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Sedans Infiniti M35/M45 Infiniti M35/M45 Maintenance and Repair
1177 messages, Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 4:51 PM
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| Just wanted to share a humerous happening about a rattle. Bought a new m35x about a year and half ago. For two months from the time I bought it I heard a rattle evertime I would hit a bump or a washboard type road. Went crazy trying to find the rattle. One day for some reason(even though I don't where sun glasses) I opened the sunglass holder in the roof console. Someone at the dealership had left a pair of great looking sunglasses in the holder. Removed the glasses and the rattle disappeared. Have slept well since. | |
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Replying to: barryend (Nov 19, 2008 10:52 pm) Before I go back to my dealer about the steering rack does anyone know if this fix is covered by the warranty and if this is indeed the best way to correct the issue? The gas mileage sucks but that I can live with for now - the steering problem not so much.
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The steering problem may be a faulty rack which would be covered under warranty. Your service manager has to see/feel the problem driving the car and sometimes that's the tough part.
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Replying to: southbay1 (Dec 19, 2008 9:14 pm)
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Replying to: ghstudio (Dec 19, 2008 9:35 pm) The M still does not track that well but the roads in my Westchester, NY area are horrible. Otherwise the car is great. My theory is the design of the steering lacks caster in the alignment. It is incurable. More caster would increase the steering's tendency to go straight. Gas mileage is not very good. Killed me last summer. It is a heavy car with 4-wheel drive and the top gearing is low. No 7-speed on the M35X even for 2009. No real cure. Go light on the pedal and easy on the a/c. Keep the air cleaner clean. Sluggish on regular gas use mid grade or premium. My lease is over soon. Thinking of Audi an A4 (a bit small not cheap but wonderful), Caddy CTS 4 wheel drive (beautiful, aggressive prices, no backup camera, great warranty, On Star, but who knows about GM service and quality?) Infiniti G-37 sedan (a bit small and rear seats do not fold down), Good but uglies: Acura TL and Infiniti FX. (don't know if I can look at those for years).
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Replying to: tmartin63 (Dec 20, 2008 5:19 am) As for the steering rack - I'll make an appointment with my service rep and hope that they notice the same thing I do (somehow I suspect that Murphy's Law will temporarily disappear...). The car has OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE050As that have a fair amount of mileage left on them and none of the boards have pointed to these tires as a culprit. Will keep you all posted. |
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Replying to: southbay1 (Dec 22, 2008 3:13 pm)
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Replying to: barryend (Dec 20, 2008 5:46 am) |
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Replying to: barryend (Dec 22, 2008 3:42 pm) Dutifully, they checked the alignment and found nothing out of the ordinary and said that the grabby/wandering steering is typical of a "sport" model with 19" wheels and low profile tires, particularly on bumpy/uneven road surfaces. Unless Infiniti issues a technical bulletin they are not going to be doing any steering rack work. I also asked the service manager about gas mileage and he said that 14-15 MPG is typical of what they're seeing until the car is sufficiently broken in and after which it should get closer to 18 MPG (apparently 27K miles is not broken in enough).
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