2008 Infiniti G37 Complaints

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.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ILLUMINATED. THE REPAIR SHOP TRACED IT TO A POSSIBLE FAULTY SENSOR OR POSSIBLY THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SENSOR MUST BE ORDERED FROM INFINITI AT A COST OF ALMOST $1300.AND IT MIGHT TAKE 10 DAYS TO GET IT. PLUS $700 IN LABOR. IT MIGHT NOT FIX IT AND IT COULD BE THE SEAT WHICH WOULD BE $5000. THIS IS HALF OR MORE OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2010 INFINIT'S. I WAS REFERENCED IN THE INFINITI SERVICE BULLETIN AS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY RECALL OR REPAIR COMPENSATION. THAT MEANS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND IN THE OLDER INFINITI'S WITHOUT AIR BAGS!!

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/

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.

AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES OR MORE, IT STARTS REVVING ON ITS OWN. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I AM ENTERING MY GARAGE. I HAVE TO STOP, BACK UP, THEN GO FORWARD TO GET IN BECAUSE I HAVE A SIDE GARAGE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM SURGING FORWARD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE IT SURGES FORWARD FORCEFULLY. IF I CUT IT OFF AND RE-START THE ENGINE, IT STOPS SURGING. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT IF IT IS NOT DOING IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THEN THEY PROBABLY CANT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY INFINITY FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW.