2006 INFINITI M35 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

DRIVING ON MY CITY ROAD AT 45 MPH MY INFINITI M35 INSTANTLY WENT FROM NORMAL RPMS TO 0, BRAKES LOCKING AND STEERING AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A COMPANY PARKING LOT TO TURN MY INFINITI OFF AFTER GETTING IT IMMEDIATELY IN PARK. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AND ALMOST FIVE DAYS OF TRYING AND HAVING IT TOWED HOME, I AM STILL UNABLE TO GET MY CAR TO RESTART. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FROM SLIP, BRAKE, SERVICE ENGINNE, THE BATTERY, ETC CONTINUE TO STAY ON. THE CAR WILL TRY TO CRANK BUT WON'T TURN OVER. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE KEY FOB BATTERIES, PUT NEW OIL, ALL NEW GAS, 2 NEW BATTERIES, MULTIPLE JUMPS, CHECKED ALL FUSES, AND STILL NOTHING. THE BRAKES ARE STILL HARD TO PRESS ON AND LOCKED SINCE THE IDLING AND THEY WON'T EVEN HARDLY MOVE AS I TRY STARTING THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW TRIES OF TRYING TO CRANK ALL THE LIGHTS STAY ON THEN LOSES ALL POWER AGAIN.

Mileage: 214,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LETTER "H" FOR "HOT" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 15 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY FUEL STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED (WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, RESERVOIR, ETC), BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER WAS USED. THE SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO KEEP DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V028000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ *TR

INFINITI CLAIMS THAT THEY DON'T WANT ME TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITH ME UNTIL THE PARTS ARE RECEIVED TO FIX IT THIS FALL, BUT THAT IS NOT AN OPTION. I FEEL THEY SHOULD PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS FIXED.

TAKATA RECALL, MY WIFE CALLED THE NUMBER AND TALKED TO SOMEONE AT INFINITI. BUT OUR CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC,,,BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE NARROWLY ESCAPED THREE/FOUR DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. AND AS WE WERE SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM, WE NOTICED A RECALL FOR THAT ALSO. SHE ASKED ABOUT A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL CAN BE FIXED. BUT TO NO AVAIL. IM NOT SURE OF WHAT TO DO, ITS A VERY BAD SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND YOU BEGAN A SLOW COAST IN MOVING TRAFFIC. AND I FEEL WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MISS WORK, KIDS MISS PRACTICE, AND JUST SIT HOME UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. WE HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE , AND TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS ONE,,, THE RECALL SAYS " DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT"......AND IT ALSO SHIFTS DOWN,, IM NOT SURE HOW THE INFINITI LOANER PROGRAM WORKS, BIT I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS SITE BECAUSE IT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WE RECEIVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY INFINITY M35X 2006 IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUSE CONTROL THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAIN THE FOLLOW DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD. IF I AM USING CRUSE CONTROL AT A HIGH SPEED AND APPROACH A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DECELERATION CAN BE VERY FAST AND SUDDEN, IT OFTEN EXCEEDS -5MPH PER SECOND. THE DESIGN DEFECT IS THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. IF I USE CRUSE CONTROL TO FOLLOW IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE THROTTLE TO THE BRAKES AND BACK AGAIN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT. IF SOMEBODY WAS TO STRIKE MY CAR IN THE TAIL, HE MIGHT CLAIM MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE INVESTIGATOR WOULD TEST MY BRAKE LIGHTS, HE AND THE OTHER DRIVER WOULD SEE THAT THEY DO WORK. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD THINK THAT BRAKE LIGHT OPERATION MIGHT BE CONDITIONAL ON HOW THE CAR IS CONTROLLED. I BELIEVE THE CRUSE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE TO BE A HAZARD. I RECOGNIZE THAT MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD AND THEY PROBABLE DO NOT MAKE THE SAME DESIGN ANY MORE. BUT DO NEWER DESIGNS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT? IT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AND MONEY TO CORRECT THIS, THEREFOR IT MAY NOT BE CORRECTED IN NEWER DESIGNS AND OTHER BRANDS. NOTE: I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRAFFIC INCIDENT RELATED TO THIS DEFECT.

ON MARCH 9TH, 2015 MY 2006 INFINITI M35 STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND BATTERY AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL INFINITI DEALER. INITIALLY THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ECM (BRAIN) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND, AFTER A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRESSURE FROM ME TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THE NISSAN FACTORY AGREED TO COVER THE ECM REPLACEMENT (~$2200). ON APRIL 9TH, 2015 THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS "FIXED AND READY" HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING HOME IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY (WHILE GOING ~70MPH WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME) AND AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR AN ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC ($420) AT WHICH TIME THEY DISCOVERED "MELTED AND SHORTING" WIRES BETWEEN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) AND THE FUSE BOX... ON APRIL 22ND, 2015 THEY REPLACED THESE WIRES (THEY NEVER ACTUALLY DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE MELTED SHORTING WIRES) AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS "FIXED AND READY"... YET AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY CALLED IN AN ADVANCED FACTORY TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND ANOTHER WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY'RE QUOTING ME AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIR ($8400). THE CAR CURRENTLY SHOWS A ~$10.5K VALUE ON KELLEY BLUE BOOK... *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THESE DEFECTIVE PARKS KEEPS MAKING THE IDLE JUMP AND SOMETIMES STALL. I KEEP REPLACING THEM TO SEE IF THEY ARE BAD BUT WILL NOT CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING NORTH ON I95 NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, CRUISING AT 75 MPH, HAD TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO GET INTO LEFT LANE AHEAD OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND MAKE ROOM FOR ON-RAMP CAR ENTERING HIGHWAY. WHEN I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, WHO DELIVERED ME TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP MANAGER INFORMED ME OF THE FAILURE AS DETERMINED BY THE ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS. SINCE HE HAD TO ORDER PARTS, HE HAD TO TAKE ME AND MY FAMILY TO A CAR RENTAL COMPANY. AFTER ABOUT 5 DAYS, THE CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP. THE REPAIR COST WAS $939.42, THE RENTAL COST WAS $174.18, AND I DROVE ABOUT 210 EXTRA MILES MAKING GAS COST ABOUT $30. AT THE TIME, I ASSUMED THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL BUT ISOLATED PRODUCT FAILURE. NOW, I SEE NHTSA RECALL 13V-430 AND BELIEVE THAT MY SITUATION WAS DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT, AND ALSO A REVIEW OF MY CAR'S SYSTEM AS REPAIRED TO REPLACE PARTS FURTHER AS NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT LOW RATE OF SPEED (RUSH HOUR) I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALL CONDITION. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON,INCLUDING BRAKE INDICATOR. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK POSITION AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DRIVED HOME. THAT WAS ONE SCARY MOMENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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, NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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 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

Mileage: 11,400

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.

Mileage: 1,000