2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

MY 2003 INFINITI M45 STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKLILY I WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT SINCE THE INCIDENT MY FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. *TT

HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/M45-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-POST-HERE-IF-YOU-HAVE-HAD-IT-T316682-120.HTML FIRST OF ALL, THE LINK ABOVE SHOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LEAVING HOME ONE NIGHT, CAME BACK, CUT MY CAR OFF, TRIED TO LEAVE AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. I WORK FOR AAA, SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER IT TURNS OUT THE CLUSTER IS BAD. NOW WHEN I FILL MY CAR UP, IT GOES TO 3/4 A TANK, AND IT WILL NOT DROP BELOW 1/2 TANK. LUCKILY I CAN ALMOST GAUGE WHEN I NEED I NEED GAS, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT INFINITI SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE READING THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITY M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED VERY FREQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN TIMES A DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,951. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ENGINE STALLING OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE THE GAUGE INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET. MY WIFE, CHILDREN, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALL PUT IN HARM'S WAY DUE TO THIS FAULTY ISSUE. FROM READING THE FORUMS, THIS ERROR ON NISSAN'S PART IS PLAGUING MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT THEM ALL. PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THIS MODEL M45 WAS SOLD IN THE US FOR ONLY TWO MODEL YEARS (2003, 2004). THE COMBINED SALES FOR THESE VEHICLES FROM 2002-2004 WAS ONLY 7,855 BEFORE THEY ABANDONED THE Y34 PLATFORM AND WENT TO THE NEW Y50 PLATFORM. SO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WILL NOT BE THAT OF A TOYOTA CAMRY. FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THIS WEBSITE, AT LEAST 1% OF ALL 03/04 M45 OWNERS HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS IN THE INFINITI OWNERS FORUMS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW SHOWING TWO ERROR CODES ON THE OBD-II READOUT: P1444 (EVAP CANISTER PURGE VOLUME CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE) AND P0462 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR). FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED BY INFINITI, BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. OTHERS HAVE HAD THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SENT OFF AND REPLACED BY A THIRD PARTY TO REPAIR NISSAN'S FAULTY FACTORY SOLDERING. THIS IS THE CAUSE FOR THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING AND FOR THE ERROR CODES. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION AND THAT OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS TO HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 INFINITI M45 ON OR AROUND JUNE 30, 2011 AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY 290 NEAR THE WOLF RD EXIT IN CHICAGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR STARTED JERKING HEAVILY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF MAKING THE CAR REALLY HARD TO STEER. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND SAW NO WARNING MSGS COME ON.... I CAREFULLY VEERED MY CAR THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC TOWARDS THE RIGHT LANE AND SHOULDER AND I BARELY MISSED A TRUCK COMING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE! AS I GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND CAUGHT MY BEARINGS AND WAS ABOUT TO CALL AN EMERGENCY TOW TRUCK A COP CAME AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED IT TO HIM AND HE SAID MAYBE YOU NEED SOME GAS? I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND MY FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED ALMOST HALF A TANK AVAILABLE BUT I TOOK HIS ADVICE. HE TOOK ME TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION TO GET GAS, WE WENT BACK AND FILLED THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR WHICH STARTED FINE NOW! I WAS IN DISBELIEF THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN AND IT ALMOST GOT ME INTO A HEAVY ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAVE SEVERELY INJURED ME!! SINCE THEN, MY FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT COME BACK TO NORMAL AND I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY NEEDED TO FIX IT AS I DO BELIEVE ITS INFINITI/NISSAN'S JOB TO FIX IT!! *TT

THE FUEL GAUGE MEASURED MORE THAN 1/2 A TANK AND THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN A SAFE AREA. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

2003 INFINITI M45. CONSUMER STATES GAS GAUGE WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH NO WARNING FROM THE GAS GAUGE OR LOW FUEL INDICATOR. APPARENTLY, A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING FAULTY INDICATORS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, ABOUT 16 MONTHS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS ONCE AGAIN PROVIDING ERRATIC READINGS. TWO DEALERS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE GAUGE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN, THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COMPLIMENTARY REPAIR AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $500. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. *JB