Infiniti M45 Complaints

280 consumer complaints on file.

#10404248June 2, 2011
SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM HAS FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SIX-WAY POWER ADJUSTABLE SEATS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT SUDDENLY DROP TO THE LOWEST POSITION ON THE FLOOR AND WILL NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER. AS WELL, THE SEAT NOW SEATS NOT TO BE PROPERLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT RAIL AND WHEN I STOP OR PUT ANY TENSION ON THE SEATBELT, I CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVING ABOUT. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY SON OR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS IT SEEMS THAT THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404249June 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND STOPPED. PUT IN FORWARD AND CHECK ENGINE SOON CAME UP ON SCREEN. WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK CODE AND THEY SAID FUEL LEVEL SENDER WAS BAD. I THEN FOUND ON INTERNET THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED INFINITE OF ORLAND ,SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404080June 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2004 INFINITI M45 STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN THE FUEL GOES BELOW HALF A TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RISE. THE MILEAGE READING CORRELATES & TELLS ME I HAVE LOTS OF FUEL LEFT, WHEN IN REALITY IT MAY BE ON OR NEAR EMPTY. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO TRY TO GUESS WHEN THE FUEL IS RUNNING LOW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER & THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE M45'S. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL OR ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402489May 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY 2003 INFINITI M45 'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED IT. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN DURING HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILAGE IS 104,000MI.THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY OF 70,000 MI. EXPIRED. I CONTACTED NISSAN/INFINITI AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL INITIATED FOR THIS EXACT ORRURANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402282May 21, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SEAT-MOUNTED, SIDE TORSO AIR BAGS FOR THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER MIGHT EXPLODE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER TRIED TO GET ME TO BUY NEW MODULE BUT I DID SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR SITE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE MANY CASES LIKE MINES. PLEASE HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395207April 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEATS
PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 WITH 104K MILES AT VOLVO OF HOUSTON, TX AND DROVE BACK TO AUSTIN, TX. THE FUEL GAUGE READ MORE THAT HALF A TANK IN THE CAR, BUT WAS IN FACT CLOSER TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAIN THOROUGH FARE HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOWING TO LOCAL AUTOREPAIR SHOP. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE NISSAN CORP REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392714March 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY INFINITI M45 VEHICLE ONLY FOUR MONTHS NOW AND I JUST REALIZED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THE GAS GAUGE WASN'T READING CORRECTLY AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT. GOING ON A LOT OF FORUMS, I'VE BEEN GETTING MANY PEOPLE SAYING THIS HAPPENS TO THEIR VEHICLE. I WENT DOWN TO ASK ABOUT A PRICE FOR THE PART AND JOB AND I WAS TOLD 900 OR SO. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS FARE TO MYSELF AND MANY OTHER INFINITI DRIVERS TO HAVE TO SPEND THAT MUCH ON AN ALREADY GREAT LUXURY VEHICLE. I BEEN STUCK 2 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONE TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER. THIS WAS MY GIFT AFTER A ROUGH DEPLOYMENT AND I BELIEVE IF I SHOULD GET CHARGED IT SHOULD ONLY BE THE LABOR WORK FOR AN HOUR OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386134March 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 INFINITI M45, VEHICLE STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO LOW FUEL. FUEL GAUGE AND ELECTRONIC FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM BOTH SHOWED OVER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED IN ONE INSTANCE AND T-BONED ON ANOTHER AS I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER AND FUEL SENSOR NEED REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384448February 25, 2011
STEERING
FRONT END TRAMLINING. HARD TO CONTROL CAR IN CENTER OF LANE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED (45-65MPH). THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384562February 25, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING IS UNSTABLE. SIMPLY CANNOT STAY STRAIGHT AND NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION. HAVE TOLD DEALER SINCE BEGINNING. WAS TOLD TO BRING IN AT 3K. WAS CHECKED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING. SAME INSTABILITY AT 10K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380863February 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER SAFELY MAKING MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER I DETERMINED THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED 1/4 TANK FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT REGISTERED AN ACCURATE READING SINCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO A COMMON PROBLEM (HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/M45-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-POST-HERE-IF-YOU-HAVE-HAD-IT-T316682.HTML?HILIT=P0462%20DTC). I HAVE NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378326January 23, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TOO RIGHT OR LEFT WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. CAN NOT KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES NO LOOSE OR WORN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. NOTE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING AND THERE IS NO CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THAT AFFECT IT. HAVE BEEN AND MASTER ASE CERTIFIED TECH WORKING IN THE FIELD FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AND THE ONLY DESCRIPTION IN MY EXPERIENCE WOULD BE A RACK AND PINION CONTROL ISSUE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375063January 7, 2011
STEERING
2006 INFINITI M45- SEVERE TRAMMELING ISSUES SINCE FIRST PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR WILL "DRIFT" TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COMPLETED 4 DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS AND 4 INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ALL 4 SHOPS SAY MY ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECS. I DID PURCHASE ALL 4 NEW TIRES AND STILL TRAMMELING IS ACTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375035January 6, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WITH GOOD TIRES, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND PROPER BALANCING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374719January 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AS A FOLLOW-UP TO AN EARLIER POST (ODI ID NUMBER: 10369584) I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE INFINITI DEALER IN ROSWELL GEORGIA AND WHEN LOOKED AT BY COMPETENT TECHNICIANS WHO ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAVE A FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER (EXPENSIVE BUT THE GUYS HERE KNOW THEIR STUFF, ARE THOROUGH, AND KNOW A BIT ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE). EVEN AFTER BEING PROPERLY DIAGNOSED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS (ICA) STILL REFUSED TO COMPENSATE (WISH THEY HAD JUST TOLD ME THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE). THE MOST INFURIATING THING IS THAT ICA ACTS AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE... DO THEY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. I SEARCHED AND BEFORE THE FIRST DEALER EVEN LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE I KNEW TWO THINGS; 1) THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BASED ON THE NUMBER OF BLOGS AND THE FACT THAT THERE WASN'T A LOT OF THESE MADE IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND 2) THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE GAUGE CLUSTER AS ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE OF OWNERS HAVING THEIR FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED ENDED UP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373827January 3, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH IN BETWEEN THE LINES IT BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THE PAST, I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE TOLD THE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE INCIDENT COUNTLESS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373876January 3, 2011
STEERING
CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION ON FREEWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373992January 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A GASOLINE LEVEL READING OF ONE HALF FULL YET THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE ONLINE BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369584December 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 INFINITI M45'S FUEL GAUGE READS AT OR ABOVE TANK OF GAS WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL RESULTING IN A STALL. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 59K MILES BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 72K MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP COUNTER AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS USELESS. THE INFINITI DEALER IN GWINNETT COUNTY GEORGIA HAD THE CAR TWICE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE. FROM MY RESEARCH MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THE GAUGE CLUSTER, A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. UPDATED 01/28/11 *BF UPDATED 03/18/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369391December 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND LATER TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THE CONTACT THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM OF RECALL: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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