2009 Infiniti G37 Engine Problems

*THE NISSAN AND INFINITI OIL GALLERY GASKET PROBLEM* IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW NISSAN AND INFINITI HAVE NOT COME FORWARD WITH A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS NOTORIOUS PROBLEM. IT'S AN UTTER SHAME HOW A COMPANY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR FAILURES IN THEIR CARS. SOME NISSAN AND INFINITI VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A PAPER MATERIAL GALLERY GASKET THAT TENDS TO FAIL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IT DOES NOT MATTER THE MILEAGE NOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS. NISSAN/INFINITI SILENTLY CHANGED THE GALLERY GASKET IN SOME PRE-2012 PRODUCTION CARS TO A MORE REINFORCED GALLERY GASKET MADE OUT OF METAL PART # OF GASKET: 13533-JK21B - SMALL LOWER GASKET, 13533-JK21A - LARGE UPPER GASKET. VEHICLES AFFECTED 350Z 370Z G35 G37 FX35 FX45. MOREOVER, THIS PROBLEM IS INEVITABLE!! CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE FAULTY PART CAN PUT MANY AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT. NOT JUST THAT, BUT THE BURDEN OF THE COSTLY LABOR THAT GOES TO REPLACING THE PART. IT'S TIME FOR NISSAN TO PAY THEIR PART AND FIX OUR CARS!

MY CAR WAS CUTTING OFF AND OVER HEATING BUT IT EVENTUALLY LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY

REAR GALLEY GASKET FAILURE, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON THE ENGINE. IS DAILY DRIVEN AND NOT USED FOR ANY DRIVING OUTSIDE OF THE DAY TO DAY ROUTINE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE THEY SEE THESE GASKET FAILURES OFTEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANY TYPE OF WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE FIX WILL BE TO REPLACE THE GASKET WHICH WILL BE A 4,000$ REPAIR, ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS LOW MILES. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND INSTANTLY THREW THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE, BECAUSE OF THE LOWERED OIL PRESSURE READING, WHICH RESULTED IN A CAR UNABLE TO CONTINUE HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT LIMP MODE WAS AND WHAT WAS OCCURRING THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN THE VQ37VHR ENGINE. I WAS SURPRISED THIS ISN'T ALREADY A RECALL ISSUE.

CODE P0524. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, CAUSED BY MY MANUFACTURER INSTALLING BAD GASKETS. COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL 2009 G37 INFINITI MODELS.

GALLERY GASKET BLOWN IS COMMON ON EARLY MODELS BECAUSE THE GASKET IS MADE OUT OF PAPER.CAUSING THE CAR TO GO ON LIMP MODE.

MY 2009 INFINITI G37, THIRD OWNER, HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES THROUGH INFINITI. TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS "INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE." NO INDICATION FROM THE VEHICLE THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DETECTED OR ANY OTHER SYMPTOM - OTHER THAN THE "RATTLE" SOUND - THAT WOULD DISCERN AN ENGINE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT HELP ME, AND SAY THAT I HAVE NO RECOURSE. NOW, THE CAR IS AT INFINITI OF WEST CHESTER, PA AND I NEED A BRAND NEW ENGINE! THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES.

WITHOUT WARNING RPM'S DROP TO ABOUT 2,000 AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND JUST STALLS WITH NO OPTION TO BREAK. TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR 30 SECONDS SEEMS TO RESET THE ISSUE, BUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS, BUT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED! IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT'S VERY SCARY AND COULD RESULT IN A FATA CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED IT OCCASIONALLY REVS TO 4000-5000 RPM AND REMAINS THERE FOR ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS BEFORE SLOWING DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THE OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN ACTING NORMALLY, THE ENGINE STARTS AND REVS TO ABOUT 2000 RPM AND THEN SLOWS TO IDLE SPEED IN ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. THE DANGER OF THE HIGH REVS FOR 5-7 SECONDS IS THAT IF THE DRIVER IS NOT FULLY AWARE OF THE ENGINE'S SPEED, HE COULD SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE, PERHAPS HITTING NEARBY CARS, HOUSE, OUT THE GARAGE DOOR, ETC. I HAD SUCH AN INCIDENT AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE WITH FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT HE IS UNAWARE OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT IF I WOULD BRING IT IN, THEY WOULD CHECK THE SETTINGS ON THE ENGINE CONTROL. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AKIN TO THE TOYOTA UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND INFINTI NEEDS TO DEVELOP FIRST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI G37. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

MY 2009 INFINITI GX 37X LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE MPH WENT FROM 50 DOWN TO 30 IN SECONDS, THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1500. ACCELERATION FAILED. POWER STEERING AND BRAKING STILL WORKED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JULY 2009 AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOT TO WORRY, THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ONCE, I CAN REASON IT AWAY. BUT, TWICE? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND INFINITI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ASAP. DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE NO FACTOR AND THIS PROBLEM STRIPS THE DRIVER OF ANY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID A "REFLASH" OR ECU UPDATE AND SAID THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURED ON A "M" MODEL. I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR