Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2009 Infiniti G37

The passenger seat occupant sensor is not working.

Airbag sensor was blinking on my dash after starting it in my driveway to drive to work. I took it in to an infinity dealership and only to find out it was a seat sensor to be replace with only 40k miles on the vehicle. The part alone cost $6340. 00 which isn't worth fixing. I wasn't told of any other option and seems to have happened a lot with other owners and no recall of any sort is to be issued.

Need to replace either occupant classification system control unit which is part of the lower seat assembly. Cost approx. 4000 to 5000 thousand dollars or replace air bag diagnosis sensor unit which is under center console. Cost approx. 1700 dollars. Cannot tell me which one to replace. Car has 34000 miles on it. Internet tells me that this a common problem with this vehicle.

Passenger airbag sensor blinks continuously. Brought to dealership and was told entire seat must be replaced. Price for seat is more than what the car is worth. So passenger will not be protected in case of accident.

Air bag dashboard light began flashing and would not turn off, regardless of whether anyone was in the passenger seat. Fault code b1018 shown when car taken to shop. No way to repair other than to replace the entire sensor and passenger seat cushion, which is quoted at $5000-$6000 from the manufacturer for parts. There is no reason that a defective passenger-side seat sensor should disable all the airbags in the vehicle. This strongly deserves a recall, as it seems to have suddenly been happening to large numbers of 2009 G37s this year. This defect puts the driver at significant risk even though his/her own airbag and all other airbag sensors should still function normally.

B1018 dtc code for a failed occupancy sensor. Many many reported faults and Infiniti chooses to ignore the serious problem. In most cases, the repair is $6,000+. Sometimes 80-90% of true vehicle's market value.

The passenger airbag sensor remains off even when an adult is sitting in the seat. Infinite doesn't consider it a safety issue even though many of their G37 models have this issue so no recall. The only fix is to replace the seat for$6,000 or more on a car worth $8,000 now.

Car has 59,000 miles and airbag code reading b1018 of a faulty passenger occupant sensor. Dealer was $4,000 just for the part. The car is valued at roughly $9,000.

Airbag passenger seat sensor is faulty. Airbag system remains off even with no one in the seat. There are hundreds of people on forums reporting the same problem. Dealer suggested replacing the entire seat for $10,000. This is a safety issue that needs to be recalled.

Takata recall my car battery died to I had to charge it up and as soon as I got it too start the airbag sensor light came on for the front passenger seat. After multiple attempts to restart it, still failed and once someone sit on the seat it come right back on if not anyone on the seat as well.

Airbag sensor faulty in passenger seat. Known issue among Infiniti owners. Infiniti dealers stating that seat must be replaced, which costs upwards of $5000. Car only has 32k miles on it.

My complaint is in regards to the unavailability of an airbag replacement part. I ordered a new passenger seat airbag sensor for our infinity G37 on may 23. The part has been on backorder since then, with the latest expected ship date(not arrival or repair date) being August 31, which is over three months! the dealership says that if one part of the airbag system has a fault, then the whole airbag system is disabled. So, I am driving a car with no airbags because the vehicle manufacturer doesn't have the part currently available, with no other solution given. This is after waiting for a month to get the inflated replacement cost lowered. For a part that compromises the safety of myself and any passengers, I find this delay unexceptable. The dealership can't do anything about it, so I filed a complaint with infinity consumer affairs. All they could do was confirm the expected ship date, and document my complaint.

Takata recall: flashing airbag signal on the dash after minor collision while standing in traffic. Collision center states it's not due to the collision as the front of the car air bag sensors are functional and not damaged. They state the passenger seat sensor for the airbag has malfunctioned. Sounds like this has happened to several other G37's. Hopefully is enough people voice their complaints then a recall will be initiated. I can't bear the thought of a loved one getting hurt because the sensor is not working and people can't afford to fix it.

The contact owns a 2009 Infiniti G37 convertible. While a passenger was occupying the front passenger seat, the air bag warning sensor turned off. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer (gastonia Nissan located at 2275 e franklin blvd gastonia, north carolina, 28054) where it was diagnosed that the orc sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was referred to an Infiniti dealer. The contact reached out to Infiniti of charlotte who stated that they would call back. The dealer called back and left the contact a voicemail stating that the failure was not included in the recall and the contact would have to pay for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there were reports of the failure. The contact was provided with case number: 26607927. The failure mileage was approximately 80,298.

The front seat occupancy-classification sensor (OCS) is not working. This has been ongoing for over a year. Nissan/Infiniti has recalled millions of cars in 2013-1015 and had a voluntary inspection in 2008 and 2009 for this issue. However, my car is not included in the official recall. Upon online research, there are many others with my same make/model/year having the same issue and we are unable to get this resolved. I have contacted Infiniti customer support and they have offered up to $2000 for me to get this fixed. However, the total repair for this is $6900, so I am still paying $5,000 for a repair on a 2009 vehicle with a known issue. Due to a design flaw in the cars, you cannot replace or repair the sensor, but you must replace the entire front passenger seat. The cost of this repair is over 50% of the total value of the car. I have been unable to use my car with occupants in the front seat for over a year for fear of a tragic issue if we had an airbag deployment. It is obvious from inifiniti's willingness to contribute $2000 that they know there is an issue with the car, but since it is not part of a recall, they claim that is the max they are able to provide. A father should not have to make the decision on whether his children are worth the $5000 repair when the issue is a known problem that has been pervasive throughout Nissan/Infiniti for years and even investigated by the NHTSA already. I'm fearful that since my vehicle type is not as common that there were not enough complaints of that model to classify it as a recall. But, it uses the exact same parts as the other Nissan's and Infiniti�s, so I do not understand how this is not covered.

Airbag sensor light for front passenger randomly does not register adults occupying seat. We have not recognized any pattern/seating positions that will duplicate the problem.

Airbag sensor light for front passenger randomly does not register adults occupying seat. We have not recognized any pattern/seating positions that will duplicate the problem.

The contact owns a 2009 Infiniti G37. The air bag off light illuminated intermittently and remained on which meant that even if an adult was sitting in the front passenger seat the air bag would not deploy. The light illuminated more frequently while driving longer distances. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and stated that there was nothing to repair. He contacted the manufacturer and has not received a response. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 4,800 and the failure mileage was approximately 4,000. Updated 12/07/09 the consumer also stated the vehicle had been serviced 4 times for security system malfunction and twice for air bag problems. Updated 12/07/09.