2007 Infiniti G35

ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN MY WIFE OR GROWN DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I LOOK TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T SITTING ODDLY IN A WAY THAT WOULD GIVE A FALSE READING TO THE SENSOR AND THEY AREN'T. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT IT IS "...OPERATING AS DESIGNED." I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PART OF TURNING OFF THE AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT-SIZED PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT IS CONSIDERED "AS DESIGNED.". THIS WHOLE SITUATION MAKES ME QUITE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER EVERY TIME I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON. INFINITI SEEMS TO THINK THAT BY TELLING ME THAT THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT HOW I SEE IT! *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE. IT IS ACTUALLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TURNED OFF CONSIDERING THERE WAS ADULT IN A SEAT. I CHECKED FOR THE RECALL AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT INFINITI SAYS IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR WENT OUT. AT THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE I BOUGHT EXPENSIVE WARRANTY BUT IT DOESN'T COVER AIRBAG SYSTEM. I NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARS.COM WEBSITE. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GONNA BREAK WHEN THEY BUY WARRANTY FOR THEIR VEHICLE? I WOULD NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS BUT TO FIX THIS SMALL PROBLEM I HAVE TO SPEND $3481 BECAUSE TO REPLACE THIS SMALL SENSOR I HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS WHAT INFINITI SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME. 2007 INFINITI G35 HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE RECALL HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/AUTOS/INFINITI/G35/RECALLS/000035761000220718000000318/RECALL.ASPX. *TR

ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN MY WIFE OR GROWN DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I LOOK TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T SITTING ODDLY IN A WAY THAT WOULD GIVE A FALSE READING TO THE SENSOR AND THEY AREN'T. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT IT IS "...OPERATING AS DESIGNED." DURING THE MOST RECENT SERVICE CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER OPENED A FORMAL CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT ONCE AGAIN THE MESSAGE WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. PERSONALLY I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PART OF TURNING OFF THE AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT-SIZED PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT IS CONSIDERED "AS DESIGNED". THIS WHOLE SITUATION MAKES ME QUITE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER EVERY TIME I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON. NISSAN SEEMS TO THINK THAT BY TELLING ME THAT THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT HOW I SEE IT!

WHEN MY MOST FREQUENT PASSENGER OF 140 LBS SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO THE DEALER ABOUT 6 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE WHEN RUNNING TESTS ON THE COMPUTER. THIS MAKES ME VERY UNEASY AS AN ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND I AM RISKING THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THIS INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE AND COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE DID NOT NEED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT PASSED THE TEST SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER MANDATED. IT MUST BE CHANGED FROM A RECALL TO AN OPTIONAL VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DISABLES WHEN PASSENGER IS LESS THAN 120LBS. INFINITI DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE CAR, AND INFINITI CONSUMER RELATIONS PERSON SAID IT WAS AN "RECURRING PROBLEM" WITH THE G35S. INFINITI REFERRED ME TO DEALERSHIP WHO WILL REVIEW IF THE SENSOR CAN BE REPLACED AND FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS "THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED SO THAT AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF A CHILD IS IN THE FRONT SEAT". MY WIFE IS UNDER 120LBS. SHE'S NOT A CHILD. *TR