2006 INFINITI M35 Complaints

STEERING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER INSTALLED NEW STEERING RACK.. SEEMS TO HAVE CURED PROBLEM. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35 WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT RUN WAY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. *JB

I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A CONCRETE WALL IN MY BACKYARD, KNOCKING IT DOWN. I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO MOVE THE CAR, A DEALER TECHNICIAN WOULD BE SENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. FINALLY, ALMOST TWO MONTHS LATER, ON 11/1 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT ON 11/2. ALL HE DID WAS DRIVE THE CAR, HE DID NOT DO ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH INIFINITI'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT STINKS. MY INSURANCE CO., STATE FARM, WHICH I THOUGHT I COULD DEPEND ON TO GET THINGS DONE, SUCH AS DEMANDING MORE DETAILED TESTING, ETC., DID NOTHING. NO ONE SEEMS CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED OF HAVING TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS DESIGNED WITH A KEYLESS PUSH BUTTON STARTER AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO ALARM TO REMIND THE OCCUPANTS TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS INADVERTENTLY LOCK THE VEHICLE AND LEFT IT RUNNING TWICE. *NM

WHEN DRIVING OVER A SECTION OF RUTTED ROAD THE CAR MOVES UNPREDICTABLY AND STRONGLY TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *NM

2006 M35 SPORT PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING OR HITTING A BUMP. *TS WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSUMER LOST SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING ON TWO OCCASIONS. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SIGHT SLOWLY AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CAUSING A MINOR KNEE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS A PRECAUTION. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WAS INSPECTED EACH TIME.

I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 INFINITI M35 ON OCTOBER OF 2005 FROM MILLER IFINITI IN THE CITY OF VAN NUYS CA. I BARELY HAVE 3 MONTHS WITH THIS CAR AND THE BRAKES ARE ALREADY SQUEAKING. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE TO CARL MILLER (MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT) AND ADVISED IN DETAIL OF THE "SQUEAKING PROBLEM OF MY VEHICLE" HE LITERALLY TOLD ME "QUOTE ON QUOTE" TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND ON THE WAY OUT OF THE EXIT TO BRAKE REALLY HARD - THAT WOULD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I SAID NO, I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR HIM TO CHECK IT, THEN HE SAID, THAT IT WOULD NOT MATTER BECAUSE, HE WOULD TELL ME THE SAME THING ONCE I GOT THERE (BASICALLY, SEND ME BACK HOME). THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING REALLY BAD TO BE SUCH A NEW CAR. I REFUSE TO PUT MYSELF OR MY FAMILY IN DANGER FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES GIVEN FROM CARL MILLER (SERVICE MANAGER). I SERIOUSLY THINK, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES/DISCS OF THIS MODELS (I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED RIGHT AWAY). ACCORDING TO CARL MILLER THIS IS NORMAL PROTOCOL FOR SUCH PROBLEMS. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT INFINTI SUPPOSEDLY A LUXURY BRAND EXPECTS THE CUSTOMER TO DO THIS HORRENDOUS PROCEDURE DUE TO THEIR POORLY MADE VEHICLES (POOR ENGINEERING). IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED, I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY FROM INFINITI. IN THE FUTURE I LOOK FORWARD TO LEXUS AND ACURA REAL LUXURY VEHICLES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THE BEAM FROM THE LIGHTS WILL SHOW THE ROAD FOR NO MORE THAN TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER LEVELING SYSTEM POSITIONING THE LIGHT BEAM CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE THAN NECESSARY. HE FEELS THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BRAKING DISTANCES WOULD EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTED AREA. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED TO DO THIS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB