2009 Infiniti G37 problems and owner complaints

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 379 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296445 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING MY NEW 2009 G37X INFINITI AND MADE A FAIRLY HARD BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT - CAR SLID A LITTLE TO A STOP, BUT CONTINUED ACCELERATING AT 2500 TO 3000 RPMS WHILE I HELD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. IT WAS LIKE HOLDING BACK A REVVED UP JET - RPMS WOULD NOT COME DOWN EVEN WHEN I SHIFTED CAR TO NEUTRAL. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IS 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. NOTICED ODI COMPLAINT # 10296445 WHICH IS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME (WITHOUT COLLISION) WITH THE SAME VEHICLE - 2009 INFINITI G37X SEDAN. THIS PROB…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298957 at NHTSA ↗

WE PICKED UP OUR BRAND NEW INFINITI G37 SEDAN OUT OF TOWN (52 MILES ON IT) AND THE NEXT DAY, DROVE IT HOME 300 HIGHWAY MILES. OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T BEGIN ON THE TRIP. BY THE SECOND DAY, THE CAR STARTED DYING WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP. AT FIRST, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE SLOWED DOWN, AND WE DISCOVERED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL PROVED HELPFUL. WE HOPED IT WAS A FLUKE THAT WOULD QUICKLY ABATE. UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE NEXT DAY, THE PROBLEM WORSENED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WE TOOK IT…

Owner-reported narrative. 375 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297540 at NHTSA ↗

2009 INFINITI G37X COUPE. 1ST GEAR IS EXCEPTIONALLY SLOW AND CAUSES DANGEROUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN UP OR DOWN SHIFTING. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO INFINITI FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT INFINITI HASN'T RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPDATE OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM YET BUT THAT THEY'VE BEEN RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10299726 at NHTSA ↗

2009 INFINITI G37 HAS ELECTRICAL WIRING INSULATION MADE OF SOY-BASED POLYMER. SOY BASED POLYMER IS APPARENTLY BIODEGRADABLE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS ALSO ATTRACTIVE TO RODENTS, WHO EAT THE WIRING, CREATING ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARDS. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY HAZARDS, IT ALSO CREATES AN ECONOMIC STRESSOR ON CONSUMERS AND INSURERS WHO HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS DONE TO THESE AUTOMOBILES, WHICH INFINITI CLAIMS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXISTING WARRANTY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10329967 at NHTSA ↗

1. I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 INFINITI G37XS ON I-95 NEAR PHILADELPHIA. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL WITH SPEED SET AT NEAR 65MPH. I WAS LISTENING TO PANDORA INTERNET RADIO ON MY HTC EVO 4G ANDROID PHONE USING WIMAX (4G WIRELESS). THE HTC EVO WAS BEING CHARGED USING A CELLET PMOTQ9C CAR CHARGER FOR CELL PHONES. 2. OUT OF BLUE, ALL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WENT BLACK. ALL DASHBOARD DISPLAY(LCD), ENTERTAINMEN/NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND AC AND LEFT/RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND LIGHTING ALL WENT OUT. NOTHING ELECTRONIC WORKS INCLUDING TURN SIGNAL/EMER…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10351285 at NHTSA ↗

PULLING INTO PARKING STALL (BRAKES APPLIED / TRAVELING 5-10 MPH) THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD TWICE AND STUCK A PARKED FULL SIZE TRUCK. THE CAR BOUNCED BACKWARDS AND LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN AND STUCK THE TRUCK A SECOND TIME AND BOUNCED BACKWARDS AGAIN. THE ( OFF BUTTON) WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED AT THAT TIME. THE BRAKE WAS FULLY APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN THE ONLY OCCURRENCE. INFINITY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND HAS DOWNLOADED THE DATA BASE. THE FORMAL REPORT WILL TAKE APPROX. 4 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLA…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10359346 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461038 at NHTSA ↗

A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT A NEW CAR WITH ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL, I NOTICED A JERK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I PASSED A SPEED BUMP AND AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPING ON ME AT ACCELERATION. A FEW WEEKS LATER I FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. THE ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE SECURELY. IT WILL HAVE TO BE PUSH MANUALLY TO SECURE IT. IF YOU DRIVE AWAY AND FORGET TO SECURE IT MANUALLY THAT IS WHEN THE JERK OCCUR INTO THE SITUATION I DESCRIBED EARLIER. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR UNDER…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10290182 at NHTSA ↗

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 INFINITI G37S STARTED GRINDING GEARS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN 6TH GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN LONGER THAN NECESSARY GEAR CHANGES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND PROLONGED TIME WITH ONLY ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WAS NEVER DRIVEN EXCESSIVELY ROUGH. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT ~6000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT ~8500 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. INFINITI REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10327180 at NHTSA ↗