There are 3 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2008 Infiniti G37in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY GARAGE KEPT 2008 G37S HAS A DASH THAT HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME SHINIER TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. IT IS SO REFLECTIVE THAT IT CAUSES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 6 YEARS AGO IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THE DASH ITSELF IS IN ONE PIECE WITH NO CRACKS BUT IT IS TACKY LIKE UNCURED RUBBER. IF YOU PUT A FINGERNAIL IN IT LIGHTLY, THAT MARK IS NOW THERE TO STAY. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN OR WIPE DOWN THE DASH DUE TO RUNNING THE FINISH. IT ALSO MAKES THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAZY DUE TO WHAT I HAVE TO ASSUME IS OFF GASSING OF SOME SORT. THE BLINDING GLARE THIS DASH CREATES ON MY WINDSHIELD HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND HAS GOT ME WANTING TO SELL THE CAR BUT I DON'T WANT TO PASS THE PROBLEM ON TO ANYONE ELSE. I PAID 28,000 FOR THE CAR 6 YEARS AGO AND IT WAS A 48,000 CAR NEW WITH EVERY OPTION POSSIBLE. THE INFINITY DEALERSHIP IN WICHITA KS WAS OF NO HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH G37'S AND MANY OTHER NISSANS AND INFINITY OF THIS ERA ( MID 2000'S) WHERE THE METERIAL THE DASH PAD IS MADE FROM STARTS TO BREAK DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE FACTORY WARRANTY. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THESE SHINY TACKY DASHES START CAUSING COLLISIONS DUE TO BLINDING GLARE.
THE DASH BOARD PLASTIC IS MELTING AND THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN AT ALL TIMES.
THE MATERIAL INFINITI USES FOR THEIR DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FROM THE HEAT. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR STARTED GETTING A STRONG GLARE THAT BLINDS ME FROM SEEING THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE WINSHIELD. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THE CAR ON THE LEFT LANE FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINSHIELD THE DASH IS ALSO VERY STICKY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CALLED INFINITI AND EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, INFINITI IS JUST IGNORING THE SITUATION AND THE REPAIR TO THE DASH IS SET RIGHT AROUND 1000 BUCKS. THAT'S INSANE!
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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