2006 Infiniti M35: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 29, 2018 · Electrical · 172,869 miles · VA

About a month ago, I was driving my car home from the store and the engine stalled as I was about to pull into the parking space. I thought the battery was dead, so I called a family member to give me a jump. The car started back up and drove fine for about two days. Then it happened again, I was on my way home from picking the kids up from school and the engine stalled again, right in the middle of the highway. The car would still be on but it would not move at all. After turning the car off and waiting for a few minutes, the car started back up. I had it towed to aaa car care center, where they determined that I may need to have the camshaft and crankshaft sensors replaced. However, after doing some research online and reading countless complaints and forum posts from people who were having the same problem, I decided not to pay the $751. I read many posts from other infiniti owners whose car would cut off while being operated, who paid tons of money to get their sensors replaced, only to have the same problem return. I drove my car home from aaa but not without incident. The car cut off in the middle of the interstate with my six year old daughter in the backseat. Very dangerous. After waiting for a few minutes, I was able to start the car again and drive the rest of the way home. I took the car to a local auto zone to check the battery and it was fine. A few days later, I had the car towed to the nissan dealership to have my airbag replaced due to the recent (takata) airbag recall. While there, I had them do a diagnostic on the car. They found a bunch of codes, but could not tell me what the problem is with my car. I am terrified to drive the car for fear of getting into an accident. I don't know if the engine is going to stall on the interstate while I'm driving at 60 MPH. This is obviously a common problem among infiniti owners.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Electrical · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled several times without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer did not assist and stated that a recall repair was previously performed by an unknown dealer. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Mar 2, 2016 · Engine · 108,000 miles · NV

My car just shuts off while driving and I was on a city street.

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v430000 (vehicle speed control). The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed May 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 126,000 miles · CA

On march 9th, 2015 my 2006 infiniti m35 stalled while I was driving it and wouldn't start again. I checked the fuses and battery and couldn't find any issues so I had it towed to the local infiniti dealer. Initially the dealer told me that the ECM (brain) needed to be replaced and, after a fair amount of pressure from me to stand behind their product, the nissan factory agreed to cover the ECM replacement (~$2200). On april 9th, 2015 they informed me my car was "fixed and ready" however when driving home it stalled on the freeway (while going ~70mph with my kids in the car with me) and again, it wouldn't start. I had it towed back to the dealer and paid for an advanced diagnostic ($420) at which time they discovered "melted and shorting" wires between the power distribution unit (pdu) and the fuse box... On april 22nd, 2015 they replaced these wires (they never actually diagnosed the cause of the melted shorting wires) and they again told me my car was "fixed and ready"... Yet again, while driving home the car stalled on the freeway and wouldn't start. I had it towed back to the dealer again and they called in an advanced factory technician who determined that the main wiring harness and another wiring harness needed to be replaced and they're quoting me an outrageous amount for the repair ($8400). The car currently shows a ~$10.5k value on kelley blue book...

Filed Apr 28, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 100,000 miles · TX

These defective parks keeps making the idle jump and sometimes stall. I keep replacing them to see if they are bad but will not clear the check engine light.

Filed May 19, 2014 · Engine · LA

2006 m35 infiniti m35. Consumer writes in regards to the mass air flow sensor problems. *smd the consumer stated over the past 18 months, the same part was replaced 3 times. The mass air flow sensor ranged from 1,000-1,300 each time. The vehicle would stall in the middle of the road.

Filed Dec 6, 2013 · Engine · 90,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and resumed normally. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 75,000 miles · CA

While driving on a freeway at low rate of speed (rush hour) I have experienced engine stall condition. All warning lights went on,including brake indicator. I was able to shift gear into park position and shut the vehicle down. After a couple minutes, I restarted the engine and drived home. That was one scary moment.

Filed Nov 21, 2011 · Brakes, Engine · 66,352 miles · MI

I was driving my 2006 infiniti m35x home sunday night and it began to stall on me while driving. The car wouldn't accelerate and the brakes locked on me. I was on the freeway going about 70mph when this happened. The steering wheel wouldn't turn anymore and I began to panic as another speedy vehicle would potentially rear end me and maybe even kill me. I put my emergency lights on and called for help. My fuel gauge read about a half tank full of gasoline. I had a friend bring me gas to see if that was why this car wouldn't start anymore and unfortunately it was the problem. The fuel gauge was not working properly and I could of got myself killed in a big accident that way. Idk what to do! The warranty is not valid anymore and I do not have money to fix this issue. Please help!

Filed May 8, 2006 · Acceleration, Electrical · 11,400 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle lost power and stalled at highway speeds of 55 MPH without warning on two occasions. After both incidents the vehicle was driven away from the sight slowly and taken to a service dealer. After the first incident the dealership replaced the throttle body. When the vehicle was returned to the dealer after the second occurrence, the dealer was able to duplicate the problem. The dealer replaced the wiring harness. Updated 06/16/06.