My infinity m35x 2006 is equipped with cruse control that will automatically maintain the follow distance from the vehicle ahead. if i am using cruse control at a high speed and approach a slow moving vehicle the system will automatically apply the brakes. the deceleration can be very fast and sudden, it often exceeds -5mph per second. the design defect is that the system does not light the brake lights. if i use cruse control to follow in heavy traffic, the system moves from the throttle to the brakes and back again and the brake lights do not light. if somebody was to strike my car in the tail, he might claim my brake lights did not work. the investigator would test my brake lights, he and the other driver would see that they do work. i don't think anybody would think that brake light operation might be conditional on how the car is controlled. i believe the cruse control in my vehicle to be a hazard. i recognize that my car is 10 years old and they probable do not make the same design any more. but do newer designs have the same design defect? it may require additional hardware and money to correct this, therefor it may not be corrected in newer designs and other brands. note: i have not been in a traffic incident related to this defect.
My first problem is the brake pedal broke for no reason. the dealer informed me a new one would be at a cost to me at over 350.00$. my second problem is a seat weld broke, i have not gone in for that problem yet but i'm sure it will be at a cost time as well. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. the contact stated that while attempting to engage the brakes, the brake system failed causing the contact to crash into the rear end of the proceeding vehicle. a police report was filed and no injuries were reported. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 171,140.
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
Vehicle started shifting to right of the road. paid for wheel alignment. purchased set of new tires at around 115000 miles. now at 130,000 miles dealer tells me that my rack and pinion is leaking and could result in sudden inoperable vehicle. the part can only be purchased from infiniti and approximate cost is around $1450.00 plus $500-$700 to install!! *tr