2006 Infiniti M35 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Seats (45) · Air Bags (40) · Steering (38)
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146 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (6)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2022-08-09 · campaign 22E066000 · 375 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain air bag inflator replacement service parts that may have been installed as part of a theft or collision repair. The parts include certain passenger-side air bag inflators designed to fit Infiniti 2002-2003 QX4, 2006-2010 M35 and M45; Nissan 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, and both driver and passenger-side inflators designed to fit 2007-2012 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback vehicles. Please see Nissan's recall report for the specific
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the inflators as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 14, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2020-01-09 · campaign 20V008000 · 307,962 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. T
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-01-10 · campaign 17V028000 · 152,554 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2009 Nissan Versa sedans and hatchbacks originally
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2016-05-24 · campaign 16V349000 · 413,852 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Nis
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Air Bags 2015-04-17 · campaign 15V226000 · 12,606 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2003-2005 FX35 and FX45, and 2006 M35 and M45 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa, as well as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia, are included. Upon deployment of the pas
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-701.
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal 2013-09-26 · campaign 13V430000 · 98,307 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 vehicles manufactured April 4, 2004, through October 5, 2010. Over time, the accelerator pedal sensor signal may deteriorate resulting in the output of an incorrect signal causing the engine to go into fail-safe (limp home) mode.
Risk: In this fail-safe mode, throttle valve deposits may cause the engine to stall when the vehicle is coming to a stop or at idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assembly and reprogram the engine control module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during November 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Service bulletins (72)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · ITB09-063C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB13-052E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent key not detected / engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB13-006D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-20 · ITB10-029C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Visibility/Wiper 2024-04-30 · ITB17-009H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
window glass warranty information this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Visibility/Wiper 2024-04-30 · ITB13-007I · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
removing foreign material from the window glass this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 72 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-06-17 · Engine · 190,000 mi“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…”
2023-12-07 · Seat Belts“the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the seat belt warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the seat belts warning light had been illuminated for approximately one month. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was not …”
2022-01-11 · Air Bags · 120,000 mi“the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. the stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. the contact was able to drive the vehicle. the dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vin was not included in an active recall. the dealer also informed the contact that the vehicle could be repaired …”
2021-09-16 · Air Bags“made takata airbag recall appointment with dealer on august 27, 2021. then dropped car off dealer at 2pm, september 1, 2021. today it is september 16, 2021--the job is supposed to take 2 hours. the dealer still has my car. so i am at 2 weeks and 1 day. the service manager is not returning calls. no loaner car given. that does not seem reaso…”
2021-04-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 214,000 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 ca…”
2021-03-16 · Seats · 100,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to infiniti of orange park (6999 blanding blvd, jacksonville, fl 32244) to be repaired under an air bags recall. after picking up the vehicle, the contact became aware that the seat had been pushed back all the way while the recall repair was being performed. th…”
2020-12-11 · Seats · 102,000 mi“driver seat suddenly fell down and toward the left. this happened as i entered the car while it was parked. now the seat sits low to the floor and tilted to the side. seat can be easily moved side to side by hand. seat lift system seems non functional.…”
2020-05-19 · Seats · 216,000 mi“i just bought this car and when i took it out to drive the driver seat was sitting all the way to the floor so i tried raising the seat and noticed it wading moving so i got out to look while trying to raise it and noticed metal trying to come through the leather i don't know what's going on and i hope this doesn't cost me a lot of money to fix. *…”
2020-05-08 · Seats · 70,000 mi“while driving the vehicle, the driver seat suddenly and without warning, fell to the floor. i bought the vehicle to a mechanic and he said the railing gave way and broke. i checked online and this problem seems typical. i purchase this vehicle new. the vehicle currently only has about 86000 miles. why is there not a recall. *tr…”
2020-03-02 · Unknown Or Other“the dashboard in my car is cracking, breaking off even seems to be melting in areas. my car is garaged at our home. there are countless examples on how my car looks. already documented on your website. the cost to replace the dashboard is $2000. i understand that there is a class action case taking place in florida, instead of bogging dow…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.