font></p>
<p>I have 2004 G35 Coupe 6-MT... After driving for 3 days..I had problems with going into 2nd gear, so three of my friends test drove and same thing happened...So i took the car to the dealer and they said i might need to replace the new transmission or need to get a new car... "I only have 200miles now.."
I'll let you guys know what happened..<br></p><p><font face="Arial Black">Uncomfortable Driver Seat (many complains)</font></p><p>I am experiencing severe pain in my right thigh, right where it meets the hard ridge surrounding the drivers seat controls. I have had it to the dealer and they performed the TSB. I took it back with the same complaint and the dealer told me to call consumer affairs. I called about 8 weeks ago and consumer affairs indicated that there is nothing they can do, after getting advisement from an engineer. Today I called back to file another complaint and I get some story that they want to check with the dealer where I bought the car to see if there is some field modification they are unaware of. I told consumer affairs that it was the dealer who advised me to call them in the first place, since the dealer was not authorized to make any repairs not blessed by consumer affairs. I have read where others have the same complaint on this site. Can anyone tell me if they have found some resolution to this very painful problem? I am considering selling the car, but I hate to since I really like everything else about it.<br>
</p><p><font face="Arial Black">DANGEROUS:all 4 brakes lock-abs-vdc-slip lights on (a number of complains)</font></p><p>i picked it up at 7 pm from my oil change and got about 100 ft on atlantic and all the brakes locked up and the vdc, abs and slip light all came on at once, i was like 1/2 min walk from the dealer but had to get it towed, the manager bruce was real nice since the service dept. closed, got me a loaner right away and said he had never seen such a thing. dam glad it never happened on I-95 or something, imagine trying to stop behind a g35 c that has all 4 brakes lock up! we were all watching the front bumper as it was lifted and lowered from the flatbed and there is like 1 mm gap between the concrete and the bumper, on the way down, he had to put extra wood under the tires to raise the car or it would have scratched the bumper... the funny thing... even though i could have died from someone hitting me from behind...(ok exaggeration.. but possible)... is that the flatbed driver pulled the car up the flatbed and when it came down, it wouldn't roll off, he was lost and confused since it was in neutral...and im telling the guy, man the brakes are locked. so he just dumped it in the middle of the parking lot and the manager said the service will figure it out since no one could push it into a parking stall. <br><br>anyone had something like this happen?<br></p><p><font face="Arial Black">Interior Rattle (tons of complains)</font></p><p>yeah, this car interior rattles...just turn up the stereo and enjoy driving it. i have rattles on shifter area, sunroof, rear deck, center console, dash...you name it, it rattles. don't get me wrong, i love this car, it is just not a quite one....sure love the exhaust note.....:) roll down the window or open the sunroof and enjoy the exhaust note...you won't notice any rattle then...:)</p><hr><p>The car has 1200 miles and.... i have the both doors rattling, rear speaker deck rattle, headlights are too low, seat heaters arent working properly, driver's seat rocks back and forth, plus any other TSB's that are out on the car. ANything else thats common that i should have them check out!????<br> </p><hr><p>My car is only 3 weeks old and I've got rattles coming out all over the place. I already fixed the rear package shelf, but now I've got one in the passenger side door. I'm a little pissed about it.</p><p><font face="Arial Black">Recall</font></p><p>I just got a notice from my dealer saying that the Coupes have a Brakelight Switch Malfunction. Did any one else get a Recall Notice like this?<br> </p><p><font face="Arial Black">Windows (a number of complains)</font></p><p>"And since I had the grease streak fixed I have the same problem with the drivers side door." <br><br>before i even had the grease streak TSB my driverside window started doing that. the dealer replaced the accumilator and motor and it corrected it. well on friday last week i had to get my car looked at for a ratchet sound coming from the right rear side of the car (loose hub nut). while my car was there i had them do the grease streak fix. i pick up my car and to my suprise the widow barely goes down. it is in the shop again getting repaired! our windows suck, i love my car but the power window design is horrible. i know people that have BMW's that our way older than my coupe and their windows our nice and smoth and go down when you open the doors like they are supposed to. <br><br>oh and the best thing is the service guy told me that it is normal that as long as they go down a little so when you close the door they don't hit the frame. yeah too bad abouut three more times of me closing the door it would of scratched up my door frame or broke the window! <br></p>
<p><font face="Arial Black">Clutch (some complains)</font></p>
<p>I have 2004 G35 Coupe 6-MT... After driving for 3 days..I had problems with going into 2nd gear, so three of my friends test drove and same thing happened...So i took the car to the dealer and they said i might need to replace the new transmission or need to get a new car... "I only have 200miles now.."
I'll let you guys know what happened..<br></p><p><font face="Arial Black">Uncomfortable Driver Seat (many complains)</font></p><p>I am experiencing severe pain in my right thigh, right where it meets the hard ridge surrounding the drivers seat controls. I have had it to the dealer and they performed the TSB. I took it back with the same complaint and the dealer told me to call consumer affairs. I called about 8 weeks ago and consumer affairs indicated that there is nothing they can do, after getting advisement from an engineer. Today I called back to file another complaint and I get some story that they want to check with the dealer where I bought the car to see if there is some field modification they are unaware of. I told consumer affairs that it was the dealer who advised me to call them in the first place, since the dealer was not authorized to make any repairs not blessed by consumer affairs. I have read where others have the same complaint on this site. Can anyone tell me if they have found some resolution to this very painful problem? I am considering selling the car, but I hate to since I really like everything else about it.<br>
</p><p><font face="Arial Black">DANGEROUS:all 4 brakes lock-abs-vdc-slip lights on (a number of complains)</font></p><p>i picked it up at 7 pm from my oil change and got about 100 ft on atlantic and all the brakes locked up and the vdc, abs and slip light all came on at once, i was like 1/2 min walk from the dealer but had to get it towed, the manager bruce was real nice since the service dept. closed, got me a loaner right away and said he had never seen such a thing. dam glad it never happened on I-95 or something, imagine trying to stop behind a g35 c that has all 4 brakes lock up! we were all watching the front bumper as it was lifted and lowered from the flatbed and there is like 1 mm gap between the concrete and the bumper, on the way down, he had to put extra wood under the tires to raise the car or it would have scratched the bumper... the funny thing... even though i could have died from someone hitting me from behind...(ok exaggeration.. but possible)... is that the flatbed driver pulled the car up the flatbed and when it came down, it wouldn't roll off, he was lost and confused since it was in neutral...and im telling the guy, man the brakes are locked. so he just dumped it in the middle of the parking lot and the manager said the service will figure it out since no one could push it into a parking stall. <br><br>anyone had something like this happen?<br></p><p><font face="Arial Black">Interior Rattle (tons of complains)</font></p><p>yeah, this car interior rattles...just turn up the stereo and enjoy driving it. i have rattles on shifter area, sunroof, rear deck, center console, dash...you name it, it rattles. don't get me wrong, i love this car, it is just not a quite one....sure love the exhaust note.....:) roll down the window or open the sunroof and enjoy the exhaust note...you won't notice any rattle then...:)</p><hr><p>The car has 1200 miles and.... i have the both doors rattling, rear speaker deck rattle, headlights are too low, seat heaters arent working properly, driver's seat rocks back and forth, plus any other TSB's that are out on the car. ANything else thats common that i should have them check out!????<br> </p><hr><p>My car is only 3 weeks old and I've got rattles coming out all over the place. I already fixed the rear package shelf, but now I've got one in the passenger side door. I'm a little pissed about it.</p><p><font face="Arial Black">Recall</font></p><p>I just got a notice from my dealer saying that the Coupes have a Brakelight Switch Malfunction. Did any one else get a Recall Notice like this?<br> </p><p><font face="Arial Black">Windows (a number of complains)</font></p><p>"And since I had the grease streak fixed I have the same problem with the drivers side door." <br><br>before i even had the grease streak TSB my driverside window started doing that. the dealer replaced the accumilator and motor and it corrected it. well on friday last week i had to get my car looked at for a ratchet sound coming from the right rear side of the car (loose hub nut). while my car was there i had them do the grease streak fix. i pick up my car and to my suprise the widow barely goes down. it is in the shop again getting repaired! our windows suck, i love my car but the power window design is horrible. i know people that have BMW's that our way older than my coupe and their windows our nice and smoth and go down when you open the doors like they are supposed to. <br><br>oh and the best thing is the service guy told me that it is normal that as long as they go down a little so when you close the door they don't hit the frame. yeah too bad abouut three more times of me closing the door it would of scratched up my door frame or broke the window! <br></p>