2008 Infiniti G37 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (12) · Visibility/Wiper (8) · Vehicle Speed Control (8)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Infiniti G37 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
48 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (95)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · ITB09-063C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB13-052E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent key not detected / engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB13-006D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB10-029C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Visibility/Wiper 2024-04-30 · ITB17-009H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
window glass warranty information this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Visibility/Wiper 2024-04-30 · ITB13-007I · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
removing foreign material from the window glass this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 95 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-12-11 · Air Bags“three times in the past 4 years, the air bag warning light was triggered when the battery was either disconnected/reconnected or jump started. each time to re-activate the airbag safety system, i had to send out the air bag control module to have it reset. it is not expensive to do that , but it does mean one has to disassemble the center console, …”
2025-09-19 · Air Bags · 140,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 infiniti g37. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light flashed intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the occupant classification system (ocs) varistor in the front passenger seat had failed and needed to be replaced. the vehi…”
2025-02-21 · Seats“according to campaign p8243, ref itb08-045e, nthtsa # 08-521, my 2008 infiniti g37 has a warning blinking light for the passenger airbag. i contacted the national consumer affairs dept of infiniti and they said that my vin # did not indicate it has a recall. i was quoted $5000 to replace the seat by other mechanical shops, but my vehicle is not w…”
2022-09-16 · Electrical System“the airbag control module can be damaged through normal use. simply disconnecting the battery can damage the module, which then causes the airbag malfunction light on the instrument cluster to turn on. it is unclear weather or not the airbag will function when this occurs. presumably, it will not. the dealer solution for this is to replace the mo…”
2022-07-28 · Air Bags“air bag light indicator on dashboard continually flashes off and on…no reason for it to be doing so; i.e., the vehicle has had no impact to cause it to flash.…”
2022-06-27 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control“the passenger air bag light is on and flashing and all my controls for my steering wheel have stopped working including my horn!…”
2022-05-04 · Air Bags“srs air bag light continues to flash after the vehicle is running. this causes the passenger airbag to stay off even if a passenger is buckled in the seat.…”
2021-03-22 · Electrical System · 130,000 mi · 🔥 fire“regarding tracking number 11400119.- infinity called me today(from phone number 6157257000. she said they are not interested in my case because the car has no recall on it. i'm confused because i thought you and infinity would want to know what caused the fire and if others with this model of.car were in danger of being set on fire.…”
2021-03-10 · Electrical System · 131,000 mi · 🔥 fire“last night while i was sleeping, my car caught fire inside.it appears it started where the seat warmer button is(on the console). it was a big enough fire to reach the roof.…”
2020-10-04 · Power Train · 65,000 mi“after 60k miles, the car has difficulty shifting in reverse. once in reverse, the car doesn't roll back and it remains idle as if left in park. a foreign transmission repair shop owner said that this issue is not user error, and that nissan/infiniti have not been having ongoing trans issues with many of their models, but refuse to claim responsi…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.