2007 Infiniti M35 problems
Owners have filed 174 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Infiniti M35. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are seats (23%) and steering (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 174 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 106 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 infiniti m35. When the contact pushed the on/off button under the steering wheel to turn off the vehicle, it went in reverse at approximately 10 MPH. The contact sustained minor knee injuries. The vehicle stopped once it hit a pillar. The current and failure mileages were 3,196. Updated 03-07-08 the consumer also stated the airbags didn't deploy. The consumer stated the engine was still running after the crash, the vehicle was in neutral at the bottom of the hill.
I was driving the car in the national redwood park I-101 south bound just 100 mile south of eureka, the car suddenly lose power and came with loud noise, then just big white smoke everywhere, I almost lost control of this vehicle but finally pull over to the shoulder, asked my wife & my kid go out immediately for the potential fire, the transmission fluid was everywhere.
I was driving on freeway and drivers seat bracket broke and threw me forward and almost caused severe accident--- took to dealer who said this happens a lot in these cars and they wanted 1500$ to fix-- I cant afford-- I checked and there have been over a hundred such reports-- some involving injury-- should these seat brackets not be recalled??? Only 75k on odometer