2006 INFINITI M45 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2006 Infiniti M45. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled while driving downhill. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering and braking functionality. The con...

Mileage: 87,000

The contact owns a 2006 Infiniti M45. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled while driving downhill. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering and braking functionality. The con...

Mileage: 87,000

Over the last 6 to 8 months, the 2006 M45 stalls intermittently. Most of the time (7 out of 10) it would stall when I stopped at a light (or a stop sign). The engine would shut off, all the indicator lights would come on, and I would put it in park and re-start, and it would continue to operate fine...

Over the last 6 to 8 months, the 2006 M45 stalls intermittently. Most of the time (7 out of 10) it would stall when I stopped at a light (or a stop sign). The engine would shut off, all the indicator lights would come on, and I would put it in park and re-start, and it would continue to operate fine...

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND/OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH NEW INFINITI/NISSAN OEM PARTS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND E...

Mileage: 136,870

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND/OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH NEW INFINITI/NISSAN OEM PARTS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND E...

Mileage: 136,870

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, I WAS CHANGING LANES, AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL IN THE ROAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR ABRUPTLY PULLED TO RIGHT AND AND RAN INTO THE CURB ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO FLY TO THE LEFT AND HIT ...

Mileage: 100,402

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE O...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE O...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHIFTED INFO ONE GEAR. IT WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE GEARS. I HAD THE CODE PULLED AND IT SHOWED P1764 DIRECT CLUTCH SOLENOID. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CODE WHICH I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAS THIS CODE LISTED BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WHEN I...

Mileage: 160,000

FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT WITH PRIOR DEALER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTED IT IS BAD FUEL EVAPORATOR. IN MOTION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. DRIVER SEAT LOOSE, PIECE IN SLOWER STRUCTURE NEEDED TO BE WELDED BECAUSE SEAT HAD PLAY AND WENT BACK AND FORTH. IN MOTION

Mileage: 151,000

FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT WITH PRIOR DEALER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTED IT IS BAD FUEL EVAPORATOR. IN MOTION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. DRIVER SEAT LOOSE, PIECE IN SLOWER STRUCTURE NEEDED TO BE WELDED BECAUSE SEAT HAD PLAY AND WENT BACK AND FORTH. IN MOTION

Mileage: 151,000

WHEN STATIONARY AT A PARKING SPOT, I GOT INTO MY CAR, AND THE CAR SEAT MADE A CRACKING NOISE AS IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND. WHILE DRIVING I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS AND MY CAR SEAT CAME OFF THE BRACKET CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE THE R...

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING 50 MILES WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, STEERING AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO MANAGE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL 11/17/2003 -03V45500 IT ALSO SAYS INCLUDED ARE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 01V357 I...

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING 50 MILES WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, STEERING AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO MANAGE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL 11/17/2003 -03V45500 IT ALSO SAYS INCLUDED ARE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 01V357 I...

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING 50 MILES WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, STEERING AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO MANAGE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL 11/17/2003 -03V45500 IT ALSO SAYS INCLUDED ARE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 01V357 I...

Mileage: 96,000

DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED! AS OTHER STATED, THE WELD BROKE AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED DURING DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE! INFINITI, PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT THIS! IT'S SAFETY AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL!

Mileage: 92,000

TAKATA RECALL

BOTH FRONT SEATS WOULD BE SLIDING FROM SEAT TRACKS AS IF THEY WERE LOOSE WHEN THE CAR WOULD BE GETTING TO A STOP. THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE CENTER OF VEHICLE AFTER A WHILE, RUBBING THE CENTER CONSOLE. EVENTUALLY THE DRIVER SEAT CAME OUT OF THE TRACK BECAUSE THE TRACK BROKE WHEN ADJUST...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEH...

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS BEEN A FULL YEAR AND MY AIRBAG HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 175,000

IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT SHUT DOWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FOR A TOLL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR WHEN I TRY TO PULL OFF AGAIN IT JERKS A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN GO. ALSO, AFTER ...

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL - THE AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2006 M45 INFINITI HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MAY 23,2016. INFINITI HAS NOT PROVED THE REQUIRED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR T...

I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. J...

Mileage: 181,392

I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. J...

Mileage: 181,392

I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. J...

Mileage: 181,392

I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF THE TAKATA INFLATOR DEFICIENCY IN MAY OF 2016. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JULY 2016. IN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP IN JULY, I WAS INFORMED THA...

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM INFINITI OF AMERICA IN REFERENCE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THIS WAS AROUND MAY 0F 2016. I CONTACTED INFINITI ABOUT TRYING TO GET A LOANER CAR BECAUSE I CARRY PASSENGERS IN MY CAR AND IF THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS, THAT I NEEDED A LOANER VEHIC...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....

INFINITI HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO REPLACE THE FAULTY AIR BAG INFLATORS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I WANT TO HAVE THE AIR BAG INFLATORS REPLACED SO THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 INFINITI M45. I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH INVOLVES A BROKEN DRIVER SIDE SEAT LIFT BRACKET. I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING ABNORMAL, BUT WHEN I SAT DOWN IN MY VEHICLE I HEARD A "POP" AND NOTICE THE SEAT NOW HAD A SLIGHT LEAN TOWARDS THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN, AND AFTE...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PAR...

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, MY DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR, I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE SEAT BRACKET HAD BROKEN. THE SEAT IS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND NOW MOVES FREELY UP AND DOWN. I TOOK T...

Mileage: 160,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR PAT TOOMEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE: TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ( PLEASE SEND RESPONSE TO ALLISON RAYBURN). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLE REGISTERED IN SOUTHERN STATE. THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO MOVING TO PENNSYLVANIA, THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY REG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VDC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VDC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN...

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER A VERY SHORT TRIP WITH THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. 2 HOURS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOTHING, THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOTHING AND THE MANUAL KEY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS EITHER. THI...

Mileage: 67,810

AFTER A VERY SHORT TRIP WITH THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. 2 HOURS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOTHING, THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOTHING AND THE MANUAL KEY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS EITHER. THI...

Mileage: 67,810

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...

Mileage: 100,565

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...

Mileage: 100,565

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...

Mileage: 100,565

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...

Mileage: 99,700

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...

Mileage: 99,700

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 T...

Mileage: 147,000

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 T...

Mileage: 147,000

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...

Mileage: 171,000

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 A...

Mileage: 141,000

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 A...

Mileage: 141,000

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 T...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

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. ...

Mileage: 84,966

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...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 89,600

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY 2006 INFINITI M45. IT STATES THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR/ECU SETTING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PARK PLACE INFINITI IN LAS VEGAS, NV FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, THIS VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND MOVES FORWARD UPON BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, THIS VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. SHOP INSPECTION REPORTS THAT THE CAR'S ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES ARE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

THE ENGINE HAS FAILED DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. THE MECHANIC STATES THERE IS A "ROD KNOCK", WHICH IS THE CONNECTION FROM THE PISTON TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I NOTICED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS MY SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN I ACCELERATED. YESTERDAY WHEN I SAT DOWN IN MY CAR, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND IT WAS MY DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH APPARENTLY BROKE OFF THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS IT. I RESEARCHED AND SAW MANY USERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. NOW I HAVE...

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS EITHER DIRECTION HARD ALSO WEAVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IF U HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL YANKS HARD TO THE SIDE. ALSO WHEN STOPPED WITH CAR N DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD HARD LIKE ITS GOING TOGO ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS EITHER DIRECTION HARD ALSO WEAVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IF U HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL YANKS HARD TO THE SIDE. ALSO WHEN STOPPED WITH CAR N DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD HARD LIKE ITS GOING TOGO ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS EITHER DIRECTION HARD ALSO WEAVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IF U HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL YANKS HARD TO THE SIDE. ALSO WHEN STOPPED WITH CAR N DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD HARD LIKE ITS GOING TOGO ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND THE SEAT SLIDES AND ROCKS WHEN DRIVING, UNSAFE *TR

Mileage: 83,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE RINGS. THE DEFECT BEGAN WHEN NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY WENT TO A CHEAPER RING MANUFACTURER. THE DEFECTIVE RINGS CAUSE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NISSAN IS FIGHTING CLAIMS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS NOT MANY UNITS WERE SOLD. THE COST OF A REMANUFACTURED ENG...

Mileage: 60,000

INFINITI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT LEANING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAUSE IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE NICOCLUB.COM FORUM "2006 M45 SEAT LEANING INTO GLOVE BOX." WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED IN 2008-2009 TIMEFRAME, I CALLED INFINITI OF WILLOW GROVE PA AND ASKED T...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED TH...

Mileage: 71,000

FRONT END TRAMLINING. HARD TO CONTROL CAR IN CENTER OF LANE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED (45-65MPH). THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 59,100

CAR PULLS TOO RIGHT OR LEFT WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. CAN NOT KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES NO LOOSE OR WORN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. NOTE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING AND THERE IS NO CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THAT AFFECT I...

Mileage: 34,000

2006 INFINITI M45- SEVERE TRAMMELING ISSUES SINCE FIRST PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR WILL "DRIFT" TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COMPLETED 4 DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS AND 4 INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ALL 4 SHOPS SAY MY ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECS. I DID PURCHASE ALL 4 ...

Mileage: 9,371

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WITH GOOD TIRES, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND PROPER BALANCING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH IN BETWEEN THE LINES IT BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THE PAST, I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE TOLD THE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE INCIDENT C...

Mileage: 67,255

MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE TWICE AND IT ONLY "HELPS" THE PROBLEM...THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING/WHEEL/COLUMN/RACK AND IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 52,368

PURCHASED USED CAR. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT. AFTER NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS THE CAR STILL PULLS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR CALLED TRAMLINING WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL STEER ON ITS OWN DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONE TIME MY CAR WANTS TO STEER INTO ANOTHER LANE ON ITS OWN WITH CARS PRESENT IN MY OTHER LANE. MY CAR HAS NEW TIRES, ...

Mileage: 25,000

STEERING ROD BECAME DETACHED FROM COUPLING THAT IS CONNECTED TO STEERING RACK. CAR WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE ROAD AND WAS SAFELY STOPPED EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. UPON LIFTING THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE TOW TRUCK, THE DETACHED STEERING ROD AND COUPLING WERE VI...

Mileage: 52,658

THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHE...

Mileage: 51,203

THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHE...

Mileage: 51,203

THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHE...

Mileage: 51,203

THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHE...

Mileage: 51,203

2006 INFINITI M45. LETTER RECEIVED FROM AN INVESTIGATOR IN A HOMICIDE CASE REFERENCING AN ODI COMPLAINT FOR A SIMILAR VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR HIS CASE *TGW

MY 2006 INFINITI M45 SPORT HAS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL "JUDDERS," SHAKES, VIBRATES, AND WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ONCE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTROL OF THE CAR CAN BE LOST. I REPLACED TIRES SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A TIRE ISSUE. T...

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF NO WHERE. IT ALSO SWAYS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE BRAKING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP (PLANO, TX) STATED THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A WARPED ROTOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH INFINITI VEHICLES, SO I RESURFACED T...

Mileage: 22,000

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF NO WHERE. IT ALSO SWAYS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE BRAKING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP (PLANO, TX) STATED THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A WARPED ROTOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH INFINITI VEHICLES, SO I RESURFACED T...

Mileage: 22,000

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF NO WHERE. IT ALSO SWAYS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE BRAKING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP (PLANO, TX) STATED THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A WARPED ROTOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH INFINITI VEHICLES, SO I RESURFACED T...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE VEHICLE HAD A GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS A CRACK BY THE SEAM THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG. THE TIRE FAILED WITH ONLY 7,731 MILES. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 64,504

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M45 AND THE CAR VEERS WILDLY (EVERY DAY) WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>55 MPH) FORM SUBTLE ROAD GRAIN. (TRAMLINING). THIS HAS CAUSED ME CONCERN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN TO KEEP THE CAR ON TRACK. I HEAR THIS IS ...

Mileage: 38,990

STEERING IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO STAY IN LANE. VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES SUDDENLY VEERS TO ONE SIDE OF THE LANE SHARPLY WHEN BRAKING REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. INFINITI DEALER STATE CANNOT DUPLICATE...

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAG...

Mileage: 64,344

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAG...

Mileage: 64,344

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAG...

Mileage: 64,344

MY 2006 INFINITI M45 WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED LUBRICANT AND THAT FIXED IT BUT WHEN I DROVE OUT IT WAS STILL MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT WHICH IS UN HEARD OFF AND THEY DI...

Mileage: 19,980

MY 2006 INFINITI M45 WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED LUBRICANT AND THAT FIXED IT BUT WHEN I DROVE OUT IT WAS STILL MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT WHICH IS UN HEARD OFF AND THEY DI...

Mileage: 19,980

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2006 INFINITI M45. FROM MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, LEARNED THAT MOONROOF LEAKS WHEN WASHING CAR THROUGH BRUSHLESS AUTO CAR WASH. ONCE IT EVEN LEAKED DURING A HEAVY RAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY ATTENTIVE, BUT ALWAYS REPORTS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. SAID THEY CLEARED DRAIN HOLE JUST IN CASE...

Mileage: 2,000

I WAS DRIVING A 2006 INFINITI M45. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS SLOWING TO A STOP AND HAD STOPPED FORWARD MOTION. I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CONCRETE PARKING BA...