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Infiniti M repairs by problem area

Engine (22%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)

Brakes and Traction Control (7%)

Suspension and Steering (16%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (29%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (13%)

Other (8%)

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Infiniti M suspension repair cost distribution

$2500+ (5%)

$1000 - $2499 (14%)

$500 - $999 (23%)

$100 - $499 (30%)

< $100 (28%)

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2013 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

330-horsepower 3.7L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD

56000 mi

US $8000
Rear wheel steering motor failed. 

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2012 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

330-horsepower 3.7L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD

10500 mi Power steering unit not functioning properly. Shipped wrong unit first time. 
25700 mi Power steering - gear & linkage assy replacement, rack and pinion, rack assy adjusted 
7000 mi Wheel bearing noise 

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2012 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

302-horsepower 3.5L V6 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD

105000 mi

US $960
Steering wheel wouldn’t lower. Dealer replaced steering wheel tilt motor and the cover. 

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2011 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

420-horsepower 5.6L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD

8000 mi Replaced peeling steering wheel under warranty. 
39500 mi Lubed squeaky power steering column. 
48000 mi Steering column squealed when moving down into position.. Dealer replaced column, but in the process, somehow the dealer did something that caused the steering wheel to peel. They replaced that part the next time I came in for service. 
103540 mi

C $800
Link bar for sway bar was replaced as bushing was worn out.  
58900 mi

C $200
Front wheel bearing 
31000 mi Loud humming noise at highway speeds. Dealer replaced right rear wheel bearing assembly 
131153 mi

US $2077
Power Steering/Rack & Pinion Replacement 

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2011 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

330-horsepower 3.7L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD

37000 mi Warning light for the 4 wheel steering 
23000 mi steering wheel was off center. Dealer adjusted based on a TSB for the issue. Covered under warranty. 

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2011 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

330-horsepower 3.7L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Uncertain handling at highway speeds. Blamed on tramlining. Willing to align wheels, but dealer equipment not yet updated for 2011. 
53000 mi

US $100
Unsafe play in the steering wheel. Driving felt like a forearm workout, Steering rack was replaced. 
12400 mi stabilizer arm replaced motor and sensor for steering wheel adjustments stabalizer arm replaced 
42000 mi crack in the power steering pump, causing loss of fluid 
83000 mi this repair was covered by used Infinity used car program. Sway bars need replacement. 
94000 mi

US $1100
wheel bearing power steering hose failed had to get it from Japan. 

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2008 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

325-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

62700 mi

US $2900
Replace rear shocks 

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2008 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

325-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

78000 mi

US $50
Failed wheel bearing, likely from pothole. 

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2008 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

275-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

41000 mi Constant rattle in the trunk. Dealer suspected rear strut. Replaced right rear strut. 
34700 mi Rattle from passenger rear wheel well. Replaced Shock Assembly/Bushings. 
35800 mi Rattle from driver's side wheel well. Replaced Shock Assembly/Bushings. 
130000 mi

US $445
Replaced rear shocks 

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2008 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

275-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

10000 mi Car has been back to dealer no less than 7 or 8 times for the same rattle in the rear passenger side wheel well. During multiple trips dealer replaced shocks and bushing on both sides - but the rattle is still there. VERY FRUSTRATING. 
66000 mi Continued cluncking in right rear. Dealer replace right rear shock / strut. Problem still exists. 
94000 mi Replacing rear shocks earlier. Although it did not completely solve the problem, it was less bothersome and I learned to live with it. 
40000 mi Tie rods either had to be adjusted or replaced. 
87420 mi

C $800
Failed left front strut. Replaced all struts/shocks. 2 front with O.E.M, (as that's all that is available), and 2 rear with KYB. 
99200 mi

C $100
Replaced front left hub assembly as wheel bearing had failed. 

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2007 Infiniti M

Engine not specified

77000 mi Shocks were disassembled and greased at buscion. Both shocks. So far fixed sound when going over bumps. Dealer fixed since I purchased car from them. Thank goodness because local dealr didnt know how to fix. 

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2007 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

325-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

76000 mi

US $280
Front wheel bearing hubs noisy, replaced under Elite extended warranty. 
113500 mi

US $300
replaced perished stabilizer links. 
108800 mi

US $250
Replaced worn outer tie rod ends. 
140000 mi

US $700
Inner tie rod end bushings replaced. 
150000 mi

US $1700
Replaced steering rack. 
90900 mi Low frequency vibration at 20-60 mph was not solved by rotating tires so it is probably the DS wheel bearing. Mechanic wants to let it get worse to confirm which bearing is bad. 
92400 mi

US $730
Replaced front passenger-side wheel bearing. Cured low frequency vibration noted earlier. 
39000 mi

US $250
Bearing failed on front of power steering pump. Replaced bearing & seal. Dealer would have replaced pump. 
92200 mi

US $498
Wheel bearing went bad cause loud noises while driving on freeway 
93000 mi Scraping noise, plus at least two other noises. Could have been brakes or a bad wheel bearing. 
86000 mi

US $250
Steering rack replaced due to unit leaking. 
74400 mi

US $100
replaced wheel bearings 

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2007 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

275-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

33000 mi

US $594
right front lower control arm failed internally. replaces right front lower control arm 
38800 mi

US $2313
Replaced front struts/shocks. Replaced rear strut mounts and struts assy. 
66000 mi

US $700
Replaced front shocks. 

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2007 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

275-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

89000 mi

US $475
leaking power steering pump hose replaced 
101000 mi

US $500
Replaced worn rear struts and lower strut bushings that were damaged during the repair. Aligned wheels 
71600 mi

US $400
replacement of both wheel bearings on front of vehicle 
139500 mi

US $2600
Front and rear struts, only $600 installed. 
46000 mi

US $1880
replace steering rack 
54000 mi Replace steering rack done under dealers warranty as the same repair was done in Sept 2012. 
172000 mi

US $2000
right front wheel bearing and hub 

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2006 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

335-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

55000 mi

US $110
Rack and pinion steering leaking. Part ordered and installed but when put back together the original gasket failed so they had to order that part and and replace it. 
71400 mi Power steering pump bearing was failing. Pump was replaced under warranty. 
87300 mi

US $100
Wheel bearing making noise. Both front hubs replaced under Elite Protection Plan. 
88000 mi

US $450
Front left wheel hub wearing out. The dealership told me it was just my tires. I bought new tires and the problem was still there. Had to take care back again and then they found the problem I was originally describing. 
87420 mi

C $350
replaced right front wheel bearing 
89900 mi

C $3000
Ball joints and tie rod. 
121300 mi

US $1436
replacement of front strut assemblies 
125000 mi

US $650
worn left front wheel bearing 
141000 mi

US $2025
replaced leaking hoses and power steering pump 
182000 mi

US $1500
Loud noise on Driver side front tire area. Noise around 35 mph. Wheel Bearing assembly replaced on Front Driver side wheel. 
223000 mi

US $600
Wheel Bearing noise 
297000 mi

US $650
Bushing replaced on front suspension Power steering leaks repaired on pump 

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2006 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

280-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

102000 mi

US $200
Front Wheel Hub replaced ($150). 
181000 mi

US $240
Bushing replaced 
191000 mi

US $200
Passenger-side front wheel-bearing replaced 
63000 mi

US $100
Steering rack leaking and was replaced. 
82000 mi

US $500
Replaced shocks/struts 
103000 mi

US $700
Wheel bearings were worn out and needed replaced 
61500 mi Steering rack leaking on left side. Rack was replaced. 
81300 mi Front sway bar bushings replaced. 
83000 mi

US $700
Front Brakes (1st replacement). Shocks & Struts(One of Rear Shocks Leaking), Front Struts a Little Noisy. 
88000 mi

US $260
Rear drive hub/bearing assembly both sides. 
95000 mi

US $340
Front driver wheel bearing and hub replaced. 
112000 mi

US $345
Needed another front hub assembly this time on front passenger side, they also replaced under warranty the front driver hub as well that was repaired in Nov 2008 under inservice warranty. 
195000 mi

US $710
all tie-rod ends needed to be replaced due to being worn 
233500 mi

US $1000
replaced front struts front wheel hub assemby needed to be repaird 

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2006 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

280-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

80000 mi

US $200
Steering rack was leaking. Replaced rack. Steering rack was leaking. Replaced rack. 
82000 mi

US $600
Front wheel bearings wore out. Replaced front wheel hub assemblies. 
97000 mi

US $600
Humming from front end when car driven over 30mph. Replaced front hub(1) which eliminated the problem. 
138000 mi

US $400
Humming from front end at speeds above 30 mph. Replaced other front hub. 
100000 mi strut needed replacement 
130760 mi

C $1200
Both front wheel bearings 
108500 mi

C $250
replaced tie rod.  steering rack is also leaking a bit, but left it for now. 
138260 mi Steering leak never fixed, never a real problem. A stop leak additive product may have helped. 
40000 mi Grinding sound when steering wheel moves into "exit" position. Dealer ordered new steering column to replace the old one. Replaced column, problem solved. No cost to me. 
174000 mi

US $1200
Replace front left tie rod 
48360 mi

$750
THE WHEEL HUBS WERE REPLACED  
56000 mi

US $963
Front wheel bearings needed replacment 
56000 mi

US $1500
Needed new struts/shocks all around 
93000 mi

US $404
Left front wheel bearings replaced. 
78300 mi

US $568
Front wheel bearing worn out. Replaced "Hub assembly" 
94000 mi

US $197
replaced R Front wheel hub/bearing 
104400 mi

US $1200
Replaced steering rack 
65000 mi

US $1100
Rear cross-member disc-mount ruptured (resulting in lubricant covering the whole part). Problem was discovered by finding new drops of an oily substance on the owner's garage floor, under the rear of the car. New cross-member installed as solution. 
68000 mi Power Steering was becoming intermittent during cold starts. Humming sound with turning of wheel. 
129580 mi

C $4500
Front right wheel bearing 
189720 mi

C $120
Replace passenger rear wheel bearing 
202740 mi

C $2000
Rack and pinion leaking..replaced with used 
87420 mi

C $750
Driver side front wheel hub repaired due to excessive noise from wheel bearing. 
81000 mi Steering rack tsb 
112000 mi

US $545
Right front wheel bearing was replaced 
62620 mi Wheel bearing making a noise. Required replacing under original warranty. 
125300 mi

US $900
front wheel bearing and axle replaced 
106500 mi

US $450
Replaced left front wheel hub 
121000 mi

US $750
replaced both front wheel hubs as car started growling when driving. 
145000 mi

US $35
Replaced driver's wheel Hub, it was making noise. Should have been a quick fix, but replacement didn't want to bolt back in easily... 
59000 mi

US $20
The front end made a grinding noise when performing low speed right turns first thing in morning. Replaced entire rack and pinion system. 
72840 mi

US $700
Control arm replacement 
35000 mi 2006 M35x has problem with steering that caused trimbling (slight wavering of road track). I mentioned this to the dealer and they offered to replace the Rack-and-Pinion steering (plus power steering pump I think) under warranty. This cured the problem. 

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2006 Infiniti M 4-door

6-cylinder automatic AWD

87700 mi

US $350
Wheel bearing right front 

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2004 Infiniti M 4dr Sedan

340-horsepower 4.5L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD

208000 mi

US $525
Replaced inner and outer tie-rod ends left side 

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