2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

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 INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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

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-IN-ALL THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A PRETTY SERIOUS (EXPENSIVE) PROBLEM. MY CAR WON'T PASS INSPECTION AND MY REGISTRATION IS OUT. I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY, SINCE NOTHING IS TELLING ME HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ON ONE OCCASION HAD TO WAIT ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE FOR AN HOUR TO GET GAS FROM A TOW TRUCK DISPATCHED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

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 MI. EXPIRED. I CONTACTED NISSAN/INFINITI AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL INITIATED FOR THIS EXACT ORRURANCE. *TR

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

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 AUTOREPAIR SHOP. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE NISSAN CORP REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

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

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 ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER AND FUEL SENSOR NEED REPLACING. *TR

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 REPLACING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM OF RECALL: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 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 LEAST 2 TIMES STOPS ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS AND CALLED ME TO BRING THE GAS DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE. WHEN I HAD THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF FUEL GAUGE DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THAT THEY NEVER FIXED AND PROVIDED SOME EXPLANATIONS TO AVOID THE SITUATION AND ADJUSTED SOMETHING TO AVOID THE SITUATION AT THAT TIME. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALER WAS READY TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH ABOUT $700 CHARGE CHANGING THE READOUT CLUSTER AND FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. DEALER IGNORED MY CONSTANT COMPLAINT DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE IN MANY INFINITI 2003 M45 MODELS AND SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS ACCORDING TO MANY ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUPS. MY CAR HAS NOW ABOUT 92300 MILES AND INADDITION TO FUEL GAUGE FAULTY BEHAVIOR, I ALSO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC (NOT THE DEALER) AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS FUEL GAUGE SENOR ISSUE AND GAVE ME ABOUT $700 ESTIMATE TO FIX IT AS DEALER INDICATED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. ACCORDING TO MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND MECHANIC INPUTS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR INFINITI AND NISSAN MODELS. IT IS VERY RISKY TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS NOT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. MY CONSTANT COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ANSWERED DURING WARRANTY BUT NOW READY TO FIX IT WITH A $700 PRICE TAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH MANUFACTURER BY THE AUTHORITY THAT CONSUMER REQUESTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. YOUR DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR