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2012 Infiniti G37 problems and owner complaints

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Key facts

63 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

51,179 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 model year. Data updated: . 37 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 33 of 63 complaints (52.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues812.7%
Transmission and shifting46.3%
Braking behavior46.3%
Steering behavior23.2%
Engine operation11.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
33
Seats
11
Electrical System
10
Unknown Or Other
10
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Engine
4
Power Train
4
Service Brakes
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags33
Seats11
Electrical System10
Unknown Or Other10
Vehicle Speed Control6
Engine4
Power Train4
Service Brakes2

Air Bags: 33; Seats: 11; Electrical System: 10; Unknown Or Other: 10; Vehicle Speed Control: 6; Engine: 4; Power Train: 4; Service Brakes: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
12
25,000 to 49,999
6
50,000 to 74,999
9
75,000 to 99,999
6
100,000 to 149,999
2
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00012
25,000 to 49,9996
50,000 to 74,9999
75,000 to 99,9996
100,000 to 149,9992
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 12; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 9; 75,000 to 99,999: 6; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 2

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (12). 26 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2012
5
2013
3
2014
3
2016
2
2017
2
2018
7
2019
12
2020
6
2021
8
2022
3
2023
5
2024
5
2025
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20125
20133
20143
20162
20172
20187
201912
20206
20218
20223
20235
20245
20252

2012: 5; 2013: 3; 2014: 3; 2016: 2; 2017: 2; 2018: 7; 2019: 12; 2020: 6; 2021: 8; 2022: 3; 2023: 5; 2024: 5; 2025: 2

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 8 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10640018 · 2014-09-29 (September 29, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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Owner report 11063912 · 2018-01-20 (January 20, 2018)

CAR BATTERY DRAINED WHILE CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED (IN A GARAGE) FOR TWO WEEKS. AFTER JUMPING CAR OPERATED AS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. INFINITI DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE AIRBAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT HAD FAILED AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL A $1500 REPAIR WAS DONE. DEALER NOTED THAT THE UNIT LIKELY FAILED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS AT LOW POWER OR WHEN JUMPING (JUMPED CAR EXACTLY ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL).

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Owner report 10557286 · 2013-12-26 (December 26, 2013)

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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Owner report 10477011 · 2012-09-25 (September 25, 2012)

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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Owner report 11072951 · 2018-02-14 (February 14, 2018)

WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREET MY INFINITI G37 IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY. SHE TRIED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. SHE CAME TO THE END OF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND TURNED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID GOING INTO A HOUSE. IN DOING SO SHE HIT A SEWER DRAIN WITH HER RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ALMOST AIRBOURNE. SHE CAME TO REST WITHOUT STRIKING THE HOUSE. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG WENT OFF. *DSY

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Owner report 11131502 · 2018-09-25 (September 25, 2018)

POWER STEERING PUMP AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. MANY INFINITI OWNER HAVE OR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS IF THERE IS A BIG DEMAND ON THESE PROBLEMS. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHEN MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CALLED AS A RECALL.

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Owner report 11421487 · 2021-06-19 (June 19, 2021)

On June 4 I pulled into a drive to turn the car around and park. I stopped the car, put it into reverse, and pressed the gas pedal;. The car stalled and I pressed the gas pedal again with the regular force. Suddenly the car accelerated and I felt a jerk and heard a bang as it hit a car that was just backing out of the driveway cross from min. My car was going so quickly that the other driver commented on the speed it was going. My car incurred considerable damage, the rebar was damaged, and I took the car int "collision" for repair. At Co…

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

63 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

58.7%Usable mileage37 / 63 records
100.0%Valid incident date63 / 63 records
100.0%Valid filing date63 / 63 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates63 / 63 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20072008200920102011201220132015
Air Bags
00.0%

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2131.8%
ODI 10488686 · 36,696 mi

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. INFINITY HAD AN EARLIER RECALL AND SAID PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 2009. INFINITY SAYS AUTOMOBILE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE SEAT AT COST OF $3500.00. I WAS TOLD BY INFINITY THE RECALL WAS JUST TO FIX A WIRE NOT THE SENSOR. WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU OF CONTINUED PROBLEM AND SEE IF MORE OWNERS ARE REPORTING CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG. *TR

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8651.5%
ODI 10294996 · 5,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE HIT A POT HOLE; IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURERS CORPORATE OFFICE STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INSPECTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. IT COST BETWEEN $ 6000.00 TO $14000.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE FILED CASE #6673885 WITH INFINITI . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5800. THE C…

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3343.4%
ODI 10453567 · 2,000 mi

TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. HARSH DOWNSHIFTING (USUALLY AROUND 30-40 MPH) BEGAN WITHIN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. SIGNIFICANT LAG (2-3 SECONDS) OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE MOVING OR WHILE NEARLY STOPPED CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR ACCELERATING TO AVOID A COLLISION. SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER AND APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS (ECM/TCM REPROGRAMMINGS), HOWEVER, PROBLEMS PERSIST A…

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4949.5%
ODI 10639003 · 12,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO HER PARKING SPOT AT WORK WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. SHE CLEARLY REMEMBERS BRAKING AS NORMAL WHEN PARKING AND HAD WITNESSES STANDING WITHIN 15 FEET THAT NOTICED THE SOUND OF THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS LIT. MY WIFE'S HEAD HIT AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION TO HEAD INJURIES, SHE HAS WHIPLASH AND OTHER INJURIES. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS BADLY DAMAGED ALONG WITH FLUIDS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

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3352.4%
ODI 10592504 · 16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AS BEING OFF EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IF A PERSON WEIGHED LESS THAN 110 LBS THE AIR BAG W…

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3555.6%
ODI 10585651 · 100 mi

PASSENGER AIR BAGS ON MY G37 ITS BEING TURNED OFF WITH A PASSENGER SEATING IN THE SEAT. FIRST STARTED WITH MY DAUGHTER AGE 17 WEIGHTS ABOUT 120 POUNDS AND INFINITI STATED THAT THEIR AIRBAGS ARE ACTIVATED BY WEIGHT AND THAT SHE MAY BE TOO SMALL WHICH SHE IS 5'4 TALL. THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN WITH EVERYONE SEATING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT INCLUDING AN ADULT MALE OF 6'2 AND OVER 200 LBS. I TOOK IT BACK TO INFINITI OF TAMPA AND THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE. FOR THE THIRD TIME I TAKE VEHICLE TO INFINITI AND NOW THEY STA…

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

46.1%
ODI 10887405

THE DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AND A VERY STICKY RESIDUE ALL OVER,UNABLE TO CLEAN, EVERY CLEANING CLOTH STICKS TO THE DASH. DASH IS VERY SHINY BECAUSE OF THE STICKY RESIDUE ON IT, MAKING A GLARE WHEN THE SUN IS BRIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE GLARE AND IT IS ALSO VERY UNATTRACTIVE BECAUSE OF THE LINT AND EVERYTHING THAT IS STUCK TO IT ALL THE TIME.

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2012.0%
ODI 10744086 · 60,000 mi

DASH BECAME STICKY AND HAS REMAINED STICKY EVER SINCE. THE DASH ALSO APPEARS TO BE MELTING. CANNOT CLEAN AS RAG OF ANY TYPE STICKS TO THE DASH. REFLECTION CAUSES A GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED INFINITI AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR DUE TO FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED.

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1317.1%
ODI 10445793 · 100 mi

THE CAR HAS AN ERRATIC SHIFTING OF THE 7-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN HIGHWAY DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH DUE TO SLOW TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ON OCCASION INTO A GEAR WHERE THE ENGINE RPM DROPS AND HOLDS AT 1000 - 1100. IF YOU ACCELERATE SLOWLY THE RPM'S REMAIN AT ABOUT 1000 UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AT THIS POINT IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND PICK UP SPEED THERE IS A GREAT HESITATION. I NOW HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IN THE PAST THAT IT CAN …

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1414.1%
ODI 10724756 · 31,000 mi

CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH ITSELF FAILED. CLUTCH WAS FULLY DEPRESSED ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.

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1015.9%
ODI 11016202

2012 INFINITI G37 - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS FROM THE SUNROOF TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. ENTIRE FLOOR MATS UNDER WATER. HAPPENS EACH TIME IT RAINS.

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711.1%
ODI 10764026 · 3,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON SEPT 15 FROM RALEIGH, NC TO CHARLESTON, SC THE SUNROOF ON MY INFINITI G37 SHATTERED. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY WITH A TEMP ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO FOREIGN OBJECT THAT HIT THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM THE INFINITI DEALER IN JANUARY 2015, THE CAR HAS 3,200 MILES AND IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND IN A PARKING GARAGE AT WORK.

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00.0%

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Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1218.2%
ODI 10547124 · 40,000 mi

I HAVE A 2008 INFINITI G37S / 6 SPEED, I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 BATTERIES SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED / CERTIFIED IN 2010. MY BATTERY KEPT DYING SO I BROUGHT IT TO INFINITI AND THEY SAID I HAS A PARASITIC ELECTRICAL DRAW BUT COULD NOT TELL ME WHERE IS WAS COMING FROM. ONE DAY I WALKED UP TO THE CAR WHILE IT WAS SHUTOFF AND I HEARD THE SIX DISC CD CHANGER, MOVING AROUND THE DISCS. THE STOCK CD CHANGER WAS OPERATING WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND KILLING MY $150.00 BATTERY. I ULTIMATELY PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO AND UPON DOING THAT, I HAD NO RADIO, HE…

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169.6%
ODI 10319443 · 3,800 mi

2009 INFINITI G37X COUPE IS EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS SURGES IN ACCELERATION UPON BRAKING, THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND GOING INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" (MEANING SUDDENLY THE CAR IS STUCK IN THE HIGHEST GEAR), THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS CLUNKING AND JERKING AS IF THE CAR IS GOING INTO AWD MODE AT TIMES IT SHOULD NOT BE, AND QUITE FRANKLY I AM NOW BECOMING SCARED OF THE CAR. IT HAS 3800 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE A COUPLE OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO FIX. THEY ALSO ARE CALLING HQ ON MO…

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22.6%
ODI 10670349 · 74,000 mi

BOTH THE DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE REAR DOORS HAD NO ISSUES. THE FOB WOULD ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK, AS WELL, THE KEY IN FOB WORKED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK, HOWEVER THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THIS CONTIMUED FROM 7AM UNTIL 3PM WITH MULITPLE ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE FRONT PASSENGAR DOOR OPENED RANDOMLY AT 2PM BUT THE OTHER DID NOT UNTIL AROUND 3PM. THE DOORS WORKED AS NORMAL UNTIL 10PM AND THEN AGAIN A REPEAT OF THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE READ ONLINE100'S OF ISSUES WITH VARIOUS NISSAN…

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88.1%
ODI 10546969 · 35,550 mi

CAR DIED AT 2 YEARS 35K. WOULDN'T START DESPITE APPARENT ACCESSORY POWER. ROLLED DOWN HILL DAMAGING DOOR. CAR WAS USED NORMALLY EVERY DAY AND WAS NEVER LEFT IN A MANNER THAT WOULD DRAW POWER WHILE PARKED. IT WAS ALSO NEVER LEFT UNDRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. THE CAR WAS, HOWEVER, DRIVEN FOR MOSTLY SHORT TRIPS. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEAD BATTERY. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB FOR THE COUPE BUT NOT THE SEDAN FOR A CONTINUOUS POWER LEAKAGE FROM THE VENT CONTROL VALVE. …

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1015.9%
ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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711.1%
ODI 10569036 · 2,000 mi

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER (2013) INFINITI G37 ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS AND TURN ON HER HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE CARS WERE HONKING AT HER AND AFTER FLAGGING DOWN A POLICE OFFICER (30 MINUTES LATER), THE CAR MYSTERIOUSLY TURNED BACK ON. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A QUICK COMPUTER CHECK AND TOLD HER NOTHING WAS WRONG. AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF TH…

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

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913.6%
ODI 10292951 · 17,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 23, 2009 I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING STRUCTURE WITH MY INFINITI G37 2008 AND A PASSENGER. THERE WERE SEVERAL PARKING SPACES ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. THE PARKING STRUCTURE WAS VERY BUSY AND SLOW MOVING. I COASTED INTO THE PARKING SPORT SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT A CRAWL. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT IT HIT THE WALL THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT IN FRONT OF PARKING CURB. IF IT HADN'T HAVE BEEN FOR THE WALL THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE OVER. *TR

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95.4%
ODI 10296445 · 379 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW G37X INFINITI ON MARCH 31, 2009. ON APRIL 14, I WAS DRIVING IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING (LUNGING) FORWARD AND FINALLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE DRIVER OF THE HIT VEHICLE GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND WHILE HE WAS LOOKING, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN, ALMOST HITTING HIM. I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING OUT AND THE CAR HAS ABS BRAKES WHICH MY PREVIOUS 12…

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911.8%
ODI 10403439 · 2,980 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE ROAD AND APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. I BRAKED, BUT INSTEAD OF THE CAR SLOWING DOWN, IT STARTED ACCELERATING VERY FAST. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR CONTINUED SPEEDING UP. THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME SO I HIT A PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME - THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH MY SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY SON WAS SITTING. MY CAR HIT THE TOW BAR ON THE PICKUP TRUCK AND TOTALLY CRUMBLED. NEITHER MY SON NOR I WERE …

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99.1%
ODI 10425728 · 750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 2 MPH, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE TWICE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE …

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69.5%
ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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46.3%
ODI 10653816 · 1,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 INFINITI G37X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

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00.0%

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Engine
00.0%

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69.1%
ODI 10483343 · 26,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED SLIGHTLY AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12/13/12*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/5/12. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BY THE DEALER INDICATED A PROBLE…

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2112.6%
ODI 10461038 · 27,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

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33.9%
ODI 10864035 · 120,000 mi

WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING OUT WITH THE KEYS IN HAND AND NOT OUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THERE IS NOT SOME TYPE OF WARNING SO THAT ONE DOESN'T LEAVE A RUNNING CAR IN A CLOSED GARAGE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE DRIVERS FAULT BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND TO A COUPLE IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILL THAT WERE ASPHASTICATED AND DIED FROM THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TALKED TO NIASIAN US HEADQUARTERS TWICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT ACCEPT AN UNREQUESTED CONSUMER COMMENT AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT CONSIDER AND/OR LOOK INTO THIS TYPE O…

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22.0%
ODI 11105011 · 74,637 mi

DRIVER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL TODAY IN A PARKING LOT. THE BRAKES STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN PREVENTING ANY CONTROL BY THE DRIVER, THE CAR STOPPED ROLLED AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT.

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46.3%
ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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46.3%
ODI 10569036 · 2,000 mi

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER (2013) INFINITI G37 ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS AND TURN ON HER HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE CARS WERE HONKING AT HER AND AFTER FLAGGING DOWN A POLICE OFFICER (30 MINUTES LATER), THE CAR MYSTERIOUSLY TURNED BACK ON. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A QUICK COMPUTER CHECK AND TOLD HER NOTHING WAS WRONG. AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF TH…

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Power Train
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1116.7%
ODI 10336731 · 26,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED CONTINUOUSLY, AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES HARDER, LEST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I SWITCHED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE TRAFFIC MOVED AGAIN. *TR

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116.6%
ODI 10312291 · 4,100 mi

I OWN A TWO-MONTH OLD INFINITI G37X. WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. I BROUGHT THIS TO MY INFINITI DEALER THIS WEEK. THEY CONDUCTED TESTS ON IT AND FOUND THAT IT "PERFORMS AS DESIGNED." HOWEVER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED - THAT THE ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO "CLICK DOWN" FROM GEAR TO GEAR. BUT WHEN BRAKING HARD AT A HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 33 YEARS AND …

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45.3%
ODI 10453567 · 2,000 mi

TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. HARSH DOWNSHIFTING (USUALLY AROUND 30-40 MPH) BEGAN WITHIN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. SIGNIFICANT LAG (2-3 SECONDS) OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE MOVING OR WHILE NEARLY STOPPED CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR ACCELERATING TO AVOID A COLLISION. SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER AND APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS (ECM/TCM REPROGRAMMINGS), HOWEVER, PROBLEMS PERSIST A…

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66.1%
ODI 10382928 · 900 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 INFINITI G37X FROM SALERNO DUANE RT 10 DENVILLE NJ. ABOUT 1 MONTH INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR I HAD THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY RUNNING WHILE I WALKED TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP GARBAGE CANS. I HEARD A CRASH , I FOUND THE CAR CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE DOING DAMAGE TO THE CAR , MY GARAGE WALL AND MY SON'S BIKE. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN I FOUND IT . I FEEL THERE IS A SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MY DRIVEWAY IS FLAT AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. I WANT THE CAR REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *TR

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46.3%
ODI 10475978 · 2,500 mi

DID NOT BRING BACK THE GEAR TO PARK AND PRESSED THE START BUTTON. LEFT THE VEHICLE NOT HEARING THE VERY WEAK SIGNAL. WROTE TO MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS DESIGN ISSUE. THEY DID NOT CARE, EVEN THEY RESPONDED THAT IT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. ANY DRIVER WITH EUROPEAN OR MANUAL GEAR BACKGROUND WILL MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. THE CAR WAS POSITIONED ON A SLOPE, IN A GARAGE AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AN AGENT HAD THE REFLEX TO JUMP IN THE CAR (I LEFT THE DOOR OPENED) AND STOP THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT THIS INITIATIVE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE CRASHED AGAINST A…

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23.2%
ODI 10970049 · 40,890 mi

CLUTCH WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. CSC FAILED I GUESS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN G37S AND 370Z THAT ARE MANUAL. HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WORST TIME POSSIBLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOT THE BEST IMAGE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE WHEN YOUR DRIVING A INFINITI. *TR

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Seats
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23.0%
ODI 10995567 · 76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MOSSY NISSAN KEARNY MESA 8118 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 9211[phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHT…

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137.8%
ODI 10936259 · 65,000 mi

THE AIRBAG OF THE FRONT ROW PASSENGER SEAT TURNS OFF EVEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER SITTING ON IT. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND DID SOME DIAGNOSTICS, AND BASED ON THE FLASHING PATTERN ON THE CONSOLE, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAIN SYSTEM) OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM), AS SUCH EVEN AN ADULT IS SITTING THERE, IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAY MAY NOT BE DEPLOYED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF A PASSENGER. NOTE MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. MORE GOOGLE SEARCH LED ME TO THI…

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45.3%
ODI 10532882 · 34,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES, INDICATING THAT AIRBAG IS OFF, ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN MY WIFE (WHO WEIGHS 130 POUNDS) IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE "MASTER TECHNICIAN" THAT SHE IS TOO SMALL OF A PERSON TO BEAR THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG AND THAT IT WAS SAFER FOR HER WITHOUT THE AIRBAG. *TR

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77.1%
ODI 11066577 · 103,000 mi

INFINITI SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED G37 PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSORS. MY INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN HAS AN ISSUE OF "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT" TURNING ON WHEN EVEN AN ADULT SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CHANGE THE RESULT. THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME BUT IT DOES COME ON OFTEN ENOUGH TO CONCERN ME. MY WIFE IS ABOUT 110 POUNDS AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR SHOULD DETECT HER AS AN ADULT AND IT SHOULD ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A COLLISION. HOWEVER, WHEN THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF…

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1117.5%
ODI 10476802 · 60 mi

TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT PADDING HE HAS DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS HIP THAT WORSENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140. UPDATED 10/12/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

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11.6%
ODI 11302295

AIR BAG SENSOR FAULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, CAUSING AIRBAG TO BE INACTIVE FOR ALL OCCUPANTS OF PASSENGER SEAT. INFINITI DOES NOT OFFER A SENSIBLE FIX. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ($8000). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY NO MATTER THE AGE OF THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND REPEATED EVIDENCE OF THIS OCCURING OFTEN THROUGH LOOKING AT FORUMS AND WEBSITES THAT OWN THIS MODEL AND YEAR.

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Structure:Body
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57.6%
ODI 10779071 · 74,000 mi

NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF QUALITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE 2008-2009 DASH BOARD COMPONENTS OF THE INFINITI G37. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MELTING AND STICKY DASHBOARDS AS A RESULT OF POOR BUILD QUALITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE MELTING DASHBOARD GLARES INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO SEE DOWN THE ROAD.

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21.2%
ODI 11173611 · 174,000 mi

MY CAR IS TEN YEARS OLD, FROM OHIO, SHOULD MY FRAME BE RUSTED OUT UNDERNEATH TO THE POINT THAT MY REAR LEFT TIRE COMPONENT IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME? EVERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MAKES A NOISE LIKE A HAMMER HITTING METAL AND IT HAS WORN OUT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS IRREPLACEABLE

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911.8%
ODI 10704539 · 64,000 mi

DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE VEHICLE. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO CRAWL OUT ADJACENT DOOR. DEALER HAD TO PRY DOOR OPEN AND REMOVE FRONT SEAT TO FIX THE DOOR. *TR

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66.1%
ODI 10429609

AFTER LESS THAN 3700 MILES THE CONVERTIBLE TO HAS BEEN DENTED BY THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. THE DEALER INDICATES IT IS DUE TO STOPPING THE RETRACTION AND LIFTING OF THE TOP BY THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PURPOSE OF THE HYDRAULIC LIFT AND RETRACT SYSTEM IS JUST THAT, TO LIFT AND RETRACT! HOW CAN NORMAL OPERATION CREATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE? *KB

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23.2%
ODI 11002979 · 53,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL: AFTER FINDING AN ODOR IN MY VEHICLE REGULARLY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN HOPES OF FINDING THE ISSUE AND RESOLVING IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY CAR. THE SUNROOF HAS DRAIN TO TRANSPORT WATER TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE IS A FIREWALL WITH CLIPS THAT ALLOW FOR THIS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FIREWALLS IN MY SUNROOF DRAIN HAVE FAILED CAUSING WATER TO SIT BENEATH THE CARPET OF MY CAR. THE CARPET IS SOAKED AS THE WATER HAS NO WHERE TO GO AND THE SMELL IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. IN DOING RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WIT…

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812.7%
ODI 11012444 · 20,000 mi

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BRAKING GOING 1 OR 2 MPH THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE REVVING LOUDLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO CRASH THROUGH A BRICK WALL AND INTO A RESTAURANT ENDING IN THE CAR BEING TOTALED WITH OVER $15,000 OF DAMAGE JUST TO THE CAR. THE CAR ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "G37 SURGE WHILE BRAKING" RESULTS IN NUMEROUS DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED AS WELL AS ON THIS WEBSITE UNDER INFINITI G37.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags31,250–80,750 mi55,400 mi20
ODI 10592504 · 16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AS BEING OFF EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IF A PERSON WEIGHED LESS THAN 110 LBS THE AIR BAG W…

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ODI 10619475 · 29,000 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A >120LB PERSON IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

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ODI 10892081 · 47,800 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI AND I'M TOLD THAT THE THERE IS A FAILURE CODE B1018 STORED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF OCCUPANT AIRBAG DETECTION SENSOR. THEY ARE CHARGING $6,653 TO REPLACE THIS PART. $348 IS LABOR AND THE REMAINDER IS THE PART COST. THE CAR HAS 47,800 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS. INFINITI USA TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS WHICH ARE MAINLY MY CHILDREN. DUE TO THE FACT THAT …

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Seats11,387–85,327 mi76,000 mi5
ODI 10476802 · 60 mi

TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT PADDING HE HAS DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS HIP THAT WORSENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140. UPDATED 10/12/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

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ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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Electrical System20,940–86,000 mi85,327 mi5
ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11170171 · 86,000 mi

I BROUGHT IN MY 2012 FOR MAINTENANCE AT AN INFINITI SERVICE DEALER. I RECEIVED A "NEW" BATTERY AS I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOON. COME TO FIND OUT, THE "NEW" BATTERY WAS ACTUALLY A FAULTY COMPONENT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THEM THAT IT MUST BE THE BATTERY SINCE I NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE. THE BATTERY ISSUE CONTINUED AND I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR OFF. THE DAY I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO INFINITI, I HAD TO JUMP OFF THE CAR AND RIGHT AFTER I DID, TH…

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range69,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11316931 · 69,000 mi

THE SUN ROOF LEAKS WATER UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER MAT

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Vehicle Speed Control6,069–66,083 mi13,803 mi6
ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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ODI 10533312 · 15,330 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CLUTCH GOT STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. I ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE AND COULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR BY PULLING UP THE CLUTCH USING THE TOP OF MY SHOE. AFTER I RESUMED DRIVING, THE CLUTCH GOT STUCK AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH INFINITI USA. I HAVE VIDEO FROM WHEN MY CAR WAS DISABLED SHOWING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ST…

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ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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EngineToo few reports for a range55,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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ODI 11209748 · 55,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT ENTER 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE RETAILER THEY SAID I NEEDED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS?

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ODI 11387591 · 85,000 mi

THE COOLING SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A TWO PART PERFORMED HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM TO THE CABIN HEAT EXCHANGER. THE TWO PARTS ARE CONNECTED WITH A PLASTIC JUNCTION WITH TWO SPRING CLAMPS. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX 85K MILES AND STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL COOLANT. THIS JUNCTION DISINTEGRATED. IT APPEARS TO NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE COOLANT. IT DELAMINATED AND SHEARED. LUCKILY IT BROKE WHILE STOPPED IN THE GARAGE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT WOULD HAVE SPEWED THE COOLANT AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE, AND AT LEAST SOME OF IT …

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Power TrainToo few reports for a range18,135 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10475978 · 2,500 mi

DID NOT BRING BACK THE GEAR TO PARK AND PRESSED THE START BUTTON. LEFT THE VEHICLE NOT HEARING THE VERY WEAK SIGNAL. WROTE TO MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS DESIGN ISSUE. THEY DID NOT CARE, EVEN THEY RESPONDED THAT IT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. ANY DRIVER WITH EUROPEAN OR MANUAL GEAR BACKGROUND WILL MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. THE CAR WAS POSITIONED ON A SLOPE, IN A GARAGE AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. AN AGENT HAD THE REFLEX TO JUMP IN THE CAR (I LEFT THE DOOR OPENED) AND STOP THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT THIS INITIATIVE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE CRASHED AGAINST A…

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ODI 10533312 · 15,330 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CLUTCH GOT STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. I ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE AND COULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR BY PULLING UP THE CLUTCH USING THE TOP OF MY SHOE. AFTER I RESUMED DRIVING, THE CLUTCH GOT STUCK AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH INFINITI USA. I HAVE VIDEO FROM WHEN MY CAR WAS DISABLED SHOWING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ST…

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ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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Service BrakesToo few reports for a range82,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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ODI 11141462 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMAINED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

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2024-121None
ODI 11630885 · 178,789 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti G37. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated, and the message "Seat Belt Off" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where DTC code: B1018 was retrieved. The dealer determined that the passenger's side seat occupant classification system sensor and module diagnostic unit had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The dealer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-061None
ODI 11666362

I purchased this vehicle, 2012 Infiniti G 37XS in September 2023. The vehicle was basically brand new with less than 2200 miles on it and I have driven it very little up to that point, October 2024, as it is not my primary vehicle. Around [XXX], I believe it was around 8100 miles and change on the vehicle, a warning light came on my dash regarding my passenger airbag. Since that date, I have worked with Plaza Infiniti in Creve Coeur, who has looked at the vehicle a few times and identified that there is no part replacement other than OEM tha…

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2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-101None
ODI 11691957

If you search the internet, you'll see that there's a large problem with the sunroof drainage in this car dumping water into the cabin, into the glove box and down the right kick panel, which is where the bcm unit sits, and then dumps down the rocker panel where all the electrical wiring runs.

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 211 reports

2013: 11 complaints · 2015: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20131711
2015000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20136201
2015100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsSeatsElectrical SystemUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed ControlEnginePower TrainService Brakes
Air Bags—
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ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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ODI 11286661 · 11,387 mi

INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE YEAR 2012, WITH 11,400 MILES (SECONDARY CAR VERY LOW MILES) DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIRBAG ERROR/WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAG IN A CRASH. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE DISPLAY LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF AND HAS STAY ON EVERY SINCE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO WESTHOUSTON INFINITI SERVICE ONE WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 6K (MY SEAT IS ALMOST BRAND NEW). I QUESTIONED WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT IS SURLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE PRICE IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DECLI…

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6
ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11170171 · 86,000 mi

I BROUGHT IN MY 2012 FOR MAINTENANCE AT AN INFINITI SERVICE DEALER. I RECEIVED A "NEW" BATTERY AS I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOON. COME TO FIND OUT, THE "NEW" BATTERY WAS ACTUALLY A FAULTY COMPONENT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THEM THAT IT MUST BE THE BATTERY SINCE I NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE. THE BATTERY ISSUE CONTINUED AND I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR OFF. THE DAY I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO INFINITI, I HAD TO JUMP OFF THE CAR AND RIGHT AFTER I DID, TH…

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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0
1
ODI 11230208 · 83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 INFINITI G37. ON MAY 23, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE POST OFFICE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CEMENT BARRIER, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. ON JULY 3, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO PARK. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. DURING BOTH FAILURES, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POLICE REPORTS WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT…

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Seats
8
ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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ODI 11286661 · 11,387 mi

INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE YEAR 2012, WITH 11,400 MILES (SECONDARY CAR VERY LOW MILES) DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIRBAG ERROR/WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAG IN A CRASH. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE DISPLAY LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF AND HAS STAY ON EVERY SINCE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO WESTHOUSTON INFINITI SERVICE ONE WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 6K (MY SEAT IS ALMOST BRAND NEW). I QUESTIONED WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT IS SURLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE PRICE IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DECLI…

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6
ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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ODI 11286661 · 11,387 mi

INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE YEAR 2012, WITH 11,400 MILES (SECONDARY CAR VERY LOW MILES) DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIRBAG ERROR/WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAG IN A CRASH. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE DISPLAY LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF AND HAS STAY ON EVERY SINCE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO WESTHOUSTON INFINITI SERVICE ONE WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 6K (MY SEAT IS ALMOST BRAND NEW). I QUESTIONED WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT IS SURLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE PRICE IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DECLI…

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1
ODI 11404555

THERE IS A WATER LEAK RAGE FROM THE SUNROOF. MY CAR GETS SOAKED IN WATER AND IT'S NOT PREVENTABLE. CREATES A SMELL AND MOLD

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Electrical System
6
ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11170171 · 86,000 mi

I BROUGHT IN MY 2012 FOR MAINTENANCE AT AN INFINITI SERVICE DEALER. I RECEIVED A "NEW" BATTERY AS I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOON. COME TO FIND OUT, THE "NEW" BATTERY WAS ACTUALLY A FAULTY COMPONENT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THEM THAT IT MUST BE THE BATTERY SINCE I NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE. THE BATTERY ISSUE CONTINUED AND I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR OFF. THE DAY I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO INFINITI, I HAD TO JUMP OFF THE CAR AND RIGHT AFTER I DID, TH…

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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6
ODI 11165767 · 85,327 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACING AS IT IS AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. COST FOR PART IS $6500.00. COST TO INSTALL AND RESET IS $500. THAT REPAIR IS HALF THE VALUE OF WHAT IT IS WORTH. I CALLED INFINITY'NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11243986 · 112,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GOING ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES INTO THE DRIVE AND VARIOUS WEIGHTED PASSENGERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MY 2012 G37 SPORT AND THE SEAT (SENSOR CANNOT BE CHANGED OUT SO HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE SEAT) RANGES BETWEEN $5000 AND $8000. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF ANY ONE OF US HAVING THIS ISSUE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER? FROM WHAT IVE READ THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO THEREFORE MY PASSENGERS SAFETY I…

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ODI 11286661 · 11,387 mi

INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE YEAR 2012, WITH 11,400 MILES (SECONDARY CAR VERY LOW MILES) DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIRBAG ERROR/WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAG IN A CRASH. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE DISPLAY LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF AND HAS STAY ON EVERY SINCE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO WESTHOUSTON INFINITI SERVICE ONE WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 6K (MY SEAT IS ALMOST BRAND NEW). I QUESTIONED WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT IS SURLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE PRICE IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DECLI…

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3
ODI 11404555

THERE IS A WATER LEAK RAGE FROM THE SUNROOF. MY CAR GETS SOAKED IN WATER AND IT'S NOT PREVENTABLE. CREATES A SMELL AND MOLD

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ODI 11518427

There is a leak on the driver side down the front A-pillar. Water runs over the electrical components, fuse box, BCM. I’ve researched on the internet and this is an extremely common problem. If this component gets wet, the car could shut off while driving. Maybe there is a danger with being electrocuted as well. This is a design flaw and potential safety issue in the 2012 Infiniti G37, and it’s happening fairly often as seen with similar issues from other owners. Do I have to worry about this with my two kids in the car? Why hasn’t this been …

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ODI 11691957

If you search the internet, you'll see that there's a large problem with the sunroof drainage in this car dumping water into the cabin, into the glove box and down the right kick panel, which is where the bcm unit sits, and then dumps down the rocker panel where all the electrical wiring runs.

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1
ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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Unknown Or Other0
1
ODI 11404555

THERE IS A WATER LEAK RAGE FROM THE SUNROOF. MY CAR GETS SOAKED IN WATER AND IT'S NOT PREVENTABLE. CREATES A SMELL AND MOLD

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ODI 11404555

THERE IS A WATER LEAK RAGE FROM THE SUNROOF. MY CAR GETS SOAKED IN WATER AND IT'S NOT PREVENTABLE. CREATES A SMELL AND MOLD

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ODI 11518427

There is a leak on the driver side down the front A-pillar. Water runs over the electrical components, fuse box, BCM. I’ve researched on the internet and this is an extremely common problem. If this component gets wet, the car could shut off while driving. Maybe there is a danger with being electrocuted as well. This is a design flaw and potential safety issue in the 2012 Infiniti G37, and it’s happening fairly often as seen with similar issues from other owners. Do I have to worry about this with my two kids in the car? Why hasn’t this been …

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ODI 11691957

If you search the internet, you'll see that there's a large problem with the sunroof drainage in this car dumping water into the cabin, into the glove box and down the right kick panel, which is where the bcm unit sits, and then dumps down the rocker panel where all the electrical wiring runs.

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Vehicle Speed Control
1
ODI 11230208 · 83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 INFINITI G37. ON MAY 23, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE POST OFFICE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CEMENT BARRIER, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. ON JULY 3, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO PARK. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. DURING BOTH FAILURES, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POLICE REPORTS WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT…

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1
ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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ODI 10533312 · 15,330 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CLUTCH GOT STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. I ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE AND COULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR BY PULLING UP THE CLUTCH USING THE TOP OF MY SHOE. AFTER I RESUMED DRIVING, THE CLUTCH GOT STUCK AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH INFINITI USA. I HAVE VIDEO FROM WHEN MY CAR WAS DISABLED SHOWING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ST…

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ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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ODI 11141462 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMAINED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.…

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Engine0000
1
ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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Power Train00
1
ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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1
ODI 10533312 · 15,330 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CLUTCH GOT STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. I ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE AND COULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR BY PULLING UP THE CLUTCH USING THE TOP OF MY SHOE. AFTER I RESUMED DRIVING, THE CLUTCH GOT STUCK AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH INFINITI USA. I HAVE VIDEO FROM WHEN MY CAR WAS DISABLED SHOWING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ST…

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Service Brakes0000
2
ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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ODI 11141462 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMAINED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 7.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 112,395 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 11351498 · 46,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 2012 G37 CONVERTIBLE WITH ONLY 46,000 MI. INFINITY SERVICE FOUND CODE B1018 OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILURE PASSENGER SEAT. QUOTED COST OF REPAIR AT $7200 TO REPLACE SEAT BASE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT WHEN CANNOT REPLACE A SENSOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE BASE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SENSOR DEFECT WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS FAILURE (IMAGINE THE NUMBER THAT DID NOT REPORT) THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND. COVERED BY INFINITY. $7200 TO REPAIR A FAILED SENSOR IS UNREASONABLE.

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ODI 11481307

I first noticed this problem on August 15, 2022. The front Passenger Airbag Off Light on the dashboard is always illuminated when the car is started, with or without any occupant on the seat, which would indicate that the airbag in non-operational and will not deploy when needed. At the same time, the Supplemental Air Bag Warning Light in the instrument panel is flashing. I have not brought my car to the dealer or any repair shop for inspection or repair. I just noticed similar complaints from other people in the internet for the same model…

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ODI 11569732

Air bag alert warning light and this 2012 infiniti g37 and it should be added to the recall list

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 4.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,800 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10640018 · 20,940 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY. ON JANUARY 30, 2014, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,430. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR, A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, TH…

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ODI 11063912 · 55,800 mi

CAR BATTERY DRAINED WHILE CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED (IN A GARAGE) FOR TWO WEEKS. AFTER JUMPING CAR OPERATED AS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. INFINITI DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE AIRBAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT HAD FAILED AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL A $1500 REPAIR WAS DONE. DEALER NOTED THAT THE UNIT LIKELY FAILED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS AT LOW POWER OR WHEN JUMPING (JUMPED CAR EXACTLY ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL).

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ODI 11170171 · 86,000 mi

I BROUGHT IN MY 2012 FOR MAINTENANCE AT AN INFINITI SERVICE DEALER. I RECEIVED A "NEW" BATTERY AS I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOON. COME TO FIND OUT, THE "NEW" BATTERY WAS ACTUALLY A FAULTY COMPONENT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THEM THAT IT MUST BE THE BATTERY SINCE I NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE. THE BATTERY ISSUE CONTINUED AND I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR OFF. THE DAY I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO INFINITI, I HAD TO JUMP OFF THE CAR AND RIGHT AFTER I DID, TH…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 86,138 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10557286 · 12,275 mi

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR IN DRIVE & FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO OVER 3000 RMP AND CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD.VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD CAR FROM LUNGING INTO CAR IN FRONT. PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.THIS SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ON 11/1/2013 AND 12/23/2013.REPORTED TO DEALER & NISSAN. NO HELP. *TR

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ODI 11141462 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G37. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMAINED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 4,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10477011 · 4,000 mi

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND COMING CLOSER TO A STOP, MY CAR GIVES A JERK ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN I BRAKE I CAN FEEL THE FOOT BRAKE STUCK FOR ONE SECOND. *TR

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ODI 11421487

On June 4 I pulled into a drive to turn the car around and park. I stopped the car, put it into reverse, and pressed the gas pedal;. The car stalled and I pressed the gas pedal again with the regular force. Suddenly the car accelerated and I felt a jerk and heard a bang as it hit a car that was just backing out of the driveway cross from min. My car was going so quickly that the other driver commented on the speed it was going. My car incurred considerable damage, the rebar was damaged, and I took the car int "collision" for repair. At Co…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11421487

On June 4 I pulled into a drive to turn the car around and park. I stopped the car, put it into reverse, and pressed the gas pedal;. The car stalled and I pressed the gas pedal again with the regular force. Suddenly the car accelerated and I felt a jerk and heard a bang as it hit a car that was just backing out of the driveway cross from min. My car was going so quickly that the other driver commented on the speed it was going. My car incurred considerable damage, the rebar was damaged, and I took the car int "collision" for repair. At Co…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 20 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11131502 · 20 mi

POWER STEERING PUMP AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. MANY INFINITI OWNER HAVE OR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS IF THERE IS A BIG DEMAND ON THESE PROBLEMS. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHEN MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CALLED AS A RECALL.

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b