2010 INFINITI M35 Complaints

WHEN CAR IS SLOWING DOWN, IT WILL JUMP WILDLY WITH THE RPM'S AND SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. CAR COULD HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON IF THE BRAKE IS NOT HELD FIRMLY. CANNOT GET THE LOCAL DEALER OR CORP. TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR FIX IT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE BUT THE DEALER SAYS TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THERE IS A HARD FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THE CAR WILL JUMP AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THE DEALER SAYS THERE COULD BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE AND DO NOT WANT TO EAT THE COST OF A COMPUTER IF THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED THIS SITUATION UP ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR. IT DID NOT DO THIS BEFORE UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. *TR

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, 70MPH ZONE, SLIGHT DOWNHILL SPEED OF 72MPH. NEW REAR TIRES, VERY GOOD CONDITION FRONT TIRES, 1 DAY OLD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, CONCRETE HIGHWAY SURFACE IN SUNNY DRY CONDITIONS, APPROXIMATE OUTSIDE TEMP 65. VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL DISPLACING APPROXIMATELY 30-45 DEGREES FROM CENTER TO THE RIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A JERK AND DISPLACEMENT TO THE LEFT OF APPROXIMATELY 30-45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND REPEATED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AGAIN... CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE... REDUCED SPEED, KILLED CRUISE CONTROL, LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES. CAR BECAME MORE CONTROLLABLE AS SPEED WAS REDUCED. MAJOR AUTO REPAIR LOCATION AND ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION, POSSIBLY "A STUCK VALVE" CAUSING EXCESSIVE STEERING INPUTS TO BE ALLOWED AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 NORTH CA GOING BETWEEN LATHROP AND STOCKTON WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. I BARELY HAD ENOUGH POWER TO GET OFF THE FWY RAMP WHERE IT WAS SAFE TO PARK. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN INFINITI DEALER AND HAD THEM CHECK THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR-22680-7S00A NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN THIS SENSOR WENT BAD, THE ENGINE GOES INTO A NEUTRAL MODE OR CLOSE TO SHUTDOWN MODE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. ONCE THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR FUNCTIONED FINE. WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE A PROBLEM BEFORE, DURING, OR EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR HAD TO BE HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE TO DETECT WHAT WAS WRONG. I WAS SO FRIGHTEN WHEN THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AS A RESULT OF THE CAR LOSING POWER IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I REPLACED THE LEFT MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO EVER BE IN THAT SAME SITUATION AGAIN. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! *TR

VEHICLE STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE ITS OWN MIND AT ALMOST ALL SPEEDS AND TENDS TO LUNGE FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER REQUIRING CONTINUOUS CORRECTION. THE WHEELS SEEM TO FOLLOW MOST EVERY DEFORMITY / IRREGULARITY OF THE ROAD. ONE INSTANCE THE VEHICLE MOVED OVER FROM ONE LANE TO THE MIDDLE OF ADJOINING LANE ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING CAN SWING UPTO 45 TO 60 DEGREES IN EITHER DIRECTION. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES - FIRST TIME WITH 18000 MILES ON THE CAR. HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ADVISED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. RESEARCHED ON WEB AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL CAR DESCRIBED AS 'TRAMLINING'. LAST TIME I TOOK A PRINT OUT OF NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM THE WEB TO THE DEALER BUT THEY STILL REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE IS NO SOLUTION OFFERED BY INFINITI FOR THIS PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE TIRES. HAVE CHANGED THE OEM TIRES AT 26000 MILES, DONE ALIGNMENT THREE TIMES, BRAKES SERVICED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL BUT NO SOLUTION OFFERED. I FEEL INFINITI IS DENYING TO RECOGNIZE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY LEASED 2010 INFINITY WITH 245-45-RSA 18" TIRES INSTALLED. IN 14000 MILES TIRES HAVE SUFFERED 3 LOW PROFILE TIRES WITH SIDEWALL DAMAGE DUE TO STRIKING POTHOLES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.HAVING DRIVEN 60YRS AND OVER 900,000 MILES EXPERIENCED ONLY ONE TIRE SIDEWALL DAMAGE WITH BUBBLE/RUPTURE IN ALL THAT TIME. HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN AUTO RACING MY DRIVING SKILLS ARE BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE DRIVER.I AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE POT HOLES BUT IT IS INEVITABLE TO CONTACT SOME. I ALSO TRY TO SLOW DOWN AS SAFETY PERMITS SO AS TO HAVE A LOWER IMPACT ON SAID POT HOLES. STILL 3EA.TIRES IN 14000 MILES ARE DUE TO THE "LOW PROFILE TIRE DESIGN" THE SHALLOW ASPECT RATIO IS THE CULPRIT. AS A FAA LICENSED AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MECHANIC AND FAA LICENSED PRIVATE PILOT I AM QUITE FAMILIAR WITH A WALK A ROUND NECESSARY BEFORE A AIRCRAFT IS FLOWN,I ALSO APPLY THIS TO THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. IF THERE IS A BUBBLE OR SIDEWALL DAMAGE THE POTENTIAL FOR A "BLOWOUT" ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED WITH ONE'S SELF , FRIENDS OR FAMILY FOR INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO A TIRE BLOWOUT EXISTS. MY OPINION IS THAT LOW PROFILE SHOULD BE SOLD ONLY ON LIGHTER WEIGHT SPORTS CARS AND IN AREA'S OF THE COUNTRY WHERE POTHOLES ARE NOT SEEN.IN OTHER WORDS WARMER CLIMATES CAN HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND COLDER CLIMATE AREA'S SHOULD NOT UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE DRIVERS OF CARS THAT MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH THESE TIRES ON A REQUESTED BASIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM AS THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS MAKE MONEY REPLACING THESE TIRES AS DO THE NEW CAR DEALERS AS THE RETAILER OF THESE DANGEROUS TIRES.I SHOPPED FOR THE LAST TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND THREE TIRE RETAILERS STATED THEY REPLACE A ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF THESE TIRES DUE TO THE SAME REASON. *KB

I FREQUENTLY INCUR TRAMLINING WHEN DRIVING MY M35 INFINITY. ALMOST ANY ASPHALT SURFACE THAT HAS A PAVING OVERLAP WILL CAUSE IT, AND IN SOME INSTANCES, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE RIPPED FROM MY HANDS. IN FACT, THIS EVENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY, JUL 15 ON THE EAST ACCESS ROAD IN TUBAC, AZ. THIS IS TRULY A SERIOUS DEFECT AND UNBECOMING TO THE INFINITY BRAND. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHILE DOWN SHIFTING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LUNGE FORWARD. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 536. UPDATED 03/11/11 UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M35X THAT PULLS TO THE RIGHT/LEFT ALL THE TIME I HAVE CHANGED MY TIRES TWICE BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT IT IS THE STEERING THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM RACK AND PINOIN. *TR

2010 INFINITI M35X. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING DEFECTIVE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE SIDEWALL ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE DEFECT CONSISTED OF A BREAK ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH LONG. THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO NAIL OR OTHER OBJECT IN THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REAR TIRES HAD LOW TREAD LIFE AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO SUSPECTED THE REAR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *JB

ON THREE SEPARATE DAYS, I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING MY BRAND NEW INFINITI M35. THE FIRST DAY, ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR BUCKED AND SHOOK AND CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS, THIS OCCURRED TWICE EACH DAY. SEVERAL PEOPLE SAW THIS HAPPENING AND SCREEMED FOR ME TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR TURN OFF THE MOTOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE INFINITI DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHECKED THE COMPUTER READ OUT, ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE FOR 70 MILES, AND INSPECTED IT THOROUGHLY BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY FRIEND TRIED TWICE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD. ON EACH OCCASION, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND WAS SHAKING AND SWEATING. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE KILLED IN THIS CAR DUE TO A MALFUNCTION THAT CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM, PLEASE REPORT IT SO THAT INFINITI WILL KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE M35 THAT MIGHT END UP BY KILLING PEOPLE. *DT