2006 INFINITI M35 Complaints

MY INFINITY M35X 2006 IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUSE CONTROL THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAIN THE FOLLOW DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD. IF I AM USING CRUSE CONTROL AT A HIGH SPEED AND APPROACH A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DECELERATION CAN BE VERY FAST AND SUDDEN, IT OFTEN EXCEEDS -5MPH PER SECOND. THE DESIGN DEFECT IS THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. IF I USE CRUSE CONTROL TO FOLLOW IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE THROTTLE TO THE BRAKES AND BACK AGAIN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT. IF SOMEBODY WAS TO STRIKE MY CAR IN THE TAIL, HE MIGHT CLAIM MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE INVESTIGATOR WOULD TEST MY BRAKE LIGHTS, HE AND THE OTHER DRIVER WOULD SEE THAT THEY DO WORK. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD THINK THAT BRAKE LIGHT OPERATION MIGHT BE CONDITIONAL ON HOW THE CAR IS CONTROLLED. I BELIEVE THE CRUSE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE TO BE A HAZARD. I RECOGNIZE THAT MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD AND THEY PROBABLE DO NOT MAKE THE SAME DESIGN ANY MORE. BUT DO NEWER DESIGNS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT? IT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AND MONEY TO CORRECT THIS, THEREFOR IT MAY NOT BE CORRECTED IN NEWER DESIGNS AND OTHER BRANDS. NOTE: I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRAFFIC INCIDENT RELATED TO THIS DEFECT.

WELD BROKE THAT SUPPORT THE DEVICE THAT RAISE THE SEAT, CAUSE THE SEAT TO MOVE INTO DASH WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING.

ON MARCH 9TH, 2015 MY 2006 INFINITI M35 STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND BATTERY AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL INFINITI DEALER. INITIALLY THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ECM (BRAIN) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND, AFTER A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRESSURE FROM ME TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THE NISSAN FACTORY AGREED TO COVER THE ECM REPLACEMENT (~$2200). ON APRIL 9TH, 2015 THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS "FIXED AND READY" HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING HOME IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY (WHILE GOING ~70MPH WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME) AND AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR AN ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC ($420) AT WHICH TIME THEY DISCOVERED "MELTED AND SHORTING" WIRES BETWEEN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) AND THE FUSE BOX... ON APRIL 22ND, 2015 THEY REPLACED THESE WIRES (THEY NEVER ACTUALLY DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE MELTED SHORTING WIRES) AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS "FIXED AND READY"... YET AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY CALLED IN AN ADVANCED FACTORY TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND ANOTHER WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY'RE QUOTING ME AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIR ($8400). THE CAR CURRENTLY SHOWS A ~$10.5K VALUE ON KELLEY BLUE BOOK... *TR

THESE DEFECTIVE PARKS KEEPS MAKING THE IDLE JUMP AND SOMETIMES STALL. I KEEP REPLACING THEM TO SEE IF THEY ARE BAD BUT WILL NOT CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE OPERATION ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED ON THREE DIFFERENT DOORS AND A FOURTH ON IS NOW NOT OPERABLE. INFINITI HAS NOT RECALLED THE CAR BUT HONDA HAS DONE SO FOR MY WIFE'S CAR. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN $1,500 ON THIS PROBLEM ALREADY. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2006 INFINITI M35 FROM APPROVAL ONE, LAPLACE, LA ON 3/16/2012 . I WAS NOT SHOWN A CARFAX REPORT. IT WAS FINANCED BY ASI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR $16,000. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR SENSOR AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN PER LETTER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS AND I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO RAY BRANT INFINITI AND WAS TOLD A PART ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. THAT WOULD COST ME $2,300.00. I DECIDED TO TRADE IN THE CAR ON 8/2/2014 AND WAS GIVEN A CARFAX REPORT SHOWING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL DEALERS THAT NO ONE WOULD TAKE THE CAR RELATING TO THE DAMAGE. I REPORTED TO ASI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. AS A RESULT, I HAVE A CAR NOT FITTED TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN AND AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $16,000.00 THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

MY FIRST PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME A NEW ONE WOULD BE AT A COST TO ME AT OVER 350.00$. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS A SEAT WELD BROKE, I HAVE NOT GONE IN FOR THAT PROBLEM YET BUT I'M SURE IT WILL BE AT A COST TIME AS WELL. *TR

THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE TRACK AND SLID DANGEROUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE PLASTIC NEAR THE FLOORBOARD HAS COLLAPSED AND MAKES CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING, CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND BE STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT WAS THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.