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2009 Infiniti G37 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2009 record →

Air Bags
Filed Oct 29, 2019TN

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO SEE IF THE COULD SCAN IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WELL IT HAPPENS TO BE THE OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR, AND INFINITI DOESS NOT SELL JUST THAT PART, THEY WANT YOU TO BUY THE WHOLE LOWER PART OF THE SEAT, WHICH COMES TO LITTLE OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS??!! SERIOUSLY, NOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS ON THE TABLE ANYONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE GET INTO A SERIOUS WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 201990,000 milesTX

AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANYONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. FAULT CODE B1018 SHOWN WHEN CAR TAKEN TO SHOP. NO WAY TO REPAIR OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SENSOR AND PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, WHICH IS QUOTED AT $5000-$6000 FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT SENSOR SHOULD DISABLE ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS STRONGLY DESERVES A RECALL, AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE SUDDENLY BEEN HAPPENING TO LARGE NUMBERS OF 2009 G37S THIS YEAR. THIS DEFECT PUTS THE DRIVER AT SIGNIFICANT RISK EVEN THOUGH HIS/HER OWN AIRBAG AND ALL OTHER AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD STILL FUNCTION NORMALLY.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 2019106,000 milesGA

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM THAT IT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. I RESEARCHED IT AND BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY SENSOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER G37S OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I BELIEVE THE WHOLE SRS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.

Engine
Filed Oct 21, 2019151,000 milesMD

MY CAR WAS CUTTING OFF AND OVER HEATING BUT IT EVENTUALLY LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 201987,000 milesAL

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS AND CANT BE RESET.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 24, 2019198,459 milesTN

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM DEALER WANTED CLOSE TO 4K TO REPLACE SEAT SENSOR FOR DRIVER/PASSENGER SHOULD BE A COMPLETE RECALL ON THIS THATA MORS THEN CAR IS WORTH

Air Bags
Filed Aug 27, 201975,000 milesSC

PASSENGER AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS FLASHING. FAILURE STARTED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $7,000. CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE AND RUNS GREAT, BUT WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS A RISK TO DRIVE AND IS WORTHLESS TO SELL AS THE PRICE TO REPAIR IS AS MUCH AS THE VALUE OF THE CAR. NOTICED THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL THROUGH THE YEARS; HOWEVER, NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. ACTION IS NEEDED.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 22, 2019108,940 milesNC

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2009 INFINITY G37 CONVERTIBLE WAS FLASHING SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE INFINITY DEALER ON 8/22/19 AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD OCCUPANT SENSOR (CODE 1018). DEALER SAID THAT THE SENSOR WAS A PART OF THE LOWER SEAT AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A GROSSLY EXCESSIVE COST OF $6911.13. DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS BAD THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS COMPROMISED AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF G37 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT NHTSA ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 13, 201990,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. INFINITI OF NASHUA (LOCATED AT 11 MARMON DR, NASHUA, NH 03060, (603) 891-1400) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT HE DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Engine
Filed Aug 13, 2019117,000 milesNY

INFINITI NEEDS TO RECALL THE TIMING CHAIN GALLEY GASKETS. MY 2009 G37XS SEDAN RECENTLY BLEW THE GALLEY GASKETS AND IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. RECALL THIS ISSUE PLEASE I ALWAYS USE 93 GAS. ALWAYS USE MOBIL 1 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL, AND ALWAYS DO ALL MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR ON TIME. I'M SHOCKED AND AGGRAVATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AND INFINITI DID NOT RECALL IT.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 15, 201976,235 milesCT

PASSENGER OCCUPANT AIRBAG/SEAT SENSOR FAULTY. UPON DOING RESEARCH FIND INFINITI IS CHARGING OVER $6000.00 FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS PASSENGER SAFETY AS AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH A BAD SENSOR. CONSUMERS CANNOT AFFORD THIS COST

Air Bags
Filed Jun 17, 2019147,000 milesPA

AIR BAG LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $158 THEY SAID "THE SEAT CUSHION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, OCCUPANT SENSOR IS PART OF IT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $5,000+. WITH SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Power Train
Filed May 30, 201974,800 milesCT

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND A TRUCK MERGED, I SLOWED THEN DECIDED TO PASS AS IT WAS A LARGER TYPE TRUCK AND SLOW TO MERGE, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS...NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE GONE INTO NEUTRAL LIKE SPACE AND I HAD NO GEAR AND I WAS HALF IN THE PASSING LANE. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT FINALLY APPEARED TO CATCH, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I DID HAVE SHIFT AND LAG ISSUES AND JUST GOT A TCM UPDATE 05/25/2019 WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED THE OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT I AM AFRAID TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE IF THIS ISSUE WAS THE SAME AS THE LAGGING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING.

Air Bags
Filed May 22, 201988,500 milesIL

B1018 DTC CODE FOR A FAILED OCCUPANCY SENSOR. MANY MANY REPORTED FAULTS AND INFINITI CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN MOST CASES, THE REPAIR IS $6,000+. SOMETIMES 80-90% OF TRUE VEHICLE'S MARKET VALUE.

Engine
Filed May 19, 2019FL

GALLERY GASKET BLOWN IS COMMON ON EARLY MODELS BECAUSE THE GASKET IS MADE OUT OF PAPER.CAUSING THE CAR TO GO ON LIMP MODE.

Air Bags
Filed May 15, 201988,600 milesIL

PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS KNOWS TO FAIL ON THESE CARS, AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DOESNT KNOW IF ANYONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE REPAIR COSTS 60-80% OF VEHICLE'S VALUE, AND NOT FEASIBLE FOR ANY SANE INDIVIDUAL TO PAY FOR THIS FAULTY SENSOR. NISSAN/ INFINITI FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY SENSOR AND WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Air Bags
Filed May 7, 201989,000 milesAL

I HAVE A 2009 INFINITI G37 WITH 89000 MILES, JUST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT WAS BAD, AND WOULD COST OVER $6K TO FIX. MY RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND A COMMON PROBLEM WITH INFINITIS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BY NISSAN CORP.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 29, 201970,000 milesGA

AIRBAG PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS FAULTY. AIRBAG SYSTEM REMAINS OFF EVEN WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT FOR $10,000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 28, 2019MI

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR; THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY SAID THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AT THIS TIME AND TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WILL BE APPROX $8000. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS" BUT WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT! THIS ISN'T LIKE REPLACING BRAKES THAT HAVE WORN DOWN; I'VE NEVER USED THE AIRBAGS. AND UNLESS I PAY $8K FOR A KNOWN MALFUNCTION, THEY WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL RESALE/TRADE-IN VALUE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 6, 2019124,000 milesDE

THE SEATBELT LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND WONT TURN OFF.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 1, 2019174,000 milesAL

MY CAR IS TEN YEARS OLD, FROM OHIO, SHOULD MY FRAME BE RUSTED OUT UNDERNEATH TO THE POINT THAT MY REAR LEFT TIRE COMPONENT IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME? EVERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MAKES A NOISE LIKE A HAMMER HITTING METAL AND IT HAS WORN OUT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS IRREPLACEABLE

Air Bags
Filed Jan 29, 201959,000 milesVA

CAR HAS 59,000 MILES AND AIRBAG CODE READING B1018 OF A FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR. DEALER WAS $4,000 JUST FOR THE PART. THE CAR IS VALUED AT ROUGHLY $9,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 201958,000 milesVA

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR SHOWS PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BE OFF AND LIGHT FLASHING ON THE DASH. RESET ONCE AND THEN CAME BACK. CAR ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 27, 201830,000 milesGA

AIRBAG SENSOR FAULTY IN PASSENGER SEAT. KNOWN ISSUE AMONG INFINITI OWNERS. INFINITI DEALERS STATING THAT SEAT MUST BE REPLACED, WHICH COSTS UPWARDS OF $5000. CAR ONLY HAS 32K MILES ON IT

Engine
Filed Dec 10, 201856,000 milesKY

REAR GALLEY GASKET FAILURE, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON THE ENGINE. IS DAILY DRIVEN AND NOT USED FOR ANY DRIVING OUTSIDE OF THE DAY TO DAY ROUTINE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE THEY SEE THESE GASKET FAILURES OFTEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANY TYPE OF WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE FIX WILL BE TO REPLACE THE GASKET WHICH WILL BE A 4,000$ REPAIR, ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS LOW MILES. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND INSTANTLY THREW THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE, BECAUSE OF THE LOWERED OIL PRESSURE READING, WHICH RESULTED IN A CAR UNABLE TO CONTINUE HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT LIMP MODE WAS AND WHAT WAS OCCURRING THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN THE VQ37VHR ENGINE. I WAS SURPRISED THIS ISN'T ALREADY A RECALL ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 8, 201850,500 milesNC

THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES RED ON THE DASH PANEL INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT ON. IT ALSO SHOWS ON THE PANEL UNDER THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM SENSOR THE IN THE PASSENGER BOTTOM SEAT. INFINITI HAS HAD RECALLS AND ISSUES WITH THIS SRS SYSTEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE THEY DID NOT RECALL THE 20109 INFINITI G37. MY G37 HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,500 MILES AND THEY WANT OVER $6,700. 00 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. TO TURN OFF THE BLINKING LIGHT REQUIRES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I AM NOW DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY AIRBAG PROTECTION.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 15, 201895,000 milesTX

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. I RESET AND IT CAME BACK. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE FIXED BY NISSAN

Air Bags
Filed Nov 7, 2018NY

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR BATTERY DIED TO I HAD TO CHARGE IT UP AND AS SOON AS I GOT IT TOO START THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT, STILL FAILED AND ONCE SOMEONE SIT ON THE SEAT IT COME RIGHT BACK ON IF NOT ANYONE ON THE SEAT AS WELL.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 27, 2018FL

TAKATA RECALL SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER HAVE STATED AIRBAG LIGHT, DUE TO PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS. ALSO MELTING DASHBOARD, THAT CAUSES GLARE TO VISIBILITY AND A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAGS DID WORK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DISABLED DUE TO THE SENSOR. BOTH THE DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG SENSORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER NISSAN AND INFINITI MODELS BUT NOT THIS MODEL. PRETTY MUCH ALL THE SAME PARTS FOR THE THE DASH AND AIRBAGS BUT THIS MODEL HAS BEEN EXCLUDED.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 15, 201875,000 milesTN

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. CAR HAS 75K MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO INFINITI FOR REPAIR. THEY SAY THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 14, 201836,000 milesOH

I HAVE A 2009 INFINITI G37X WITH 36000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2009. JUST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT WAS BAD, AND WOULD COST $6000.00 TO FIX. I SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS, BUT DON'T SEE A RECALL YET?

Air Bags
Filed Jul 13, 2018108,000 milesIN

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART. I ORDERED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FOR OUR INFINITY G37 ON MAY 23. THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER SINCE THEN, WITH THE LATEST EXPECTED SHIP DATE(NOT ARRIVAL OR REPAIR DATE) BEING AUGUST 31, WHICH IS OVER THREE MONTHS! THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IF ONE PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS A FAULT, THEN THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. SO, I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH NO AIRBAGS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T HAVE THE PART CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, WITH NO OTHER SOLUTION GIVEN. THIS IS AFTER WAITING FOR A MONTH TO GET THE INFLATED REPLACEMENT COST LOWERED. FOR A PART THAT COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS, I FIND THIS DELAY UNEXCEPTABLE. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS. ALL THEY COULD DO WAS CONFIRM THE EXPECTED SHIP DATE, AND DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 7, 201821,000 milesFL

TAKATA, FAILURE OF OCCUPANT SENSOR UNIT. INFINITI IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. WANTS TO CHARGE ME $6000FOR A NEW SEAT. WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AFTER VISIT TO DEALER. CAME BACK ON MAY, 2018. WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALER, SAME STORY.

Seats
Filed May 21, 201896,000 milesMN

WHEN HAVING MY WINDSHIELD REPLACED, THE SEAT CARRIAGE BECAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THIS HAS RENDERED THE SEAT IN A PRECARIOUS AND AWKWARD POSITION, ESPECIALLY IF THE SEAT WERE TO BREAK AWAY WHILE DRIVING AND AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING MULTIPLE INFINITI CARS WITH THE SEAT CARRIAGE UNHINGING FROM THE BASE OF VEHICLE. THIS RENDERS THE SEAT IN A STATIC OR LOOSE POSITION AND UNLESS REPAIRED BY INFINITI, THERE MAY BE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. INFINITI WANTS TO CHARGE $2800 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR WHICH IS EXTORTION! THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTS.

Air BagsCrash
Filed May 19, 2018132,000 milesFL

TAKATA RECALL: FLASHING AIRBAG SIGNAL ON THE DASH AFTER MINOR COLLISION WHILE STANDING IN TRAFFIC. COLLISION CENTER STATES IT'S NOT DUE TO THE COLLISION AS THE FRONT OF THE CAR AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FUNCTIONAL AND NOT DAMAGED. THEY STATE THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED. SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER G37'S. HOPEFULLY IS ENOUGH PEOPLE VOICE THEIR COMPLAINTS THEN A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. I CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT OF A LOVED ONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.

Air Bags
Filed May 15, 201875,000 milesNC

RED AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND AMBER AIR BAG "ON/OFF" LIGHT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATES OR DOESN'T WITH NO PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS SAFE FOR PASSENGER OF INFANT SEAT TO RIDE IN THAT SEAT. VERY EXPENSIVE DEALER REPAIR. SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE.

Engine
Filed May 8, 2018100,800 milesCA

CODE P0524. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, CAUSED BY MY MANUFACTURER INSTALLING BAD GASKETS. COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL 2009 G37 INFINITI MODELS.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 14, 2018FL

THE CAR HAS 48,300 MILES ON IT. THERE IS A CONSTANT FLASHING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE CAR IS ON, WHETHER DRIVING OR JUST PARKED. IT FLASHES WHETHER SOMEONE IS SEATING IN THE SEAT OR NOT. THE LIGHT INDICATES AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG/SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 28, 2018112,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKING ON THE DASH. WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE. WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. I CAN SEE SOME AIRBAG RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS AND SEEMS LIKE MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

Air Bags
Filed Jan 31, 20181 milesIN

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKING. PER DEALER THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OCCUPANT SENSOR CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY. DEALER STATES PART IS 4400.00 AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE PLUS THE COST TO INSTALL COULD BE NEAR 2000 TOTAL AROUND 6400.00. I WOULD THINK THAT THEIR AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 9 YEARS AND THE BURDEN OF SUCH A HIGH COST SEEMS LIKE PRICE GOUGING NOT TO MENTION THEY ARE NOT SURE IF PART IS READILY AVAILABLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE WHO PAID GOOD MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT CAN NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 8, 2018FL

TAKATA RECALL INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FOR AIRBAGS IS FLASHING CONSTANTLY FOR PAST 2 MONTHS. IRONIC THAT NO RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL ON A 2009 INFINITI G37 HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED, ALTHOUGH OTHER MODELS ARE BEING RECALLED

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 2, 201882,003 milesCA

ON AUGUST 1, 2017MY WIFE WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HWY 71 IN POMONA CA.. HER SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROOF

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 12, 2017180,000 milesNH

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR RPMS WILL NOT GO ABOVE 2500 RPMS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO STALL. I HAVE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP FROM 70 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW AT LEAST 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. MANY POSTS I'VE READ THAT INFINITI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT I HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND KNOW OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM POSTS ONLINE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 11, 2017FL

'TAKATA RECALL' 2009 G37 INFINITI CRACKED DASH AND STARTING TO GET STICKY SEEMS TO BE A POOR QUALITY PROBLEM ON 2008 & 2009 INFINITI G37 I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I LIKE THE CAR AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, CONTACTED INFINTI AND THEY SAY HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR DUE TO FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED .THESE DASHBOARDS ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE AND SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER ,I ALSO HAVE A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE DASHBOARD IS IN PERFECT CONDITION HOW CAN THIS BE AND OLDER CAR WITH A BETTER DASHBOARD THAN LUXURY CAR

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 16, 201758,000 milesHI

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2009 G37 INFINITI IS MELTING CAUSE A BRIGHT GLARE WHEN SUN IS SHINING ON TO IT. CAUSING ME TO BE BLINDED MY THE LIGHT AND UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017TX

AIR BAG PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED TO BE FAULTY AIR BAG AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THAT TO BEGIN WITH. VEHICLE MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND NO INDICATIONS AS TO WHY AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. OTHER INFINITI G37 CAR OWNERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE/FIX FAULTY AIR BAGS, SO LOOKS LIKE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017GA

THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY-CLASSIFICATION SENSOR (OCS) IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. NISSAN/INFINITI HAS RECALLED MILLIONS OF CARS IN 2013-1015 AND HAD A VOLUNTARY INSPECTION IN 2008 AND 2009 FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECALL. UPON ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH MY SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND WE ARE UNABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEY HAVE OFFERED UP TO $2000 FOR ME TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL REPAIR FOR THIS IS $6900, SO I AM STILL PAYING $5,000 FOR A REPAIR ON A 2009 VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN ISSUE. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CARS, YOU CANNOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SENSOR, BUT YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS OVER 50% OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY CAR WITH OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR OVER A YEAR FOR FEAR OF A TRAGIC ISSUE IF WE HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM INIFINITI'S WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE $2000 THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, THEY CLAIM THAT IS THE MAX THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE. A FATHER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER HIS CHILDREN ARE WORTH THE $5000 REPAIR WHEN THE ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT NISSAN/INFINITI FOR YEARS AND EVEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA ALREADY. I'M FEARFUL THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE TYPE IS NOT AS COMMON THAT THERE WERE NOT E

Air Bags
Filed Oct 3, 201790,000 milesFL

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING. DEALER SAID OCS (SEAT) SENSORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. IT COST $6200 TO REPAIR. CONTACT INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR HELP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ASSIT. I BELIEVE 2009 G37 SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THERE IS NO REASON THE OCS SENSOR SHOULD FAIL.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 25, 201719,000 milesAZ

I HAVE 38 PAGES OF SERVICE REGARDING A STARTING PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED WITH THE AC ON, IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. THERE HAVE BEEN 6 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, ONE 6 MONTHS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND 5 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF IT HAS NEEDED 4000 IN REPAIRS. A VALVE ASSEMBLY, CONTROL AND NOW AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DOZENS OF TIMES AND THE PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 9, 201771,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI OF MEMPHIS IN BARTLETT, TN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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