2009 Infiniti G37

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKING. PER DEALER THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OCCUPANT SENSOR CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY. DEALER STATES PART IS 4400.00 AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE PLUS THE COST TO INSTALL COULD BE NEAR 2000 TOTAL AROUND 6400.00. I WOULD THINK THAT THEIR AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 9 YEARS AND THE BURDEN OF SUCH A HIGH COST SEEMS LIKE PRICE GOUGING NOT TO MENTION THEY ARE NOT SURE IF PART IS READILY AVAILABLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE WHO PAID GOOD MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT CAN NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN.

AIR BAG PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED TO BE FAULTY AIR BAG AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THAT TO BEGIN WITH. VEHICLE MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND NO INDICATIONS AS TO WHY AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. OTHER INFINITI G37 CAR OWNERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE/FIX FAULTY AIR BAGS, SO LOOKS LIKE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM

THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY-CLASSIFICATION SENSOR (OCS) IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. NISSAN/INFINITI HAS RECALLED MILLIONS OF CARS IN 2013-1015 AND HAD A VOLUNTARY INSPECTION IN 2008 AND 2009 FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECALL. UPON ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH MY SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND WE ARE UNABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED INFINITI CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEY HAVE OFFERED UP TO $2000 FOR ME TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL REPAIR FOR THIS IS $6900, SO I AM STILL PAYING $5,000 FOR A REPAIR ON A 2009 VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN ISSUE. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CARS, YOU CANNOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SENSOR, BUT YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS OVER 50% OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY CAR WITH OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR OVER A YEAR FOR FEAR OF A TRAGIC ISSUE IF WE HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM INIFINITI'S WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE $2000 THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, THEY CLAIM THAT IS THE MAX THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE. A FATHER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER HIS CHILDREN ARE WORTH THE $5000 REPAIR WHEN THE ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT NISSAN/INFINITI FOR YEARS AND EVEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA ALREADY. I'M FEARFUL THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE TYPE IS NOT AS COMMON THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS OF THAT MODEL TO CLASSIFY IT AS A RECALL. BUT, IT USES THE EXACT SAME PARTS AS THE OTHER NISSAN'S AND INFINITI'S, SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI OF MEMPHIS IN BARTLETT, TN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ARE BLINKING. DEALER SAYS SEAT SENSORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A WRECK. THEY WANT OVER 6500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THERE IS A NISSAN RECALL ON THESE PARTS IN OTHER MODELS AND THE FORUMS ARE FULL OF G37 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SINE THIS MODEL IS NOT UNDER RECALL, WE HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. 71K MILES, 100 % GARAGE KEPT. NO REASON THIS SHOULD MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER (GASTONIA NISSAN LOCATED AT 2275 E FRANKLIN BLVD GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA, 28054) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ORC SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN INFINITI DEALER. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO INFINITI OF CHARLOTTE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK. THE DEALER CALLED BACK AND LEFT THE CONTACT A VOICEMAIL STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH CASE NUMBER: 26607927. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,298.