2006 Infiniti M45 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 72 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 82,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Infiniti M45, 4% of the 72 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,500 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.
“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“When braking the car pulls either direction hard also weaves side to side when driving at any speed or if u hit a bump the steering wheel yanks hard to the side. Also when stopped with car n drive and foot on brakes the car will surge forward hard like its going togo on its own.”
NHTSA complaint #10473765, filed 2012-09, 69,000 miles“Over the last 6 to 8 months, the 2006 M45 stalls intermittently. Most of the time (7 out of 10) it would stall when I stopped at a light (or a stop sign). The engine would shut off, all the indicator lights would come on, and I would put it in park and re-start, and it would continue to operate fine. The other three times or so, the car would randomly shut down while driving (both times in the city at 30 mph or so), and the same procedure to restart. …”
NHTSA complaint #11462932, filed 2022-05Related service bulletins
- 10149806Oct 12, 2018TRANSMISSION & ENGINE AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC REPORTING SERVICE INFORMATION To support proper diagnosis and to promote Fixed-Right-First-Time ? Infiniti may…
- 10192822May 10, 2016SERVICE INFORMATION Replacement 5-speed rear wheel drive Automatic Transmission (A/T) assemblies and replacement control valves (valve bodies) now come with blank Transmission…
- 10192475Nov 20, 2014SERVICE INFORMATION If a customer describes lack of power or poor acceleration, perform the following checks before attempting any repair: * Check for stored DTCs. * Check if the…
- 10033227Feb 11, 2010Infiniti: 5 speed a/t dtc diagnoses for p1701, p1702, p1703, p1704, p1705, p1754, p1759, p1764, p1769, p1774. Applies to re 5r05a only transmissions (5 speed a/t). If one or more…
- 10024688Apr 28, 2008Infiniti; special automatic transmission fluid requirement. 2004 to current infinit vehicles.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Infiniti M45
17 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsSeats
14 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Infiniti M45
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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