2012 INFINITI G37 Complaints

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS 'OUT' AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2200. THAT IS ROUGHLY 25% OF THE CAR'S VALUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. AFTER RE-CHARGING THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (NISSAN OF RICHMOND IN RICHMOND, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREET MY INFINITI G37 IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY. SHE TRIED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. SHE CAME TO THE END OF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND TURNED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID GOING INTO A HOUSE. IN DOING SO SHE HIT A SEWER DRAIN WITH HER RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ALMOST AIRBOURNE. SHE CAME TO REST WITHOUT STRIKING THE HOUSE. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG WENT OFF. *DSY

CAR BATTERY DRAINED WHILE CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED (IN A GARAGE) FOR TWO WEEKS. AFTER JUMPING CAR OPERATED AS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. INFINITI DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE AIRBAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT HAD FAILED AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL A $1500 REPAIR WAS DONE. DEALER NOTED THAT THE UNIT LIKELY FAILED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS AT LOW POWER OR WHEN JUMPING (JUMPED CAR EXACTLY ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL).

2012 INFINITI G37 - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS FROM THE SUNROOF TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. ENTIRE FLOOR MATS UNDER WATER. HAPPENS EACH TIME IT RAINS.

TAKATA RECALL: AFTER FINDING AN ODOR IN MY VEHICLE REGULARLY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN HOPES OF FINDING THE ISSUE AND RESOLVING IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY CAR. THE SUNROOF HAS DRAIN TO TRANSPORT WATER TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE IS A FIREWALL WITH CLIPS THAT ALLOW FOR THIS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FIREWALLS IN MY SUNROOF DRAIN HAVE FAILED CAUSING WATER TO SIT BENEATH THE CARPET OF MY CAR. THE CARPET IS SOAKED AS THE WATER HAS NO WHERE TO GO AND THE SMELL IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. IN DOING RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT PREVENTABLE. THE MATERIAL SURROUNDING THE CLIPS IN MY FIREWALL HAVE WORN OUT. THE DEALERSHIP CAN REPLACE THE CLIPS AND PLACE ANOTHER SUBSTANCE ON IT TO PREVENT THE ISSUE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SLIPS, CLEAN THE CARPET, AND DISINFECT WITH LABOR IS $1,200.00. THE LONGER THAT THE WATER SITS THERE, THE LONGER THE ODOR REMAINS AND THE HIGHER THE RISK OF CAUSING OTHER ISSUES AND HAVING MOLD IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE ODOR FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW BUT I MOST RECENTLY WAS INFORMED OF THE SPECIFICS.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI AND I'M TOLD THAT THE THERE IS A FAILURE CODE B1018 STORED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF OCCUPANT AIRBAG DETECTION SENSOR. THEY ARE CHARGING $6,653 TO REPLACE THIS PART. $348 IS LABOR AND THE REMAINDER IS THE PART COST. THE CAR HAS 47,800 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS. INFINITI USA TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS WHICH ARE MAINLY MY CHILDREN. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PART IS PRICED SO FAR OUT OF REACH FOR MOST NORMAL CONSUMERS, I ASKED INFINITI USA FOR SOME CONSIDERATION AS THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. THEY DECLINED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE PART. IN OTHER WORDS, ITS DANGEROUS ENOUGH FOR ME TO PAY ALMOST $7000 TO REPLACE IT BUT NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO HELP FIX IT. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE SEEING THIS SENSOR ISSUE MORE AND MORE ON CARS 3-4 YEARS OLD AND THAT THEY ARE NOT MAKING THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A GENERIC PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION: UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD FOR RAPID ACCELERATION, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, BUT HESITATE, FOR ALMOST 2 SECONDS, BEFORE FINALLY ACCELERATING. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: MERGING INTO (RAPIDLY MOVING) TRAFFIC, SEEKING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION, STRIVING TO AVOID INATTENTIVE OR CARELESS DRIVERS, ETC. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS REPEATEDLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT THEY ADMIT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I REGARD THIS AS SO SERIOUS THAT I AM READY TO SELL THE VEHICLE (THO WE LIKE IT IN EVERY OTHER RESPECT): AN ONCOMING TRAIN, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 60 MPH, TRAVELS 176 FEET IN 2 SECONDS, WHILE WE ARE SITTING IN THE CAR GOING NOWHERE. !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATED THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDED FLUSHING THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,940.

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A >120LB PERSON IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR