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Chart based on 32 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Infiniti G
Engine not specified
13640 mi
Noticed that the AWD did not work (rear wheels only) when the car got stuck on snow. Brought the car to the first dealer, who insisted that nothing was wrong with the car as the computer says "it's OK". Obviously not having AWD was not OK for me. Dealer replaced transfer case because the AWD system was not working. First dealership we brought the car to had claimed there was no problem because the computer said "it's OK"
Clutch, pressure plate. Due to prolonged driving at high speeds the flex plate or something burned up and clutch failed.
35000 mi
US $150
Clutch fluid failure. Clutch pedal only returned half way. Personal attempt to bleed fluid made issue worse. Took mechanic 2 hours to fully bleed system. Will be replacing both master and slave cylinders in near future.
35800 mi
US $1200
Clutch master cylinder replaced with new OEM. Clutch slave cylinder replaced with Zspeed HD aftermarket unit.
55200 mi
US $2200
no pressure in clutch: failed slave cylinder and master cylinder led to failure of clutch/etc
- replaced slave/master cylinders, clutch/flywheel/pressure plate
57100 mi
Bad slave cylinder from Infiniti direct. Had to replace again
62000 mi
US $900
Failed csc again. 3rd time in less than a year
63000 mi
Manual transmission was grinding going into 5th. Dealer diagnosed it as a bad synchro and replaced the transmission under warranty.
CV axle replacement required. Torn boot caused damage to innner cv
64900 mi
Engine code for 2nd gear transmission error. Had to reset engine and it works fine. I tried to recreate it by driving aggressively. Light did not come on
40000 mi
Drive Belt
152000 mi
US $70
Crews holding rod between gear lever and transmission corroded and broke. screws & washers were replaced no issues with the rod itself.
4960 mi
C $198
Shifting from gear 2 to 3 is extremely rough at times. Took it in, they said it was normal (which is not true), but they went ahead and changed some fluids and charged me almost 200 bucks for it. It got somewhat better after (it happens less often now).
135000 mi
US $900
front differential was making loud noise it was replaced
60000 mi
Would not shift manually (automatic transmission 5at). If shifted manually, it would automatically go into sport mode and would not return to Sport mode. They replaced the shifter assembly.
Located in the middle area between the seats.
12000 mi
Repair of console shifter.
126000 mi
US $3560
Reverse started slipping. Shop rebuilt transmission.
Clutch failed again, identical to June 2008 repair issue on this vehicle. Bad slave cylinder.
21321 mi
US $1300
brought car in because clutch felt like it was slipping engaging 1st gear and during shifts. dealer confirms car requires new clutch but NOT flywheel. not covered under warranty. when asked why it failed so soon, they replied "that's typical on this car"
300 mi
warranty repair. rear axle click. rear splines were removed, lubed, re torqued and good to go. chirp/click noise dissapeared. however i am only at 2300 miles now.
54000 mi
6spd manual was noisy at idle and a bit clunky. Replaced transmission.
Tpms light was on and throwing a code. New bcm.
7000 mi
Rear axle "chirp", repaired via TSB.
40000 mi
Clutch failed to release on uphill start. Bleed master clutch cylinder. Took very long time to repressurize. Dealer replaced master and slave clutch cylinders.
64000 mi
US $750
Seals in clutch slave cylinder failed to hold/pressurize fluid. Replace part, clean all internal clutch parts of oil. Flush fluid.
2000 mi
There was a pinging noise that came from underneath the vehicle when I shifted into first gear. I took the vehicle to Infiniti, where they told me that there was a recall that was extended into the 08 model for the rear axle. After the repair the pingin
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