2009 Infiniti G37

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ARE BLINKING. DEALER SAYS SEAT SENSORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A WRECK. THEY WANT OVER 6500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THERE IS A NISSAN RECALL ON THESE PARTS IN OTHER MODELS AND THE FORUMS ARE FULL OF G37 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SINE THIS MODEL IS NOT UNDER RECALL, WE HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. 71K MILES, 100 % GARAGE KEPT. NO REASON THIS SHOULD MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER (GASTONIA NISSAN LOCATED AT 2275 E FRANKLIN BLVD GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA, 28054) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ORC SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN INFINITI DEALER. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO INFINITI OF CHARLOTTE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK. THE DEALER CALLED BACK AND LEFT THE CONTACT A VOICEMAIL STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH CASE NUMBER: 26607927. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,298.

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.

ON JANUARY 8, 2017, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ACCORD. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO STOP THE CAR, WHILE ALL THE TIME THE CAR WAS STILL AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THINKING MY FOOT HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ALSO BRAKING, I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MOMENTARILY, BUT THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND ACTUALLY JUMP THE CURB WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES BACK ON AND QUICKLY SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO PARK, ALL THE WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL REVVING AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. ONCE IN PARK, I PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AT THAT POINT, BUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITION DID NOT RETURN. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS EPISODE WITH NO RECURRENCE, BUT IT IS QUITE CONCERNING TO ME. I WAS GOING TO LET MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR TO SCHOOL, BUT NOT NOW. *TR

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.