2009 Infiniti G37

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO SEE IF THE COULD SCAN IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WELL IT HAPPENS TO BE THE OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR, AND INFINITI DOESS NOT SELL JUST THAT PART, THEY WANT YOU TO BUY THE WHOLE LOWER PART OF THE SEAT, WHICH COMES TO LITTLE OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS??!! SERIOUSLY, NOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS ON THE TABLE ANYONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE GET INTO A SERIOUS WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED.

AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANYONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. FAULT CODE B1018 SHOWN WHEN CAR TAKEN TO SHOP. NO WAY TO REPAIR OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SENSOR AND PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, WHICH IS QUOTED AT $5000-$6000 FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT SENSOR SHOULD DISABLE ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS STRONGLY DESERVES A RECALL, AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE SUDDENLY BEEN HAPPENING TO LARGE NUMBERS OF 2009 G37S THIS YEAR. THIS DEFECT PUTS THE DRIVER AT SIGNIFICANT RISK EVEN THOUGH HIS/HER OWN AIRBAG AND ALL OTHER AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD STILL FUNCTION NORMALLY.

PASSENGER AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS FLASHING. FAILURE STARTED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $7,000. CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE AND RUNS GREAT, BUT WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS A RISK TO DRIVE AND IS WORTHLESS TO SELL AS THE PRICE TO REPAIR IS AS MUCH AS THE VALUE OF THE CAR. NOTICED THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL THROUGH THE YEARS; HOWEVER, NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. ACTION IS NEEDED.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2009 INFINITY G37 CONVERTIBLE WAS FLASHING SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE INFINITY DEALER ON 8/22/19 AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD OCCUPANT SENSOR (CODE 1018). DEALER SAID THAT THE SENSOR WAS A PART OF THE LOWER SEAT AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A GROSSLY EXCESSIVE COST OF $6911.13. DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS BAD THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS COMPROMISED AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF G37 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT NHTSA ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. INFINITI OF NASHUA (LOCATED AT 11 MARMON DR, NASHUA, NH 03060, (603) 891-1400) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT HE DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.