2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

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 THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND THAT I NEED TO CONTACT INFINITI BEFORE PAYING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, SO I CONTACT THE INFINITI DEALER AND THE LADY I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME THAT IT HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR ANY ISSUE ON THIS CAR AND THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS 10 YEARS OLD THAT WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE,. *TR

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 COOLING); HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140000.

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 STEERING AND MANY TIMES WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY WHICH PUTS THE PASSENGERS AT RISK OF A CRASH IN ANY SITUATION. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL ISSUED BY INFINITI FOR THE 2003 M45, HOWEVER, INFINITI INSISTS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MAYBE ONCE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN A CRASH INFINITI WILL RECONSIDER ITS POSITION ON THIS MATTER. ACCORDING TO THE INFINITI DEALER, THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS SO THEY COULD HOOK UP EQUIPMENT TO THE CAR AND DRIVE IT AROUND (AT $130 PER HOUR) HOPING THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. BOTH THE DEALER AND INFINITI USA SEEM UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COSTING ME HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FUND THEIR RESEARCH IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT A CRASH. HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY THE RECALL: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

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 FAILED AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE CONSUMER TOUCHED THE LIGHT SWITCH STALK TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHT SETTING THEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY. THE BRAKES RELEASED AND ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. 30 MINS LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS

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.

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 OF THE VEHICLES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THIS, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/2003-M45-BURNING-OIL-ENGINE-REPLACEMENT-T385113.HTML. *TR

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 AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE MORE, THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS TOLD AFTER BEING CHECKED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME CAR AND YEAR FOR THE CAM & CRANK SENSORS BUT NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THIS CAR WAS PART OF IT. TO MY SURPRISE IT WASN'T! WHY WOULD THEY RECALL SAME YEAR AND MODEL BUT NOT MINE? MY VEHICLE STALLS ON THE ROAD AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY GOTTEN INJURED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP US OUT. THANK YOU! *TR

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 TANK WAS EMPTY, EVEN THE NEEDLE READ HALF FULL. THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IN DECEMBER 2011, DURING A SMOG TEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

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 GAUGE READ THAT THE CAR HAD A HALF FULL TANK. I HAVE NO HAD IT REPAIRED AS OF YET. *TR