2003 INFINITI M45 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL AND I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I FILLED THE TANK UP AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I GOT TO A GAS STATION AND THE TANK WAS 3/4 FULL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME I HAD FAILED TIMING SENSORS WHICH THEY REPLACED FOR $705.04. ONE HOUR AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY JUST NEEDED TO CLEAR THE CODES. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT TO A PRIVATE STATION AND WAS TOLD I HAD A DTC CODE P0462 AND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THE ONLY FIX BEING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THE TIME TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. I NOW HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND HAVE NO CHOICE. *TR

FAULTY GAS GAUGE READINGS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE 0462. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO +12 V FROM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (COMBINATION METER) TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. NO OPENS OR SHORTS IN WIRING HARNESS. ALL POINTS TO A DEFECTIVE GAUGE CLUSTER. *TR

GAS GAUGE HAS FAULTY READINGS. CONSISTENTLY READS 3/4 TO FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY ACTUAL LEVEL IS APPROACHING EMPTY. AFTER FILL-UP GAUGE READS FULL BUT STATUS DOES NOT TRACK WITH ACTUAL GAS IN FUEL TANK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE STOPS AT HALF FULL, AND RETURNS TOWARD FULL UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE ARE TWO LOW GAS WARNINGS (LIGHT AND MESSAGE) WHICH NO LONGER WORK. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF USING ODOMETER FOR APPROXIMATE GAS AMOUNT STATUS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTO ZONE CODE CHECK SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER IS FAULTY. TURNS OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AND MANY FIXES (SENDER UNIT AND GAUGE CLUSTER) DO NOT WORK. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45. FIRST I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN MY FUEL READING WAS AT 1/4 TANK AND THE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE TO A FULL TANK. I DID NOT LIKE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SO I PROMPTLY WENT AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR TO FILL THE TANK. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF CITY DRIVING IN CHICAGO THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO MY FUEL READING. I WASN'T UNTIL 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESS WAY WHEN THE PROBLEM REALLY SCARED ME. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL READING WAS STILL AT 3/4 FULL. IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. THE MINUTE MAN JUST HAPPENED TO BE COMING AND SAW ME AND GAVE ME A GALLON OF GAS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY SERIOUS TO FATAL INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY TO MANY INFINITI M CARS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT WILL GET ADDRESSED WHEN THERE'S A FATAL ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL RESULTING IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE ISSUE REQUIRES FIXING IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSION CONTROL. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT INFINITI REFUSES FIXING IT. *KB

I PURCHASED THE INFINITI 2003 M45 BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE SHOP I USE HAS ORDERED 3 OEM GAUGE CLUSTERS FROM INFINITI ALL THREE WOULD NOT WORK.WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES WHY DOES INFINITI REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A REAL SURPRISE THAT A PROBLEM FROM 2003 STILL CAN NOT BE FIXED EIGHT YEARS LATER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS INVESTIGATION AND INFINITI NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS IN OTHER WORDS RECALL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT AMOUNT. BOUGHT CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN SO FROM DAY 1 . REPLACED FUEL SENDER BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER WITH JUNKYARD PART AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN IT FAILED AS WELL.EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS THIS CAR HAS OR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45 IS DEFECTIVE. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR AT 101,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CORRECTLY READS THE TANK LEVEL UNTIL ABOUT 1/2 TANK AT WHICH POINT IT SEVERELY DROPS, OR SEVERELY RISES TO "FULL". I KNOW THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IN THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER, AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE DEALER. THEY DID NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, HOWEVER THEY RECOGNIZED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAID THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER, HOWEVER, I WILL NOT PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART AT THAT PRICE, SO I HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF MILEAGE IN ORDER TO TIME FILL-UPS. THE DANGER LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE FUEL LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, AND THE TANK WILL READ ABOVE HALF-FULL WHEN THE TANK IS CLOSE TO EMPTY. THERE IS SEVERE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR