2006 INFINITI G35 Air Bags Problems
20 complaints about Air Bags
High Severity Issue
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All Air Bags Complaints (20)
The airbag light keeps blinking. I have had no incidents. I saw that there was an issue with this year model. i would like it covered with the repair.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DRIVERS SIDE. HORN QUIT WORKING A YEAR AGO AND INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN TULSA OKLA ALWAYS CHECKS ON THE MAINTENANCE FORM THAT THE HORN WORKS.... I GET THE CAR SERVICED AT JACKIE COOPER INFINITY, TULSA OKLA.EACH TIME THE OIL NEEDS CHANGING. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE SERVICE MGR. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY CAR. BUT RECALL WEBSITE SAYS DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT THE TRUTH.
DASHBOARD CRACKING
MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT END CRUMPLED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER AND SHE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 6 LANE HIGHWAY AT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A VAN COMING OUT OF A MEDIAN CROSSED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE ENDED UP "T" BONING THE VAN.
Mileage: 159,820
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON OR NEAR AIRBAGS. I PARK MY CAR IN AIR COOLED GARAGES 24/7 AND HAVE NEVER APPLIED AN PRODUCTS THAT WOULD DRY IT OUT TO CAUSE THE CRACKS. I FEEL THE CRACKS IN THE DASH MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AND IT WON'T GO OFF.
AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKING. RECALL FOR THIS CAR YEAR AND MODEL BUT NOT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE?? DEALERSHIP & INFINITI REFUSING TO FIX THIS UNDER RECALL...
"TAKATA RECALL" - WHEN STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR, THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER ON 7/2 AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RESET IT. HOWEVER WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE SEAT BELT/AIR BAG CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION AND ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW AIRBAG AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE. THE AIRBAG WAS NEVER DEPLOYED, SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING OR ABSORBING THE COST. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS ASSOCIATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL AND ASKED THAT YOU INVESTIGATE AND LET US KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED, WORRIED AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ON NEXT STEP NEEDED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE.
LIGHT OF AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S COMPANION SEAT TURN ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME, EVEN IF NO ONE IS SITTING ON SEAT. ALSO MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE PRESENT IN THE DASHBOARD AND WERE LOCATED NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ONE CRACK EXTENDED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.
Mileage: 70,000
AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS CONTINUOSLY
MY CAR FALLS UNDER THIS RECALL...YET WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, OR LOOK ON LINE ON THEIR SITE. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL- WILL NOT FIX MY CAR!! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT? HOW CAN I GET MY CAR FIXED. BELOW IS 1 OF 100 ARTICLES ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET: NISSAN IS RECALLING 134,000 INFINITI G35 VEHICLES DUE TO A DEFECT IN THEIR AIRBAG SYSTEMS THAT COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY FEATURE NOT TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RECALL AFFECTS 2005 TO 2006 MODELS OF THE INFINITI G35 SEDAN AND 2005 TO 2007 MODELS OF THE G35 COUPE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION: ?THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTING THE BELT TENSION SENSOR (BTS) AND THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR (ODS) CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAN EXPERIENCE RELATIVE MOVEMENT WHICH CAN CAUSE WEAR AND OXIDIZATION OF THE TERMINALS AND MAY CAUSE INTERRUPTION OF THE SIGNAL.? IN OTHER WORDS, ?THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF AN INJURY,? EXPLAINS THE DETROIT NEWS. ?THE AUTOMAKER HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE FEDS OF HOW THE FAULTY WIRE HARNESSES WILL BE FIXED, BUT THE OFFICIAL RECALL IS NOW BEING ANNOUNCED, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NHTSA,? WRITES AUTOBLOG. STILL, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS REPORTS THAT NISSAN SPOKESMAN [XXX] SAID IF A VEHICLE'S RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, THE OWNER CAN BRING THEIR CAR INTO THEIR DEALER FOR REPAIR.? SOME 2007 AND 2008 G35 AND G37 MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A SIMILAR RECALL. SYSTEMS THAT DETECT WHETHER A PASSENGER IS PRESENT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER?S SEAT AND TURN THE RELEVANT AIRBAGS ON OR OFF HAVE PROVEN PROBLEMATIC FOR SEVERAL AUTOMAKERS. BMW AND HYUNDAI HAVE ISSUED SIMILAR RECALLS FOR THE SAME SYSTEM IN RECENT YEARS. OWNERS WITH QUESTIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 57,927
THE CAR IS HAVING TONS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CLIMATE CONTROL , RADIO AND PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSORS. BODY CONTROL MODULE AND SEATS. CAR WON'T START AND I HAVE TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND EXPERTS AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT ISSUE WITH CAR. CAR IS NOT OPERABLE AND WON'T START. CONTACTED INFINITY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS.THEY DON'T OFFER ANY INFORMATION OR HELP ON MAJOR CAR ISSUES FOR A 2006 MODEL. PLEASE ASSIST ON THIS MATTER.INFINITY IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL AND BCM ISSUES ON G35'S. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN A SLOT PARKING SPACE. OPERATORS FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK PEDDLE AT THE TIME OF THE RAPID ACCELERATION. VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CRASH CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER AND THE ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LAMP IS ON. *TR
Mileage: 170,545
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT FAILED AS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SEAT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V175000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Mileage: 116,000
I WAS ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED. THE IMPACT WAS PRETTY HARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ULTIMATELY A TOTAL LOSS. AT THE TIME OF COLLISION, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACK ON ME ALMOST TO A FULL RECLINE POSITION. DUE TO THIS, MY SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE, AND FELT AS IF I DID NOT HAVE ONE ON. I SLID DOWN, AND MY ANKLES WERE BRUISED ON TOP, AND MY BASEBALL CAP FLEW OFF INTO THE BACK SEAT. ALSO, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Mileage: 78,642
2006 INFINITI G35. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HARNESS AND IS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE WORK DONE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE LIVES APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES FROM THE NEAREST INFINITI DEALER WHICH IS OUT OF THE WAY AND THE OTHER DEALERSHIP WHICH IS A NISSAN DEALER THAT IS CLOSER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING REIMBURSED FROM MANUFACTURER IN THE PAST WHEN THEY PERFORMED RECALL WORK ON INFINITIES. *JB
AIR BAGS DISABLED SENSOR REMAINS ON. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE REPAIRED AT NISSAN DEALER TWICE, BUT EACH TIME THE DISABLED SENSOR WILL COME BACK ON. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH INFINITI BUT AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT THE ASSIGNED AGENT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY PHONE CALLS AFTER THEY DISCOVERED WHAT THE COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILE IN APRIL OF 2009 WITH INFINITI CORPORATION. THIS VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME THE COMPANY STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIR BAG DISABLED SENSOR COMING ON. THE REPAIRS AND COMPLAINT ARE IN INFINITI'S CORPORATE FILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEARSON INIFINITI IN RICHMOND, VA TO BE REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SENSOR BEFORE I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CORPORATION. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT?S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BODY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Mileage: 30,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF ON THE 2006 INFINITI G35. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ,AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE AIR BAGS LIGHT TO BLINK, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE UNTIL THEY PIN POINT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
Mileage: 5,000
ENGINE CONSUMES 2.5 QRTS OIL EVERY 800 MILES & ONLY 19-20 MILES PER GAL GAS AND THIS DECREASES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. CLUTCH ASSY FAULTY/ GRINDING NOISE INCREASED WITH MILEAGE ,WINDOWS HAVE BINDING NOISE UP/DOWN, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. *NM
Mileage: 600