2006 INFINITI M35 Complaints

STEERING TRAMLINES ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE VEHICLE HANDLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I GOT IN THE CAR THIS MORNING AND MY SUNROOF WAS FINE. I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND THAT WAS WHEN I HEARD THIS CRACKING SOUND. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AWAY, I PARKED THE CAR GOT OUT AND TOOK MY DAUGHTER INTO SCHOOL. THERE WAS NOTHING ON ABOVE MY CAR, I PARKED IN AN OPEN AREA. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR IT SOUNDED AS IF GLASS POPPED FROM SOMEWHERE. I GOT OUT LOOKED AT THE ROOF AND MY SUNROOF HAS A CRACK ALONG THE FRONT AND THERE IS A HOLE THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK THEIR FIST FROM INSIDE THE CAR AND PUNCHED IT TOWARDS THE SKY. I DROVE BACK HOME TRYING TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY INDICATION OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS JUST IN THE CAR LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO AND MY CAR WAS FINE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH EXPLODING SUNROOFS AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR NISSAN AND INFINITI AS WELL AS OTHER MAKES AND MODES. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY CALLED MANHATTAN INFINITI AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF BULLETIN ABOUT IT AND THEY WOULD KNOW IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE. THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED. MY ISSUE IS THAT THIS ISN'T A WARRANTY COMPLAINT THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH THE SUNROOF AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THAT DEALER SHOULD COVER THIS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I HAD THE SUNROOF OPEN OR EVEN CRACKED AS THE GLASS WOULD HAVE FELL IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND HIT ME OR MY CHILDREN. *TR

DRIVING NORTH ON I95 NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, CRUISING AT 75 MPH, HAD TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO GET INTO LEFT LANE AHEAD OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND MAKE ROOM FOR ON-RAMP CAR ENTERING HIGHWAY. WHEN I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, WHO DELIVERED ME TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP MANAGER INFORMED ME OF THE FAILURE AS DETERMINED BY THE ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS. SINCE HE HAD TO ORDER PARTS, HE HAD TO TAKE ME AND MY FAMILY TO A CAR RENTAL COMPANY. AFTER ABOUT 5 DAYS, THE CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP. THE REPAIR COST WAS $939.42, THE RENTAL COST WAS $174.18, AND I DROVE ABOUT 210 EXTRA MILES MAKING GAS COST ABOUT $30. AT THE TIME, I ASSUMED THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL BUT ISOLATED PRODUCT FAILURE. NOW, I SEE NHTSA RECALL 13V-430 AND BELIEVE THAT MY SITUATION WAS DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT, AND ALSO A REVIEW OF MY CAR'S SYSTEM AS REPAIRED TO REPLACE PARTS FURTHER AS NECESSARY. *TR

MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK AND INFORMED ME THAT HER SEAT WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE SEAT, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO WORK A DEAL OUT WITH HE DEALER, I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD CRACKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS VERY CONCERNED SINCE HE BELIEVED IT WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. ...UPDATED 01/14/14 *BF

MY VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH THE SLIGHTEST ROAD IMPERFECTION. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED, TIRES REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND AIRED UP TO THE PROPER PRESSURE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, BUT WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND INFINIT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THEN THE CHAIR LEANED TO THE RIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS COLLAPSED AND FOUND MYSELF VERY LOW. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. IT SEEMED THAT THE ASSEMBLY UNDERNEATH THE CHAIR HAD COLLAPSED. TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE, I HAD TO USE SEVERAL PILLOWS TO SIT ON TO REACH A HEIGHT FOR NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT I NEED A NEW CHAIR WITH THE ASSEMBLY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE INFINITY CARS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAPHAZARD AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A CITY STREET NOT DRIVING FAST AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER AND INSPECT THE ISSUE. IF I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR ON A FREEWAY AND THE SEAT SUDDENLY LEANS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN COLLAPSES, THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A SAFETY HAPHAZARD. *TR

AFTER PARKING MY CAR (2006 INFINITI M35X) I WENT TO UNBUCKLE MY SEAT BELT AND TO OPEN THE DOOR, MY SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT PRESSING IT TO AND THE REAR OF MY DRIVER SEAT FELL BACK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I DON'T WHY IT FELL FOR I ONLY WEIGHT 172 LBS EXACTLY. SO I'M NOT THE HEAVIEST. I WOULD OF BEEN SCARED IF IT FELL WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD OF REACTED TO THE FAILURE OF MY SEAT CAN CLEARLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT FROM THAT. AN I RESEARCH AND SEE THAT IT JUST HAPPENS AND NO REASON EXCEPT OF YEA SEATING ON YOUR SEAT OVER AND OVER, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TO DO WHAT IT DID. THEN THE DEALERSHIP WANNA OVER CHARGE YOU UP TO $1500 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THINK THAT. IT SHOULD BE AN RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE A LOT PEOPLE DON'T LOOK INTO RECALLS, I'M NOW POSTING AFTER TALKING TO SOMEONE AND SAYING IT HAPPEN TO THEIR FRIEND AND SAY THAT IT ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT CAN BE WAY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEAT FAILURES THAT MAY LEAD TO INJURIES AND MAYBE DEATHS BECAUSE LUCKILY MY SEAT FELL WHEN I PARK. WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT SAFETY FEATURES THIS CAR "HAVE" GET SUBTRACTED BY THE SEAT COLLAPSING OUT OF NO WHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 M35 INFINITI. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK WHEN SHE MADE WIDE TURNS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.