Infiniti M35 suspension problems

SUSPENSION

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE SEATS ARE FADED AND THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS ARE BAD AT 120,000 MILES

NHTSA complaint #11362047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

MY CAR VIBRATES WHEN I'M DRIVING EVEN AT 40MPH, IT STARTED WITH ONLY THE STEERING SHAKING, NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE MY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE DRIVING OVER THE SMALLEST CRACK OR DENT A THE PHYSICALLY SWAY OR MAKE MY CAR BEER OFF COURSE.

NHTSA complaint #11021649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

TYPICAL NISSAN FRONT AXLE FAILURE. APPARENTLY IT'S VERY COMMON. IT STARTED AS A SMALL NOISE AND NOW THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FRONT AXLE IS DESTROYED. IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND INFINITI CARS WITH 4WD. SADLY THERE IS NO RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #11005237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

INFINITY M35 [XXXXXX] I LOVE MY INFINITY AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT AND DRIVE MANY MORE MILES, BUT I HAVE 3 ISSUES 1) TRAMLINING - CAR MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT, HARD TO DRIVE, A SAFETY CONCERN 2) INTERIOR DASH AND CRACKS AND DETONATING, NEEDS REPLACING 3) INTERIOR HEADLINER IS SAGGING AND NEED REPLACING WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? CAN NISSAN HELP ME OUT WITH THESE REPAIRS? THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

NHTSA complaint #10979873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT STAY ON THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, AND IT IS STILL BACK AND FOURTH. HAVE HAD NEW TIRES PUT OM AND ALIGNMENT DONE, DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT IS WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY OVER 50MPH.

NHTSA complaint #10837145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

CAR STEERS VERY IRRATICALLY AT TIMES PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. ALSO MAKES GROANING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL

NHTSA complaint #10819167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THIS CAR HAS AN UNDRIVABLE ISSUE OF TRAMLINING. IT IS SO HARD TO STEER WHEN THERE ARE GROOVES OR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS...UNLIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. AN INFINITI MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN OF THE STEERING RACK. I CAN CHANGE THE STRUTS/SHOCKS AND PUT NEW TIRES AND THAT WILL NOT HELP...I HAVE BEEN TOLD. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. IT IS SO JITTERY TO STEER, I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT.

NHTSA complaint #10712671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I HAVE A 2007 INFINITI M35X AND HAVE NOTICED A PRONOUNCED PROBLEM THAT I RECENTLY LEARNED IS TERMED "TRAMLINING". I HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I CHANGE LANES, AS THE CAR MOVES TO THE CENTER OF THE LANE THAT I AM COMING FROM THERE IS A VERY DISTINCT PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND FEEL AS THOUGH THE CAR IS COMING OUT OF A RUT. AS THE CAR COMPLETES THE MANEUVER TO THE ADJACENT LANE IT LITERALLY SWERVES ABRUPTLY INTO THE RUT IN THE NEW LANE, WHICH AGAIN PULLS THE STEERING WHEEL AND IS VERY DISTINCT. THIS PROBLEM IS AN ANNOYANCE DURING DRY AND CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS; HOWEVER, IN DEGRADED WEATHER SNOW, ICE, OR EVEN WET PAVEMENTS IT IS DOWNRIGHT SCARY AND IN MY OPINION PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS NOT UNIQUE. I WAS RESEARCHING NEW TIRES (SUSPECTING THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE, ALONG WITH A GOOD ALIGNMENT). IN THE COURSE OF MY RESEARCH I FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. BY THE WAY, MY TIRES ARE NOT IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AS YET AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. I WOULD HOPE THAT WITH THE PROBLEMS TOYOTA WENT THROUGH RECENTLY THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE.

NHTSA complaint #10689588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2008 INFINITI M35X WHICH IS STILL UNDER A WARRANTY FROM INFINITI AND WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO US TAKING OWNERSHIP. I DROVE THE CAR AND AFTER TWO DAYS I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING HARD WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DID IT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A 30 MINUTE TRIP. I AGAIN DROVE THE CAR TODAY AND NOTICED THE ISSUE AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED OVER TEN CARS IN MY LIFE AND NONE HAVE HAD THIS STEERING / LANE SHIFTING ISSUE LIKE THIS. I HAVE ALSO HAD CARS WITH TIRES WITH EXTREME WEAR AND CARS IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN ALIGNMENT AND STILL I NEVER EXPERIENCES PULLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL LIKE THIS. MY WIFE ALSO HAD A PASSENGER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND BOTH NOTICED IT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND AM NOW CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ALONG WITH ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH STEERING ISSUES WITH INFINITI MODEL M35, M35X, M45 AND M45X FROM 2006 TO 2010. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH LITTLE TO NO EFFORT TO INFORMED CONCERNED DRIVERS/OWNERS OF ANY PROGRESS OR LACK THERE OF FOR POSSIBLE RECALL FOR OR AROUND THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STEERING ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10676549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THE UNDER BODY OR FRAME NEAR THE REAR IS RUSTED AWAY SO THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE TRACTION WHEN I DRIVE OVER SMALL BUMP OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS PART OF THE BODY..

NHTSA complaint #10662474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

STEERING TRAMLINES ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE VEHICLE HANDLING.

NHTSA complaint #10555160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

MY VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH THE SLIGHTEST ROAD IMPERFECTION. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED, TIRES REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND AIRED UP TO THE PROPER PRESSURE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, BUT WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND INFINIT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP.

NHTSA complaint #10550479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THE CAR LOSES CONTROL AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENT (TRAMMELING) BUMP STEER.

NHTSA complaint #10545572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M35X. I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT, I HAVE NOTICED SUDDEN JERKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE "ALL OVER THE ROAD" I'VE BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED/LOOKED AT, THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I MOST CERTAINLY CAN TELL SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG! IT'S DANGEROUS, THE WAY THE VEHICLE PULLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, IN AND OUT OF LANES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MANY OF WHICH ARE BLAMING A FAULTY STEERING RACK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLAW WITH THE INFINITI M35. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENTS AND BRAND NEW TIRES. NEITHER OF THESE ARE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOMETIME WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER LOTS OF RESEARCH, I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SOMEONE LOOK INTO A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THE STEERING RACK OF THE INFINITI M35 MODELS 2006-2009, AS THESE ARE THE YEARS WHICH LOOK TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10491499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I BOUGHT A USED M35X AND THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASES HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING TRACKING WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR TRACKS TO THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND PULLS YOU OUT OF THE LANE. TO COUNTER YOU NEED TO DRAMATICALLY PULL THE WHEEL BACK TO COUNTER. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THE CAR DESIGN OR SET-UP. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AND THIS STILL DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE FULLY.

NHTSA complaint #10486712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10425971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

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.

NHTSA complaint #10394186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

2009 INFINITI M35X (WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES) WILL MAKE A "HARD TURN" ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO QUICKLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.. SEVERE HAZARD AND FROM WHAT I REVIEWED THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALREADY ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE BLAMED ON THE GOVERNMENT FOR HAVING UNEVEN ROADS BECAUSE THE M35X WILL GO WITH THE ROAD, VERY UNPREDICTABLY AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT IS ALSO SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO RECOVER TO A NORMAL STEERING AFTER YOUR CAR IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE ROAD... THIS HAPPENS EXTREMELY FAST AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON TO ALL THE INFINITI M35X PRIOR TO 2009. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRACKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN AND THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS. I SERIOUSLY SUGGEST THAT THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOMES BIGGER THAN WHAT IT IS. ANY INTERNET FORUM ON THIS TOPIC WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW BIG AND WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS.

NHTSA complaint #10366467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

2008 M35 BASE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS THE FRONT END OF THE CAR JUMPS, RATTLES AND SLIPS. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY ON UNEVEN OR FREEWAYS WITH THE GROOVES (CALIFORNIA) AT 55 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. THE STEERING IS SO HARSH THAT THE CAR HAS TO SLOW DOWN OR MOVE TO MORE EVEN ROAD. THE ROAD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THAT UNEVEN FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR. NEW TIRES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT ONLY PARTIALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL EVIDENT. ON RAINY DAYS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE.

NHTSA complaint #10361810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10358072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.