U.S. public vehicle records

2012 Infiniti G37: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

63 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

51,179 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 37 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Electrical and battery issues	8	12.7%
Transmission and shifting	4	6.3%
Braking behavior	4	6.3%
Steering behavior	2	3.2%
Engine operation	1	1.6%

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

Seats

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine

Power Train

Service Brakes

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

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

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

2013

2014

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Examples from the source records

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

Owner report 10475978 · 2012-09-19 (September 19, 2012)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10475978 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10476802 · 2012-09-24 (September 24, 2012)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 60 miles reported. Look up ODI 10476802 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10477011 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10477259 · 2012-09-27 (September 27, 2012)

IDENTICAL DENTS/SCRATCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF PANEL CAUSE BY DESIGN FLAW AND EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 K MILES. DEALER HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. HARTE INFINITI, HARTFORD, CT. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO SEND FORMAL COMPLAINT TO INFINITI OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS BUT CANNOT CONFIRM THAT THEY RECEIVED IT. NOT A PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE INJURY BUT A COSMETIC ISSUE THAT INFINITY SHOULD ADDRESS AND RECALL FOR PERMANENT FIX. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10477259 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10487758 · 2012-12-08 (December 8, 2012)

PLEASE, PLEASE BACK OFF ON YOUR HEAD REST REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY. PLEASE ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO CHOOSE THE POSITION OF THE HEAD REST. NOT ONLY HONDA, BUT FORD, GM, CHRYSLER, ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE CREATING VERY PAINFUL CAR SEATS SINCE 2009 DUE TO THIS AWFUL HEADREST REQUIREMENT. SEATBELTS ARE A LAW, BUT I CHOOSE TO WEAR THEM. MOTORCYCLE HELMETS ARE NO LONGER A LAW, BUT I CHOOSE TO WEAR THEM. NOW LET ME CHOOSE MY HEADREST POSITION. I THINK THESE NEW DESIGNS ARE GOING TO CAUSE FAR MORE INJURIES AND INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM PEOPLE HAVING THEIR…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10487758 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10533312 · 2013-08-02 (August 2, 2013)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,330 miles reported. Look up ODI 10533312 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10542160 · 2013-09-05 (September 5, 2013)

TRAVELING AT APPROX. 25 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL THE WHEEL HIT THE SIDE OF A PARKED CAR, AND MY WIFE (DRIVER) HIT THE SIDE OF THE NEXT PARKED CAR, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. INFINITI'S INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE "KNUCKLE" BROKE, AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DISLODGE. HOWEVER, AS OF NOW, INFINITI IS ASSUMING NO LIABILITY IN THIS ACCIDENT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 12,187 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542160 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 12,275 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557286 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

11V538000 · Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls

Reported: 2011-11-04 (November 4, 2011)

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE VEHICLES AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 NISSAN 370Z VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2, 2011, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2011. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH CONTROLLER IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WAS MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION.

Consequence: THE THRESHOLD FOR AUTO REVERSE ACTIVATION IS HIGHER THAN THE NISSAN SPECIFICATION. SHOULD A BODY PART BECOME TRAPPED BY A CLOSING WINDOW, A PINCH INJURY MAY RESULT.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.

NHTSA campaign record ↗