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2006 Infiniti M45 Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
4%of 72 total for the year
Median mileage
100,565miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Infiniti M45, 4% of the 72 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,565 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.

“I had purchased my M45 2006 Infiniti used feb 20,2016 the car drove good everything worked well no problems at all. I did noticed the check engine light came on I took the car back to metro honda which is where I got it from as used. The checked it out the light went off but came back on and stay. July of 2016 is when the car would just lose power cut off while driving etc. The car would take several minutes to start back up. …”

NHTSA complaint #10936077, filed 2016-12, 181,392 miles

“I was driving on a main street going 50 miles when my engine complete shut off without warning. Everything locked up, steering and breaks were hard to manage. I was lucky enough to coast to a side street. There was a recall 11/17/2003 -03v45500 it also says included are vehicles involved in 01v357 I called Infiniti and they said my VIN excluded my car from that recall. It was towed to a repair shop and the diagnostic came back p0304 camshaft position sensor.”

NHTSA complaint #11030090, filed 2017-09, 96,000 miles

“I was driving my car on interstate at 70mph and engine stalled, all electrical systems shut off, power steering, power brakes, vdc and ABS lights came on along with service engine soon. This was a very scary situation at highway speeds. I pulled through traffic and made it to side of highway. The engine was barely idling and running very rough. The car was turned off. I then attempted to re-start vehicle, and it would turn over, but not ignite. After several minutes and several attempts, the car engine started again. I immediately got off the interstate and took less congested roads home. …”

NHTSA complaint #10713885, filed 2015-04, 100,565 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200634%
200311%

Other parts of the 2006 Infiniti M45

Engine
17 complaints
Steering
17 complaints
Seats
14 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Infiniti M45

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology