My 2007 G35 Sedan is starting to disintegrate. Only at 70K miles. Have extended warranty until 2016. Live in southern Cali. Steering wheel top part is melting off. Its very sticky while driving. Top part of the dashboard also is melting off. It has a shiny look to it and it very sticky. Will try to see if Infiniti will cover this under extended warranty. If not please advise how to get rid off the stickiness and stop further degradation.

 

Tint your front windshield, seriously

They should cover that under warranty, can't see why not...

 

Infiniti should cover this under your warranty...I wouldn't it's called normal wear from neglect! So for the past 70K miles your sedan has been left out in the SoCal weather without as much as a windshield shade...what did you expect would happen to your interior? I can guarantee your paint has also suffered, faded and the clear will begin to flake off shortly. If your interior is covered under warranty and fixed, buy a sunshade or even a car cover to protect your sedan!
Gary

 

Lol chill Gary...I like how you made wild assumptions...car is kept in garage at home. ..exposed to sun when at work. I bet you consider the trim panels that peeled when car was pretty new normal wear from negligent too...these cars' interior were made from cheap low quality material. My 2007 prius dashboard with 140k miles looks as good as new. This shouldn't be expected from so called premium brand

 

Elite Warranty doesn't cover interior trim. You're out of luck.

 

That seems strange, I thought the steering wheel was leather. I would hope it might be covered, can't hurt to ask i suppose. I have has issue with the soft padded plastic warping around the gauges and also on either side of the trans tunnel but never heard of anything ever melting in a car. Would you mind posting some pics? I'm actually kinda worried I park in an open lot at work and the interior gets absurdly hot if I don't crack the windows.

 

What do you use to clean the dash / windshield?

 

do you pack next time a building with full glass outside windows? maybe that will reflect more light and "bake" your car ...

 

I have found that putting armorall on the dash and steering wheel helps with the sticky feeling and the sunshade whenever out definitely helps too.

 

Hi everyone,

there is a class action lawsuit for Nissan Altima
I will be call the law firm and see if they can file a lawsuit for Infiniti owners


https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-...on-settlement/

 

Huh. My '07 mostly sits in the garage, but if I do leave it out in the sun or heat, the dash also gets shiny/sticky. No visible residue comes off on a rag, and the sheen wipes off. I've tried a bunch of cleaner/protectants like 303 and various Meguiars and Griot's stuff with no success. The dash hasn't deteriorated at all, at least to my eye. It's just kind of gross, and a sun shade doesn't make a bit of difference.

I don't think the car did this when I bought it (used, a couple of years ago). The PO got it detailed at Infiniti regularly, so maybe whatever they use for dash protectant is the key.

My wheel leather is fine though.

 

Get your front windshield tinted with ceramic tint, lowered dash temperature by over 50 degrees for me.

 

Question for those with a sticky dash - is your windshield OEM? It looks like mine may have been replaced at some point, and doesn't appear to be UV blocking like the other windows. I wonder if that has something to do with it. The tops of the door panels are fine and never get sticky. If that's the same material as the dash, it may be related to direct UV exposure.

I cleaned it thoroughly (Zymol leather/vinyl cleaner) and reapplied 303 to half of the dash as an experiment. Result? After the car sat facing away from the sun outside the next day, the 303 side of the dash was a little sticky and very shiny. The non-treated side was slightly shiny, but nowhere near as bad as the 303. It's like the dash is rejecting protectant. A quick wipe with a microfiber cloth gets it back to a low-sheen, non-sticky new appearance. I'm going to get a better vinyl cleaner and try just doing that without a protectant and see what happens.

 

The bottom line is, if you want to preserve what you drive you need to use a car cover when parked outside. Every time I buy a new car the next day I order www.calcarcover.com a Noha fabric car cover, guaranteed for 5 years! They will replace it at no cost to you if it fails, no questions asked!
Gary

 

I've tinted my windshield with 70% (passing) ceramic tint and it almost halved the temperatures on the dash.