2006 INFINITI M45 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND ENGINE STALLED, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, VDC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PULLED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MADE IT TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY IDLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RE-START VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT IGNITE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK LESS CONGESTED ROADS HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THE CODE REPORTED A PAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING "CAM POSITION SENSORS". IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOTIVE MAKER TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC RISK EXPOSURE TO DRIVER, OCCUPANTS, AND OTHER HIGHWAY TRAVELERS DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE! I CALLED LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED MY CARS PROBLEM, AND THEN SAID MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR RECALL. *TR

INTERIOR DASH IS MELTING AND VERY STICKY. ON ANY GIVEN DAY THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN WILL BOUNCE OFF THE DASH, ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, EFFECTIVELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS SPECIALLY HARD TO SEE ON VERY HOT/SUNNY DAYS WHEN THE DASH GETS REALLY GLOSSY FROM MELTING, MAKING IT EVEN WORSE TO DRIVE AND VERY SCARY ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TWO FRIENDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. THEY WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND ALL WERE QUITE FRIGHTENED BY THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART SO THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC (I WAS OUT OF TOWN). TODAY I WENT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC. WE CHECKED IT TOGETHER AND IT STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL SO WE WENT FOR A RIDE AND THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AS WELL, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LIGHTS ARE NOW LIGHTED ON THE DASH (VDC OFF, SLIP, RAS & CHECK ENGINE). SEARCHING NICOCLUB AND OTHER FORUMS INCLUDING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH SO OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBILITY. *TR

SEAT BROKE 1 MONTH AGO, AND WAS LEANING TO RIGHT. WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING, WENT TO ADJUST THE SEAT HEIGHT, AND THE SEAT BROKE DOWN TO THE GROUND. HAD TO PULL OVER INTO EMERGENCY LANE, AND RE-ADJUST MIRRORS, AND STEERING WHEEL HEIGHT. SEAT WILL NOT MOVE UP/DOWN ANYMORE, AND IS PLANTED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. *TR

WHILST DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION NARROWLY MAKING IT ACROSS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE CAR COMPLETELY WAS OFF. THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL 4 TRIES LATER. I DROVE THE CAR TOWARDS THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AT ABOUT 50 MPH CAUSING NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES OR WARNING - I NOTICED THIS WHEN THE CAR HAD NO POWER OR RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RETRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN THIS TIME 3 TRIES STARTED IT BACK UP. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THAT, ONE OF THE "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS", WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. 1 WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH, IT WAS LIKE ONE MINUTE YOUR GOING 60MPH THEN NOTHING, YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION, POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, I HAD TO FORCE CARS TO EVADE ME AS I COASTED WITH NO POWER OR ENGINE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN ANOTHER "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS", I HAD THEM REPLACE THEM ALL AT $1,100 IN TOTAL. INFINITI/NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA MUST RECALL THESE SENSORS! THEY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AND CAUSING THESE DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS, GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS CROSSING TRAFFIC WHEN THE SENSORS FAIL AND GET T-BONED AND DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT DROPPED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT WELDING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE CAR PULLS IN EITHER DIRECTION ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. PULLS TO THE LEFT MORE FREQUENTLY AND DOES IT ANYTIME THERE IS A BUMP OR UNLEAVENED ROAD. HAVE COMPLETED 2 OR MORE ALIGNMENTS AND THE PROBLEM WON'T GO AWAY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TOWARDS THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE BREAK OCCURRED AT THE WELDED STEEL. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT FORUMS, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS FLAW IS UNSAFE AND COSTLY TO THE CONSUMERS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD SENSOR AND HO SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINTI M45. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V430000 (SPEED CONTROL) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE, WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN. UPDATED 01/07/14