2003 INFINITI M45 Problems & Recalls
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NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 INFINITI M45 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 7, 2002, THROUGH JUNE 3, 2004. DUE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE, THE FUEL GAUGE MAY READ A FUEL LEVEL HIGH...
The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti M45. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the fuel gauge failed to read the fuel level correctly and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed several times to a dealer and independent mechanic however, the fuel gauge sensor ...
Mileage: 160,000
The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti M45. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact stated that the driver’s side module needed to be replaced. The driver’s side air bag module was replaced. The manufactu...
Mileage: 112,965
TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A STATE ROUTE, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER, NO DASH LIGHTS, INABILITY TO USE TURN SIGNALS TO INDICATE THE INTENTION OF CHANGING LANES TO THE RIGHT AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION AS THE CAR SLOWED TO CRAWL. ONCE PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF TH...
Mileage: 137,780
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER BENNETT INFINITI (1060 PA-315 WILK...
Mileage: 159,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A WHITE 2003 INFINITI M45. A FEW YEARS AGO, I NOTICED A SMALL CHIP RIGHT ABOVE HE WINDSHIELD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. I CONTACTED INFINITI BACK THEN TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, BUT THERE WERE NOT. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO PAINT COVERING THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF TODA...
2003 INFINITI M45 WITH APPROXIMATELY 106,000 MILES. CAR WILL STALL SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY OR CITY ROAD SPEEDS NECESSITATING PUTTING CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR PULLING OVER TO RESTART. PREVIOUSLY, AFTER THIS HAD HAPPENED, A CODE FOR FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS RECOVERED, AND BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT AND...
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDE...
Mileage: 145,000
WHEN IN MOTION THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING
Mileage: 75,000
THE BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT HAS BROKEN. THE SEAT NOW SAGS SEVERAL INCHES IN THE LEFT/ REAR SIDE. THIS IS PLACING SUBSTANTIALLY MORE STRESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE'S BRACKET. THIS BRACKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 182,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, PRECEDED BY THE DYNAMIC CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT NOT REPLACED. THE MA...
Mileage: 149,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 200,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, IT HAD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST ALL POWER. IT STARTED BACK UP LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND I'M AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL INVOLVING THIS BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPP...
Mileage: 117,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, IT HAD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST ALL POWER. IT STARTED BACK UP LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND I'M AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL INVOLVING THIS BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPP...
Mileage: 117,000
WHILE LEAVING AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS ALONG WITH ITS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING FUNCTIONS. AFTER THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, LEAVING IT STRANDED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL IN PLACE FOR...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 155,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V088000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V088000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHI...
WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC THE ENGINE DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER SAID IT WAS EMISSIONS RELATED. THE CAR DID RESTART, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON, AND AFTER A SHORT DRIVE THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND HEAT COMING FROM THE CAR. THE LOCAL NISSA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. ON TWO SEPARATED OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED T...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NO...
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHORTLY AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR RESTARTED ONLY TO DO THAT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT DID IT ANOTHER TIME AND DIDN'T RESTART. HAD IT REPAIRED BY AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. 6MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND ENGINE ...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND ENGINE ...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 87,831
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEH...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEH...
Mileage: 190,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT LEANED TO THE LEFT WHILE OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T...
Mileage: 71,000
SINCE BUYING THE 45M. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE THE GAS GAUGE LEVEL READS FULL. THE FIRST TIME I WAS SIMPLY DRIVE THE A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 40MPH. THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SPUTTER THEN CAME TO A STOP WHILE OTHER CARS TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ME. *TR
Mileage: 264,874
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A APROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE REAR BACK GLASS BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. I FELT A LITTLE SHAKE AND MU REAR BACK GLASS WAS GONE. *TR
Mileage: 87,234
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A APROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE REAR BACK GLASS BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. I FELT A LITTLE SHAKE AND MU REAR BACK GLASS WAS GONE. *TR
Mileage: 87,234
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...
Mileage: 134,009
HTTP://WWW.CARSAFETYREFERENCE.COM/INFINITI-M45-2003/AIR-BAGS MY2003 INFINITI M45 SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR HIT ANYTHING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND INFINITI IN GENERAL AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS TO ...
Mileage: 137,000
MY BOYFRIEND RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALER THAT GAVE HIM A STANDARD WARRANTY AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW AND AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAS FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED IS FEELS AS IF THE CAR WILL SLIP. THE CAR MAKES A FEW ...
MY BOYFRIEND RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALER THAT GAVE HIM A STANDARD WARRANTY AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW AND AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAS FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED IS FEELS AS IF THE CAR WILL SLIP. THE CAR MAKES A FEW ...
MY BOYFRIEND RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALER THAT GAVE HIM A STANDARD WARRANTY AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW AND AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAS FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED IS FEELS AS IF THE CAR WILL SLIP. THE CAR MAKES A FEW ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000 (ENG...
Mileage: 171,000
MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGH START, STALLS AND HAS TURNED OFF WHILE IN OPERATION. *TR
Mileage: 142,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-85 N BOUND DOING ABOUT 65 IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE RPM DROPPED ALL THE WAY OUT AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AS IF IT CUT OFF LEAVING ME IN SHOCK BECAUSE I HAD NO WAY OF GETTING OVER TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER.AFTER TAKING IT TO A SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS...
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COO...
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 140,000
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
Mileage: 157,236
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
Mileage: 157,236
THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND S...
Mileage: 157,236
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAI...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAI...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,372.
Mileage: 85,372
I AM STARTING TO NOTICE THAT MY ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I ONLY HAVE 2 THOUSAND MILES ON AN OIL CHANGE AND MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL WHEN I CHECKED. I DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE HARD AT ALL, JUST NORMAL DRIVING. I'VE CHECKED OTHER FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT...
Mileage: 124,000
HELLO, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 INFINITY M45 ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THIS SUDDENLY HAPPENED. THE CAR TURNED ON IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE BACK HOME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL. I DROVE IT AGAIN ...
Mileage: 138,000
HELLO, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 INFINITY M45 ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THIS SUDDENLY HAPPENED. THE CAR TURNED ON IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE BACK HOME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL. I DROVE IT AGAIN ...
Mileage: 138,000
2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING FUEL GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF RELATED EXPENSES OF $2,168.76 AS HE PREVIOUSLY PAID TO HAVE THE DEFECT CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE GAS TAN...
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE GAS GAUGE HAS MALFUNCTION FIRST WAS A FEW YEARS AGO WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I REMEMBER IT WAS A SUNDAY AND I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM CHURCH WITH MY SONS. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN CAR STALLED. THIS TIME I WAS ON I 95 WHEN THE CAR STALLED. BOTH TIMES THE ...
Mileage: 149,000
2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER STATES FUEL GAUGE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A NOW RECALL ITEM, IN WHICH SHE EXPERIENCED AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR ON SEPTEMBER 3 , 2010. RECALL # 12V088000. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 516.99. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...
Mileage: 101,134
AT ABOUT 60 SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. AGAIN, AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HO...
Mileage: 129,000
AT ABOUT 60 SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. AGAIN, AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HO...
Mileage: 129,000
AT ABOUT 60 SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. AGAIN, AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HO...
Mileage: 129,000
I'M SINCERELY WITH NO RECOURSE TO FIXING WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR SINCE IT HAS BEEN PURCHASED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND THE VERY DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWED IT WAS HALF FULL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" IT. I TH...
GAUGE SAID HALF A TANK BUT WAS EMPTY CAR CUT OFF ON HIGHWAY DAM NEAR KILLED ME I WAS IN FAST LANE. *JS
Mileage: 178,000
MY GAS GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT READINGS, I HAVE TO GO BY GALLONS OF GAS I PUT IN TO CAR TO DETERMINE MILES I CAN DRIVE. WHEN I START THE CAR GAUGE SHOWS ONE READING A FEW BLOCKS LATER IT SHOWS ANOTHER. MY CAR STOPPED SOME WEEKS AGO ON BUSY STREET WHEN GAUGE SHOWED A 1/4 OF A TANK ON THE GAUGE, I HAD T...
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAM POSITION S...
Mileage: 139,000
PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY AS OF PURCHASE DATE, ALWAYS READING HALF FULL TO FULL. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND THAT ENTIRE CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED. *TR
I BOUGHT A 2003 INFINITI M45 FROM A PRIVATE LOT, AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED FULL. I DROVE THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES THAT DAY AND IT DIED ON THE STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY RESIDENCE. COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL WE SMELLED GAS SO I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE TO BRING ME GAS IN A GAS CAN AND THE...
Mileage: 95,000
THE CAR STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON 880 FREEWAY LEFT LANE. LUCKILY I SUCCEEDED TO STEER THE CAR THROUGH THE LANES TO THE RIGHT CURB. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGE (ASKED BY POLICE OFFICER THAT STOPPED BY), IT SHOWED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE QUARTER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FRONTIER INFINITI DEALERSH...
Mileage: 65,000
THIS RELATES TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE11038. I WRITE ABOUT A FAULTY DESIGN THAT INFINITI DID NOT RECALL AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. SOME TIME AGO, MY FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC, THEN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT ON. THE TROUBLE CODE, P0462, WAS FOR "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT...
Mileage: 57,000
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. IT READS FULL 100% OF THE TIME REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. IT READS FULL 100% OF THE TIME REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL BUT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ...
Mileage: 101,000
MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY GAS GAUGE WAS READING AT 3/4 WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND WHO EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. GOOD THING I WAS NOT IN THE FREEWAY OR I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG TRAFFIC OR AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 124,000
ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE WIFE, AT ~60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLS, CHARACTERISTICS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL. HAD TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART CAR ON THE FLY TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, LUCKILY WHILE AT A STOP. CONTACTED INFINITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN ON MY...
Mileage: 133,500
I RAN OUT GAS 3 TIMES AN HAD TO BE TOWED, THE COST OF MY VEHICLE HAS COSTS ME 1500 FOR THE FUEL SENSOR AND ALL THE GAUGES REPLACED I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THERE WAS COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
WIFE HAD JUST REACHED 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE DIED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 TANK. I HAD HEARD THAT FUEL GAUGE FAILURES ARE COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, SO I CAME WITH A GAS CAN AND ADDED 2GAL. CAR STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM AND WAS DRIVEN TO NEAREST GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN W...
Mileage: 124,500
WIFE HAD JUST REACHED 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE DIED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 TANK. I HAD HEARD THAT FUEL GAUGE FAILURES ARE COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, SO I CAME WITH A GAS CAN AND ADDED 2GAL. CAR STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM AND WAS DRIVEN TO NEAREST GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN W...
Mileage: 124,500
EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A FULL TANK OF GAS THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS WAS VERY INCONVENIENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERY PASSENGER IN THE CAR, HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR OTHER ROADS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO SUDDENLY BE O...
EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A FULL TANK OF GAS THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS WAS VERY INCONVENIENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERY PASSENGER IN THE CAR, HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR OTHER ROADS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO SUDDENLY BE O...
EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A FULL TANK OF GAS THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS WAS VERY INCONVENIENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERY PASSENGER IN THE CAR, HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR OTHER ROADS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO SUDDENLY BE O...
FUEL GAUGE LEVEL INDICATOR STAYS AT MUCH HIGHER LEVEL THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. MOSTLY STAYS AT FULL READING, BUT SOMETIMES GOES TO HALF LEVEL WHEN IN ACTUALITY THE FUEL LEVEL IS CLOSE TO EMPTY. FOR THE MOST PART, IT STAYS AT FULL LEVEL INDICATION AND SOMETIMES CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT "SERVICE ENGINE...
Mileage: 120,000
FUEL GAUGE LEVEL INDICATOR STAYS AT MUCH HIGHER LEVEL THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. MOSTLY STAYS AT FULL READING, BUT SOMETIMES GOES TO HALF LEVEL WHEN IN ACTUALITY THE FUEL LEVEL IS CLOSE TO EMPTY. FOR THE MOST PART, IT STAYS AT FULL LEVEL INDICATION AND SOMETIMES CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT "SERVICE ENGINE...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 INFINITI M45 ON OR AROUND JAN, 2, 2012 AT 65MPH. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED JERKING HEAVILY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF MAKING THE CAR REALLY HARD TO STEER. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND SAW NO WARNING MSGS COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED HALF A TANK. I CAREFULLY PULLED MY CAR TO...
Mileage: 104,000
MY 2003 INFINITI M45 STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKLILY I WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT SINCE THE INCIDENT MY FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. *TT
Mileage: 104,000
HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/M45-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-POST-HERE-IF-YOU-HAVE-HAD-IT-T316682-120.HTML FIRST OF ALL, THE LINK ABOVE SHOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LEAVING HOME ONE NIGHT, CAME BACK, CUT MY CAR OFF, TRIED TO LEAVE AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. I WORK FOR AAA, S...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITY M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE READING THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 A...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT T...
Mileage: 85,000
ENGINE STALLING OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE THE GAUGE INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET. MY WIFE, CHILDREN, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALL PUT IN HARM'S WAY DUE TO THIS FAULTY ISSUE. FROM READING THE FO...
Mileage: 155,025
THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET. MY WIFE, CHILDREN, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALL PUT IN HARM'S WAY DUE TO THIS FAULTY ISSUE. FROM READING THE FO...
Mileage: 155,025
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 INFINITI M45 ON OR AROUND JUNE 30, 2011 AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY 290 NEAR THE WOLF RD EXIT IN CHICAGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR STARTED JERKING HEAVILY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF MAKING THE CAR REALLY HARD TO STEER. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND SAW NO ...
Mileage: 95,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 INFINITI M45 ON OR AROUND JUNE 30, 2011 AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY 290 NEAR THE WOLF RD EXIT IN CHICAGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR STARTED JERKING HEAVILY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF MAKING THE CAR REALLY HARD TO STEER. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND SAW NO ...
Mileage: 95,000
FUEL GAUGE READS HALF BUT IS REALLY EMPTY. *TT
Mileage: 85,000
THE FUEL GAUGE MEASURED MORE THAN 1/2 A TANK AND THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN A SAFE AREA. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. *TR
Mileage: 47,719
THE FUEL GAUGE MEASURED MORE THAN 1/2 A TANK AND THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN A SAFE AREA. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. *TR
Mileage: 47,719
2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER STATES GAS GAUGE WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH NO WARNING FROM THE GAS GAUGE OR LOW FUEL INDICATOR. APPARENTLY, A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING FAULTY INDICATORS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER,...
2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER STATES GAS GAUGE WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH NO WARNING FROM THE GAS GAUGE OR LOW FUEL INDICATOR. APPARENTLY, A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING FAULTY INDICATORS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER,...
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED INDICATING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY WHEN I RAN OUT OF FUEL. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
AS I WAS DRIVING HIKE AFTER WORK ON 95 SOUTH MY INFINITI ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, I MANAGES TO LET IT RIDE OVER AND GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE ISSUE UNTIL I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC A...
Mileage: 107,200
AS I WAS DRIVING HIKE AFTER WORK ON 95 SOUTH MY INFINITI ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, I MANAGES TO LET IT RIDE OVER AND GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE ISSUE UNTIL I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC A...
Mileage: 107,200
THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT THE INDICATOR WAS SHOWING ABOUT 40% OF A FULL GAS TANK. THERE WAS NO "LOW FUEL" WARNING BEFORE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL INDICATOR FAILED; THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. *K...
Mileage: 50,000
THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT THE INDICATOR WAS SHOWING ABOUT 40% OF A FULL GAS TANK. THERE WAS NO "LOW FUEL" WARNING BEFORE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL INDICATOR FAILED; THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. *K...
Mileage: 50,000
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND WOULDN'T START. IT APPEARED TO BE A FUEL PROBLEM BUT THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING OVER A QUARTER TANK FULL. I HAD TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEN TOW IT AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 85,950
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND WOULDN'T START. IT APPEARED TO BE A FUEL PROBLEM BUT THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING OVER A QUARTER TANK FULL. I HAD TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEN TOW IT AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 85,950
I FIRST INCURRED A FUEL GAUGE ISSUE WITH MY 2003 INFINITY M45 SEDAN AROUND APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2009. MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD READ FULL. ON HER WAY TO WORK SHE RAN OUT OF GAS WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS STRANDED ON...
I FIRST INCURRED A FUEL GAUGE ISSUE WITH MY 2003 INFINITY M45 SEDAN AROUND APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2009. MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD READ FULL. ON HER WAY TO WORK SHE RAN OUT OF GAS WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS STRANDED ON...
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED ACCURATELY INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD CAUSING DISRUPTION IN TRAFFIC BEFORE IT COULD BE MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER A CURSORY CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKED TO BE AMISS, WE DECIDED TO START WI...
Mileage: 72,000
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED ACCURATELY INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD CAUSING DISRUPTION IN TRAFFIC BEFORE IT COULD BE MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER A CURSORY CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKED TO BE AMISS, WE DECIDED TO START WI...
Mileage: 72,000
I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHEN I LEFT THE LOT AROUND NOVEMBER 1ST, 2011 AT 95K MILES , I WENT 10 MILES HOME TO MY PLACE, THEN 10 ADDITIONAL MILES TO MY MOTHERS PLACE TO SHOW THEM THE CAR. THEY GOT TO SEE THAT IT DIED IN HER APARTMENTS WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT IT WAS FULL. WE TRIED TO JU...
Mileage: 95,900
I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHEN I LEFT THE LOT AROUND NOVEMBER 1ST, 2011 AT 95K MILES , I WENT 10 MILES HOME TO MY PLACE, THEN 10 ADDITIONAL MILES TO MY MOTHERS PLACE TO SHOW THEM THE CAR. THEY GOT TO SEE THAT IT DIED IN HER APARTMENTS WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT IT WAS FULL. WE TRIED TO JU...
Mileage: 95,900
I KNOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FUEL GAUGE ISSUES WITH THE 03-04 M45. MY CAR NOW HAS 87K AND HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE AROUND 73K MILES. ONCE IT GETS DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, IT WILL SOMETIMES GO TO E AND TURN THE LIGHT ON OR GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK MARKS. I KNOW THE QX56 HAD A RE...
Mileage: 75,421
I KNOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FUEL GAUGE ISSUES WITH THE 03-04 M45. MY CAR NOW HAS 87K AND HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE AROUND 73K MILES. ONCE IT GETS DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, IT WILL SOMETIMES GO TO E AND TURN THE LIGHT ON OR GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK MARKS. I KNOW THE QX56 HAD A RE...
Mileage: 75,421
ON THE LABOR DAY IN THIS YEAR (2011), MY 2003 M45 HAD BEEN STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF THE I-75. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS AROUND 1/4. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH ON THE PASSING LANE, THE CAR LOST ITS POWER AND THEN STOPPED. THERE WAS NOT TIME TO PULL OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. FOLLOWING CARS BARELY PASSED ...
Mileage: 126,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND WAS RESISTANT TO THE BRAKING ATTEMPTS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THA...
Mileage: 63,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MEC...
Mileage: 30,000
THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL AND I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I FILLED THE TANK UP AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I GOT TO A GAS STATION AND THE TANK WAS 3/4 FUL...
Mileage: 88,576
FAULTY GAS GAUGE READINGS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE 0462. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO +12 V FROM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (COMBINATION METER) TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. NO OPENS OR SHORTS IN WIRING HARNESS. ALL POINTS TO A DEFECTIVE GAUGE CLUSTER. *TR
FAULTY GAS GAUGE READINGS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE 0462. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO +12 V FROM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (COMBINATION METER) TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. NO OPENS OR SHORTS IN WIRING HARNESS. ALL POINTS TO A DEFECTIVE GAUGE CLUSTER. *TR
GAS GAUGE HAS FAULTY READINGS. CONSISTENTLY READS 3/4 TO FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY ACTUAL LEVEL IS APPROACHING EMPTY. AFTER FILL-UP GAUGE READS FULL BUT STATUS DOES NOT TRACK WITH ACTUAL GAS IN FUEL TANK. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
FUEL GAUGE STOPS AT HALF FULL, AND RETURNS TOWARD FULL UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE ARE TWO LOW GAS WARNINGS (LIGHT AND MESSAGE) WHICH NO LONGER WORK. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF USING ODOMETER FOR APPROXIMATE GAS AMOUNT STATUS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTO ZONE CODE CHECK SHOWS THE...
Mileage: 90,000
FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45. FIRST I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN MY FUEL READING WAS AT 1/4 TANK AND THE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE TO A FULL TANK. I DID NOT LIKE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SO I PROMPTLY WENT AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR TO FILL T...
Mileage: 99,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL RESULTING IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE ISSUE REQUIRES FIXING IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSION CONTROL. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT INFINITI REFUSES FIXING IT. ...
Mileage: 85,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL RESULTING IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE ISSUE REQUIRES FIXING IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSION CONTROL. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT INFINITI REFUSES FIXING IT. ...
Mileage: 85,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL RESULTING IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE ISSUE REQUIRES FIXING IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSION CONTROL. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT INFINITI REFUSES FIXING IT. ...
Mileage: 85,000
I PURCHASED THE INFINITI 2003 M45 BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE SHOP I USE HAS ORDERED 3 OEM GAUGE CLUSTERS FROM INFINITI ALL THREE WOULD NOT WORK.WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES WHY DOES INFINITI REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A REAL SURPRISE THAT A PROBLEM FRO...
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT AMOUNT. BOUGHT CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN SO FROM DAY 1 . REPLACED FUEL SENDER BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER WITH JUNKYARD PART AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN IT FAILED AS WELL.EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS THIS CAR HAS OR HA...
Mileage: 65,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT AMOUNT. BOUGHT CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN SO FROM DAY 1 . REPLACED FUEL SENDER BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER WITH JUNKYARD PART AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN IT FAILED AS WELL.EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS THIS CAR HAS OR HA...
Mileage: 65,000
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45 IS DEFECTIVE. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR AT 101,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CORRECTLY READS THE TANK LEVEL UNTIL ABOUT 1/2 TANK AT WHICH POINT IT SEVERELY DROPS, OR SEVERELY RISES TO "FULL". I KNOW THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH TH...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPE...
Mileage: 58,000
2003 M45 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR GAS GAUGE, ALWAYS FULL. THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS ITS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (ABOUT $400) BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED THE STATE EMISSIONS INSP. THE CHECK ENGINE IS STILL ON AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALL...
Mileage: 60,000
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND STOPPED. PUT IN FORWARD AND CHECK ENGINE SOON CAME UP ON SCREEN. WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK CODE AND THEY SAID FUEL LEVEL SENDER WAS BAD. I THEN FOUND ON INTERNET THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED INFINITE OF ORLAND ,SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THE...
Mileage: 71,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY 2003 INFINITI M45 'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED IT. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN DURING HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILAGE IS 104,000MI.THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY OF 70,000...
Mileage: 104,000
THE SEAT-MOUNTED, SIDE TORSO AIR BAGS FOR THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER MIGHT EXPLODE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER TRIED TO GET ME TO BUY NEW MODULE BUT I DID SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR SITE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE MANY CASES LIKE MINES. PLEASE HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR
Mileage: 126,355
PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 WITH 104K MILES AT VOLVO OF HOUSTON, TX AND DROVE BACK TO AUSTIN, TX. THE FUEL GAUGE READ MORE THAT HALF A TANK IN THE CAR, BUT WAS IN FACT CLOSER TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAIN THOROUGH FARE HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOWING TO LOCAL...
Mileage: 104,500
PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 WITH 104K MILES AT VOLVO OF HOUSTON, TX AND DROVE BACK TO AUSTIN, TX. THE FUEL GAUGE READ MORE THAT HALF A TANK IN THE CAR, BUT WAS IN FACT CLOSER TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAIN THOROUGH FARE HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOWING TO LOCAL...
Mileage: 104,500
I HAVE HAD MY INFINITI M45 VEHICLE ONLY FOUR MONTHS NOW AND I JUST REALIZED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THE GAS GAUGE WASN'T READING CORRECTLY AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT. GOING ON A LOT OF FORUMS, I'VE BEEN GETTING MANY PEOPLE SAYING THIS HAPPENS TO THEIR VEHICLE. I WENT DOWN TO ASK ABOUT A PRICE FOR...
Mileage: 76,100
2003 INFINITI M45, VEHICLE STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO LOW FUEL. FUEL GAUGE AND ELECTRONIC FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM BOTH SHOWED OVER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED IN ONE INSTANCE AND T-BONED ON ANOTHER AS I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO ON...
Mileage: 110,241
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND LATER TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THE CONTACT THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED...
Mileage: 99,000
MY INFINITI M45 2003 MODEL IS HAVING ISSUE WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT SHOWING CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS PRESENCE IN THE TANK. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED GAS TANK FULL WHEN IT IS NEARLY EMPTY OR SHOW EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. FUEL GAUGE INDICATION IS VERY ERRATIC AND DOES NOT PROVIDE CORRECT INFORMATION. MY WIFE HAD AT...
Mileage: 36,000
FUEL GAUGE SHOWING WRONG LEVEL OF GAS. HAD FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED TWICE STILL NOT WORKING. NOW THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER. THIS WILL COST OVER $2000.00. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED, OR IS INFINITI WAITING FOR SOMEO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURR...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD REGISTER EITHER A FULL OR EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE T...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2003 INFINITI M45 ENGINE STOPPED DURING OPERATION WHICH WAS VERY CONCERNING AT THE TIME DUE TO MY FINANCE AND CHILD BOTH IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 77,000
2003 INFINITI M45 FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. *TR
Mileage: 69,342
2003 INFINITY M45 GAS GAUGE KEEPS SHOWING FAULTY READING TO THE EXTENT ENGINE CUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAR CAME TO ABRUPT STOP WHILE IN MOTION. CAR SHOWS FULL OR 1/2 TANK WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. *TR
Mileage: 52,990
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO THE GASOLINE TANK HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.
Mileage: 72,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTER, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER NOW STATED THAT IT WAS AN ISS...
Mileage: 55,000
FIRST INCIDENT, GAUGE LEVEL STATES TANK FULL, RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SECOND INCIDENT, GAUGE STATES FULL AND CAR SHUT OFF. *TR
Mileage: 64,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS NOT AND OFTEN FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY AND FULL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO ...
Mileage: 38,417
INFINITI M45 2003 GAS LEVEL NOT GIVING THE RIGHT READING. SHOWING FULL WHEN IT'S NOT. GOING FROM HALF FULL TO FULL. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITY M45. ON MARCH 1, 2009, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND HE HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGE, IT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH FUEL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS. T...
Mileage: 77,000
THERE SEEMS TO BE A GAS GAUGE ISSUES WITH MY2003 INFINITI M45. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND THAT CAR BECAME NON RESPONSIVE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT THE CAR'S POWER STEERING. THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL BUT THE ...
Mileage: 66,410
I PURCHASED MY M45 FROM USED CAR DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STALLED DURING CHICAGO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE WRECKER TOWED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO ASKED IF I RAN OUT OF GAS - I THOUGHT NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/8. THE DEALERSHIP FILLED THE GAS TANK AND CAR STARTED UP. I WAS...
Mileage: 93,000
I PURCHASED MY M45 FROM USED CAR DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STALLED DURING CHICAGO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE WRECKER TOWED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO ASKED IF I RAN OUT OF GAS - I THOUGHT NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/8. THE DEALERSHIP FILLED THE GAS TANK AND CAR STARTED UP. I WAS...
Mileage: 93,000
I PURCHASED MY 2003 M45 USED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AT AROUND 90K. A SHORT TIME AFTER I PURCHASED IT, WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY MORNING ATLANTA TRAFFIC, MY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I REALIZED THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN IN FACT MY...
Mileage: 90,000
MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. BEGAN AS GAUGE NEVER READING BELOW HALF TANK, AND THEN ESCALATED TO CONTINUOUS FULL READING. *TR
Mileage: 76,000
GAS GAUGE FAILURE ON INFINITI M-45 2003 MODEL. GAS GAUGE WOULD READ FULL - 3/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS BELOW 1/4 TANK. WOULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS UNLESS THE GAS WAS MONITORED BY THE NUMBER OF MILES BETWEEN FILL UPS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION - OWNERS POTENTIALLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN T...
Mileage: 82,000
GAS GAUGE FAILURE ON INFINITI M-45 2003 MODEL. GAS GAUGE WOULD READ FULL - 3/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS BELOW 1/4 TANK. WOULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS UNLESS THE GAS WAS MONITORED BY THE NUMBER OF MILES BETWEEN FILL UPS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION - OWNERS POTENTIALLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN T...
Mileage: 82,000
MY 2003 INFINITI M45 GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE GAUGE SHOWS MUCH MORE GAS THAN WHAT THE HAS IN IT. *TR
Mileage: 89,101
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. ON APPROXIMATELY NINE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY THE SHIFT LOCK OR THE FUEL SYSTEM, B...
Mileage: 5,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. ON APPROXIMATELY NINE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY THE SHIFT LOCK OR THE FUEL SYSTEM, B...
Mileage: 5,000
THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNSAFE OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC. WHEN CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION, YOU GET NOTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE, UP TO 4 SECONDS, WHICH WHEN LANE CHANGING OR MERGING CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR-ENDED...
Mileage: 100
WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPUTERIZED. CONSUMER HAD TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS TO DO ANYTHING IN THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS, A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPUTERIZED. CONSUMER HAD TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS TO DO ANYTHING IN THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS, A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. *AK
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING...
Mileage: 24,000
VEHICLE CONSUMES 1 QUART OF MOTOR OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. IT CAUSES CARBON BUILDUP IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE CARBON CLEANED PERIODICALLY. VEHICLE HAS 24000 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS TYPE OF CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL AND DOES NOT W...
Mileage: 25,000
2003 INFINITI M45 CONSUMES 4 ML OF OIL AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES AND TOLD BY DEALERSHIO AND MANUFACTURER THAT THIS IS NORMAL.*AK
Mileage: 21,000
MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 ALL SEASON TIRES FAILED IN 1" WET SNOW CONDITION. MICHELIN ISREFUSING TO ACCEPT TIRES DO NOT WORK IN SNOW. THEY WERE SOLD AS ALL SEASON AND HAVE A M+S ON THE SIDE FOR MUD AND SNOW. MY CAR SLID OFF THE CROWN OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT ICY. ALL OF O...