2010 Infiniti G37

WHILE STOPPED AT A PARKING LOT EXIT PRIOR TO TURNING, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKES FIRMLY APPLIED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPEND TO ME IN THE SAME CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO IN A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STARTED RACING WHILE BACKING UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR RAN FINE WHEN I RE-STARTED THE CAR. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT REVVED UP TO 4500 RPMS. I TOOK OUT MY PHONE AND HAD TIME TO TAKE TWO PICTURES OF THE METER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT DID IT AGAIN, FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED ONCE EARLIER IN THE DAY. I ALSO HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN I FIRST START IT IN THE MORNING. SOMETIMES I FEEL IT IS GOING TO GO THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE WALL. FORTUNATELY TO START IT I MUST HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE ROAD AND APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. I BRAKED, BUT INSTEAD OF THE CAR SLOWING DOWN, IT STARTED ACCELERATING VERY FAST. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR CONTINUED SPEEDING UP. THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME SO I HIT A PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME - THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH MY SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY SON WAS SITTING. MY CAR HIT THE TOW BAR ON THE PICKUP TRUCK AND TOTALLY CRUMBLED. NEITHER MY SON NOR I WERE HURT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS PROVIDED PROTECTION. THE FELLOW IN THE PICK UP TRUCK DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES AT ALL. HOWEVER, DAMAGES AND REPAIR TO MY AUTO COST MY INSURANCE COMPANY MORE THAN $19K. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER MORE THAN 9 WEEKS (5/20/11) IN THE SHOP. AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS RETURNED IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 3020 MILES. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY WHEN IDLING AT LIGHTS. I TELEPHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY, 5/25/2011. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME, I WAS HALTED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR ON ITS OWN, WHILE MY FOOT WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE, ACCELERATED VERY FAST, AND STARTED TO MOVE. I WAS THE FIRST CAR IN THE LANE (PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT) SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY SON SLAMMED THE CAR INTO PARK. MY INFINITI DEALER IS INDICATING THAT I MUST HAVE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY BECAUSE THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT REPAIRED THE CAR CORRECTLY. G37 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FOR INFINITI G37 HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE FOLLOWING FORUM. HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE NEITHER A SUICIDE WISH NOR DO I WANT TO KILL ANYONE ELSE.

I HAD AN HOUR DRIVE TO RETURN HOME. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 30 MIN WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. WHEN I TRIED TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED ON THE FREEWAY,, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. I HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DISENGAGE ABOUT EVERY 3 MINUTES ALL THE WAY HOME. I WAS NOT IN A GOOD AREA TO STOP, SO I CONTINUED PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVED AT A SAFE GAS STATION, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I HAD ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES TO GET HOME AND IT DID NOT REPEAT THE INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY A VALET PARKER BROUGHT ME MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, THE ENGINE RACED. IF I HAD NOT HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAME AND GOT THE CAR. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELT GUIDES ON THE INFINITY G37 CONVERTIBLE DO NOT LATCH AS REQUIRED. PER PAGE 1-17 OF THE 2010 INFINITY G37 CONVERTIBLE OWNERS MANUAL, IF THIS SEAT BELT GUIDE IS NOT SECURELY INSTALLED THE SEAT BELT MAY SLIP AND RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTS ALL 2010 INFINITY G37 CONVERTIBLES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPOSED ON A NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ON DECEMBER 28, 2010 FOR CORRECTION OF THIS ISSUE THE SERVICE MANAGER AT WEST HOUSTON INFINITY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTED THAT THIS SEAT BELT GUIDE IS A POOR DESIGN AND THIS ISSUE SURFACES ON ALL G37 CONVERTIBLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITY G37. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO SKID FORWARD. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNUSUAL GRINDING AND VIBRATION NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD SPEAK WITH THE DEALER FIRST BEFORE A DECISION WAS MADE IF THEY WOULD BE WILING TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 550.