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2006 Infiniti M35 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
2%of 210 total for the year
Median mileage
500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2006 Infiniti M35, 2% of the 210 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Today I was driving my vehicle and the low fuel light came on but the fuel guage showed it still had half a tank, so I went to the gas station and filled it up on when I turned on the car I seen that the fuel gauge its not working, another thing is where it shows what gear your on it seems to be broken like the little screen is broken from in side its hard to explain ill post some pictures so you can see what I mean. Also the (afs) on the front left headlight does not work the beam stay's all the way down pointing the ground not staright ahead so I could see clearly whats in front of me. …”

NHTSA complaint #10916016, filed 2016-10, 196,978 miles

“There is a horizontal band of blackness between the area illuminated by the low beam headlights and the highbeam headlights. This creates a blind spot and a serious potential hazard when driving at night. The high beam head lights appear to be aimed very high; they illuminate the mid and upper sections of trees very well but not the road in front of the vehicle. I returned the car to the dealer who indicated the headlights were properly aimed. Furthermore the dealer indicated that the high beams cannot be aimed independent of the low beams. I was referred to Infiniti's regional representative. …”

NHTSA complaint #10132907, filed 2005-08, 500 miles

“Dt: the contact states there was a problem with the headlights. The beam from the lights will show the road for no more than ten to fifteen feet in front of the vehicle. This is because of the computer leveling system positioning the light beam closer to the vehicle than necessary. He feels that under normal driving conditions braking distances would exceed the amount of lighted area. When he contacted the manufacturer, they said that the lights were designed to do this. Updated 11/29/2005 - updated 01/11/06.”

NHTSA complaint #10140748, filed 2005-10, 200 miles

“My infinity m35x 2006 is equipped with cruse control that will automatically maintain the follow distance from the vehicle ahead. If I am using cruse control at a high speed and approach a slow moving vehicle the system will automatically apply the brakes. The deceleration can be very fast and sudden, it often exceeds -5mph per second. The design defect is that the system does not light the brake lights. If I use cruse control to follow in heavy traffic, the system moves from the throttle to the brakes and back again and the brake lights do not light. …”

NHTSA complaint #10777938, filed 2015-09

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200812%
200711%
200642%

Other parts of the 2006 Infiniti M35

Steering
53 complaints
Air bags
49 complaints
Seats
48 complaints
Electrical system
19 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Infiniti M35

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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