2009 Infiniti G37

7.8.14 VEHICLE BOUGHT IN TO SERVICE DEPT TO INSTALL NAVIGATION MAP UPDATE. WAS TOLD THAT NAVIGATION UNIT WASN'T WORKING. INFINITI ORDERED REFURBISHED UNIT. 7.16.14 NOTICED GASH IN DASHBOARD NEXT TO VENT WHERE THEY HAD TO REMOVE TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL NEW NAVIGATION UNIT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 MORE YEARS. 7.23.14 BROUGHT CAR IN TO SHOW THE GASH IN THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE AC VENT AFTER THE NAVIGATION UNIT WAS INSTALLED. [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE GASH AND ALSO DISCOVERED THE MELTING DASHBOARD AFFECT NEAR THE WINDOW. HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER NEW DASHBOARD AND CALL ME WHEN IT ARRIVED TO INSTALL. 8.12.14 CALLED [XXX] 3 TIMES AS I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW DASHBOARD. FINALLY SPOKE WITH HIM AND HE SAID THAT HE WANTED TO TRY AND REPAIR IT BEFORE REPLACING IT. THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. I RESEARCHED MELTING DASHBOARD AND DISCOVERED THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH INFINITI'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. I PLACED A CALL TO CORPORATE INFINITI AND LEFT MESSAGE FOR [XXX] TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE AND SEE WHAT TO DO ABOUT GETTING A NEW DASHBOARD AS THAT IS WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER NOTATED ON HIS FORM ON 7.23.14. 8.13.14 [XXX] CASE# [XXX] [XXX] IS SPECIALIST IN MY AREA - SHE WILL CALL ME BACK - [XXX] 8.14.14[XXX] IS IN TOUCH WITH SERVICE MANAGER AT INFINITY. SHE WILL CALL ME BY THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY NEXT TUESDAY TO LET ME KNOW THE OUTCOME 8.25.14 INFINITI SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE DASHBOARD. NOT COVERED. I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE GLARE OFF OF THE DASHBOARD. IT MAKES SEEING THE ROAD DIFFICULT AND A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON A COLD SNOWY EVENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR STOPPED SHAKING, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AGAIN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION AND MANAGED TO DRIVE ABOUT 25 ON A HIGHWAY. AFTER I REACHED MY DESTINATION I POWERED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN I POWERED IT ON AGAIN AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 30MPH WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE AGAIN. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN I GOT A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE CAR. DURING THE COLD WEATHER THE AIR INTAKE WAS NOT TAKING IN AIR CORRECTLY WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. I WAS A BIT SKEPTICAL ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE OCCUR AGAIN. INFINITI SHOULD MAKE THIS INFORMATION KNOWN TO OWNERS EITHER THROUGH A RECALL OR UPDATE THE SOFTWARE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG WAS OFF. I REPORTED IT TO INFINITI, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN OR MORE OCCASIONS. IT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. WHEN INFINITI CHECKED INTO THE ISSUE THEY ASKED ME HOW MUCH THE PASSENGER WEIGHED. THE PASSENGER HAS BEEN MYSELF AND MY BOYFRIEND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. WE EACH WEIGH ABOUT 170 POUNDS - NO EXCUSE FOR THE AIRBAG BEING OFF. NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL, I AM WONDERING WHY MY INFINITI G35 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT OBVIOUSLY HAS THE SAME ISSUE. SHOULD WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AND THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING, WE FEAR THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE THE SAFETY THAT I INTENDED TO HAVE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS A FREQUENT EVENT THAT I JUST NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME A PASSENGER SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT, REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT OR HEIGHT. TODAY I ALSO NOTICED THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 1,053,479 VEHICLES GLOBALLY FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF OLDER MODEL G35/G37 VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I THINK THAT MY 2009 INFINITI G37 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY VIBRATE REALLY HEAVY AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO RAPID DECELERATE NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY TRY TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR NEVER STALL. I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT SEEMS FINE AGAIN AND MAY NOT OCCUR FOR AWHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2009 INFINITI G37X LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN JAN 2013 (CAR WAS STILL UNDER 60K MILES WARRANTY). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A COLD NIGHT AND MY CAR STALLED AT AROUND 55/65 MPH MARK. THE CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, MY CAR HAD LOST COMPLETE POWER. THEN, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE ACTED AND SOUNDED NORMAL. I WARMED UP THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE I DROVE HOME. I WENT TO INFINITI TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO INFINITI OF NORTH AMERICA. INFINITI COULD NOT IDENTIFY OR RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. ON DEC 7, 2013, I NOTICED MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR TO 65 MPH WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A COLD RAINY NIGHT. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR FELT VERY CHOPPY AND SHAKY AS IF IT WAS CHOKING ON SOMETHING. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED TWO TIMES BEFORE, I DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACCELERATION TO THE CAR ANY FURTHER. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, PARKED THE CAR, AND I VIDEO RECORDED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO LIGHTING INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM ON DASHBOARD. WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, I TRIED TO REV UP THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS SHAKING INTENSIVELY WHEN IT WAS REV UP TO 2,000 RPM. I ALSO RESTART THE CAR AND I TRIED TO REV UP THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CAR DID NOT SHAKE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR ENGINE ACTED AND SOUNDED NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME SAFELY. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I'VE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO INFINITI, BUT THEY DENIED THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. INFINITI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, BUT I NEED THE CAR TO GET AROUND. IF ANYONE CAN HELP PUSH FORWARD THIS ISSUE TO THE RIGHT LEVEL OF ATTENTION, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2009 INFINITI G37. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR, A PROBLEM DEVELOPED WITH THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED, OR WHY IT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE US AND WOULDN'T BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MID OCTOBER.

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED IT OCCASIONALLY REVS TO 4000-5000 RPM AND REMAINS THERE FOR ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS BEFORE SLOWING DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THE OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN ACTING NORMALLY, THE ENGINE STARTS AND REVS TO ABOUT 2000 RPM AND THEN SLOWS TO IDLE SPEED IN ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. THE DANGER OF THE HIGH REVS FOR 5-7 SECONDS IS THAT IF THE DRIVER IS NOT FULLY AWARE OF THE ENGINE'S SPEED, HE COULD SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE, PERHAPS HITTING NEARBY CARS, HOUSE, OUT THE GARAGE DOOR, ETC. I HAD SUCH AN INCIDENT AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE WITH FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT HE IS UNAWARE OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT IF I WOULD BRING IT IN, THEY WOULD CHECK THE SETTINGS ON THE ENGINE CONTROL. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AKIN TO THE TOYOTA UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND INFINTI NEEDS TO DEVELOP FIRST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN A SOLUTION. *TR