2008 Infiniti G37 problems
The 2008 Infiniti G37 has 96 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (14%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 71 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti G37 with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Around 6am on 4/13/19 me and my family and neighbors were awoken by an explosion in the front end of my vehicle..we called the fire dept and they ruled it as an electrical problem..I noticed that all the sensor lights in the dash would blink and the airbag sensor light was going off that evening prior to the incident..I didnt think much of it..I was planning on taking it to a mechanic that morning but it caught on fire..its a total loss.the fire fighters had to cut the hood open in half to get to the fire in the…
This has been happening on multiple occasions. Whenever I am driving and I try to stop, sometimes the engine increases while braking. It has happened about 4 times near a stop sign when I am driving 20MPH, and in the highway driving 55-60MPH. This is a serious issue and can cause an accident. I am taking it to the dealership on wednesday so they can either issue a lemon or fix the issue. I am very unhappy with this problem.
Numerous consumers have been complaining about the lack of quality, specifically in the 2008-2009 dash board components of the infiniti g37. There have been reports of melting and sticky dashboards as a result of poor build quality. This is a safety issue as the melting dashboard glares into the windshield while driving, causing difficulty to see down the road.