Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 INFINITI M45 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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.
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!
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.
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 .
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.
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. *TR
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.
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. *TR
AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, THIS VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND MOVES FORWARD UPON BRAKING. *TR
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. *TR
DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND THE SEAT SLIDES AND ROCKS WHEN DRIVING, UNSAFE *TR
INFINITI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT LEANING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAUSE IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE NICOCLUB.COM FORUM "2006 M45 SEAT LEANING INTO GLOVE BOX." WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED IN 2008-2009 TIMEFRAME, I CALLED INFINITI OF WILLOW GROVE PA AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE SEAT BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO ROCK WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT AND I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY BROKE AND MY SEAT WAS LEANING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND NEEDED TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED QUICKLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ASKED ME TO CALL INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE PROMPTLY TOOK MY CONTACT INFO AND SAID SHE WOULD CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THERE WAS MONEY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ME DESPITE MY CAR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID SHE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME IN ABOUT A WEEK TO TELL ME WHAT THE DECISION WAS. SHE CALLED ME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO B/C THE ISSUE WAS NOT DOCUMENTED AT THE DEALER AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHE SAID THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,200. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE $1200 TO PUT TOWARDS A $42,000 CAR SO I ENDED UP TAKING THE SEAT APART MYSELF AND TOOK IT TO A WELDER. THE WELDER SAID THE MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS POOR QUALITY. I TOOK MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN SEAT BRACKET AND HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY WELDED FOR $40 (MUCH LESS THAN THE $1200 QUOTED BY THE DEALER AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,435. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE SEAT FRAME HAD A STRESS CRACK AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER. DURING A TUNE-UP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
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