2013 Infiniti G37

AIR BAG SENSOR FAULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, CAUSING AIRBAG TO BE INACTIVE FOR ALL OCCUPANTS OF PASSENGER SEAT. INFINITI DOES NOT OFFER A SENSIBLE FIX. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ($8000). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY NO MATTER THE AGE OF THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND REPEATED EVIDENCE OF THIS OCCURING OFTEN THROUGH LOOKING AT FORUMS AND WEBSITES THAT OWN THIS MODEL AND YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, LEFT ROTATOR CUP, AND LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. *BF *JS

PASSENGER AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILS RANDOMLY WITH PASSENGER WEIGHING 130+ POUNDS PROPERLY POSITION IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR IN MOTION ON HIGHWAYS, AND CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM IS INDICATED BY THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINING LIT WHILE A PASSENGER WEIGHING 130+ POUNDS IS PROPERLY POSITIONED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TURNS, SPEED, AND ROAD CONDITION DON'T SEEM TO ALTER THE OUTCOME.

WATER LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE G SERIES VEHICLES , LIKELY FROM THE WEARING GASKET OF THE PART KNOWN AS 'PLUG-SIDE TRIM'. SOAKS THE CARPET AND MAY POSSIBLY DAMAGE WIRING UNDER CARPET (WHICH MAY DAMAGE ELECTRONICS AND IN THE CASE OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS, CAUSE FIRES), AS WELL AS CREATE A MOLD\MILDEW HAZARD AND CONDENSATION THAT CAN CLOUD ROAD VISIBILITY.

AMBER KEY LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD AFTER THE POWER LOCK WINDOW LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE DOORS STARTED FLICKERING AND POWERING DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THEN I PULLED OVER TO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO CHECK THE FRONT HOOD OF THE CAR FOR ANY ELECTRICAL FIRE OR BURNING ODORS AND THEN I I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AND GOT STRANDED. IT WAS HORRIFYING AND VERY UPSETTING.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES (MEANING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY) WHEN A FULL SIZE ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE ON PARTIAL WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY TESTED BY WATCHING THE AIRBAG STATUS IN DATA MONITOR AND FOUND AIRBAG ACTIVATES WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY AND TURNS OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE SEAT. HOWEVER LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IN THIS CASE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY AT ANY SPEED WITH ADULT PASSENGER AND SEAT BELTS FASTENED. WHEN A FULL SIZE ADULT (175 TO 200 LBS. IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATES WHICH CONTRADICTS THE DEALERSHIPS FINDINGS. DEALERSHIP IS LOKEY INFINITI OF CLEARWATER, FL WHO EXAMINED THE SYSTEM ON 8-18-2018.