2008 G35 Sedan (Sports Trim) Steering Wheel Stiffness - Page 2 - G35Driver

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01-03-2010, 10:18 AM

Roadtrip

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Originally Posted by Roadtrip

I remember reading a review some time ago on Edmunds.com or consumerreports.com, I can't exactly remember. The review was for a 2007 or 2008 G35S. They commented on how power steering had more assist at low speed and less at higher speeds. What they didn't like about it was they could notice while driving when it shifted from more assist to less assist mode and that this interfered with steering feel while driving. From way it was described, it changed suddenly, not progressively. To me this means PS operates in either hi assist or low assist mode. I am just guessing here but, maybe yours is stuck in low assist mode. Maybe there is a solenoid actuated valve on PS that allows more fluid to flow to PS, providing additional assist at low speed that is not working correctly on your car.

Review was by Edmunds.com. for a 2007 G35S, so Infiniti may have changed this for 2008. Link below.
http://www.insideline.com/infiniti/g...g35-sport.html

Part of review I was referring to in my previous post is quoted below:
"Our only dynamic-handling complaint has to do with the G's steering. Ratio and feedback are right on, but the vehicle's speed-sensitive steering assist needs a little sorting. When the vehicle speed is changing rapidly up and down — like when you're charging a mountain road — changes in the assist are too radical and too slow to come, which can give the steering an artificial, video-game quality."

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