For those of you who have G coupes with 40K+ miles, how is your car holding up? The reason that I ask is that I have regular problems with squeaks and rattles. I repair them or have the Dealer repair them, but a few months later they return in different areas. Prior to buying an '05 G, my cars were all German: Porsche 993, BMW M3, and Audi TT. These cars had one thing in common: no rattles or squeaks at all, even after four years and 50K miles. As a matter of fact I assumed with improved manufacturing technology that rattles were a thing of the past. The last car that I owned that had as many squeaks and rattles was a C3 Vette.

Although the G coupe has a nice design and decent performance at a reasonable price, I can't see myself buying another one because of my concern with the rattles. It seems to me that although the German cars cost more, they are put together much better than the G. I guess it goes to prove that you get what you pay for.

 

i have a 2003.5 coupe with almost 34,000 on her and shes runs like a champ..i also switched her to fully synthetic oil 5w-30 mobile one and for the rattles...i do have a slit rattle well its not s rattle mroe like a old rocking chair sqeek in my drivers seat..i have taken it back to the dealer 2 times and the lube her up and poof its gone...but asides that i do not have another major problems with rattles ro noises man...

also my boy who is in my team Team 350 Gz has a 2004 coupe with like 45,000 on her and his is holding up very well also..no noises so far...and we live in boston,ma that should speak for it self...pot hole central...

sry to hear you having a continous problem..but when i first was looking into the coupe cause i had a g35 sedan b4 this..people told me that minor problems such as the rattles and sai du should just let them be..causxe once u start trying to fix 1....5 more pop up hehe...but hopfully u can et urs fixed as i know where ur coming from..i want mine to be perfect also and shes not to far....

well let me know if u got any questions , i will help as much as i can...i also have 19 members in my club so i can use my resources also..if no1 relies to ur thread

Joe
Team 350 Gz

 

Unfortunately, The Gs are very rattly compared to European cars. My 04 G Coupe only has 20K miles on it, but it has rattles coming from the rear view mirror, sunroof, and somewhere in the back. The last car I owned was an 01 Volvo S60, and that thing was tightly built. Never had any rattles or squeaks, and had much better noise insulation.
But European cars are more expensive for what you get. I decided that I wanted a little more performance and could live with a few rattles.
I do think the G is pretty much up with the other Japanese cars, in terms of rattles and noise, but they are nowhere close to European standards.

 

I have an 04, so far only one occassional rattle from the passenger side belt bracket when going over bump. There is a creak here or there now and then, but overall nothing annoying. 4 doors have typically a tighter structure. Maybe the sedans are tighter, the one I drove (loaner) seemed to be...
I've had quieter cars, but more noisier ones.

 

ive got over 44,000 miles and have no rattles.the only problem was with the pass seat not automatically going forward when the seat back is moved forward.this car has been fantastic for me.....knock on wood.

 

I have my 04 coupe almost 3yrs, and close to 39,000 miles at this point. I have had some experience with rattles, but they are for the most part seasonal with my car.
For example, I have a rear parcel shelf buzz rattle in the summer, and in the winter I develop a small rattle by the glove box area. They are never consistent, which drives me nuts.......

I had to have both headlight assemblies replaced due to internal cracks
The drivers seat cushion and leather replaced due to excessive sagging
The drivers seat frame was either broken or loose and repaired( and no...I'm not a fat tub....weigh about 180)
They replaced the drivers side window motor....failed early on in 05
They replaced my Throttle body due to a sporatic hic cup (still does it I might add)
They did a recall on the fuel filler hoses

I would like to think the new upcomming 08 model to be free of alot of these maladies, but who knows, I make a habit of never buying the first year production of any make or model car.......It allows the consumer to report all the problems that don't show up in pre-production testing at the factory.

I have owned many cars in my lifetime, and I will tell you every one of them had there own quirks......didn't matter which make or model.

 

you are comparing cars in different classes to the g35. what did you expect? we see this over and over again. "why isnt my g35 the same as my porsche or M3?"

the answer is obvious.

 

41K miles, only annoying rattle is the passenger door speakers (when vol is 10+)

 

This is one of my concerns about buying one but I would hope infiniti's interior is better than my 02 nissan sentra...I have 72k on that and only a slight rattle coming from the door probably b/c I took the door panel off a few times. Cant be any worse than annoying rattles in GM cars.

 

Bingo. You get what you pay for.

I have an 03 6MT coupe and the only on-going creak I have is in the driver's window/door when going around a tight turn or changing pavement elevations (like in a construction zone or coming out of a steep driveway). I also had a rattle in my shifter, but I'm pretty sure that's because I overtightened it when I was putting my console back together.

Knock on wood, this car has been really great for me so far and I'm looking forward to owning it for a long time. But then again I'm not used to owning Porsche's and M3's.

 

40k and no rattles yet...

 

60K no squeeks or rattles on the inside. Still trying to chase down the exhaust buzz during acceleration...

 

54k miles and no rattles.

 

I owned a 2000 BMW 323ci before my G and it had squeeks and rattles. Alot of members of E46fanatics complain about noises in their BMW as well.

 

04.5 6MT at 59K now and no problems whatsoever, no rattles, no complaints
Except I am on my 3rd. transmission since 18K (or close) the first got stuck in 5th gear and was changed under warranty; the second was changed a few days after that due to a grinding from 5th to 6th (they said it was defective)... The third is wonderfull and has been there since 18K so it has 41K...

Also, I drive hard most of the time just because I can and it's fun so the car is far from having been driven easy... I will buy the next generation G coupe for sure, but will probably keep this one and heavily mod it as a weekend warrior