2009 Infiniti G37

MY 2009 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE HAS DEVELOPED EXTENSIVE CRACKS OF THE DASH COVERING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE DASH PART WOULD NOT RESPOND AS INTENDED BY DESIGNERS DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN SPITE OF THE EXPECTED AIRBAG SAFETY FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, INJURY COULD BE CAUSED BY DASH SPLINTERS, DETACHING EASILY IN CORRESPONDENCE OF EXISTING CRACKS, BEING THROWN AT LARGE VELOCITY TOWARDS VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ONE CAN READILY IMAGINE HOW DANGEROUS THESE SPLINTERS WOULD BECOME, LIKE DARTS DELIVERED AT ULTRASONIC SPEEDS THEY COULD KILL OR PERMANENTLY INJURE PEOPLE. INFINITI ALREADY HAS A 10 YEAR UNLIMITED MILE WARRANTY FOR THE SEAT BELTS, ANOTHER SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE DESIGN. THEY SHOULD EXTEND SUCH A WARRANTY TO AIRBAGS, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT THAT MAY OPERATE TIGHTLY, OR BE ALTERED BY DESIGN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. G37 DASH CRACKS ARE A WELL KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT OF G37 MODELS, A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT. THE LEAST INFINITI SHOULD DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT SUCH A COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL DEFECT WOULD NOT ALSO CONSTITUTE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD.

THE FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS A CONSTANT EVENT. THIS AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME, WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OR NOT, AND REGARDLESS OF ANY PASSENGER WEIGHT OR HEIGHT. THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS, BASED ON THE FLASHING PATTERN ON THE CONSOLE, INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM). BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, CREATING A SIGNIFICANT PASSENGER SAFETY HAZARD. THE LIGHT FLASHES ALL OF THE TIME THE VEHICLES HAS THE POWER ON, STOPPED OR MOVING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR OVER A MILLION VEHICLES GLOBALLY FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS ON OLDER MODEL G35/G37 AND NEWER VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THEREFORE, MY 2009 INFINITI G37 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

THE PASSENGER SIDE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND INDICATES THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED. THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE CRACKING OF THE DASH THAT COULD POSSIBLY ALTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THESE CARS. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE IN THE MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. SOME MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THESE ISSUES, BUT APPARENTLY INFINITY HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2009 MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE FURTHER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND WEBSITES FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET DIRECTED AT THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT.

NISSAN/INFINITI SHOULD RECALL THE 2009 G37 AIRBAGS ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THEY HAVE RECALLED. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH CRACKING MELTING DASHES ON MANY OF THE 2008/2009 DASHES THAT MAY AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. MY DASH IS CRACKING AND MELTING (THIS ALSO AFFECTS VISIBILITY) AND INFINITI SAYS THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE DASHES OF THE INFINITI FX MODELS. THANK GOODNESS I HAVEN'T HAD A WRECK WHERE MY AIRBAG HAS HAD TO DEPLOY, BUT WHY WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. THE 2009 INFINITI NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOT ONLY FOR THE AIRBAG, BUT THE DASH NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED TO AS THE VISIBILITY IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASHES.

THE AIRBAG OF THE FRONT ROW PASSENGER SEAT TURNS OFF EVEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER SITTING ON IT. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND DID SOME DIAGNOSTICS, AND BASED ON THE FLASHING PATTERN ON THE CONSOLE, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAIN SYSTEM) OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM), AS SUCH EVEN AN ADULT IS SITTING THERE, IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAY MAY NOT BE DEPLOYED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF A PASSENGER. NOTE MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. MORE GOOGLE SEARCH LED ME TO THIS LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2014/03/27/AUTOMOBILES/NISSAN-RECALLS-990000-CARS-AND-TRUCKS-FOR-AIR-BAG-MALFUNCTION.HTML?HPW&RREF=AUTOMOBILES&_R=1 THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. WHILE NISSAN RECALLED THOSE CAR, I THINK THE REGULATORY SHOULD ENFORCE NISSAN TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY CAR (INFINITI G37, 2009) AND OTHERS. THERE ARE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT IF ONE AIR BAG FAILED, THEY ALL WOULD FAIL. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR AND SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,017.

JUST LIKE THE 2008, MY 2009 G7 COUPE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CALLED INFINITI BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY 2009 DID NOT QUALIFY. THEY WANT OVER $4000 TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM CUSHION (WITHOUT LABOR). $4000!!!! 2008 INFINITI G37 AIR BAGS RECALL 08V521000. OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).