2007 Infiniti M45: complaints, problems and recalls

I PURCHASED A 2007 INFINITI M45 SPORT AND FEEL THAT I HAVE AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE STEERING AND/OR WHEELS AND TIRES. THE PROBLEM, KNOWN AS "TRAMLINING", IS THAT ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN OR LIGHTLY DAMAGED ROADS THE CAR'S STEERING DECIDES TO AGGRESSIVELY FOLLOW A PATH THAT IT CHOOSES ITSELF AND IF THE DRIVER HAS THE SLIGHTEST LAPSE IN ATTENTION, THE CAR WILL ABRUPTLY VEER COMPLETELY INTO A DIFFERENT LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. "WHITE-KNUCKLED" DRIVING HAS BECOME ALL TOO FAMILIAR TO ME AS A RESULT. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED I…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10284935 at NHTSA ↗

INFINITI M45 WARRANTY NOTICE FOR RADIATOR FAN MOTOR. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED ABOUT THE WAY INFINITI WAS HANDLING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BY ONLY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10294889 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 INFINITI M45 SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE STALLING WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO PASSPORT INFINITI OF ALEXANDRIA FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE, IPDM WHICH AFTER IN-DEPTH RESEARCH, HAS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY IN MULTIPLE NISSAN & INFINITI VEHICLES RANGING FROM YEARS 2004 - 2006. THERE ARE CURRENT MANUFACTURE RECALLS ON SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES TO REPLACE FAULTY…

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10368929 at NHTSA ↗

CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION ON FREEWAYS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10373876 at NHTSA ↗

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM HAS FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SIX-WAY POWER ADJUSTABLE SEATS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT SUDDENLY DROP TO THE LOWEST POSITION ON THE FLOOR AND WILL NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER. AS WELL, THE SEAT NOW SEATS NOT TO BE PROPERLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT RAIL AND WHEN I STOP OR PUT ANY TENSION ON THE SEATBELT, I CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVING ABOUT. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY SON OR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS V…

Owner-reported narrative. 66,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10404248 at NHTSA ↗

MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS ARE STARTING TO FALL APART IN THE TREAD AREA. MICHELIN TIRE SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE "CHUNKING" A CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN NOTED ON CARS BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION OF THE TIRES. TIRES ARE ACTUALLY FALLING APART IN THE TREAD AREA AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BLOWOUTS OR MASSIVE CHANGE OF BALANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF BEING DRIVEN BY AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MICHELIN AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO DEFECT IN THE TIRE, BUT IF I WANT TO CHANGE THE TIRES OUT, I HAVE TO PAY FOR …

Owner-reported narrative. 37,980 miles reported. Look up ODI 10511797 at NHTSA ↗

2007 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ACCELERATION PEDAL SENSOR ISSUE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AGO, WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10553422 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2007. IT IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. I NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT THE DASHBOARD; ESPECIALLY THE SURFACES WHICH FACE THE FRONT WINDOW, HAS DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS GLAZE. THIS GLAZE IS VERY REFLECTIVE AND PREVENTS PROPER VIEWING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD; DAY OR NIGHT. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10667610 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2013-09-26 (September 26, 2013)

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.

Consequence: 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.

Remedy: 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.

Reported: 2016-05-24 (May 24, 2016)

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, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2008 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 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.

Reported: 2017-01-10 (January 10, 2017)

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 sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 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.

Reported: 2020-01-09 (January 9, 2020)

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. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 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.