2006 INFINITI M35 Engine 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,695.

NHTSA ID

11232059

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

155,695 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

TAKATA RECALL,I JUST PURCHASED IT,WAS PRE OWNED.

NHTSA ID

11206521

Incident

Apr 16, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11129189

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

Mileage

184,000 mi

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

ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CREPT FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SAFELY. THERE WAS A RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE PERSISTS. AN ENGINE CODE WAS SET AS EVIDENCED BY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" DISPLAY. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE THIS CODE.

NHTSA ID

10953829

Incident

Feb 8, 2017

Mileage

115,000 mi

MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS ON A CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

10839572

Incident

Mar 2, 2016

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY BUT DID NOT REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INDICATED ON THE INVOICE THAT THEY REPLACED THE FAN CONTROL MODULE AND A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE VEHICLE OVER HEATING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. . THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10810042

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

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

I PURCHASED THE 2006 INFINITI M35 FROM APPROVAL ONE, LAPLACE, LA ON 3/16/2012 . I WAS NOT SHOWN A CARFAX REPORT. IT WAS FINANCED BY ASI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR $16,000. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR SENSOR AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN PER LETTER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS AND I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO RAY BRANT INFINITI AND WAS TOLD A PART ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. THAT WOULD COST ME $2,300.00. I DECIDED TO TRADE IN THE CAR ON 8/2/2014 AND WAS GIVEN A CARFAX REPORT SHOWING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL DEALERS THAT NO ONE WOULD TAKE THE CAR RELATING TO THE DAMAGE. I REPORTED TO ASI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. AS A RESULT, I HAVE A CAR NOT FITTED TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN AND AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $16,000.00 THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10701020

Incident

Dec 4, 2006

2006 M35 INFINITI M35. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR RANGED FROM 1,000-1,300 EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10588999

Incident

Dec 11, 2012

WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT (30-35 MPH) YOU WOULD HEAR A LOUD "CLUNK", AND THE ENGINE WOULD STOP. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND NO BRAKES. WE EXPERIENCED THIS INFINITY DEFECT 7-8 TIMES OVER A 90 DAY PERIOD. FIRST INCIDENT 9-14-13. NOTE- RECEIVED RECALL LETTER (13V-430) FROM INFINITY 11-04-13. MADE SERVICE APT WITH NALLEY INFINITY, MARIETTA, GA. TO PERFORM WORK RELATED TO RECALL LETTER. I WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS MADE ON 9-14-13. HOWEVER, ON 12-26-13 WHILE DRIVING IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND REPEATED ITSELF 3-4 TIMES THAT EVENING BEFORE I COULD REACH THE INFINITY OF ORANGE PK. FLA. ON 12-27-13. INFINITY OF ORANGE PK. MADE THE REPAIRS... THE COST TO ME FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $561. THIS ITEMIZED BILL WAS SENT TO INFINITY CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN FRANKLIN, TN, AND THEY REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. STATING THAT THEY COULD ONLY REIMBURSE FOR ONE OCCURRENCE. THIS INIFINITY INCIDENT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, FREIGHTING AND SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. WE ARE FORTUNATE... THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT IT HAS DESTROYED OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE INFINITY AUTO, INFINITY SERVICE AND ALL INFINITY PRODUCTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559379

Incident

Sep 14, 2013

Mileage

76,902 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10555087

Incident

May 31, 2013

Mileage

90,000 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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 INFINITI M35X HOME SUNDAY NIGHT AND IT BEGAN TO STALL ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED ON ME. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN ANYMORE AND I BEGAN TO PANIC AS ANOTHER SPEEDY VEHICLE WOULD POTENTIALLY REAR END ME AND MAYBE EVEN KILL ME. I PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND CALLED FOR HELP. MY FUEL GAUGE READ ABOUT A HALF TANK FULL OF GASOLINE. I HAD A FRIEND BRING ME GAS TO SEE IF THAT WAS WHY THIS CAR WOULDN'T START ANYMORE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I COULD OF GOT MYSELF KILLED IN A BIG ACCIDENT THAT WAY. IDK WHAT TO DO! THE WARRANTY IS NOT VALID ANYMORE AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10436681

Incident

Nov 20, 2011

Mileage

66,352 mi

TOOK CAR TO INFINITI OF SANTA MONICA, CA FOR ROUTINE 30,000 MILE SERVICE. THEY RETURNED CAR TO ME WITH A TICKING/ KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER THEY ADDED TO MY CAR. TOOK CAR BACK TO THEM 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND FINALLY REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THEY REPAIRED IT. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I NEVER HEARD THE KNOCK IN 30,000 MILES, I NEVER HEARD THE KNOCK UNTIL I DROVE OUT OF INFINITI OF SANTA MONICA, CA. CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230984

Incident

May 31, 2008

Mileage

30,250 mi