2006 INFINITI M35 Electrical Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Infiniti M35. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle quickly decelerated, and the contact was able to pull the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway. The contact made several attempts to restart the vehicle with several unknown warning lights flashing on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed back to the residence. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

NHTSA ID

11594859

Incident

Jun 17, 2024

Mileage

190,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11413668

Incident

Apr 19, 2021

Mileage

214,000 mi

MY PCM(POWER/ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, MORE THAN $700) HAS A PROBLEM, IT SHUT DOWN THE FAN RANDOMLY. THE ENGINE BECOMES TOO HOT TO DRIVE. I PARKED IT AROUND 4 HOURS TO COOL DOWN. AC IS ALSO NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE PCM. IT BLOWS HOT AIR INSIDE THE CAR. THERE IS NEWS ABOUT THE PCM RECALL, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE SYSTEM. WHY? HTTPS://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/1080/NISSAN-ISSUES-RECALL-INFINITI-M35-M45-ELECTRICAL-ISSUE

NHTSA ID

11245616

Incident

Aug 13, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

CRUSING AT ABOUT 75MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY , MY CARS RPM BOUNCED UP THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 0 , THE CAR BECAME STIFF AND TURNED OFF. I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON UNTIL ABOUT 30 MINS LATER , I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I LATER FIND OUT IT WAS AN ERROR IN THE ECM AND IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE

NHTSA ID

11223151

Incident

Jun 27, 2019

Mileage

1,700,000 mi

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM THE STORE AND THE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO GIVE ME A JUMP. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD STILL BE ON BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO AAA CAR CARE CENTER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT I MAY NEED TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS REPLACED. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND READING COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AND FORUM POSTS FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I DECIDED NOT TO PAY THE $751. I READ MANY POSTS FROM OTHER INFINITI OWNERS WHOSE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE BEING OPERATED, WHO PAID TONS OF MONEY TO GET THEIR SENSORS REPLACED, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RETURN. I DROVE MY CAR HOME FROM AAA BUT NOT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO ZONE TO CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY AIRBAG REPLACED DUE TO THE RECENT (TAKATA) AIRBAG RECALL. WHILE THERE, I HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR. THEY FOUND A BUNCH OF CODES, BUT COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY CAR. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG INFINITI OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

11104630

Incident

May 25, 2018

Mileage

172,869 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST AND STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11052726

Incident

Oct 10, 2017

IT'S SIMPLE MY FANS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL WHEN I TURN MY A.C. ON MY CAR RUNS HOT WHEN I CUT IT OF THE TEMPERATURE COMES DOWN AS I DRIVE BUT TODAY MY CAR WENT SO HOT THAT MY CAR TURNED OFF AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING MY FANS TO NOT WORK PLEASE HELP I CAN'T GET TO WORK AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

10995267

Incident

Jun 14, 2017

TODAY I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE FUEL GUAGE SHOWED IT STILL HAD HALF A TANK, SO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED IT UP ON WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR I SEEN THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ITS NOT WORKING, ANOTHER THING IS WHERE IT SHOWS WHAT GEAR YOUR ON IT SEEMS TO BE BROKEN LIKE THE LITTLE SCREEN IS BROKEN FROM IN SIDE ITS HARD TO EXPLAIN ILL POST SOME PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I MEAN. ALSO THE (AFS) ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK THE BEAM STAY'S ALL THE WAY DOWN POINTING THE GROUND NOT STARIGHT AHEAD SO I COULD SEE CLEARLY WHATS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS OCCURED ON THE LEFT SIDE HEAD LIGHT THE RIGHT SIDE ITS WORKING FINE. ON THE FIRST PICTURE YOU COULD SEE THE FUEL GAUGE POSITION AND OM THE SECOND PICTURE I TOOK OF THE NAVIGATON SCREEN WHERE IT SHOWS THE MILES LEFT THAT I COULD DRIVE THE GAUGE SHOULD BE MORE THAN HALF WAYS. ON THE 3 PICTURE IS WHERE I WAS SAYING ABOUT THE GEAR SCREEN THATS BROKEN FROM INSIDE, IT LOOKS LIKE A TIER OR SOMTHING. ON THE FOURTH PICTURE YOU COULD SEE THAT THE LEFT BEAM IN POINTING DOWN INSTEAD OF STARIGHT LIKE THE RIGHT BEAM IS IVE TRIED ADJUSTING IT AND EVEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO ADJUST THEM BUT IT STILL STAYS THE SAME.

NHTSA ID

10916016

Incident

Oct 13, 2016

Mileage

196,978 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10892108

Incident

May 1, 2016

I BROUGHT MY CAR INSIDE TO VACUME IT OUT ON A COLD DAY .I CLOSED ALL THE DOORS AND BOTH PASSENGER SIDE DOORS NEVER OPENED AGAIN.THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ACTUATORS FOR AROUND $1,500.00 PLUS THE COST OF NEW DOOR PANELS BECAUSE THEY CANT GET THE DOORS OPEN.I WENT THROUGH THIS LAST WINTER WITH THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR.

NHTSA ID

10850370

Incident

Jan 13, 2016

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.

NHTSA ID

10779904

Incident

Sep 28, 2015

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

NHTSA ID

10714476

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

126,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10713447

Incident

Apr 28, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

RECALL WORK DONE ON 01/08/2014 AT INTERNATION INFINITI WAUKESHA, WI DEALERSHIP. 01/09/14 FAINT BURNING SMELL NOTICED, AGAIN ON 01/11/2014 FAINT BURNING SMELL NOTCIED. THEN ON 01/14/2014 LOTS OF DASHLIGHTS LIKE ABS, CRUISE CONTROL, VDC, SLIP, BRAKE LIGHTS ALL FLASHING ON/OFF WHILE SPEEDOMETER FLIPPING UP & DOWN FROM SPEED CAR GOING TO ZERO, NOTHING IN BETWEEN. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 01/15/2014 WITH APPT MADE ON 01/14/2014 AND THEY LOOKED AT CAR FOR 4 HOURS AND COULD NOT DEFINITELY SAY EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AT COST OF $2200.00, WITHOUT PROOF THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY THE PROBLEM & THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER THEY WORKED ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560259

Incident

Jan 8, 2014

Mileage

146,733 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10499498

Incident

Feb 20, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS DESIGNED WITH A KEYLESS PUSH BUTTON STARTER AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO ALARM TO REMIND THE OCCUPANTS TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS INADVERTENTLY LOCK THE VEHICLE AND LEFT IT RUNNING TWICE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168122

Incident

Sep 13, 2006

Mileage

8,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10156993

Incident

May 8, 2006

Mileage

11,400 mi

2006 M35 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY.*MR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10137713

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

NAVIGATION SYSTEM SCREEN FLICKERS WHEN REVERSE IS ENGAGED. BLUETOOTH PHONE INTERFACE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, MODULE REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE (AS LOW AS 8.5 MPG). LOUD METALLIC "GONG" NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

NHTSA ID

10124038

Incident

Mar 13, 2005

Mileage

1,000 mi