G35x ABS doesn't seem to work

[Al in St. Lou]

I bought my G35x less than a month ago. We got four to six inches of snow last night. Going down my first hill (less than 20 mph), I pressed the brakes and could no longer steer. I had to use the old-fashioned method of releasing the brakes to steer and reapplying them when I was headed in the right direction. This would seem to indicate that my ABS doesn't work even though there is no light on the dash saying there's a problem. Short of taking it to a mechanic who'll probably hook up a diagnostic reader that asks whether everything is okay (and "okay" will probably be the answer since there's no light on the dash), what can I do to figure out whether ABS is working short of looking for another slippery hill to drive down?

[joe603]

Welcome to NICO! Glad you made it down the hill without damaging your G! Did you feel the pedal pulsate?

If it's ice, nothing will stop a 3,500 lb vehicle from stopping. To test the system, find a parking lot or street that is clear of ice and snow and try to lock-up the brakes. You should hear the tires screeching in blips...not one solid sound.

[Al in St. Lou]

Thanks. At first, I thought I felt the pulsing (but I was expecting it when I wasn't slowing down as quickly as I'd anticipated), but then I noticed I couldn't steer . It wasn't the lack of stopping that bothered me, but the lack of steering. My previous car was a 300M. I could definitely feel the pulsing and I could still steer when the ABS was activated. I guess I can test for the pulsing on just about any surface if I'm going fast enough to lock up the brakes. I'll try that. (Where's the preview button?)

[joe603]

Any update?

Infiniti is just a bit better than your 300M