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Filed Dec 5, 2018
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 11156416
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Sep 21, 2018
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 11130568
- Incident
- Sep 21, 2018
- Mileage
- 125,000 mi
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Filed Aug 21, 2018
THE DASH BOARD PLASTIC IS MELTING AND THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN AT ALL TIMES.
- NHTSA ID
- 11121329
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2016
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Filed Nov 15, 2017
THE DASH OF THE CAR IS MELTING CAUSING A SHINY SURFACE THAT REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. THE DASH IS GETTING STICKY AS WELL AND CAN NO LONGER BE CLEANED. ANY RAG USED STICKS TO THE DASH. DASH HAS ALSO BECOME VERY SOFT WHICH CAUSES IMPERFECTIONS TO OCCUR AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS THAT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NISSAN AGREED TO REPLACE DASH AND COVER ALL COST EXCEPT FOR $250. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLANKET COVERAGE ACROSS ALL NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS AFFECTED. I KNOW OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE - THEIR DASH WAS MADE OF SAME MATERIAL AS MINE. LINK TO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: HTTPS://WWW.GIRARDGIBBS.COM/MELTING-DASHBOARDS/
- NHTSA ID
- 11046245
- Incident
- Nov 15, 2017
- Mileage
- 94,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Oct 1, 2015
NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF QUALITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE 2008-2009 DASH BOARD COMPONENTS OF THE INFINITI G37. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MELTING AND STICKY DASHBOARDS AS A RESULT OF POOR BUILD QUALITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE MELTING DASHBOARD GLARES INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO SEE DOWN THE ROAD.
- NHTSA ID
- 10779071
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2015
- Mileage
- 74,000 mi
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Filed Aug 2, 2015
THE MATERIAL INFINITI USES FOR THEIR DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FROM THE HEAT. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR STARTED GETTING A STRONG GLARE THAT BLINDS ME FROM SEEING THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE WINSHIELD. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THE CAR ON THE LEFT LANE FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINSHIELD THE DASH IS ALSO VERY STICKY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CALLED INFINITI AND EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, INFINITI IS JUST IGNORING THE SITUATION AND THE REPAIR TO THE DASH IS SET RIGHT AROUND 1000 BUCKS. THAT'S INSANE!
- NHTSA ID
- 10745662
- Incident
- Aug 2, 2015
- Mileage
- 150,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Jan 3, 2015
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 INFINITI G37 COUPE IS MELTING. THE GLARE OFF THE DASHBOARD IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10669799
- Incident
- Nov 28, 2014
- Mileage
- 70,000 mi
Body & structureSteeringVisibility
Filed Dec 19, 2014
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10667325
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2013
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