NHTSA Complaint #11100694 — 2007 INFINITI M35

DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE SEAT HAS FAILED IN IT'S ORIGINAL DESIGN INTENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE A FAILURE IN SOME COMPONENT UNDER THE SEAT CAUSED STRESS ON THE PIVOT POINT FOR UP-DOWN MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT AND OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THE POINT FINALLY SHEARED. I BELIEVE THE EXTENSIVE STRESS WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THE AUTOMATIC SEAT MOVEMENT THAT OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVER ENTERS AND EXITS THE VEHICLE THE BRACKET WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE UP AND DOWN WITH THE POWERED CONTROL HAS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LEFT FRONT BUCKET SEAT. THE SEAT NOW MOVES FREELY FORWARD AND BACK AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS PUTS ME IN A TERRIBLE POSITION BECAUSE AS A CONCERNED CONSUMER I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FACT THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD BE FATAL DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURES. SHOULD I MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE, EITHER BY SELLING IT TO ANOTHER PERSON OR TRADING IN THE VEHICLE, I PUT SOMEONE ELSE IN RISK AND/OR WILL TAKE A HUGE LOSS ON THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION WHICH WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND/OR QUALITY TESTING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY NISSAN USA IMMEDIATELY!