2009 INFINITI G37 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE, ONLY A 'SOFT SHOULDER' GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OVER ME GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE FURTHEST LEFT LANE WAS MOVING CLOSER TO MY SPEED. WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING, I SIGNALED AND BEGAN CHANGING LANES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND LOSING POWER. THERE WAS A CAR APPROACHING FAST IN THAT LEFT LANE AND ALSO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE BEGAN CLOSING IN. I NEARLY CAUSED A THREE CAR PILE UP TRYING GET OVER TO THE SOFT SHOULDER. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A VQ37VHR MOTOR WHICH INFINITI EQUIPPED WITH A PAPER GASKET IN THE DEPTHS OF THE MOTOR CALLED A 'GALLEY GASKET'. ITS CHEAP FRAGILE DESIGN CAUSES LOSS OF POWER AND FOR THE VEHICLE TO NOT EXCEED 2500 RPMS WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AS MANY TIMES IT IS NECESSARY TO SAFELY NAVIGATE OR EVEN EXIT THE ROADWAY. THE PAPER GASKET CAUSES INEVITABLE DEMISE TO THE MOTOR ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER WHERE IT SHOULD NOT. THIS IS ALL BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVEN ILLUMINATES. ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT WILL DISPLAY A CODE 'P0011' AND/OR 'P0021' WHICH CALLS FOR THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID TO BE ADDRESSED. I REPLACED BOTH, CHANGED THE OIL, AND THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE SAME THING REPEATED. AFTER GOING TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND THEM EITHER NOT WANTING TO TAKE ON THE JOB OR NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE THE ISSUE MAY BE, I WENT TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW MOTOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I'VE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE MORE HANDY ONES WITH TIME HAVE DISCOVERED THIS 'NISSAN' CORK PAPER GASKET CAUSING THE ISSUE. INFINITI DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURED THESE MOTORS WITH POOR QUALITY GASKETS THEN CHARGE THE CUSTOMER UPWARDS TO $3000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CAUSED THROUGH THEIR OWN NEGLIGENCE OR OVER $5000 FOR A NEW MOTOR.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE, ONLY A 'SOFT SHOULDER' GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OVER ME GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE FURTHEST LEFT LANE WAS MOVING CLOSER TO MY SPEED. WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING, I SIGNALED AND BEGAN CHANGING LANES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND LOSING POWER. THERE WAS A CAR APPROACHING FAST IN THAT LEFT LANE AND ALSO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE BEGAN CLOSING IN. I NEARLY CAUSED A THREE CAR PILE UP TRYING GET OVER TO THE SOFT SHOULDER. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A VQ37VHR MOTOR WHICH INFINITI EQUIPPED WITH A PAPER GASKET IN THE DEPTHS OF THE MOTOR CALLED A 'GALLEY GASKET'. ITS CHEAP FRAGILE DESIGN CAUSES LOSS OF POWER AND FOR THE VEHICLE TO NOT EXCEED 2500 RPMS WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AS MANY TIMES IT IS NECESSARY TO SAFELY NAVIGATE OR EVEN EXIT THE ROADWAY. THE PAPER GASKET CAUSES INEVITABLE DEMISE TO THE MOTOR ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER WHERE IT SHOULD NOT. THIS IS ALL BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVEN ILLUMINATES. ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT WILL DISPLAY A CODE 'P0011' AND/OR 'P0021' WHICH CALLS FOR THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID TO BE ADDRESSED. I REPLACED BOTH, CHANGED THE OIL, AND THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE SAME THING REPEATED. AFTER GOING TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND THEM EITHER NOT WANTING TO TAKE ON THE JOB OR NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE THE ISSUE MAY BE, I WENT TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW MOTOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I'VE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE MORE HANDY ONES WITH TIME HAVE DISCOVERED THIS 'NISSAN' CORK PAPER GASKET CAUSING THE ISSUE. INFINITI DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURED THESE MOTORS WITH POOR QUALITY GASKETS THEN CHARGE THE CUSTOMER UPWARDS TO $3000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CAUSED THROUGH THEIR OWN NEGLIGENCE OR OVER $5000 FOR A NEW MOTOR.

BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, ON A BUSY RURAL HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY (ONCE IN 3 MONTHS) GO INTO LIMP MODE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING WEEKLY! YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE MORE 2,000 RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU CAN MANUALLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO A HIGHER GEAR TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER. HOWEVER, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT FALL OUT OF THE CAR WHEN SHIFTING. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN YOU CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT RUNS AS NORMAL. IT'S LIKE THE COMPUTER RESETS. AS OF LATE, I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TWICE. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY, LIKE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WE HAVE CONSULTED WITH A DEALER, AND HAVE TRIED SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE NEW AIR FILTERS AND MAS AIR SENSORS. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND A DEALERSHIP WHO ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THIS COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12-13-2019 WITH THIS DEALERSHIP.

BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, ON A BUSY RURAL HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY (ONCE IN 3 MONTHS) GO INTO LIMP MODE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING WEEKLY! YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE MORE 2,000 RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU CAN MANUALLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO A HIGHER GEAR TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER. HOWEVER, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT FALL OUT OF THE CAR WHEN SHIFTING. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN YOU CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT RUNS AS NORMAL. IT'S LIKE THE COMPUTER RESETS. AS OF LATE, I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TWICE. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY, LIKE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WE HAVE CONSULTED WITH A DEALER, AND HAVE TRIED SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE NEW AIR FILTERS AND MAS AIR SENSORS. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND A DEALERSHIP WHO ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THIS COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12-13-2019 WITH THIS DEALERSHIP.

ON JANUARY 8, 2017, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ACCORD. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO STOP THE CAR, WHILE ALL THE TIME THE CAR WAS STILL AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THINKING MY FOOT HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ALSO BRAKING, I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MOMENTARILY, BUT THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND ACTUALLY JUMP THE CURB WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES BACK ON AND QUICKLY SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO PARK, ALL THE WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL REVVING AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. ONCE IN PARK, I PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AT THAT POINT, BUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITION DID NOT RETURN. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS EPISODE WITH NO RECURRENCE, BUT IT IS QUITE CONCERNING TO ME. I WAS GOING TO LET MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR TO SCHOOL, BUT NOT NOW. *TR

ON JANUARY 8, 2017, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ACCORD. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO STOP THE CAR, WHILE ALL THE TIME THE CAR WAS STILL AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THINKING MY FOOT HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ALSO BRAKING, I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MOMENTARILY, BUT THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND ACTUALLY JUMP THE CURB WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES BACK ON AND QUICKLY SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO PARK, ALL THE WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL REVVING AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. ONCE IN PARK, I PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AT THAT POINT, BUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITION DID NOT RETURN. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS EPISODE WITH NO RECURRENCE, BUT IT IS QUITE CONCERNING TO ME. I WAS GOING TO LET MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR TO SCHOOL, BUT NOT NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY VIBRATE REALLY HEAVY AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO RAPID DECELERATE NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY TRY TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR NEVER STALL. I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT SEEMS FINE AGAIN AND MAY NOT OCCUR FOR AWHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY VIBRATE REALLY HEAVY AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO RAPID DECELERATE NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY TRY TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR NEVER STALL. I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT SEEMS FINE AGAIN AND MAY NOT OCCUR FOR AWHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE, BRAKING BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE AND ENGINE BEGAN RACING. VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP COMPLETELY. AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS IF ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 12/9/12 , 12/10/12, 12/15/12. INFINITI HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. THIS RAPID ACCELERATION / NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKING HAS CAUSED TWO (2) NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS.

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE, BRAKING BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE AND ENGINE BEGAN RACING. VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP COMPLETELY. AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS IF ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 12/9/12 , 12/10/12, 12/15/12. INFINITI HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. THIS RAPID ACCELERATION / NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKING HAS CAUSED TWO (2) NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A CHIP WAS CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE WAS TOO FULL AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE CONTACT WANTED TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A CHIP WAS CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE WAS TOO FULL AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE CONTACT WANTED TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

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 PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED! HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. *TR

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 PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED! HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. *TR

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 YEAR OLD CAR DID NOT HAVE SO I THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED MY BRAKES AND AGAIN THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. IT KEPT LUNGING FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS CROSSING THE STREET AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS REALLY SHAKEN UP. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A HARSH 4>3 DOWNSHIFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE. APPARENTLY, A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BETWEEN MY TWO EVENTS AND THEY DID THE FIX. (TSB ITB09-032B). I WENT ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS TSB DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED. I THEN CALLED THE REGIONAL INFINITI DEALER AND THEY OPENED A FILE ON THE CASE AND SAID I SHOULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER BUT ASKED FOR IT BACK SOON AFTER BECAUSE THEY HAD NO DATE AS TO WHEN THE REGIONAL INFINITI PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT . FINALLY, ON NOVEMBER 30TH, MIKE WEATHERHILL FROM INFINITI LOOKED AT THE CAR. I HAD HEARD NOTHING SO I CALLED THE REGIONAL OFFICE TWICE AND FINALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CASE WAS IN ARBITRATION. I ASKED FOR THAT PHONE NUMBER WHICH THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME. I AM AT MY WIT'S END TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND AM AFRAID THAT I AM DRIVING A TIME BOMB. *TR

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 YEAR OLD CAR DID NOT HAVE SO I THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED MY BRAKES AND AGAIN THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. IT KEPT LUNGING FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS CROSSING THE STREET AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS REALLY SHAKEN UP. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A HARSH 4>3 DOWNSHIFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE. APPARENTLY, A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BETWEEN MY TWO EVENTS AND THEY DID THE FIX. (TSB ITB09-032B). I WENT ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS TSB DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED. I THEN CALLED THE REGIONAL INFINITI DEALER AND THEY OPENED A FILE ON THE CASE AND SAID I SHOULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER BUT ASKED FOR IT BACK SOON AFTER BECAUSE THEY HAD NO DATE AS TO WHEN THE REGIONAL INFINITI PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT . FINALLY, ON NOVEMBER 30TH, MIKE WEATHERHILL FROM INFINITI LOOKED AT THE CAR. I HAD HEARD NOTHING SO I CALLED THE REGIONAL OFFICE TWICE AND FINALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CASE WAS IN ARBITRATION. I ASKED FOR THAT PHONE NUMBER WHICH THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME. I AM AT MY WIT'S END TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND AM AFRAID THAT I AM DRIVING A TIME BOMB. *TR