2007 INFINITI M35 Steering Problems

THIS CAR HAS AN UNDRIVABLE ISSUE OF TRAMLINING. IT IS SO HARD TO STEAR 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 STEAR, I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT. UPDATE: I SPENT $450 AT THE INFINITI DEALER TO TRY AND FIX THE STEERING. RESET A SENSOR AND ALIGNMENT. NOTHING CHANGED. CONSTANT TRAMLINING. I AM TOLD THAT A REDESIGNED STEERING COLUMN WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. AGAIN, THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR WILL NOT STAY STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS IN CORNERING.

NHTSA ID

10716148

Incident

May 4, 2015

Mileage

108,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712671

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

95,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10689588

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

63,000 mi

APPARENTLY THE TERM IS CALLED TRAMLINING. CAR ALL OF SUDDEN WANTS TO CHANGE LANES FOR NO REASON. I'VE CHANGED TIRES, HAD AN ALIGNMENT, NOTHING WORKS. VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617278

Incident

May 4, 2008

Mileage

8,000 mi

2007 INFINITI M35X, I HAS A TRAMLINING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM.THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560445

Incident

Jan 25, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

2007 INFINITI M35X, HAS A TRAMLINING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING RACK SYSTEM. TODAY WHILE DRIVING IT FORCED ME OUT OF MY LANE AND I NEARLY STRUCK THE ADJACENT VEHICLE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10553286

Incident

Nov 21, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

VEHICLE STEERING ESPECIALLY HARD TO CONTROL ON HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. CHANGED OEM TIRES AT 22,800 MILES AND HELPED SOMEWHAT. HAVE 20,000 MILES ON NEW TIRES AND PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WILL ABRUPTLY JERK LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON ROAD SURFACE AND CAUSE AUTO TO LEAVE THE LANE ITS TRAVELING IN. HAD DEALERSHIP ALIGN BUT DOES NOT HELP. ALMOST CAUSED AUTO TO LEAVE INTERSTATE ON 3/1/13 AT 70 MPH. VERY SERIOUS ISSUE; AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10501346

Incident

Jan 12, 2010

Mileage

20,609 mi

STEERING WHEEL TRAMLNES AND WANDERS. UNSAFE LANE CHANGING. BEFORE THE CAR COMES TO A FULL STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL MAY COME TO REST AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455433

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

51,000 mi

STEERING LOCKED UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH VERY LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITY, CAR COULD ONLY MAKE A 10 DEG TURN TO EITHER SIDE. SHARPER TURNS REQUIRED BACKING UP AND TRYING AGAIN. *KB

NHTSA ID

10420075

Incident

Aug 17, 2011

Mileage

58,200 mi

WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE CROWNING RIGHT THE STEERING PULLS RIGHT... THE SAME TO THE LEFT. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN IT HITS AN UNEVEN ROAD THE CAR SEEMS TO PULL VERY SHARPLY RIGHT OF LEFT, UNCONTROLLABLY. LUCKILY ENOUGH I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND KNOW THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH OTHER CARS I DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395673

Incident

Apr 2, 2011

Mileage

63,253 mi

CAR STEERING IS IS ALL PVER THE HIGHWAY. IT TENDS TO GO WHERE IT WANTS TO GO. THIS IS MY FOURTH CAR, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF STEERING ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10384559

Incident

Feb 24, 2011

2007 INFINITI M35X - HAS A MAJOR STEERING PROBLEM! WENT TO A NISSAN DEALER HAD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SLAMS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. IT'S LIKE SOMEONE ELSE IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE STEERING FOR YOU. THIS HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, AND ON THE SMALLEST DIP IN THE ROAD. VERY DIFFERENT FROM TRAMLINING. ANY SLIGHT DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SLAM LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAVE A FORD ESCORT THAT HANDLES THE ROAD BETTER THAN THIS INFINITI, AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A LUXURY VEHICLE. PLEASE ACT ON THESE COMPLAINTS. MOST AMERICAN'S ARE NOT RICH TO JUST SWITCH VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384476

Incident

Dec 18, 2010

Mileage

49,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT HARD FOR NO REASON, THIS IS NOT A OUT OF ALIGNMENT ISSUE, CAR JUST HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I THINK IT IS A STEERING RACK ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BY LOOSING CONTROL OF CAR.

NHTSA ID

10383790

Incident

Feb 1, 2011

VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING...NOT BRAKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378379

Incident

Jan 24, 2011

Mileage

51,850 mi

THE STEERING SEEMS TO TRAMLINE. IT IS HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10374841

Incident

Dec 14, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi

CAR IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SLIGHT CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE. TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10374124

Incident

Dec 20, 2010

VEHICLE TRAMLINES, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC. NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT DO NO FIX THIS ISSUE. IT IS RELATED TO THE STEERING COMPONENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10373973

Incident

Jan 3, 2011

Mileage

49,997 mi

EXPERIENCED TRAMLINING IN MY INFINITI M35. VERY WEIRD AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR IS DRIVING STRAIGHT. VERY VERY AWFUL SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371258

Incident

Dec 19, 2010

2007 INFINITI M35X ABRUPTLY PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT OVER SMALL AND LARGE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. IT APPEARS THAT THE STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WAS A LOT OF GOING IN AND OUT OF MY LANE NUMEROUS TIMES; WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LIKE 3 ACCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10366521

Incident

Nov 16, 2010

Mileage

48,818 mi

I HAVE A 2007 INFINITI M35X WHICH HAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEN I AM DRIVING OVER A RUTTED OR BUMPY ROAD. THE STEERING WILL PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AND ONE TIME ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S THE TIRES, WHICH ARE GOODYEAR RSA ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR. HOWEVER, I HAVE DRIVEN THEIR OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME TIRES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS, INCLUDING INFINITIS, WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEAR THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AS IS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314518

Incident

Feb 25, 2007

Mileage

24,120 mi

STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION WANDERS SUDDENLY AND ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN VEHICLE TRANSITIONS FROM A SMOOTH TO SEMI-ROUGH ROAD SURFACE AT 50-65 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311532

Incident

Jun 10, 2009

Mileage

35 mi

IN NOVEMBER 2007 I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 INFINITI M35. SINCE THAT TIME, WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ROUGH SURFACES, THE CAR JERKS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, REQUIRING A VERY FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. THE LOCAL INFINITI SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THERE ARE OTHER 2007 M35 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DEFINE THEIR PROBLEM AS 'TRAMLINING' AND I BELIEVE MY ISSUES ARE THE SAME AND THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OR WHEN INFINITI PROVIDES SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308830

Incident

Dec 15, 2007

Mileage

25 mi

1 - PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN FEB 2007.1 - WHEN I DRIVE ON ROADS WITH TRUCK RUTS THE CAR PULLS ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER, OFTEN FORCING ME INTO THE OTHER TRAFFIC LANE (IF I DO NOT CATCH IT SOON ENOUGH). 3 - NO RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO DATE. I DO NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM NOR A TIRE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262951

Incident

Feb 26, 2008

Mileage

100 mi

CAR HAS VERY IRREGULAR STEERING ESPECIALLY ON GROOVED PAVEMENT. PULLS SHARPLY IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM TIME TO TIME. I BELIEVE THIS IS CALLED TRAMLINING. I HAD A 2006INFINITI M35X SEDAN WHICH HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I NOW HAVE A 2007 MODEL OF THE SAME CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR THINKING IT IS UNSAFE. I HAVE NEW TIRES ON THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255842

Incident

Jan 20, 2009

Mileage

17,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 INFINITI M35X AND IT PULLS OR IT HAS TRAMLINING ISSUES. THE CAR PULLS WILDLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT INDISCRIMINATE ON VARIOUS ROADS. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO THE DITCH OR ONE COMING TRAFFIC! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TIRES, STEERING RACK OR BOTH. RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251031

Incident

Dec 3, 2008

Mileage

37,000 mi