2006 Infiniti M35 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HINGE SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET AND THE UPPER PART OF THE SEAT FELL BACK AND COULD NOT BE RECLINED FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HI, I BOUGHT NOT TO LONG AGO THIS VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HOWEVER RECENTLY THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BROKE, THERE IS A LITTLE ARM THAT ATTACHES TO THE BAR AT THE BACK THAT IS NOT ATTACHED. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF REPORTS LIKE THIS ONLINE OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF RECALL. INFINITI IS A REPUTABLE CAR BUT THIS WORKMANSHIP IS TERRIBLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.I ONLY WEIGHT 170LBS SO I AM SURE THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. *TT

MY 06 INFINITI M35X LIKES TO WANDER OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES WHICH REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE CAR ON ITS TRUE PATH. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED WITH NEW TIRES, PASSED INSPECTION BUT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. *TT

THE DRIVERS SEAT BASE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE METAL LEVER THAT ADJUSTS THE HEIGHT OFF THE FLOOR AND THE SEAT TILTED SHARPLY LEFT. THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED LEVEL AND THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITH THE BROKEN SEAT POSITION. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY IN THIS VEHICLE. INFINITI REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY REMEDY OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SEAT AT HUGE EXPENSE TO ME. AN EXAMINATION OF THE SEAT SHOWS NO ABUSE OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CONNECTION IS MADE WITH A WEAK WELD THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND NORMAL USE. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REQUIRE INFINITI TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

MY INFINITI M35X ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY DURING PARKING CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING AND RESULTING IN $10K WORTH OF VEHICULAR DAMAGE. THE IMPACT JARRED ME SUCH THAT I TEMPORARILY BECAME DISORIENTED AND WAS UNSURE OF "WHAT JUST HAPPENED." A SECOND INCIDENT OF SUCH NATURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CAREEN OVER A RAILING AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. IN THE FORMER INSTANCE THERE WAS NO PROPERTY OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE OFTEN SURGES WITHOUT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL OR WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. *TR

**STEERING ISSUE.****WHEN COMING TO STOPS DOING LOCAL DRIVING, VEHICLE FRONT END STEERS TO EITHER SIDE OF ROAD, BUT MORE SO TO THE RIGHT. IT OFTEN FEELS AS THOU FRONT STEERING SYSTEM IS LOOSE. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS EVEN WORST, CAR WANTS TO PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT AGGRESSIVELY AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION OF DIRECTION OF STEERING AS IM DRIVING. LIVING IN NYC WHERE ROAD QUALITY ISN'T EXACTLY PEACHY, THIS IS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I'VE CHANGED TIRES AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THE NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROPER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND A RECALL DONE. ESPECIALLY IF IT TURNS OUT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE ISSUE. SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS CANT BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 INFINITI M35 ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL BACK OFF OF ITS FRAME ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE SEATS ARE WELDED TO THE FRAME NOT BOLTED AND THE WELD BROKE LOSE. THEY SAID BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THE FACTORY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST AND THEREFORE IT WOULD COST ME 1100.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I CONTACTED THERE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION TO ASK THEM FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY HELP, SHOWING NO CONCERN FOR THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILL DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE ON THAT SEAT. *TR

1.WENT IN FOR BRAKE WORK AND AFTERWARDS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING STARTED TO MAKE NOISES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. 2. BAD FRONT WHEEL BEARING, SEEMS TO OCCUR QUITE OFTEN ON INFINITI M SERIES MODELS. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE BEARING COULD LOCK UP AND EITHER THROW THE VEHICLE OFF PATH FROM THE DIRECTION BEING TRAVELED AND POTENTIALLY OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE. 3. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS WAY PREMATURE FOR WHEEL BEARINGS TO BE GOING OUT. BRAKES, I UNDERSTAND, BUT NOT WHEEL BEARINGS. *TR

WHEN COMING TO STOPS VEHICLE FRONT END STEERS TO EITHER SIDE OF ROAD, AS IF FRONT STEERING SYSTEM IS LOOSE. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR WANTS TO WONDER AND MUST CONSTANTLY CORRECT DIRECTION OF STEERING AS IM DRIVING. *TR

CAR PULLS TO EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SLIGHTEST UNEVENNESS OF SURFACE. IT IS A STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT IF ROAD IS NOT NEW AND EVEN. *TR

THE VEHICLE GROGING NOISE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN LIKEW THERE IS SOMETHING RUBBING THE RACK/PINION WHICH CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ITS REALLY BAD IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD BUT EVEN WHEN THE CARS WARM AT TIMES ITS REALLY BAD.

VEHICLE TRACKS SPORADICALLY TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON TRAIN TRACKS AND CONSTANTLY JUMPING TRACK. CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE CAR PULLS FIERCELY IN EITHER DIRECTION AT WILL.

THE ISSUE IS WITHIN MY 2006 INFINITI M35X DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN AFTER SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I DID, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WENT LEFT AND BACK AND I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THERE HAS BEEN MOVEMENT IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN BRAKING. IT WOULD MOVE A COUPLE OF INCHES FORWARD INSTEAD OF STAYING IN PLACE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ESTIMATED THAT IT IS GOING TO COST $900 TO REPLACE THE SLIDE LIFT ASSEMBLY. *TR

STEERING PROBLEM WITH 2006 INFINITI M35X. CAR HAS SEVERE TRAMILING OR TRACKING PROBLEM. CAR SWERVES TO LEFT AND RIGHT DRAMATICALLY WHEN CROSSING CROWN IN HIGHWAY OR TRAVELING OVER RUTTED OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THIS CONDITION HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS THE WAY THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO HANDLE. WE HAVE TRIED OTHER TIRES AND ALIANMENTS TO NO AVAIL.

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M35 ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH 109,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY WANDER AND PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DURING CASUAL DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES PULL SO ABRUPTLY THAT IT CAUSES ME TO LEAVE THE LANE. I FEAR THAT ONE DAY THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PULLING OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PROPER ORDER.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR 50,000 MILES AGO. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35 SPORT. TRAMLINING ISSUE. CAR PULLS TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING. I GET WHEEL ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED, AND SEEMS TO HELP FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES, THEN THE CAR DOES THE TRAMLINING ISSUE AGAIN. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35 STEERING ISSUE. I REPLACED THE TIRES HAD A ALIGNMENT AND THE CAR STILL HAS A TREMBLING ISSUE. *TR

A VARIOUS TIMES AND UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS MY VEHICLE WILL DART TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. QUICK STEERING CORRECTION HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DEPARTING THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS NEARLY LEAD TO A COLLISION. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35X IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR WANTS TO PULL LEFT OR RIGHT AND REQUIRES HEAVY STEERING EFFORT TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN POSITION IN LANE. SO SEVERE THAT HANDS ARE SORE AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECKED. NEITHER HAD ANY IMPACT ON ISSUE. *TR

CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL THERE IS ANY KIND OF SMALL BUMPS, INDENTATIONS, POTHOLES, ETC ON THE ROAD. ONCE IT HITS AN AREA THAT IS NOT 100% FLAT THE STEERING GOES CRAZY. EVEN WHEN CHANGING LANES AND YOU DRIVE OVER ONE OF THE REFLECTORS ON THE ROAD TO MARK TRAFFIC LANES THE CAR WILL MOVE SEVERELY ONE DIRECTION AND FORCE YOU TO MAKE A HARD AND FAST CORRECTION TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT CURBS, CENTER DIVIDERS, OTHER CARS, AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION WALLS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT HAPPENS EVEN MORE SO AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35X. STEERING PULLS LEFT AND/OR RIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON GOOD ROADS AND BAD. DEALER SAYS, 'IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.' NEW TIRES. NO DIFFERENCE. NEW ALIGNMENT. NO DIFFERENCE. *TR

I HAVE AN '06 INFINITI M35X. THE STEERING BUCKED AND ROLLED AND GENERALLY MOVED ERRATICALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS PRETTY REGULAR. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED-REDUCED THE ACTION-BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG W/THE STEERING OF THIS MACHINE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 INFINITI M35 SPORT WITH 43,000 MILES THAT IS EXHIBITING ERRATIC AND VERY ALARMING STEERING CHARACTERISTICS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BRAKING TO A STOP, OR RIDING OVER UNEVEN ROADS THE STEERING WILL PULL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT (INCONSISTENTLY) TO THE POINT WHERE I MUST ACTIVELY AND CONSTANTLY WORK TO KEEP IT CENTERED (TIRE PRESSURE IS AT SPEC AND ~2/3 TREAD DEPTH LEFT). I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS CALLED "TRAMLINING". PLEASE HELP LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TAKES SOMEONE'S LIFE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M35 ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH 49,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY WANDER AND PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DURING CASUAL DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES PULL SO ABRUPTLY THAT IT CAUSES ME TO LEAVE THE LANE. I FEAR THAT ONE DAY THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE PULLING OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PROPER ORDER. AS AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC, I FEEL I AM QUALIFIED TO SAY THAT THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS, AND INFINITI SHOULD OFFER SOME SORT OF RECALL. *TR

MY 2006 INFINTII M35 FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED SHUT, CANT GET IT OPEN. INFINITI SAYS ITS AN ACTUATOR AND IT'LL COST ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO 600....FROM WHAT IM LEARNING, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUES THAT INFINITI MUST RECALL! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M35 WITH 42K MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND TRIED PUMPING THE PEDAL AND NOTHING. THE ENGINE SAT AT AN IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH STOPPED TRAFFIC AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. LET ME BE CLEAR THAT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND FELT THE BRAKES BEGINNING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE ENGINE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT IMPACTING OTHER TRAFFIC. BUT, I WAS SITTING PARKED AT THE STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE MASHED TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE ENGINE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO REGISTER 2500 RPMS. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ALONG THE WAY, THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO JUMP ERRATICALLY CAUSING SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WAS SENDING ERRONEOUS DATA TO THE CAR?S COMPUTER. IN MY VIEW, THIS VEHICLE HAS FUNDAMENTAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FLAWS THAT PRESENT A RISK TO THE LARGER PUBLIC WHEN A SENSOR FAILURE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. MOREOVER, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVED SAFETY LOGIC. WHILE, I MANAGED TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE RESULTING HAZARDS THIS TIME,

I OWN A 2006 INFINITI M35 X (44,000 MILES) THAT IS EXHIBITING VERY ALARMING STEERING CHARACTERISTICS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BRAKING TO A STOP, OR RIDING OVER UNEVEN ROADS THE STEERING WILL PULL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT (INCONSISTENTLY) TO THE POINT WHERE I MUST ACTIVELY AND CONSTANTLY WORK TO KEEP IT CENTERED (TIRE PRESSURE IS AT SPEC). I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THE SAY THAT THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THIS ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT IS NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING BUT EVERYTIME DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING VIBRATES AND LOUD NOISE. THE ISSUE IS THE STEERING RACK ON AWD MODELS. INFINITI CANADA DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 5000KM. I HAVE A BIG CONCERN THAT AT SOME POINT THE STEERING RACK MIGHT FAIL AND LEAD TO A CRASH. THIS ISSUE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE COVERED BY INFINITI. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND INFINITI EVEN HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, AND AN UPDATED PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE PRICE OF THE PART ALONE IS 1000$, AND I THINK THAT INFINITI SHOULD COVER THE COSTS, BECAUSE IT IS A FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

ON JULY, 22, 2009, MY 2006 INFINITI M35X ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD PARKED THE CAR AND IT TOOK OFF , WENT THROUGH A METAL FENCE, THROUGH SOME BUSHES AND PULLED A POLE FROM THE GROUND. THE POLE LODGED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND STOPPED THE CAR WHICH HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THE BRAKES. I WAS CLOSE TO A BRICK BUILDING AND WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED (ACCORDING TO THE POLICE) IF THE CAR HAD KEPT ON GOING. A POLICEMEN WHO CAME TO MY RESCUE WAS CONVINCED THAT I HAD ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF BRAKING AND WROTE THAT IN HIS POLICE REPORT. WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH TOYOTA, I FEEL VINDICATED BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME REACTION FROM THE POLICE.WHEN THEIR CARS HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL. I NOTIFIED INFINITI OF THE ACCIDENT AND THEY WERE WILLING TO SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEY INSISTED ON THE POLICE REPORT. OF COURSE, THE REPORT PUT ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY WITH ME AND I DIDN'T FIGHT IT UNTIL I STARTED HEARING FROM VICTIMS OF THE TOYOTA DEBACLE. IT NEVER CAME TO PASS, AS SOMEONE WAS WILLING TO BUY MY DAMAGED CAR AND I WAS HAPPY TO GET RID OF IT, AS I NEVER WOULD HAVE FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT AGAIN.SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I STARTED TO HEAR ABOUT TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS AND IT STRUCK A CHORD. I THINK THE INFINITIS NEED TO CHECK THEIR CARS AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER INFINITI DRIVERS. OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD DRIVEN MY CAR WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT, THEIR CRITICISM BEING THAT IT WAS TOO PEPPY AND HARD TO CONTROL. I DID NOT REPAI

MY 2006 INFINITI M35X WILL UNEXPECTEDLY WONDER ACROSS LANES. SOMETIMES IT GOES STRAIGHT THEN SUDDENLY IT WILL VEER RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND VERIFIED THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT. DEALER TOLD ME TRY NEW TIRES, WHICH I DID. NOTHING CORRECTS THE ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS A FAULTY RACK AND PINION BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNLESS YOU STILL HAVE WARRANTY LEFT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT MANY TIMES. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT PULLED HER OFF THE ROAD.*TR

2006 INFINITI M35 X LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. CAR WOULD PULL BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD TO PULL CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STEERING ISSUES PERSISTED. LEARNED OF OTHER REPORTS ON INFINITI M35X STEERING BY RESEARCHING ON INTERNET. REFERRED TO ISSUE AS TRAMLINING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY INFINITI AS LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY.*CW

I OWN A 2006 INFINITI M35-S WHICH SUFFERS FROM TRAMLINING. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON RUTTED OR CROWNED ROADS, AND WHEN APPROACHING AT STOPLIGHT AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 10MPH, THE CAR WILL YANK ITSELF INTO THE NEXT LANE OVER, REQUIRING ME TO COUNTER STEER IT. MY DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR OF THIS TYPE, BUT I ALSO OWN A G35 OF THE SAME YEAR WHICH DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND LATER, YET NO RECALL OR ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED.

I PURCHASED AN INFINITY M35 PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ALIGNMENT, ROTATED THE TIRES, THEY TELL ME IT'S FIXED, BUT AFTER EACH SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS UNCHANGED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT INFINITY AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ON GOOGLE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

THE NAVIGATION (MAP) SCREEN TURNS OFF WHEN A PHONE CALL IS PLACED OR RECEIVED. INFINITI WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR BOTH HANDS FREE NAVIGATION AND PHONE USE. HOWEVER SOME RIDICULOUS REASON THEY OPTED TO REPLACE THE MAP SCREEN WITH A SCREEN THAT TELLS YOU YOUR ON THE PHONE. THIS REQUIRES ONE TO GET LOST IF FOLLOWING THE NAVIGATION OR PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL YOUR OFF THE PHONE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN THE 2009 MODEL AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 INFINITI M35X AND THIS CAR SUFFERS TERRIBLY FROM ERRATIC HANDLING, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS TRAMLINING. THIS CAR IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE ON RUTTED OR CROWNED ROADS AT ANY SPEED AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING TO AVOID HAVING THIS CAR 'DART' INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OFF THE HIGHWAY COMPLETELY. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND LATER, YET NO RECALL OR ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED. THIS DESIGN FLAW WILL KILL, AND PROBABLY HAS KILLED, SOMEONE IF IT IS NOT CORRECTED. DEALERS FREQUENTLY ATTRIBUTE THIS TO TIRE TYPE/BRAND, TIRE WEAR, OR ALIGNMENT BUT THE COMMENTS OF OTHERS POSTING MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THESE ARE NOT SOLUTIONS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AFTER THESE STEPS ARE TAKEN. THE STEERING RACK DESIGN IS FLAWED AND ONLY AFTER THIS IS REPLACED DOES THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT MOVING IN TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE THEN PULLED SIDE TO SIDE. AGGRESSIVE COUNTER STEERING AND SLOWING DOWN WAS REQUIRED TO GET THE CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. DRY ROAD 65 MPH THIS IS APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH M35'S. FORTUNATELY THE ONCOMING LANE WAS CLEAR OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAD ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE FORCED TO BE CORRECTED BY INFINITI. HAD A PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS AND REPLACED THE TIRES AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT HELP IT IS A STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS RECURRING STEERING CONTROL PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY OWNERS ON BLOGS AND OWNER SITES LIKE HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE A RELATIVELY FEW NUMBER OF M35X MODELS ON THE ROAD SO HIGH ACCIDENT RATES ARE NOT GOING TO BE APPARENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM NOW. *TR

TRAMLINING ON INFINITI M35X. *TR

MY 2006 INFINITI M35 WILL NOT STEER STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEPENDING ON THE ROAD IT WILL AT TIME ALMOST FORCE ME INTO ANOTHER LANE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE ON ALL M35 CARS, AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. *TR

BOUGHT CAR IN OCT/2008. AFTER FIRST MONTH NOTICED ERRATIC STEERING PROBLEMS. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM. CAR PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT VERY ERRATICALLY EVEN ON SMOOTH FLAT ROADS. TOOK CAR TO ONLY INFINITI DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THEY DROVE CAR AND SUGGESTED I BUY NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY WOULD LOOK AT ANY STEERING ISSUES. THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE CAR ONLY HAD 3000 MILES ON THEM. REPLACED TIRES ANYWAY WITH SECOND SET. CAR STILL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP, TECH DROVE 6 MILES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CALLED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO NOTIFY OF THE PROBLEM AND POOR SERVICE FROM INFINITI DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND BOTH REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR. THIS CAR IS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS STEERING IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT. I EVEN GAVE THEM CONTACT INFO FOR OTHER DEALERS THAT HAVE REPLACED PARTS ON OTHER CARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. DEALER DID NOT TAKE TIME PUT ON THE RACK TO INSPECT OR PROPERLY TEST DRIVE. TERRIBLE DEALERSHIP WITH TERRIBLE SERVICE!! *TR

CAR MAKES LOUD NOISES ON SLOW RIGHT TURNS. SOUNDS AS IF THE METAL IS GRINDING UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR. *TR

THIS CAR WILL FOLLOW EVERY DIP OR RUT IN THE ROAD AND WILL PULL THE WHEEL HARD TO RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF BOTH HANDS ARE TIGHTLY GRIPPING THE WHEEL. NEW TIRES HELP THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THEN IT STARTED BACK UP AFTER THE TIRES GET WORN IN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE INTENDED STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

2006 INFINITI MX35 STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS. *NJ THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE "TRAMLINING" OR PULLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT UNDER BRAKING OR ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. I HAVE ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE NEXT LANE AND MUST APPLY ACTIVE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE STEERING CENTERED. *TR

THE CAR STEERING IS UNSTABLE AND CAN'T GO STRAIGHT ON THE UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT GOES TO RIGHT OR LEFT BY ITSELF. THE ALIGNMENT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEW SET OF TIRE DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TOTALLY, THE DRIVING FEELING IS UNSAFE. *TR

TOOK CAR TO INFINITI OF SANTA MONICA, CA FOR ROUTINE 30,000 MILE SERVICE. THEY RETURNED CAR TO ME WITH A TICKING/ KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER THEY ADDED TO MY CAR. TOOK CAR BACK TO THEM 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND FINALLY REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THEY REPAIRED IT. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I NEVER HEARD THE KNOCK IN 30,000 MILES, I NEVER HEARD THE KNOCK UNTIL I DROVE OUT OF INFINITI OF SANTA MONICA, CA. CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2006 INFINITI M35X LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT INSTEAD OF THE TIRE BEING LOW IT WAS FLAT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO EXCEED 30 MPH WITH A SPARE TIRE ON. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND REQUESTED THAT A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE WITH A RIM BE INSTALLED. *JB

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