2008 Infiniti G35 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti G35. The contact stated there was a blinking alert for passenger air bag on the instrument panel and the centerpiece console. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and it was confirmed the air bag sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired due to cost and the VIN was not associated with the initial 2008 Infiniti recall. The contact stated the vehicle was purchased 1-2 weeks before the recall notice was issued. The contact referenced Infiniti TSB ITB08-045A as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The failure milage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti G35. The contact stated that the air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance; however, the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the passenger’s side air bag sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V521000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall and the contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS OFF. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

IN JULY 2019 THE RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS OFF AND NOT OCCUPIED.

WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN FRONT SEAT, AIRBAG DEACTIVATES. INFINITI DIAGNOSED CODE AS B1018 AND WANTS $7K TO REPLACE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY. INFINITI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAFETY DEFECT AS PART OF THEIR RECALL PROGRAM BY SAYING MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES AFTER SITTING IN FRONT SEAT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE.

PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. THIS DISABLES THE AIRBAGS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. COST TO REPAIR APPROACHES THE VALUE OF THE CAR ($6K-7K). SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

INFINITY HAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL, NSTSA #08V-521 FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR (OCS) ON 2008 INFINITY G35 WITH ERROR CODE B1022. MY CAR HAS ERROR CODE B1018 WITH IS THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $7000 TO REPLACE THE SEAT BOTTOM. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD KEEPS FLASHING AND PASSENGER OCCUPANT LIGHT IS ON EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING CODE 'B1018 - OCS SENSOR MAT MALFUNCTIONING.' I KNOW THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS (NHTSA #08-521) BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS AND CODES FOR THAT RECALL. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL NOTICE.

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SIX MONTHS; LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $5,000 BS $6,000 TO FIX PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG INFLATOR -- BECAUSE IT REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT "FRAME." CAR HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT NEW. NO ACCIDENT; I FIND NO RECORD OF A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. IT HAS LOW MILES (82,000) FOR THE YEAR AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP THROUGHOUT ITS LIFETIME. RECENTLY WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN AIRBAG SENSOR FAILING RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINING OFF. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE FOR MY MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE FAILURE AND HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AS EVIDENCED ON THE COMPLAINTS SECTION OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE IN MANUFACTURING THE VEHICLE AND IS PUTTING CUSTOMERS IN HARM'S WAY. I CONTACTED INFINITI TO DISCUSS REPAIRING THE FAILURE HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP US IN ANY WAY. THE REPRESENTATIVE, STEVEN, I SPOKE WITH MADE THE DECISION TO PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY. HE STATED THAT HE 'CAREFULLY CONSIDERED' ALL THE FACTS OF MY CASE AND WOULD NOT STEP IN AND REPAIR THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY DEFECT. I MADE HIM AWARE THAT THIS FAILURE WAS UNIQUE AND SYSTEMATIC AND THAT IT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL PLACED ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. STEVEN REITERATED THAT INFINITI WOULD NOT HELP US REPAIR THIS ISSUE AND THAT MY CONCERNS WERE 'NOTED'. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT I COULD TAKE THIS CONCERN UP TO THE BBB OR NHSTA. IT IS APPARENT THAT INFINITI DOES NOT CARE WHAT SO EVER ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER'S SAFETY OR WELLBEING. INFINITI HAS CHOSEN TO PUT PEOPLE AT RISK OF SEVERE BODILY HARM IN ORDER TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING NEWS AND HAS SHAPED MY OPINION ABOUT THE COMPANY. I WOULD URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS OCCUPANT SENSOR UNIT FAILED. I SAW A RECALL ON THE 2008 INFINITI G35 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT MY VIN # IS NOT SHOWING ON THE RECALL. RECALL # 08V521000. MY CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND ONLY HAS 53,858 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WE ARE HAVING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS A LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATES WHEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT "ARMED" FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR US INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS ALWAYS THAT IF WE (MY WIFE AND I) WERE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND SHE COULD BE INJURED AS A RESULT. FINALLY, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP SO WE TOOK IT RIGHT OVER. MY WIFE EVEN RECORDED A VIDEO OF THE LIGHT BEING ON WHILE SHE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED REPLACING THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. IT IS BASICALLY THE "BRAINS" OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS LATER WE PICKED THE CAR UP, STARTED DRIVING HOME, AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FURTHER EXPLORED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM PART OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WOULD COST US OVER $5900 (YES, THAT'S RIGHT...ALMOST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS!) TO REPLACE THE SEAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM. INFINITI RECALLED OTHER G35S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PRODUCED DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE RECALLED VEHICLES WERE; SAME MODEL YEAR, JUST DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING DATE. IN ADDITION, AFTER LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE CARS WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE ON MANY INFINITI VEHICLES. I JUST HOPE ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND THE OCCUPANCY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI G35. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON, INDICATING A POSSIBLE FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SENSOR, SEAT CUSHION, AND AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

MY 2008 INFINITI G35 AIRBAG AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I RESET THE LIGHTS AND CHECKED THE WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAME UP WITH CODE B1018, OCCUPANT SENSOR (UNIT FAIL) PAST CODE. THEY RESET THE LIGHTS AND RECOMMEND CHANGING THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM IF THE LIGHTS RETURNED. THE COST?....$6137 BUT THEY WILL GIVE ME A DISCOUNT, CHARGING ME $4176. THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT MY CAR...ACCORDING TO THE VIN. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED SEP 2007, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED INTERVAL. I BELIEVE INFINITI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ASSUME THE COST OF THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BY INCLUDING IT IN THE RECALL. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT REMAINS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY (NEARLY $4000) TO TEST THE PROBLEM AND THEN TO REPLACE THE SEAT. DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, WHICH STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TR

ACCORDING TO THE US GOVERNMENT, INFINITI RECALLED 2008 G35 FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS BLINKING. THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL HAS TO BE VIN SPECIFIC, AND THUS MY CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. ISN'T A RECALL CAUSED BY A COMMON OR GENERIC PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN MOST OF IF NOT ALL CARS OF SAME MODEL AND SAME YEAR? IN THIS CASE 2008 G35? DEALER SAID I SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST AND THEN SEEK REFUND FROM INFINITI. $3500 OUT OF MY POCKET AND TAKE A CHANCE? SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING VIC SPECIFIC RECALL? *TR