2013 Infiniti G37

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, LEFT ROTATOR CUP, AND LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. *BF *JS

PASSENGER AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILS RANDOMLY WITH PASSENGER WEIGHING 130+ POUNDS PROPERLY POSITION IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR IN MOTION ON HIGHWAYS, AND CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM IS INDICATED BY THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINING LIT WHILE A PASSENGER WEIGHING 130+ POUNDS IS PROPERLY POSITIONED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TURNS, SPEED, AND ROAD CONDITION DON'T SEEM TO ALTER THE OUTCOME.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES (MEANING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY) WHEN A FULL SIZE ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE ON PARTIAL WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY TESTED BY WATCHING THE AIRBAG STATUS IN DATA MONITOR AND FOUND AIRBAG ACTIVATES WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY AND TURNS OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE SEAT. HOWEVER LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IN THIS CASE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY AT ANY SPEED WITH ADULT PASSENGER AND SEAT BELTS FASTENED. WHEN A FULL SIZE ADULT (175 TO 200 LBS. IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATES WHICH CONTRADICTS THE DEALERSHIPS FINDINGS. DEALERSHIP IS LOKEY INFINITI OF CLEARWATER, FL WHO EXAMINED THE SYSTEM ON 8-18-2018.

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF/ON LIGHT. SHOWING OFF, WHILE PASSENGER IS SITTING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND, CAR IS TRAVELING AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS, ON BOTH, CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATE. THIS LIGHT, IS IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED BELOW AND TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN IN FORCE, FOR A MINIMUM OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BROUGHT CAR TO RAY BRANDT INFINITI DEALERSHIP, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA. AND, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NICE AND RESPECTFUL, BUT, CLAIMED TO BE CLUELESS. THIS IS CLEARLY, A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

IN MY 2013 INFINITI G37 FRONT 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF' LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON (MEANS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS DISABLED) EVEN WHEN A GROWNUP PERSON WEIGHING OVER 100 POUNDS SITTING ON PASSENGER SEAT, PUTTING FRONT PASSENGER AT RISK IN CASE OF A CRASH. IT SEEMS "OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM" (OCS) IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD MAKING CAR COMPUTER THINK THAT A CHILD IS SITTING ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY DEALER TWICE BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND STATED THAT "IT'S WORKING AS DESIGNED" BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSIST. ON NHTSA WEB SITE I FOUND OUT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF INFINITI 2013 G37 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I ALSO CHECKED FOR ANY RECALL MY CAR BUT DID NOT FIND ANY, HOWEVER THERE WAS A RECALL ON "OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM" FOR 2013 JX35. I SUSPECT 2013 G37 "OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM" HAS SIMILAR ISSUE AS 2013 JX35. ON BEHALF OF ALL 2013 G37 OWNER, WE WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF NHTSA CAN INVESTIGATE THIS CRITICAL SAFETY FURTHER.