# 2004 INFINITI G35 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `623004` · 2007-05-04 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** INFINITI
- **Model:** G35
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1,900
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
I EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN' OR 'UNINTENDED' ACCELERATION WITH MY 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, IN FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH, MY WIFE AND I WERE AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S MOTOR BEGAN TO REV UP. I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). THE CAR REVVED UP ALARMINGLY. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I RESTARTED THE CAR; ALL WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON HOME. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE.    ON APRIL 3, 2007, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CARE WAS DRIFTING AT IDLE IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME -- NOT VERY HARD BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MY FOOT WAS DEFINITELY NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED.     THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI. THREE WEEKS LATER THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS, I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE; INFINITI AGREES. I'VE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BUY IT BACK FROM ME OR, AT LEAST, GIVE ME SOMETHING ON A TRADE-IN FOR A 2008 G37 COUPE. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE OUT $36,000. SOME PEOPLE MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS IN SPITE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE, BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTENT, THAT THE CAR WON'T KILL SOMEONE OR CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DO
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