2006 INFINITI M45 Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Infiniti M45. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled while driving downhill. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering and braking functionality. The contact was able to safely stop the vehicle by using excessive force on the brake pedal. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the vehicle stalled. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

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. Midas Muffler (3 different locations) did not detect any error codes in any of the occasions, and since it was happening intermittently, they could not duplicate it. In atleast 3 or 4 of the events, I had another passenger in the car who observed it.

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND/OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH NEW INFINITI/NISSAN OEM PARTS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL START WITH THE SLP AND VDC LIGHTS ON, BUT THATS NOT THE SCARY OR DANGEROUS PART OF IT. THE DANGEROUS PART OF THIS ISSUE IS WHEN IVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC GOING 70 MPH AND THE ENGINES DIES AND COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO ONE SHOULDER OR THE OTHER. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT LEAST 70 MPH BESIDE ME. THE HIGHWAY INCIDENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS SO PARANOID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND JUST PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR DIED. I DO NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THA''S WHAT THAT CAR WAS MADE FOR. OTHER DANGEROUS INCIDENTS WERE CAR DYING AS I WAS ENTERING INTERSECTION ON A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING, CAR DYING AT A RED AFTER TURNING GREEN WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM BEHIND, CAR DYING WHEN APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. THOSE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. THE CAR HAS DIED MANY MORE TIMES IN SITUATIONS THAT WERE NOT AS DANGEROUS SUCH AS A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ETC. AGAIN AS I STATED EARLIER THAT ALL 3 OF MY CARS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE WITH NEW OEM PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A ONE OFF PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 136,870

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI OF ELK GROVE (8586 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757, (916) 287-8017) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. THE MECHANICS DID NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT AT HOME. THE DEALER (NALEY INFINITI, 2020 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060, 770-281-8600) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V329000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V329000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *AS

Mileage: 175,000

IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT SHUT DOWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FOR A TOLL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR WHEN I TRY TO PULL OFF AGAIN IT JERKS A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN GO. ALSO, AFTER A RESTART THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND ITS MUCH HARDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS AFFECTED. THE SYMPTOMS ALIGN WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL (RECALL 13V430000 ENGINE STALL CONCERN). I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEY ADVISED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE RECALL ISSUE REPAIRED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE PREVIOUS RECALL (REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THESE CURRENT SYMPTOMS SEEM TO ALIGN WITH THE PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. JULY OF 2016 IS WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ETC. THE CAR WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO START BACK UP. THE PROBLEM GOT MORE HECKED BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF ONE NIGHT MY CHILDREN AND I WAS DRIVING RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND US I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS A BRIDGE. I HAD THE CAR TESTED IT CAME BACK AS MY CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD THOSE REPLACED NOT EVEN BEEN 2 WEEKS AND THE GO STILL ACT AS IF NO GAS IS GETTING TO ENGINE AND STILL CUTS OFF THIS IS UNSAFE IT CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO EVEN BE KILLED. I AM SO SCARED TO GO LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I'M SCARED THE CAR WILL JUST LOOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI THEY COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN AT REPAIR PAL WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SENSOR AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP GAS PEDAL AND THE RECENT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS. AS WELL AS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM AND ALL THIS WAS. BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2003 THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR WAS THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE INFINITI NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THIS ON THE M45 SPORTS 2006 I FEEL HELPLESS AND HOPELESS BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CHILDREN AND I WILL GET IN THIS CAR AND MAKE IT BACK HOME ALIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 181,392

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VDC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND ENGINE STALLED, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, VDC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PULLED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MADE IT TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY IDLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RE-START VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT IGNITE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK LESS CONGESTED ROADS HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THE CODE REPORTED A PAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING "CAM POSITION SENSORS". IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOTIVE MAKER TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC RISK EXPOSURE TO DRIVER, OCCUPANTS, AND OTHER HIGHWAY TRAVELERS DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE! I CALLED LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED MY CARS PROBLEM, AND THEN SAID MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,565

YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TWO FRIENDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. THEY WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND ALL WERE QUITE FRIGHTENED BY THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART SO THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC (I WAS OUT OF TOWN). TODAY I WENT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC. WE CHECKED IT TOGETHER AND IT STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL SO WE WENT FOR A RIDE AND THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AS WELL, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LIGHTS ARE NOW LIGHTED ON THE DASH (VDC OFF, SLIP, RAS & CHECK ENGINE). SEARCHING NICOCLUB AND OTHER FORUMS INCLUDING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH SO OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

WHILST DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION NARROWLY MAKING IT ACROSS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE CAR COMPLETELY WAS OFF. THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL 4 TRIES LATER. I DROVE THE CAR TOWARDS THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AT ABOUT 50 MPH CAUSING NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES OR WARNING - I NOTICED THIS WHEN THE CAR HAD NO POWER OR RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RETRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN THIS TIME 3 TRIES STARTED IT BACK UP. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THAT, ONE OF THE "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS", WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. 1 WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH, IT WAS LIKE ONE MINUTE YOUR GOING 60MPH THEN NOTHING, YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION, POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, I HAD TO FORCE CARS TO EVADE ME AS I COASTED WITH NO POWER OR ENGINE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN ANOTHER "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS", I HAD THEM REPLACE THEM ALL AT $1,100 IN TOTAL. INFINITI/NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA MUST RECALL THESE SENSORS! THEY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AND CAUSING THESE DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS, GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS CROSSING TRAFFIC WHEN THE SENSORS FAIL AND GET T-BONED AND DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

THE ENGINE HAS FAILED DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. THE MECHANIC STATES THERE IS A "ROD KNOCK", WHICH IS THE CONNECTION FROM THE PISTON TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE RINGS. THE DEFECT BEGAN WHEN NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY WENT TO A CHEAPER RING MANUFACTURER. THE DEFECTIVE RINGS CAUSE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NISSAN IS FIGHTING CLAIMS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS NOT MANY UNITS WERE SOLD. THE COST OF A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS $15,500.00. HOWEVER, EVEN THE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE AS THEY CARRY THE SAME DEFECTIVE RINGS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000