2008 INFINITI G37 Electrical Problems

The airbag control module can be damaged through normal use. Simply disconnecting the battery can damage the module, which then causes the airbag malfunction light on the instrument cluster to turn on. It is unclear weather or not the airbag will function when this occurs. Presumably, it will not. The dealer solution for this is to replace the module, at a cost of over $1000. Fortunately, it is possible to remove the module and send it to a 3rd party who can reflash a chip. However, doing this every time a random electrical glitch (common ) causes the warning system to trip is dangerous.

NHTSA ID

11484913

Incident

Jul 14, 2022

REGARDING TRACKING NUMBER 11400119.- INFINITY CALLED ME TODAY(FROM PHONE NUMBER 6157257000. SHE SAID THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN MY CASE BECAUSE THE CAR HAS NO RECALL ON IT. I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU AND INFINITY WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND IF OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL OF.CAR WERE IN DANGER OF BEING SET ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID

11404244

Incident

Mar 22, 2021

Mileage

130,000 mi

LAST NIGHT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE.IT APPEARS IT STARTED WHERE THE SEAT WARMER BUTTON IS(ON THE CONSOLE). IT WAS A BIG ENOUGH FIRE TO REACH THE ROOF.

NHTSA ID

11400119

Incident

Mar 10, 2021

Mileage

131,000 mi

I HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY INSURANCE WOULDN'T COVER THE CLAIM AS THERE HAD BEEN NO FRONT OR REAR IMPACT DAMAGE. EVER SINCE MY CARS BATTERY WON'T HOLD A CHARGED AND HAD TO BE JUMPED OFF PRIOR TO EACH USE.

NHTSA ID

11253953

Incident

Sep 14, 2017

Mileage

87,000 mi

AROUND 6AM ON 4/13/19 ME AND MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS WERE AWOKEN BY AN EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE..WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND THEY RULED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM..I NOTICED THAT ALL THE SENSOR LIGHTS IN THE DASH WOULD BLINK AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS GOING OFF THAT EVENING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT..I DIDNT THINK MUCH OF IT..I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC THAT MORNING BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE..ITS A TOTAL LOSS.THE FIRE FIGHTERS HAD TO CUT THE HOOD OPEN IN HALF TO GET TO THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..ITS NOT FAIR..I HAD JUST BOUGHT THAT CAR..AND I LOVED MY INFINITY..LUCKILY I WASNT INJURED OR ANYONE ELSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE STREET..I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK , SCHOOL AND ON A REGULAR BASIS. PLEASE HELP ME. *DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11196112

Incident

Apr 13, 2019

Mileage

96,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ONE. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT IT WOULD COST 5K TO REPLACE. I WAS SHOCKED. THAT IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM AND HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN I ALREADY PAID OVER 30K FOR THE CAR. NOT RIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11075693

Incident

Nov 27, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MOSSY NISSAN KEARNY MESA 8118 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 (858) 201-6606) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. ..UPDATED 07/13/17 *BF *JS *CN

NHTSA ID

10995567

Incident

May 10, 2017

Mileage

76,000 mi

CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE TACHOMETER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS WHEN THE TACHOMETER IS BETWEEN 2K & 3K. THE FASTER I DRIVE, THE LOUDER & FASTER THE CLICKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10929643

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

ON THE APPROX. DATE OF INCIDENT, I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND NOT TURN OFF. AFTER REFERENCING THE MANUAL, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO AN INFINITI DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $2,700 TO REPLACE. I LEFT WITHOUT REPLACING THE PART. I NOTICE THIS EXACT ITEM HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2008 INFINITI G37 VEHICLES.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF

NHTSA ID

10745162

Incident

May 28, 2015

Mileage

58,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ALL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,360.

NHTSA ID

10731518

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

Mileage

54,360 mi

I'VE BEEN HAVING A CONTINUING PROBLEM IN REGARDS THE STOCK PANASONIC CD CHANGER. THE CD CHANGER IS MOVING DISCS AROUND WHEN THE POWER TO THE CAR IF OFF, WON'T EJECT DISCS OR RECEIVE THEM. THIS MALFUNCTION IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A INFINITI SERVICE SHOP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE CD CHANGER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD REPAIR IF FOR $500.00, BY INPUTTING A REMANUFACTURED CD CHANGER INTO THE CAR. UPON THEM DOING THIS, I WAS ADVISED THE RADIO THEY ORDERED, WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER ONE. THEY REPLACED THE CD CHANGED AND A MONTH LATER, THIS CD CHANGER ALSO STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAD TO GO AND HAVE INFINITI REPLACE THE RADIO FOR THE THIRD TIME, WHICH WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENTLY CD CHANGER IS WORKING, BUT FOR HOW LONG? I ASKED INFINITI USA FOR A FULL REFUND AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH ANY REFUND AND WEREN'T HELPFUL OR CONCERNED AT ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FILED A BBB CLAIM IN ORDER TO TRY AND HAVE MY REPAIR FEE REFUNDED, DO TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED. INFINITI STILL USES PANASONIC CD CHANGERS IN THEIR NEW MODELS ARE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE. MANY INTERNET RESEARCHES HAVE SHOWN THIS CD CHANGER ISSUE HAS AFFECTED MANY OF THEIR CARS FOR SEVERAL YEAR'S. IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD NEVER BUY AN INFINITI AUTOMOBILE AGAIN DO TO THE TOTAL DISREGARD TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556559

Incident

Dec 9, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE A 2008 INFINITI G37S / 6 SPEED, I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 BATTERIES SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED / CERTIFIED IN 2010. MY BATTERY KEPT DYING SO I BROUGHT IT TO INFINITI AND THEY SAID I HAS A PARASITIC ELECTRICAL DRAW BUT COULD NOT TELL ME WHERE IS WAS COMING FROM. ONE DAY I WALKED UP TO THE CAR WHILE IT WAS SHUTOFF AND I HEARD THE SIX DISC CD CHANGER, MOVING AROUND THE DISCS. THE STOCK CD CHANGER WAS OPERATING WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND KILLING MY $150.00 BATTERY. I ULTIMATELY PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO AND UPON DOING THAT, I HAD NO RADIO, HEAT, REAR DEFROST AND THE AC COMES ON & YOU CAN'T TURN IT OFF. I DROVE AROUND FOR A MONTH IN THE WINTER WITH THE AC ON WHICH DECREASED MY MILEAGE. I CALLED UP INFINITI AND BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY CHARGED ME $138.00 TO TELL ME I NEED A NEW, SAME DEFECTIVE CD CHANGER AT A COST OF $550, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED. I ADVISED THEM THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HOW COULD A CD CHANGER AFFECT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL? IN ADDITION, YOU CAN'T EVEN PUT AN AFTERMARKET RADIO / CD CHANGER IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE HEAT, DEFROST, NAVI IS ALL ONE UNIT. THIS BOSE RADIO UNIT IS STILL BEING USED TILL THIS DAY IN THEIR NEW MODELS. I FILED A BBB CLAIM AND THEY WERE NO HELP. I LOVE THE CAR BUT WOULD NEVER BUY AND INFINITI AGAIN. I HAD AN ACURA BEFORE THIS CAR AND THEY FIXED EVERY PROBLEM I HAD AND TREATED ME LIKE I WAS THERE ONLY CUSTOMER THEY HAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547124

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

IN THE FIRST 2,000 MILES OF DRIVING I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVEN OCCASIONS OF ENGINE SPEED INCREASE WHEN BRAKING. I AM IN STAGE TWO OF THE LEMON LAW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222182

Incident

Mar 19, 2008

Mileage

700 mi