2008 INFINITI G37 Problems

Three times in the past 4 years, the air bag warning light was triggered when the battery was either disconnected/reconnected or jump started. Each time to re-activate the airbag safety system, I had to send out the air bag control module to have it reset. It is not expensive to do that , but it does mean one has to disassemble the center console, remove airbag control module and send it out to be reset. Additionally, during the time that the airbag light is on, my understanding is that the SRS is deactivated, which is obviously a safety hazard.

The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti G37. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light flashed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the Occupant Classification System (OCS) varistor in the front passenger seat had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact related the failure to the Manufacturer Recall Number: P8243. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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.

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.

AFTER 60K MILES, THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN REVERSE. ONCE IN REVERSE, THE CAR DOESN'T ROLL BACK AND IT REMAINS IDLE AS IF LEFT IN PARK. A FOREIGN TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP OWNER SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT USER ERROR, AND THAT NISSAN/INFINITI HAVE NOT BEEN HAVING ONGOING TRANS ISSUES WITH MANY OF THEIR MODELS, BUT REFUSE TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOST. NISSAN/INFINITI USA WILL EASILY GOAD CUSTOMERS INTO PAYING $8K TO INSTALL A NEW TRANS, HOWEVER.

DASHBOARD HAS BECOME TACKY AND HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CAUSING A SEVERE GLARE WHEN THE SUN HITS IT. VEHICLE SURGES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. ENOUGH TO HIT SOMETHING IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED ABNORMALLY HARD.

The passenger air bag light is on and flashing and all my controls for my steering wheel have stopped working including my horn!

DASHBOARD HAS BECOME TACKY AND HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CAUSING A SEVERE GLARE WHEN THE SUN HITS IT. VEHICLE SURGES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. ENOUGH TO HIT SOMETHING IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED ABNORMALLY HARD.

2008 G37 DASH IS CRACKING ALONG THE EDGES. MANY OTHER G37 FROM 2008 TO 2010 ARE HAVING THIS ISSUES. ITS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. PEOPLE PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THESE CARS. DASH BOARD CARACKING IS A SIGN OF CHEAP MATERIAL USED.

MELTING DASHBOARD MAKES THE SURFACE STICKY AND SHINY. THE STICKY SURFACE MAKES EVERYTHING STICK AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. THE SHINY SURFACE CREATES A GLARE PROBLEM ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUN OR LIGHT HITS. THAT GLARE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND CREATES A TEMPORARY BLIND SPOT.

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.

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

MY GARAGE KEPT 2008 G37S HAS A DASH THAT HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME SHINIER TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. IT IS SO REFLECTIVE THAT IT CAUSES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 6 YEARS AGO IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THE DASH ITSELF IS IN ONE PIECE WITH NO CRACKS BUT IT IS TACKY LIKE UNCURED RUBBER. IF YOU PUT A FINGERNAIL IN IT LIGHTLY, THAT MARK IS NOW THERE TO STAY. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN OR WIPE DOWN THE DASH DUE TO RUNNING THE FINISH. IT ALSO MAKES THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAZY DUE TO WHAT I HAVE TO ASSUME IS OFF GASSING OF SOME SORT. THE BLINDING GLARE THIS DASH CREATES ON MY WINDSHIELD HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND HAS GOT ME WANTING TO SELL THE CAR BUT I DON'T WANT TO PASS THE PROBLEM ON TO ANYONE ELSE. I PAID 28,000 FOR THE CAR 6 YEARS AGO AND IT WAS A 48,000 CAR NEW WITH EVERY OPTION POSSIBLE. THE INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN WICHITA KS WAS OF NO HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH G37'S AND MANY OTHER NISSANS AND INFINITY OF THIS ERA ( MID 2000'S) WHERE THE METERIAL THE DASH PAD IS MADE FROM STARTS TO BREAK DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE FACTORY WARRANTY. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THESE SHINY TACKY DASHES START CAUSING COLLISIONS DUE TO BLINDING GLARE.

DASHBOARD HAS BECOME TACKY AND HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CAUSING A SEVERE GLARE WHEN THE SUN HITS IT. VEHICLE SURGES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. ENOUGH TO HIT SOMETHING IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED ABNORMALLY HARD.

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

ON 9/30/2011 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THROUGH OUR HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. MY SPACE IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH A SPEED BUMP. I SLOWED DRAMATICALLY FOR THE SPEED BUMP AT THE SAME TIME I MADE THE TURN TO ENTER MY PARKING SPACE. THE CAR RESPONDED INCORRECTLY TO THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, OVER A SIDEWALK, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A WALL. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR SURGED FORWARD LIKE THAT WAS IN 2008 AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THIS TIME, THE CRASH CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED.

According to Campaign P8243, Ref ITB08-045e, NTHTSA # 08-521, my 2008 Infiniti G37 has a warning blinking light for the passenger airbag. I contacted the National Consumer Affairs Dept of Infiniti and they said that my vin # did not indicate it has a recall. I was quoted $5000 to replace the seat by other mechanical shops, but my vehicle is not worth that anymore. Please advise. Thank you.

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

STICKY AND SHINY DASHBOARD - MY DASHBOARD HAS BECOME EXTREMELY STICKY AND SHINY. STICKY TO THE POINT THAT IT SEEMS TO BE MELTING. SHINY TO THE POINT THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DUE TO THE GLARE COMING OFF OF THE DASHBOARD. SUNGLASSES DO NOT EVEN HELP WITH THE GLARE. THE MATERIAL AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME WILTED. THIS ALL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

MY VEHICLE'S CLUTCH COMPLETELY LOST ITS HYDRAULIC CAPABILITY AND LEFT MY VEHICLE STRANDED IN ONGOING TRAFFIC. ME AND A FEW VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO PUSH MY VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL MODE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HOWEVER THIS COULD BE WARRANTED AS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF IT IS COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE CLUTCH AND SLAVE CYLINDER WERE BOTH FAULTY. THOUGH WEAR AND TEAR MAY BE COMMON FOR THIS PART, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON ONLINE FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH INFINITI G37'S. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS AND JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE, THIS IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON MOST ROADS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 SEPARATE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, ON EACH OCCASION THEY HAVE PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER AN INFINITI REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DECLARED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT CONFIRMED IN WRITING THAT THE VEHICLE DOES INDEED EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY HAVE A COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE THROTTLE AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE - THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SIT IDLING, THIS HAS BECOME EVEN MORE COMMON SINCE THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER (THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECU FOR REASONS THAT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN MADE CLEAR TO ME) CONCERNING THE ABOVE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE POLE POSITION, SIZE 24540W19 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FLAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE ABNORMAL TEARS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAUSED BY A TIRE IMPERFECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,370 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,145. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO FAIL. THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AFTER IT WENT FLAT. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRE HAD AN IMPERFECTION. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE TIRE WHEN FLAT. UPDATED