Infiniti M35 Complaints
465 consumer complaints on file.
- #10597830June 12, 2014SEATS
WHILE BRAKING I FEEL THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD. THEN WHEN ACCELERATED THE SEAT SLIDES BACK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDDLE GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10595981June 4, 2014SEATS
WHILE HARD BRAKING FELT THE SEAT SLIDE FORWARD. THEN WHEN ACCELERATED THE SEAT SLID BACK. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE WITH THE MODEL BUT STATED I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY COST SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10595614June 2, 2014SEATS
I PURCHASED A 2007 M35X SEDAN IN FEBRUARY 2014. I DISCOVERED TODAY JUNE 2, 2014, THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DRIVERS' SEAT. IT LEANS INWARD TOWARD THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I AM REQUESTING FEEDBACK FROM NHTSA.GOV ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL, OR WHAT IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10595380June 1, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10595239May 30, 2014SEATS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ONTO RAMP TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND SUNK ME BACK. LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593792May 23, 2014STEERING
MY 2006 INFINITI M35X DRIVES REAL JERKY DARTING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONSTANTLY WHENEVER THE ROAD IS THE LEAST BIT UNEVEN. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR BUT THE WORSE THE DARTING GETS I AM BECOMING MORE CONCERNED FOR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY AS WELL AS MY OWN. AFTER READING SOME OF THESE REVIEWS I DON'T THINK A NEWER VERSION WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593316May 21, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERY TIME UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE IN-DASH GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE FULL AMOUNT. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE EVENTUALLY IT DOES CREEP BACK UP BUT NOT TO FULL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE SENSORS IN THE FUEL TANK, JUST GUESSING, BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER IN DASH GAUGES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588999May 19, 2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2006 M35 INFINITI M35. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR RANGED FROM 1,000-1,300 EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10589002May 19, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 INFINITI M35. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE, PRIOR TO TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. AFTERWARDS, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FROM A STANDING START, THE VEHICLE WOULD GET UP THE SPEED, THEN IT ABRUPTLY DROPPED DOWN TO A LOW SPEED CRAWL. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE REST OF THE WAY THE PEDAL MOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE FIREWALL WITHOUT OPPOSITION OR RESISTANCE THE FULL DISTANCE JUST AS IT SHOULD UNTIL THE PEDAL REACHED ITS MAXIMUM TRAVEL, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE ENGINE POWER OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES AFTER PULLING OUT AT AN INTERSECTION ON A HIGH-SPEED ROAD. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 13V430000. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10587736May 12, 2014SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY M35X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO LEAN IN BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. KMJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10587213May 8, 2014SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DECELERATING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OF THE GRINDING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10587307May 8, 2014SEATS
SEAT FRAME FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE MULTIPLE ONLINE COMMENTS INDICATE THAT INFINITI DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SEAT FAILURE AS A SAFETY HAZARD DESPITE CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURES IN 2006 M35S AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10586164May 2, 2014POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE NATIONAL REDWOOD PARK I-101 SOUTH BOUND JUST 100 MILE SOUTH OF EUREKA, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND CAME WITH LOUD NOISE, THEN JUST BIG WHITE SMOKE EVERYWHERE, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE BUT FINALLY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, ASKED MY WIFE & MY KID GO OUT IMMEDIATELY FOR THE POTENTIAL FIRE, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EVERYWHERE. AFTER TOOK LONG TIME AND LONG NEGOTIATION TO TOW MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER ABOUT 100 MILE AWAY, THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE: THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSE DETACHED FROM THE COOLER DUE TO INADEQUATE CLAMPING, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. WHICH IS EXACTLY THE SAME RECALL FILED RECENTLY AS "2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK". I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER AND HAVE BOTH RECORDS FOR THAT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10583029April 16, 2014SEATS
SEAT MOORINGS UNEXPECTEDLY GAVE WAY DURING BRAKING. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10579601April 14, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576867April 2, 2014ENGINE
WHILE STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, FOLLOWING 1.5 HOURS OF VERY SLOW STOP AND GO MOVEMENT, AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ENGINE RACED AND ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE INTO THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE RESULTING COLLISION INVOLVED THREE VEHICLES STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10575537March 29, 2014SEATS
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, ACCELERATION OF MOVING CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, PERHAPS LEADING TO MAJOR FAILURE IN ACCIDENT, OR WITH HARD BRAKING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10575008March 26, 2014SEATS
WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP/ BRAKING MY DRIVER SEAT SLIDES TO THE FRONT AND THEN SLIDES BACK. MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PEDAL AND GOOD THING NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS A REAL HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE SEAT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SLIDE OFF TRACK. PLEASE SOMEBODY LOOK INTO THIS THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS NOT TO BE ADDRESSED. INFINITI OWNER *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10573605March 19, 2014SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD ERRONEOUSLY MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10567994March 9, 2014STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING TO RIGHT OF THE ROAD. PAID FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. PURCHASED SET OF NEW TIRES AT AROUND 115000 MILES. NOW AT 130,000 MILES DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. THE PART CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM INFINITI AND APPROXIMATE COST IS AROUND $1450.00 PLUS $500-$700 TO INSTALL!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0