Hello, new to the G35 forum community, but not to the G35.

I used to own a 2005 G35 Coupe 6M. It was a great car and so I was confident in recommending the G35 to my girlfriend when she was in the market. As a result, she bought a 2008 G35 Sedan last night and absolutely loves the car. It is a loaded automatic with 40K miles and a bumper to bumper extended warranty.

She has only one concern, when shifting from park to reverse, she says it takes what she thinks is unusual effort to move the shifter. She says that it shifts normally from reverse to drive. I haven't tested this yet, but will tonight. However, I thought I would first reach out to those in the know to find out if this might be common for this year/model.

Glad to be back into a G35, even if it’s only vicariously through my girlfriend's car.

 

Look here

 

I know it took a little time for me to get used to the shifter button when shifting out of park. It needs to be pressed firmly all the way in for the interlock mechanism to engage. I have since switched over to the M45 shifter and it is a good bit smoother to operate once you figure out that the entire button does not get pressed during operation. It is the bottom part of the button where pressure needs to be applied. If the shifter is attempted to be pulled back before the button is completely in, it feels like the shifter is stuck. Give it a few tries and chances are that's all it is.

 

Good tip! I will try this... I usually have the same issue that OP mentioned but when the car is parked on a hill type elevation or even the slightest elevation of the ground...

 

^ that tip works for initial start ups when cold and might work for you too but in your case if it only happens when parked on a hill then its most probably because your car was being held in place more by the tranny's Parking lock/lever than the e-brake, so when you try to go from P->D the park lock has to be 'forced' out.

Next time put your car in 'N' and try to apply the e-brake more firmly when parked on uneven surfaces and then let off your foot from your brake pedal and then put car in 'P', this way car is held in place more by the e-brake than by the parking lock of the tranny... hope it makes sense

 

Thank you sir for the tip!... Your absolutely right.

 

^ glad i could help!