2003 INFINITI M45 Fuel System, Other Problems

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

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, ABOUT 16 MONTHS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS ONCE AGAIN PROVIDING ERRATIC READINGS. TWO DEALERS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE GAUGE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN, THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COMPLIMENTARY REPAIR AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $500. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. *JB

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. *KB

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 DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC WAS A FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND WAS RECOMMENDING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CLUSTER, A VERY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION. AS I WAS RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. APPARENTLY, THE FAULTY ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT INFINITI DECIDED NOT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AS IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO RECALL THE FAULTY ITEM WHILE THEY COULD MAKE MORE MONEY BY JUST REPLACING THEM AND CHARGING THE CONSUMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. NOT TO MENTION THE INCIDENTAL COSTS INCONVENIENCES AND DANGERS THAT CONSUMERS HAD TO FACE. *KB

Mileage: 85,950

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. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

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 HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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 THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

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 THE PART AND JOB AND I WAS TOLD 900 OR SO. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS FARE TO MYSELF AND MANY OTHER INFINITI DRIVERS TO HAVE TO SPEND THAT MUCH ON AN ALREADY GREAT LUXURY VEHICLE. I BEEN STUCK 2 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONE TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER. THIS WAS MY GIFT AFTER A ROUGH DEPLOYMENT AND I BELIEVE IF I SHOULD GET CHARGED IT SHOULD ONLY BE THE LABOR WORK FOR AN HOUR OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 76,100

2003 INFINITI M45 FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 69,342

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

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