Car Stall Problems of Infiniti M35

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. . .

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I was driving my 2006 Infiniti M35x home Sunday night and it began to stall on me while driving. The car wouldnt accelerate and the brakes locked on me. I was on the freeway going about 70mph when this happened. The steering wheel wouldnt 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 wouldnt start anymore and unfortuanetly 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!.

In September/October of 2010 my 2009 Infiniti M35x unexpectedly and without warning stalled while the car was moving. This occurred 3 times, twice within a week before the car was serviced to correct the problem cited under NHTSA item #10032906, service bulletin # itb-10-014 and once after the vehicle was supposedly fixed. In all three stalls the car was moving at slow speed (<10mph) and low rpm. Two of the stalls occured while making turns, one in the face of oncoming traffic and one in a parking lot. In none of the three stalls was there any damage or injury. I was extremely lucky in that regard. The Infiniti dealer where I bought the car serviced it and informed me of the previously known and published technical service bulletin. They explained that the "fix" was a fairly simple reprogramming of the ecm. Notwithstanding that, the vehicle stalled again within two weeks after the fix. I returned it but the dealer could not replicate the probem. In the meantime I contacted Infiniti national consumer affairs who told me that since the dealer could not replicate the probelm, there was nothing more that Infiniti would/could do. My problem with this experience is threefold: 1) Infiniti knew there was a defect with my vehicle that could cause it to stall without warning and they didn't notify me to bring it in to make the "simple fix" before it stalled. 2) the vehicle stalled again after the "fix" was made and 3) I have no idea whether it is going to stall again. Neither does Infiniti. They knew there was a potential problem but took no proactive steps to minimize the potental for damage/injury. I told them I was not comfortable being in this situation and asked them to repurchase the car. They refused. I believe, based upon my first hand experience, that this is a safety issue. It may not be on the scale of Toyota's sudden acceleration problem. But it's not something that a responsible company suffers its customers to experience while hiding behind a TSB.

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