Infiniti M45 seat problems

SEATS

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

NHTSA complaint #11163230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11054276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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!

NHTSA complaint #11019805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 ADJUSTING THE SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #11000655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT HAS BROKEN. THE SEAT NOW SAGS SEVERAL INCHES IN THE LEFT/ REAR SIDE. THIS IS PLACING SUBSTANTIALLY MORE STRESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE'S BRACKET. THIS BRACKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10944452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT RATHER THAN NORMAL PART WEAR. I'M REAL FRUSTRATED THAT I HAVE SPENT THIS MUCH MONEY ON A LUXURY VEHICLE (MY THIRD INFINITI), AND A SAFETY CONCERN LIKE THIS (WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL) ISN'T ADDRESSED BY INFINITI, BUT RATHER THE COST BE COVERED OUT OF THE CUSTOMERS POCKET. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT, AND WAS GIVEN A SUBSTANTIAL ESTIMATE TO EXAMINE IT, AND 6-7 X'S LARGER AMOUNT TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS TRULY FRUSTRATING AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS "MY PROBLEM" IS REALLY STEERING ME AWAY FROM PURCHASING ANOTHER INFINITI VEHICLE .

NHTSA complaint #10916308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVERS SIDE BOTTOM METAL SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE IN MOTION. THE SEAT IS NOW COMPLETELY UNSUPPORTED. THE SEAT MOVES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

NHTSA complaint #10915159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW DRIVERS SEAT AT A COST OF $2000.00. THE TECHNICIAN THEN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2006-07 INFINITIES. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING BROKEN SEAT BRACKETS IN THESE VEHICLES. INFINITY ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10818183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

RIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND CAME OFF TRACKS WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. DEFECTIVE WELDS (AS STATED BY INFINITI CERTIFIED DEALER SERVICE CENTER) HOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY DETERMINED TO BE CAUSE. INFINITI DIAGNOSIS; SEAT TRACK BROKEN. REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY; PART # 87450-EH00A. COST OF PART $~1000 TO INSTALL; $~300. THIS IS A NISSAN/INFINITI PROBLEM REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO NHTSA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATS THAT WELD FAILURE CAUSES SEAT TO COLLAPSE. PROBLEM IS LONGSTANDING, WELL DOCUMENTED, AND KNOWN TO INFINITI. IN SPITE OF THIS, NO REMEDIATION, OTHER THAN REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, HAS BEEN OFFERED BY INFINITI. THIS WELD FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RELATED MATTER THAT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE, MAINTENANCE NEGLECT, OR OVERSTRESS TO SEAT OR SEAT ASSEMBLY. THE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY REPAIR PERSONNEL AT DEALERSHIP THAT CARRIED OUT THE REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10760098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE SEAT STARTED TO SLIDE FORWARD UPON BREAKING AND SLIDE BACKWARDS UPON ACCELERATION, THIS CAUSES EXTRA FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO PEDALS BECAUSE I AM BEING SLID INTO THE PEDALS OR AWAY FROM THE PEDALS.

NHTSA complaint #10725115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT LEANED TO THE LEFT WHILE OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 4/15/15

NHTSA complaint #10691943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 OF THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10615081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA complaint #10586026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE.

NHTSA complaint #10565775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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

NHTSA complaint #10550650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT BROKEN CAUSING SEAT TO LIST TO THE LEFT SIDE. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY DEALER WHO INFORMED US AT THE TIME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AT COST OF APPROX $1800.00. SEAT CURRENTLY NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #10544826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,372.

NHTSA complaint #10505392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WENT TO SIT IN CAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP AS I SAT. SEAT WAS THEN SHAKY AND UNSTABLE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE SEAT WAS LOOSE OR BROKEN ON THE LEFT SIDE. TOOK CAR TO INFINITI WHERE I WAS TOLD THE SEAT CAME OUT OF THE TRACK AND THE SEAT TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.

NHTSA complaint #10502616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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 A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10482615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

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

NHTSA complaint #10466301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.