2012 INFINITI M37 Complaints

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE DEALER HAS QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $7019 TO REPAIR IT, SAYING THE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS EXORBITANT, AND APPROACHES TO HE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE PART AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BARE.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST AROUND $5500. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR TURNS OFF AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED THERE. THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. I CAN OCCASIONALLY GET IT TO TURN AIRBAG ON BY SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 CYCLES OF OFF/ON. MOST TIMES IT STILL WON'T RESET AND MY PASSENGER HAS TO MOVE TO A REAR SEAT. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WITH A 200 LB. MAN SEATED THERE. THIS IS MY 4TH INFINITI AND THEY'VE ALL HAD THIS ISSUE. INFINITI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED WITH APROX 45,000. MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I TEST DROVE IT & IT RAN & HANDLED PERFECT. AS SOON AS I TOOK THE CAR HOME I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, I GOT THE OIL & FILTERS CHANGED & CAR INSPECTION, ALL WAS GOOD. I OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS & MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. ONE MORNING I STARTED IT UP & IT STARTED POPPING & JUMPING (THE DAY BEFORE IT HAD RUN PERFECTLY) & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS APPROX 65,000. MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THERE WAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC & THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT..THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THERE WAS NO OIL SPOTS IN MY DRIVEWAY AT ALL WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THE OIL COULD HAVE GONE IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANICS FILLED IT WITH OIL, I DROVE IT ONLY LOCALLY A FEW WEEKS & WHEN I CHECKED IT AGAIN THE OIL WAS GONE..WITH NO OIL STAINS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED INFINITY, THEY TOWED IT TO INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN NJ, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO NEGLECTING TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED & I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR WHICH COST APPROX $12,000. I TOLD THEM I HAVE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES & THEY SAID THEN IT WAS NEGLECTED PRIOR TO MY OWNING IT WHICH I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD BE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR OVER 3 YEARS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, THEY THEN ACCUSED ME OF NEGLECTING THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T BRING IT TO THEM FOR MAINTENANCE. NO ONE I SPOKE TO CAN UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES & IT DIDN'T START RUNNING BAD GRADUALLY IT LITERALLY HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. ONE MECHANICS I SPOKE TO SAID IT MAY BE A DEFECT TO LOOK UP RECALLS, I SAW A SIMILAR ISSUE ON SOME MODEL INFINITIES BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NOW HAVE LESS THAN 69,000. MILES ON AN INFINITY WHICH NEEDS A NEW MOTOR THAT COSTS MORE THAN THE CAR VALUE.

2 DAYS AGO I WAS LEAVING THE MARKET & MY CAR WON'T START EVERY LIGHT FROM ENGINE , BRAKES, ELECTRICAL COME ON. I WAITED 15 MINUTES @ IT STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES. I HAVE MAY SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO MY DEALER, I THOUGHT IT COULD BE MY BATTERY, IT WAS NOT. THE SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I'VE HAD TO CALL FAMILY TO COME & GET SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY EACH TIME.

I'D LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY 2012 INFINITI M37 WHICH SEEMS TO BE PRETTY FATAL. THE PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE STEERING WHEEL'S ROD CRACKS OPEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED TO A LOWER POSITION. ONCE THE COVER IS CRACKED, STEERING WHEEL RUBS ON TO THE PLASTIC BEHIND IT AND MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IF SOMEONE FACED THIS ISSUE BY CHANGING THEIR STEERING WHEEL POSITION WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL SURELY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL ACCORDING TO THE FORUM LINK ATTACHED: HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-WHEEL-RUBBING-PLASTIC-HOUSING-T609452.HTML I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT INFINITI REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THE ANSWER I RECEIVED WAS THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE IS BARELY USED NOR TOUCHED WHICH MAKES THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT NO ONE WANTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE I'D LIKE TO ASK NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP US OUT ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I WILL AWAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

TOTAL LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN PASSING. THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND DELAY PRIOR TO THE DOWNSHIFT AND I'M NEVER SURE WHEN THE ACCELERATION WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FROM 50MPH AND UP. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT HAS NOT CHANGED OVER TIME. INFINITY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AND NO IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTED. I GAVE UP ON THEIR SERVICE SUPPORT. THANKS

WHEN ENTERING & EXITING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ADJUST. WE STARTED NOTICING A NOISE AND THEN IT MADE A LOUD POP. I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND THE COLUMN WAS IN A BIND. I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL UP TO BE ABLE TO STEER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOT THERE IS NO RECALL??? IS THERE A RECALL OR NOT? CAN THIS BE FIXED REASONABLY?

PLASTIC SURROUNDING STREAMING COLUMN SEPARATED. STEARING WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY AND THE PLASTIC IS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER MAKING A NOISE WHILE TRYING TO TURN OR ANY STEARING.

FAILURE OF THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. A BROKEN LIMITER CAUSED THE TILT MOTOR TO EXERT BEYOND IT'S THRESHOLD CAUSING FAILURE DURING ENTRY/EXIT AUTOMATIC OPERATION. STEERING WHEEL NOW RUBS ON PLASTIC TRIM PIECES. REGARDLESS OF WHAT INFINITI CLAIMS, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE: HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-WHEEL-WON-T-TURN-UNLESS-COLUMN-TILTED-UP-T611149.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-WHEEL-RUBBING-PLASTIC-HOUSING-T609452.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-COLUMN-SHROUD-POPPING-UP-T610716.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-WHEEL-SOUNDS-LIKE-A-MICE-WHEEL-T610742.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/STEERING-WHEEL-POWER-TILT-MALFUNCTION-11-M37X-T600860.HTML