Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 17 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
THE CAR PULLS IN EITHER DIRECTION ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. PULLS TO THE LEFT MORE FREQUENTLY AND DOES IT ANYTIME THERE IS A BUMP OR UNLEAVENED ROAD. HAVE COMPLETED 2 OR MORE ALIGNMENTS AND THE PROBLEM WON'T GO AWAY. *TR
AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, THIS VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. SHOP INSPECTION REPORTS THAT THE CAR'S ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES ARE FINE. *TR
WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS EITHER DIRECTION HARD ALSO WEAVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IF U HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL YANKS HARD TO THE SIDE. ALSO WHEN STOPPED WITH CAR N DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD HARD LIKE ITS GOING TOGO ON ITS OWN. *TR
FRONT END TRAMLINING. HARD TO CONTROL CAR IN CENTER OF LANE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED (45-65MPH). THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
CAR PULLS TOO RIGHT OR LEFT WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. CAN NOT KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES NO LOOSE OR WORN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. NOTE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING AND THERE IS NO CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THAT AFFECT IT. HAVE BEEN AND MASTER ASE CERTIFIED TECH WORKING IN THE FIELD FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AND THE ONLY DESCRIPTION IN MY EXPERIENCE WOULD BE A RACK AND PINION CONTROL ISSUE. *LN
2006 INFINITI M45- SEVERE TRAMMELING ISSUES SINCE FIRST PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR WILL "DRIFT" TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COMPLETED 4 DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS AND 4 INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ALL 4 SHOPS SAY MY ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECS. I DID PURCHASE ALL 4 NEW TIRES AND STILL TRAMMELING IS ACTIVE. *TR
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WITH GOOD TIRES, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND PROPER BALANCING. *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH IN BETWEEN THE LINES IT BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THE PAST, I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE TOLD THE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE INCIDENT COUNTLESS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING... *TR
PURCHASED USED CAR. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT. AFTER NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS THE CAR STILL PULLS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE TWICE AND IT ONLY "HELPS" THE PROBLEM...THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING/WHEEL/COLUMN/RACK AND IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. *TR
I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR CALLED TRAMLINING WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL STEER ON ITS OWN DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONE TIME MY CAR WANTS TO STEER INTO ANOTHER LANE ON ITS OWN WITH CARS PRESENT IN MY OTHER LANE. MY CAR HAS NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT DONE, ROAD FORCE BALANCE AND NO SUSPENSION PROBLEM AND THIS ISSUE STILL EXIST. *TR
STEERING ROD BECAME DETACHED FROM COUPLING THAT IS CONNECTED TO STEERING RACK. CAR WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE ROAD AND WAS SAFELY STOPPED EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. UPON LIFTING THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE TOW TRUCK, THE DETACHED STEERING ROD AND COUPLING WERE VISIBLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. *TR
THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHER CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID MY CAR HITTING THEIRS CAUSING DAMAGE AND INJURY TO THAT PERSON. I, AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINANTS ON HERE, HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT INFINITI IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING RACK BUT IS NOT AUTHORIZING DEALERS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS ALL INFINITI M35S AND M45S FROM 2006-2010. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN PROGRESS. *TR
MY 2006 INFINITI M45 SPORT HAS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL "JUDDERS," SHAKES, VIBRATES, AND WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ONCE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTROL OF THE CAR CAN BE LOST. I REPLACED TIRES SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A TIRE ISSUE. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE MORE VIBRATION AND WOBBLE IN THE STEERING IS FELT. I'VE OWNED AN INFINITI FX35 AND OTHER VEHICLES AND NO OTHER CAR DID THIS. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER M45 OWNERS. *TR
VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF NO WHERE. IT ALSO SWAYS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE BRAKING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP (PLANO, TX) STATED THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A WARPED ROTOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH INFINITI VEHICLES, SO I RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND WITHIN 6MTHS (UNDER OR AROUND 5,000 MILES) HAD TO REPLACE THEM. AFTER I REPLACED THE ROTORS CREST INFINITI STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THEN THE TIRES SO I REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AFTERWARDS THEY SAID IT WAS THE RIMS, I HAD THE RIMS INSPECTED AND ANY DEFECTIVE RIM EITHER REPLACED OR REPAIRED. WITHIN TWO MONTH I REPLACED ALL FOUR RIMS AND TIRES. NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS FIXED THE VIBRATING OR JERKY STEERING SO I HAD ALIGNMENTS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCES PERFORMED ON THE CAR. CAR STILL VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH OR HIGHER, FAR WORSE AT SPEEDS OF 75-80MPH OR HIGHER. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE 2006 M35/M45 INFINITI!! THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO START IF IT DOES START. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 35,000 MILES ON IT AND NONE OF THE SAFETY HAZARDS HAVE BEEN FIXED! *TR
I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M45 AND THE CAR VEERS WILDLY (EVERY DAY) WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>55 MPH) FORM SUBTLE ROAD GRAIN. (TRAMLINING). THIS HAS CAUSED ME CONCERN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN TO KEEP THE CAR ON TRACK. I HEAR THIS IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS BUT A RECALL SITUATION SHOULD BE STARTED (INVESTIGATED). *TR
STEERING IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO STAY IN LANE. VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES SUDDENLY VEERS TO ONE SIDE OF THE LANE SHARPLY WHEN BRAKING REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. INFINITI DEALER STATE CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE - BUT SERVICE REP TELLS ME THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE BUT INFINITI WILL NOT ADMIT IT. *TR
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