2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

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. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ALSO SHOW A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

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 TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED A COLLISION. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN/ INFINITI ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL BEEN PLACED ON THE NISSANS BUT NO THE INFINITI'S? *TR

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 STRANDED A SECOND TIME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THIS TIME MY TANK READ 7/8. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (CODE P0462) DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE LEVEL TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS COULD LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OR THEIR FAMILY IN DANGER OF BEING SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY INJURED IN A REAR-END ACCIDENT IF THE CAR STALLS ON THE INTERSTATE. NISSAN INFINITI CAR OWNERS CLUB HAS IDENTIFIED NO LESS THAN 50 OTHER 2003-04 M45 CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 CAR HAD COMPLETELY RUN OUT OF GAS. I REALIZED I HAD A PROBLEM. I TOOK TO MY CAR TO A MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN INFINITI'S. THE GAS GAUGE REPAIR BILL WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN I COULD PAY TO FIX IT. TO KEEP TRACK OF MY GAS NEEDS, I JUST STARTED USING THE TRIP ODOMETER (MILEAGE INDICATOR.) I FILL UP AT THE TANK AFTER DRIVING 250 MILES. I THEN ZERO OUT THE COUNTER AND REPEAT THE PROCESS. LAST MONTH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AT 102K. I TOOK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDING TO BE FIXED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT TOOK OVER 18 MONTHS TO COME ON. MY BIRTHDAY IS IN JANUARY SO I HAD TO HAVE MY EMISSIONS DONE. I FAILED DUE TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW INPUT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD NOT HAVING AN UPDATED TAG. I CALLED THE DEALER TWICE AFTER EXPLAINING PROBLEM WITH NO CALL BACK. I CALLED INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

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 TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, ETC. *TR

MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. BEGAN AS GAUGE NEVER READING BELOW HALF TANK, AND THEN ESCALATED TO CONTINUOUS FULL READING. *TR

MY 2003 INFINITI M45 GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE GAUGE SHOWS MUCH MORE GAS THAN WHAT THE HAS IN IT. *TR

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, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *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