Infiniti M45 Complaints

280 consumer complaints on file.

#10336599June 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS NOT AND OFTEN FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY AND FULL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,417 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,521.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336272June 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INCORRECTLY INDICATED 1/2 TANK OF FUEL, BUT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO EXIT TO BERM. GAUGE STILL INDICATES INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335056June 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INFINITI M45 2003 GAS LEVEL NOT GIVING THE RIGHT READING. SHOWING FULL WHEN IT'S NOT. GOING FROM HALF FULL TO FULL. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331207May 19, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 INFINITI M45 SPORT HAS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL "JUDDERS," SHAKES, VIBRATES, AND WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ONCE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTROL OF THE CAR CAN BE LOST. I REPLACED TIRES SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A TIRE ISSUE. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE MORE VIBRATION AND WOBBLE IN THE STEERING IS FELT. I'VE OWNED AN INFINITI FX35 AND OTHER VEHICLES AND NO OTHER CAR DID THIS. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER M45 OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329869May 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327196April 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD INFORM THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE IF THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325399April 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITY M45. ON MARCH 1, 2009, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND HE HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID A CRASH. WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGE, IT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH FUEL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ALSO SHOW A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324572April 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INCORRECT GAS LEVEL ON 2004 INFINITI M45. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY M45'S IN 2003 AND 2004. GAUGE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323996April 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE SEEMS TO BE A GAS GAUGE ISSUES WITH MY2003 INFINITI M45. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND THAT CAR BECAME NON RESPONSIVE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT THE CAR'S POWER STEERING. THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL BUT THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED A COLLISION. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN/ INFINITI ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL BEEN PLACED ON THE NISSANS BUT NO THE INFINITI'S? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323757April 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY M45 FROM USED CAR DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STALLED DURING CHICAGO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE WRECKER TOWED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO ASKED IF I RAN OUT OF GAS - I THOUGHT NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/8. THE DEALERSHIP FILLED THE GAS TANK AND CAR STARTED UP. I WAS STRANDED A SECOND TIME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THIS TIME MY TANK READ 7/8. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (CODE P0462) DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE LEVEL TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS COULD LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OR THEIR FAMILY IN DANGER OF BEING SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY INJURED IN A REAR-END ACCIDENT IF THE CAR STALLS ON THE INTERSTATE. NISSAN INFINITI CAR OWNERS CLUB HAS IDENTIFIED NO LESS THAN 50 OTHER 2003-04 M45 CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322403March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED MY 2004 INFINITI M45 AT WILLOW GROVE INFINITI IN THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA WITH 22,160 MILES. I PERFORMED A THOROUGH TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT TO BE MY "WEEKEND" CAR SINCE I'M ALREADY SUPPLIED WITH A COMPANY CAR FROM WORK.AFTER 3 WEEKS OF MINIMAL DRIVING, FOUND THAT I HAD PUT OVER 300 MILES BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL READING JUST UNDER HALF TANK. THIS CAR HAS A 20 GALLON TANK AND IS KNOWN TO HAVE BETWEEN 16-19 MPG. AT THE VERY BEST, LOGIC WOULD SAY I WOULD GET 380 MILES OUT OF A FULL TANK. I DECIDED TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL IT REACHED 1/4 TANK REMAINING TO SEE WHAT KIND OF MPG I'D RECEIVE FROM A FULL TANK. I DID NOT GET THE CHANCE. AT MILE 346 IN THE TRIP ODOMETER, THE CAR SPUTTERED TO A STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOME. I LOOKED AT MY GAS GAUGE AND IT READ BETWEEN THE HALF TANK MARK AND THE QUARTER TANK MARK. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE IDEA OF IT BEING A FUEL PROBLEM AND THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE ELECTRICAL. BUT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF RESTARTING, THE ELECTRICITY WAS FINE EXCEPT THE CAR WOULD REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN SPUTTER TO A STOP. I WALKED HOME AND FILLED A 1 GALLON TANK OF GAS WITH THE HELP OF MY SISTER FOR TRANSPORTATION. I FILLED MY EMPTY TANK WITH 1 GALLON OF FUEL, STARTED THE CAR, AND DROVE TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP THE REST. IT TOOK OVER 19 GALLONS OF GAS TO FILL IT UP. THE TANK WAS BONE DRY. I WAS RELIEVED THAT THIS INCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY OR ANY OTHER NY PARKWAYS BECAUSE PULLING OVER WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE BY OTHER MOTORISTS.OBVIOUSLY FILLING THE TANK WITH 20 GALLONS IS A PROBLEM. I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE ONLINE AND FOUND COUNTLESS M45 OWNERS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=316682 I TOOK MY CAR TO COMPETITION INFINITI IN SAINT JAMES, NY AND WAS TOLD INFINITI DOES NOT REPAIR THIS COMMON PROBLEM. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CUSTOMER TO PAY $1000+ FOR THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319746March 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LTR FWD (WV) RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY OWNER OF A 2009 INFINITI M45. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL KNOCKING DOWN A PRIZED RIVER BIRCH AND COMING TO REST AGAINST A CEDAR TREE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320190March 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL TANK LEVEL WAS FULL. HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK CONSUMPTION WAS HALF OF THE FUEL LEVEL CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES FLUCTUATED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL GAUGE ASSEMBLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318987March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010, MY 2004 INFINITY M45 GAS GAUGE READ THAT I HAD A LITTLE OVER A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. AS WAS DRIVING DOWN MATHILDA AVENUE IN SUNNYVALE I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING. I MANAGED TO GET ONTO EL CAMINO REAL AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. UNFORTUNATELY, I COASTED TO THE RIGHT CURB IN A BUS STOP AREA. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS MY VEHICLE WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE CURB. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED WITH A GAS CAN AND POURED GAS INTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE FRONTIER INFINITY IN SANTA CLARA, CALIF. WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE MY CAR MODEL WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317547March 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED MY 2003 M45 USED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AT AROUND 90K. A SHORT TIME AFTER I PURCHASED IT, WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY MORNING ATLANTA TRAFFIC, MY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I REALIZED THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN IN FACT MY CAR HAD COMPLETELY RUN OUT OF GAS. I REALIZED I HAD A PROBLEM. I TOOK TO MY CAR TO A MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN INFINITI'S. THE GAS GAUGE REPAIR BILL WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN I COULD PAY TO FIX IT. TO KEEP TRACK OF MY GAS NEEDS, I JUST STARTED USING THE TRIP ODOMETER (MILEAGE INDICATOR.) I FILL UP AT THE TANK AFTER DRIVING 250 MILES. I THEN ZERO OUT THE COUNTER AND REPEAT THE PROCESS. LAST MONTH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AT 102K. I TOOK BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDING TO BE FIXED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT TOOK OVER 18 MONTHS TO COME ON. MY BIRTHDAY IS IN JANUARY SO I HAD TO HAVE MY EMISSIONS DONE. I FAILED DUE TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW INPUT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD NOT HAVING AN UPDATED TAG. I CALLED THE DEALER TWICE AFTER EXPLAINING PROBLEM WITH NO CALL BACK. I CALLED INFINITI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317030March 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. BEGAN AS GAUGE NEVER READING BELOW HALF TANK, AND THEN ESCALATED TO CONTINUOUS FULL READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317234March 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 GALLON MORE GASOLINE THAN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317273March 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE FAILURE ON INFINITI M-45 2003 MODEL. GAS GAUGE WOULD READ FULL - 3/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS BELOW 1/4 TANK. WOULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS UNLESS THE GAS WAS MONITORED BY THE NUMBER OF MILES BETWEEN FILL UPS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION - OWNERS POTENTIALLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316666March 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHEN THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO THE GAS TANK HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATE WITHOUT GIVING THE DRIVER AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316712March 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL CONNECTOR IN 2009 AND HE NOTICED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A MINOR ERROR BY THE PREVIOUS DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MINOR ERROR COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY IF HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING WITH A DEFECTED AIR BAG. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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