2010 INFINITI G37 Air Bags Problems

33 complaints about Air Bags

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All Air Bags Complaints (33)

Apr 30, 2025

My passenger airbag light is on and when I reported it to Infiniti, they told me it was the airbag sensor in the seat and that the entire seat would need to be replaced for a cost of over $2000.00. I understand there was a previous recall for the previous years, but not for 2010 models. In speaking with other Infiniti owners, I understand this is a common issue with the G37. Why has there not been a recall issued?

Apr 30, 2024

Passenger side airbag error code is displayed on my dash. It is error code B1018 occupant sensor malfunction.

Sep 4, 2023

Passenger airbag light continues to flash and shows disabled

Oct 27, 2021

The contact owns a 2010 Infiniti G37. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the airbag warning light illuminated. The contact later noticed that there was a crack in the dashboard. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they could repair the dashboard but not the airbags. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

Aug 25, 2021

The contact owns a 2010 Infiniti G37. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

Jul 22, 2021

Passenger side airbag sensor has failed - this is a serious threat to human life in case of an accident and I'm pretty sure this is illegal. I purchased the car March 2021 from a dealer in San Jose, and this did not show on the carfax report, nor did the dealer inform me of this defect. BaseD on my research this is a common problem with other G37's of the same year and into 2011. Infiniti of Beaverton, OR has quoted $7,000.00 to repair which is a little less than half the cost of the car's value. INFINITI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS IT IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND IS A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE!

Apr 5, 2021

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE. BASED ON RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH WAS ADDRESSED ON SOME NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS, BUT NOT THE G37 CONVERTIBLE. THE COST TO REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVE AT $9000.

Mileage: 55,000

Feb 2, 2021

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SENSOR (OCS) FAULT: B1018-00. THIS MEANS THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED ALONG WITH WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND CONSOLE. CAR HAS ONLY 35K AND GARAGE KEPT AND DEALER MAINTAINED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MANY INFINITI / NISSAN MODELS THAT HAVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL, BUT NOT ON THE 2010 G37 FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME SENSOR AS OTHER MODELS WHICH DO HAVE A RECALL. INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THIS ISSUE AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE PASSENGER SAFETY IS TO REPLACE THE SEAT WHICH UPWARDS OF $6900. EVEN IF I WANTED TO REPLACE THE SEAT, I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT SEATS OR INTERNAL PARTS AVAILABLE SO I'M ON MY OWN! DUE TO THIS COMMON DESIGN FLAW IN INFINITI / NISSAN CARS THAT SHARE THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, THIS MODEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE SAME RECALL.THE OTHER MODELS HAVE. MY VEHICLE USES THE SAME EXACT PARTS AS THE RECALLED ONES, HAS THE SAME ISSUES, AND YET BECAUSE OF SMALLER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST LESS OF THEM ON THE ROAD, THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SAME RECALL. THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 35,000

Aug 13, 2020

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED, SO THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. DASH WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE IN OPERATION. SPOKE TO INFINITI AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY CONFIRMED NO RECALL CURRENTLY. SPOKE TO THE LOCAL INFINITI DEALER WHO STATES THEY MUST DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE. SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED AND REPAIR INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH COSTS AROUND $9K. THE CURRENT TRADE IN VALUE OF THE CAR IS $5-8K. NO ONE CAN SAFELY RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY INFINITI.

Aug 10, 2020

FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND HAVING TO PAY $6000 TO FIX IT IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

Jun 9, 2020

MY 2010 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE'S AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING A MONTH OR SO AGO. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CHARGED ME $149 TO INFORM ME THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG UNIT IN THE SEAT HAD A BAD SENSOR/RELAY AND THE COST TO REPLACE IT IS $7,500. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE RELAY, BUT RATHER HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT UNIT. IN MOST OTHER CARS, IT IS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLAR FIX AND ONLY REQUIRES REPLACING THE SENSOR/RELAY. I CALLED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THEIR AIRBAG UNITS AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, OTHER THAN PAYING $7,500 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THE PART NUMBER IS "87300-JJ84A - CUSHION". THIS IS THE SECOND INFINITI VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS. I HAD A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WHICH WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND AT 40-50 MILES PER HOUR (I WAS STOPPED) AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WILL FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON INFINITI AIRBAGS? *TR

Mileage: 86,210

Nov 15, 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS AND BLINKS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIPS WANT OVER $6000 FOR PART. AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNLESS NEW CONTROL SYSTEM IS INSTALLED. DASH LIGHT BLINKS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ON. HAVE REST MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE BLINKING COMINGS BACK.

Mileage: 109,000

Oct 24, 2019

AT APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A $7000+ REPAIR IS NEEDED. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOWS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT INFINITI IS AWARE OF. IN FACT, THEY HAVE RECALLED SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DESIGN BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. EITHER THE DESIGN IS INCORRECT OR IT'S NOT. THIS IS A FLAW THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

Mileage: 58,000

Sep 4, 2019

OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I HAVE A 2010 INFINITI G37 WITH 89000 MILES, NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE. RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT WAS BAD, AND WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSANDS DOLLAR TO FIX. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT SUGGESTS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY INFINITI/NISSAN OWNERS ARE CURRENTLY HAVE. NISSAN HAS RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR VERY SELECTED VEHICLE BUT I THINK A WIDER RANGE OF RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY INFINITI/NISSAN.

Mileage: 89,000

Aug 9, 2019

THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND POSSIBLY DISABLE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTUP. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES DRIVEN.

Mileage: 40,000

Jul 2, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI OF COCONUT CREEK (LOCATED AT 5501 W SAMPLE RD, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073, (954) 773-8594) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER SECTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

Mileage: 30,500

Jun 19, 2019

AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND BLINKING. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER AND THE ISSUE IS A BAD SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE REPAIR CALLS FOR REPLACING THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT, AT A COST OF ALMOST $9000. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, OR THE ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT IN A NON-ACCIDENT SITUATION.

Mileage: 63,000

Apr 15, 2019

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE. BLINKING DASHBOARD LIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE, OVER 7K TO FIX BUT CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY OR IF THAT WILL 100% FIX AN ISSUE. VEHICLE IS OVER 100K MILES BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS WITH ANOTHER CAR LIKE THIS. REALLY CHEAP, AND HUGE LACK OF SAFETY AWARENESS BY THE COMPANY

Mar 2, 2019

NO APPARENT REASON FOR PROBLEMS. SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER BLINK/REMAIN LIT DUE TO PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE MALFUNCTION. REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT DEALERSHIP. SEATBELT RETRACTORS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO SLACK, CAUSING SEATBELTS TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN SHUT.

Mileage: 58,000

Feb 10, 2019

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION, THERE WERE NO ISSUES. AFTER THE INSTALLATION THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR APPEARS AFTER THE CAR STARTS UP AND CONTINUE BLINKING.

Mileage: 92,000

Dec 27, 2018

AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS AND BLINKS. DEALER SAYS MUST REPLACE CONTROL UNDER SEAT. NEW COST IS $6300 FOR PART. AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNLESS NEW CONTROL SYSTEM IS INSTALLED.DASH LIGHT BLINKS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ON.

Mileage: 27,246

Oct 5, 2018

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. INFINITI DEALERSHIP ADVISED SENSOR NOT WORKING. QUOTED $9,700 TO REPAIR. CALLED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I TRIED TO TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY JUST CONTINUED TO SAY "NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FROM INFINITI ". INFINITI COULD CARE LESS ABOUT SAFETY. I ALSO HAD THE SAME MODEL A YEAR AGO EXCEPT 2011. MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR. IT WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS OK.

Mileage: 47,000

Jul 28, 2018

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT COMES ON NOTING THAT IT IS DISABLED AND THEN TURNS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ADULT WEIGHS ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THAT SENSOR TO NOT DISABLE THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT IN THE SENSOR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.

Jun 5, 2018

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INFINITI DEALER IN DAYTON, OHIO AND WAS TOLD THE FIX TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WAS OVER $7000. FEEL THIS IS LIKE A RANS VIABLE OPTIONS AND THEREFORE CAN CHARGE WHATEVER THEY CAN. THIS HAS DESTROYED THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR AND PUT ANY PASSENGERS AT RISK OF THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. IF YOU GO ON THE INTERNET YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK INFINITI HAS NO REAL DESIRE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THEY LEAVE THE OWNER IN A NO WIN SITUATION - EITHER PLAY THE RANSOM OR PUT LOVED ONES AT RISK. I WONDER HOW MANY INFINITI"S ARE ON THE ROAD TODAY WITHOUT AN OPERATIVE PASSENGER AIR BAG. WHEN THE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING I WAS DRIVING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO OHIO. I FIRST NOTICED THE BLINKING LIGHT ON SUNDAY MAY 27, 2018

Mileage: 69,055

Mar 21, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 35,000

Jan 11, 2017

NHTSA RECALL 16V-349 IS FOR INFINITI M 35 OWNERS, I OWN A G37 S. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM. I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND HAV A PASSENGER DASHBOARD CRACK. INFINITI STATES IT OUT OF WARRANTY YET THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ON THE M 35. THEY ADVISE NOT TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ON THE RECALL. I FILED A CASE WITH THEM #251971113

Mileage: 66,500

Nov 4, 2016

RED PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. IN AUGUST 2015, IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OCCUPANT SENSOR NOT WORKING & WAS RESET. IT CAME ON ONCE A PASSENGER SAT IN THE SEAT AGAIN. COST TO REPAIR THIS WAS STATED AT $4930.53. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR! A YEAR LATER, IT IS STILL FLASHING. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL STILL. I TRIED TO UPLOAD A SECOND FILE SHOWING THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 72,371

Mar 20, 2016

AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING AND IT WILL NOT STOP. AFTER A VISIT TO THE INFINITI DEALER HERE IN KANSAS CITY THEY TOLD ME THE "OCCUPATION SENSOR" IS BAD AND THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $5488.67 THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG AS NOW THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT PROTECTED AND NISSAN AND THE NHTSA NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS 1 OF 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND THE EXTRAVAGANT COST TO REPAIR.

Jul 1, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 11/03/2017*CN

Mileage: 45,000

Mar 27, 2015 Crash

I WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND DRIVER BEHIND ME DID NOT SEE THE LIGHT. SHE REAR ENDED ME AT AN APPROX SPEED OF 30-35 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE HIT PUSHED MY CAR INTO THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME, RESULTING IN A 4 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, MY GLASSES CAME OFF OF MY FACE AND I HIT THE WINDSHIELD - MY SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH BENT THE FRAME, DESTROYED THE TRUNK, AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. I SUSTAINED A MODERATE TO SEVER CONCUSSION, ALONG WITH WHIPLASH AND PERSISTENT HEADACHES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

Aug 4, 2014

I JUST GOT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT IS USED. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IT WAS FINE BUT I ONLY DROVE AROUND 25 MPH BEING THAT IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING SINCE I WAS REAR ENDED. IT WAS FINE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIRBAG BUTTON LIGHT SHOWS UP SAYING IT'S OFF I DIDN'T NOTICES THUS THE FIRST TIME I TEST DROVE IT.BUT EVERY TIME ANYONE SITS THERE LIGHTS UP. AND THIS IS VERY SCARY BEING THAT SAFETY US A HUGE PRIORITY. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I WAS SCARED U DIDN'T DRIVE OVER 65 BUT.IT WON'T GO UP AND U WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES FAST IT WAS NOT TO MUCH TRAFFIC BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 45,270

Jul 31, 2013

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES, INDICATING THAT AIRBAG IS OFF, ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN MY WIFE (WHO WEIGHS 130 POUNDS) IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE "MASTER TECHNICIAN" THAT SHE IS TOO SMALL OF A PERSON TO BEAR THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG AND THAT IT WAS SAFER FOR HER WITHOUT THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

Mar 30, 2012

TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. HARSH DOWNSHIFTING (USUALLY AROUND 30-40 MPH) BEGAN WITHIN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. SIGNIFICANT LAG (2-3 SECONDS) OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE MOVING OR WHILE NEARLY STOPPED CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR ACCELERATING TO AVOID A COLLISION. SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER AND APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS (ECM/TCM REPROGRAMMINGS), HOWEVER, PROBLEMS PERSIST AND ARE CONSTANT. INITIALLY, MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATED WITH ME IN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A COMMITMENT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, BUT HAS NOW CEASED COMMUNICATION. AUTOMOBILE FORUMS AND MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETINS INDICATE THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN, WIDELY EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS MANUFACTURER IS NO LONGER COMMITTED TO RESOLVING THESE PROBLEMS. AIR BAGS: PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SIGNAL WILL ILLUMINATE INDICATING PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IF THE PASSENGER LIFTS OFF THE SEAT FOR 10 SECONDS, THE ILLUMINATION WILL CEASE AND PRESUMABLY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ONCE AGAIN ACTIVATED, HOWEVER, SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL AGAIN ILLUMINATE AND THE PASSENGER MUST AGAIN LIFT OFF THE SEAT TO CEASE ILLUMINATION TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS UNCERTAIN. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO. *JS

Mileage: 2,000