2004 INFINITI G35 Air Bags Problems

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I was driving my car and heard a loud sound and then my airbags went off. I lost control on my steering and was able to coast the car to shoulder. The airbags deployed even though there was no collision with another car. Under further inspecting it looks as if all the bolts came loose on the drive Trane. I have no idea why the airbags went off. I did sustain an minor injury to my hand. police were called, fire trucks checked for possible fire hazards. I looked for recalls and or air bag malfuctions for this year make and model but did not find any. Had I not been in the far right lane I could have been in a serious accident. The airbags deploying scared me. Both the driver and passenger side airbags went off. I was the only one in the vehicle.

FLASHING LIGHT

FROMT AIR BAG PROBLEAM RED LIGHT IN DASH ON AIR BAG LIGHT ON

THE CAR BURNED NEARLY 4.2. QTS OF OIL IN UNDER 4000 MILES. MASSIVE NUMBER OF USERS INDICATE SAME PROBLEM OF INSANE AMOUNTS OF OIL CONSUMPTION ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS MOST LIKELY ALSO A SERIOUS SMOG VIOLATION IN CA AND ALSO IS CAUSING ENGINES TO BLOW UP. NUMEROUS MECHANICS WILL VERIFY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ENGINES BLOWING AT UNDER 100,00 MILES DO TO EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE PROOF OF MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND NUMBER OF MILES. ALSO THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT CAME OUT OF MY CAR WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF QUART AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING. MY MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THERE ARE NO LEAKS. PLEASE NHTSA! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. 20,0000 DOLLAR CAR IS BASICALLY TOTALED NOW. ALL DEALERS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE HIDING IT. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THREE YEARS AND NO MATTER HOW YOU RESET IT, IT WILL CONTINUALLY RETURN TO BEING ON, INDICATING SOME SORT OF PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF; I'M BLESSED THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND MANEUVER OVER QUICKLY WITHOUT ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDING ME. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THE POWER KICKED BACK IN. WHAT COULD BE THE ISSUE......NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON SO IS THE SLIP AND VDC LIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR AT A MONTH WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTTING OFF. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CAR COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF AND LIGHTS COMING ON (SERVICE ENGINE, VDC, AND SLIP) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2015. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILES IS 152,000. *TR

COMPLAINT AGAINST "INFINITI OF BEVERLY HILLS". I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE NECESSARY RECALL FOR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG. "PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH." PERFORM RECALL P0339 G35 SAB CONNECTOR ITB10-034. ACCORDING TO INFINITI THEY WANT ME TO FIRST PAY TO FIX MY PASSENGER SEAT AS MY PASSENGER SEAT SWITCH IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THIS WILL COST ME $300.79 TO FIX THE PASSENGER SEAT SWITCH FOR THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL WITHOUT ME HAVING TO FIX ANOTHER PART OF THE CAR. I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO SPEND ANOTHER 300 + LABOR CHARGES TO REPAIR THE SEAT AS TIMES ARE ROUGH WITH WORK AND FINANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REFLECTOR LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPRAY OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FILLED TO THE FULL CAPACITY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E060000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 05V555000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA *TR

Mileage: 173,000

AIR BAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AIR BAG LIGHTS REMAINS BLINKING DRIVER SEATS MOTOR NOT WORKING

Mileage: 117,000

I'M ASTOUNDINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND 2004 G35 I'VE OWNED AND THE FIRST ONE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, OWNED 9 YEARS, DROVE 230,000 MILES AND HAD NONE OF THESE ISSUES/FAILURES WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO A HAPPY NEW OWNER ... ALTHOUGH IT WAS A G35X. THIS IS HOW I KNOW THESE ARE IN FACT FAILURES/DEFECTS IN THIS SECOND ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY RECENT DAMAGE OR KNOWN PROBLEMS, YET THE LAST FEW DAYS EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN STARTED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS REMAINING LIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT DECIDES TO GO OFF ON THE DASH. IT LINGERS AND THEN FINALLY GOES OUT. IT HAS BEEN VERY RAINY AND HUMID HERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WE ARE A STATE TARGETED FOR TAKATA RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS "NOT ONE" ALLEGEDLY. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY! THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 2 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF PERFORMANCE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (FORTUNATELY) WHERE THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, THE DASH LIT UP WITH THE VDC SLIP AND OTHER LIGHTS, NO STEERING WAS AVAILABLE AND I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART TEMPORARILY AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT UNTIL IT WOULD RESTART. THIS WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN MY OTHER G WITH OVER 230,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO DECIDED TO LOWER AND RAISE ITSELF ON ITS OWN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T REPLICATE, OF COURSE. THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE AROUND 115,000 MILES. NEVER FAILED ON MY G35X IN THE 230,000 MILES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THIS ONE AND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. AN LED SHOULDN'T FAIL LIKE THIS OR ALL THESE OTHERS I READ. WHEN IT'S A DEALER ONLY ITEM AND COSTS APPROX. $400 TO BE INSTALLED ~ IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND HELP US. I'VE HAD 2 ... HERE'S PROOF..

Mileage: 161,000

CAR ACCELERATED AFTER COMING TO A STANDSTILL IN PARKING BAY RAN OVER CURB HIT A TREE. AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DECK HAS FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY WANT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VOLUMINOUS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. IT WAS RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY INFINITI FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR G AND IT IS STILL A PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 YEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED ACCORDINGLY AT THE MANUFACTURER COST. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE NOT HAVING THE SAME FAILING ISSUES WITHOUT CAUSE. I OWN TWO 2004 INFINITI G35 SEDANS. I USED TO LOVE BOTH OF THEM. THIS ONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS MYSTERIOUSLY BLINKING FOR NO REASON! THE OTHER ONE HAS HAD ISSUES FOR YEARS WITH BEING ABLE TO PUT GAS IN AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AT THE GAS STATION TRYING TO FILL THE CAR! RIDICULOUS! IF INFINITI DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ... I'LL BE SWITCHING MAKERS. THIS ONE LISTED ALSO HAS FUEL PRESURE REGULATOR/DAMPER FAILURES ... WHILE MY OTHER '04 G (WITH OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT) HAS NONE. EXPLAIN THAT. I LIVE THE REAL ... BETWEEN TWO OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. FIX THE PROBLEMS INFINITI! *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 03/16/12

Mileage: 48,500

IN JUNE OF 2009, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS SERVED AT THE DEALER (REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE COSTING $735.50). IN OCTOBER 2010, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE REPAIRS AT NO COST. I NOTIFIED INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT HAVING REPAIRS MADE TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND THEY REIMBURSED MY INITIAL COST ($735.50). THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN APRIL 6, 2011. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND JUST BRING IT IN WHEN I COULD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11, 2011, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE AIR BAG MODULE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT A COST OF $487.82 TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL OF 2010 AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME (YET I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG REPAIR AFTER THE 2010 RECALL). THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND IT IS NO LONGER FLASHING. I TOLD THEM I WANTED THE REPAIR AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH FAULTY AIR BAGS. THEY SAID THEY ARE ORDERING THE PARTS AND WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY COME IN. THEY ALSO SAID THE FLASHING LIGHT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH INFINITE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND OPENED A CASE #XXXXXXX. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE IT IS REPAIRED. I WONDER IF INFINITE IS BEING FORTHRIGHT ABOUT THE AIR BAG ISSUES. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED.

Mileage: 61,555

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITY G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AT A COST OF $700. ONE WEEK LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,176. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 107,176

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OVER BLACK ICE SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT-END CRASH INTO A TREE AT 20 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,850.

Mileage: 100,850

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 1 MPH, THE TWO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, CRASH, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

ON AUGUST 30, 2007, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN MY 2004 INFINITI G35X AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE STATIONARY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ESTIMATED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 40MPH. THE IMPACT CRUSHED MY REAR BUMPER AND TRUNK AND DROVE MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE SUV STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, CRUSHING MY FRONT END AND INDUCING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS COLLISION, AND WHILE THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED ME, MY ARM HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I SUFFERED MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. BOTH THE INSURANCE APPRAISER AND I HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER A DEFECT PREVENTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO INFINITI. *TR

Mileage: 31,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI G35 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE DEALER. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR THE FAILURE TO HAVE OCCURRED WAS IF THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS TRIGGERED DURING AN ACCIDENT. INFINITI SENT A SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK WITH FURTHER INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. HE CONTACTED A LAWYER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE STATE'S LEMON LAWS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT MET THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT OF BEING SERVICED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND I SLIPPED STRAIGHT ABOUT 100 FEET AND HIT A LIGHT POLE NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME AND IT SEEMED THE BAKES DID NOT PERFORM AS EXPECTED. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 INFINITY G35 ON THE FWY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH (THE GROUND WAS WET) WE FELT THE TRACK CONTROL STARTED TO SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE, A TRUCK CUT IN FRON US US, WHICH MADE MY HUSBAND PUT ON BRAKES, AS HE PUTTED ON BRAKES, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED FOR THE CARD TO TURN SIDEWAYS AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER FULL SPEED. THE BRAKES AFTER THEY LOCKED, NEVER STOPPED THE CAR, THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED US WAS THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIRBAGS NEVER POP, AS WE HIT THE WALL GOING 40 MILES PER HOURS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER RECENTLY AND HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED (2 TIMES IN 11 MONTHS) AND THE LAST TME I TOOD THE CAR I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE BRAKES FELT HARD, AND THEY WERE HARD TO STOP THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKES WILL GET BETTER WITH USE, AND THAT'S HOW IT USUALLY FELT AFTER THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED. THE CAR DID NOT DRIVE THE SAME, THE TRACTION WAS NOT WORKING, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND TO TOP IT ALL THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT.*AK

Mileage: 24,000