2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER STATES FUEL GAUGE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A NOW RECALL ITEM, IN WHICH SHE EXPERIENCED AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR ON SEPTEMBER 3 , 2010. RECALL # 12V088000. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 516.99. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE REFLECTED MORE THAN 1/4 TANK OF GAS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDER UNIT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT, SHE WAS INFORMED THE CURRENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,134.

AT ABOUT 60 SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. AGAIN, AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE HALTED AND I HAD TO CHANGE 3 LANES TO GET TO A SHOULDER. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE COMING AT FULL SPEED WHILE MY SPEED WAS GOING DOWN FAST. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT INFINITI DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

I'M SINCERELY WITH NO RECOURSE TO FIXING WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR SINCE IT HAS BEEN PURCHASED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND THE VERY DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWED IT WAS HALF FULL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" IT. I THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WENT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY FUEL GAUGE STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MY WIFE AND MY ONE YEAR OLD RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN A WEEK AGO ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO STATE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR FUEL GAUGE ISSUES, BUT I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE. PLEASE HELP AS THEY ARE SEEKING CLOSE $1500 TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

GAUGE SAID HALF A TANK BUT WAS EMPTY CAR CUT OFF ON HIGHWAY DAM NEAR KILLED ME I WAS IN FAST LANE. *JS

MY GAS GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT READINGS, I HAVE TO GO BY GALLONS OF GAS I PUT IN TO CAR TO DETERMINE MILES I CAN DRIVE. WHEN I START THE CAR GAUGE SHOWS ONE READING A FEW BLOCKS LATER IT SHOWS ANOTHER. MY CAR STOPPED SOME WEEKS AGO ON BUSY STREET WHEN GAUGE SHOWED A 1/4 OF A TANK ON THE GAUGE, I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE SERVICE TO GET HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH SENSORS. AFTER REPLACING BOTH SENSORS, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HAD A DIFFERENT CAM POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

I BOUGHT A 2003 INFINITI M45 FROM A PRIVATE LOT, AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED FULL. I DROVE THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES THAT DAY AND IT DIED ON THE STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY RESIDENCE. COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL WE SMELLED GAS SO I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE TO BRING ME GAS IN A GAS CAN AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THE PRIVATE LOT DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT THAT DAY. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY AS OF PURCHASE DATE, ALWAYS READING HALF FULL TO FULL. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND THAT ENTIRE CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

THE CAR STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON 880 FREEWAY LEFT LANE. LUCKILY I SUCCEEDED TO STEER THE CAR THROUGH THE LANES TO THE RIGHT CURB. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGE (ASKED BY POLICE OFFICER THAT STOPPED BY), IT SHOWED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE QUARTER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FRONTIER INFINITI DEALERSHIP IN SANTA CLARA. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMS THAT THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT INDICATING CORRECTLY. NO REPAIR ACTION WAS TAKEN. *TR