2008 INFINITI G37 Engine Problems

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO STUTTER UPON TAKING OFF AND SHOWS SIGNS OF POWER LOSS. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, THESE G37S HAVE A MINOR DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE ENGINES TO RUN ON LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE PART 'GALLERY GASKET' IS THE CULPRIT THAT CAUSES THESE ENGINES TO, IN BAD CASES, LAST ONLY UP TO 100K MILES. EVERYWHERE ONLINE THERE ARE INFINITI OWNERS TALKING ABOUT THIS GALLERY GASKET PROBLEM AND FEW OF THEM HAVE HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT ENGINE BECAUSE OF IT. INFINITI HAS FAILED TO COME FORWARD WITH A SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OIL RELATED PROBLEMS IN THESE CARS. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A MINOR DEFECT WITH THE VQ37 ENGINES BUT WITH AN OUTCOME THAT CAN COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO EITHER FIX OR REPLACE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'G37 GALLERY GASKET' WILL BRING MANY PAGES OF OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM TRYING TO GIVE EACH OTHER ADVICE. THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS ONLINE SHOWING WHAT AN OWNER MUST GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO FIX THEIR DAILY DRIVERS. IT WOULD ONLY BE RIGHT FOR INFINITI TO COME FORWARD AND OFFER AT LEAST FREE LABOR TO FIXING THESE CARS WHEN THE SYMPTOMS FIRST START. THAT WAY OWNERS CAN KEEP DRIVING WITHOUT WORRYING THAT THEIR ENGINES WILL GO OUT DUE TO A BAD GALLERY GASKET. THE G37 IS VERY RELIABLE IN ALL OTHER ASPECTS BESIDES THE GALLERY GASKET. OWNERS CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE PROPER STEPS ARE TAKEN IN ORDER TO AVOID THE PROBLEMS THE GALLERY GASKET BRINGS.

NHTSA ID

11323034

Incident

Apr 25, 2020

Mileage

112,000 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

I HAVE EXPERIENCE TWO OCCASIONS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHERE THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND ACCELERATE. ON THOSE OCCASIONS I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I ALSO CHANGED GEARS TO NEUTRAL. DURING BOTH TIMES I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC MOVING FORWARD...NOT TURNING. I ALSO TRIED USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WAS TRAVELING IN A TOLL ROAD IN MOTION. HAD DIFFICULT SETTING ONCE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON... IT MYSTERIOUSLY SHUT OFF. THIS WAS NOT WEATHER RELATED AS IT WAS A HOT CLEAR DAY AND I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 80.

NHTSA ID

10909487

Incident

Sep 23, 2016

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. IT IS VERY LOUD AND DOESN'T GO AWAY. DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MUFFLER PART NUMBER 20100 JL01A. AND CARS THAT EXPERIENCE THIS RATTLING NOISE MUST HAVE THEIR MUFFLERS REPLACE WITH PART NUMBER 20100 JL01C. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MUFFLER IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE DEFECTED PART. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $880 TO REPLACE. THE PART IS DEFECTED AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT, VERY SCANDALOUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10533165

Incident

Jul 31, 2013

Mileage

45,500 mi

INFINITI G37, AFTER WARM USUALLY MORE THEN 30MIN OF DRIVING WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO INTO LOW AND HIGH ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN. AS IF YOU ARE BRAKING WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT AND THEN GIVING IT GAS ON AND OFF WITH RIGHT FOOT. MY WIFE HAS ALSO DESCRIBED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS AND SHE TRIES TO ACCELERATE. SHE FEELS IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS COMBINATION IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME. WE DID SCHEDULE FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND HOPE THIS WILL HELP OTHERS WITH SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494907

Incident

Dec 10, 2012

Mileage

46,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE CLUTCH WASN'T "FEELING NORMAL." AS I SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULDN'T SPRING BACK. I TRIED PUMPING ON IT, THEN MANAGED TO GET MY FOOT UNDERNEATH IT TO PULL IT UP AND THEN DOWN SHIFT. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AGAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CLUTCH STUCK AGAIN AND I WAS STUCK IN 3RD. I FINALLY EASED ON THE BRAKES AND HAD TO INTENTIONALLY STALL MY CAR. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ON SLOW MOVING, LIGHTLY USED ROAD, OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF INTO A DESIGNATED PARKING AREA AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. IN US LAW, ENDANGERING COMPRISES SEVERAL TYPES OF CRIMES INVOLVING CONDUCT THAT IS WRONGFUL AND RECKLESS OR WANTON, AND LIKELY TO PRODUCE DEATH OR GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM TO ANOTHER PERSON. FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND READING OF SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, I AM SURPRISED NISSAN/INFINITI HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR OBVIOUS ENDANGERMENT OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE WELFARE OF OTHER DRIVERS. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDERS (CSC) HAS OCCURRED COUNTLESS TIMES, PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER. IF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT THE NISSAN/INFINITI DEALERSHIPS STATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, WHY HAS NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. NOT DONE SOMETHING TO RECTIFY THIS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10484968

Incident

Nov 16, 2012

Mileage

54,040 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED SLIGHTLY AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12/13/12*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/5/12. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BY THE DEALER INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE RELAY SYSTEM. A PART WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/13/12

NHTSA ID

10483343

Incident

Nov 4, 2012

Mileage

26,000 mi

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AND I TRY TO STOP, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE INCREASES WHILE BRAKING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES NEAR A STOP SIGN WHEN I AM DRIVING 20MPH, AND IN THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55-60MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY SO THEY CAN EITHER ISSUE A LEMON OR FIX THE ISSUE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND DEALERS TELLING THEM "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG". *TR

NHTSA ID

10448510

Incident

Feb 19, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

THE ENGINE MAKES CLICKING/TAPPING SOUND AT START-UP, DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED A "SPECIAL" OIL CHANGE, AND THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS 'SPECIAL' FACTORY OIL WILL BE NEEDED AND COST MORE THAN CONVENTIONAL OIL. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS SPECIFIC MATTER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NOR DOES IT SAY ANYWHERE IN MY OWNER MANUALS. APPARENTLY, ONLY THE DEALERSHIP HAD SUCH OIL AND I AM REQUIRE TO USE IT AFTER THE FACT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249541

Incident

Nov 10, 2008

Mileage

1,300 mi