2008 Infiniti M35 problems
Owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Infiniti M35. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are air bags (25%) and tires (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 39 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 5 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.
Making right turn to park the car in a parking lot with foot on the brake throughout the turning process. As the turn was completed, vehicle surged forward quickly and collided with a tree. The car was completely destroyed. It happened third time. First two times, the car accelerated when my foot was on the brake, but I could control it. The car was brought back to the dealer for check up and inspection.
This car tends to drift/travel/trammel with road grooves/ruts/dips all the time. This is a common problem with this model. I've changed the tires a few times to try and resolve this issue and the same problem happens with all tire brands I've tried. I have never experienced this problem as prevalent with any other vehicle I've driven. I've taken it to two dealers and they both say it is common to this car. This is extremely dangerous.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 infiniti m35. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the second notification in january of 2017. The dealer (infiniti of south atlanta 4201 jonesboro rd, union city, ga, 30291) stated that the parts were available; however, they experienced issues with the dashboard fracturing due to the remedy.