2003 Infiniti M45 electrical problems

Filed Aug 14, 2016 · Electrical · 117,000 miles · TX

While I was driving this vehicle, it had shut off while I was driving and I lost all power. It started back up like normal. This has happened twice and I'm afraid this could happen while I'm on the highway with my family. I see there was a recall involving this but not for my vehicle. This has happened to me just recently.

Filed May 5, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 190,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled after the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician stated there was a failure in the crank shaft position sensor. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.

Filed Mar 30, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · VA

My boyfriend recently bought this car from a dealer that gave him a standard warranty and we have had the car for about 3 weeks now and after research I have found that the car has fuel gauge problems as well as when the vehicle is being steered is feels as if the car will slip. The car makes a few noises when you turn or stop as well. It almost feels as if the tires will fall off. I have mentioned it to him but I let him handle the car business. The fact is I drive the car to transport our child and I am worried about the safety of the vehicle. I also have found that the car has had a recall on it for those specific problems I have previously noted. I am not sure if I can report this or what can I do about this car.

Filed Sep 15, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 138,000 miles · CA

Hello, while driving our 2003 infinity m45 on the highway at approximately 65 MPH, the car suddenly shut off. I was driving my kids to school and this suddenly happened. The car turned on immediately and drove back home. I thought it might have been some issue with the fuel. I drove it again and this happened to me once more, the vehicle just suddenly shuts off. I went to the dealer to see what the problem was and was told after being checked that there was a recall for the same car and year for the cam & crank sensors but needed to make sure this car was part of it. To my surprise it wasn't! Why would they recall same year and model but not mine? My vehicle stalls on the road and could have seriously gotten injured due to this malfunction. Please help us out. Thank you!

Filed Mar 12, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 95,000 miles · TX

The fuel gauge does not accurately reflect actual fuel level. It reads full 100% of the time regardless of how much fuel is actually in the tank.

Filed Feb 12, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 124,500 miles · WI

Wife had just reached 65mph on highway when engine died. Fuel gauge indicated 1/2 tank. I had heard that fuel gauge failures are common on this vehicle, so I came with a gas can and added 2gal. Car started without problem and was driven to nearest gas station to fill the tank. Car continues to run without incident since running out of gas. I now reset the trip odometer with each fill up, and refill before reaching 300 miles on a tank. Was told by infiniti dealer that entire instrument cluster would need to be replaced, at a cost of approx. $1200.

Filed Feb 11, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Even though fuel gauge shows a full tank of gas the tank was actually empty and I ran out of gas. This was very inconvenient but more importantly could have been very dangerous for every passenger in the car, had I been on the freeway or other roads traveling at a high rate of speed to suddenly be out of gas. One other related issue is the engine service light. Tried to get the vehicle smogged but was told that a few codes came up on the meter. One was camshaft position sensor. One other one showed the fuel sending unit/sensor to be faulty. In regards to this issue, it would seem that just replacing the sending unit may not be a guarantee that the fuel gauge will properly function. Car can not be smogged without these items corrected at high cost. These issues need to be addressed properly from the infiniti/nissan company. Thank you.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · CA

Fuel gauge level indicator stays at much higher level than is actually present. Mostly stays at full reading, but sometimes goes to half level when in actuality the fuel level is close to empty. For the most part, it stays at full level indication and sometimes causes an intermittent "service engine soon" light to appear on the dash cluster assembly. After having the obd2 error code read, it states that the fuel sending unit is faulty, however after having it tested, the fuel sending unit is working within normal specifications. After much research, it is believed that the fuel gauge itself is faulty and a replacement of the cluster assembly is recommended to remedy this specific issue. When this first happened, I almost ran out of fuel on the freeway.I felt power loss while cruising at highway speeds. Fortunately, there was a gas station coming up at the closest oncoming exit and I was able to make it in and refuel. That is when I discovered that I had an issue with this fuel gauge and decided to research this. I have found this has been a problem for many owners of this specific infiniti model vehicle.

Filed Jan 28, 2012 · Electrical · 108,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jan 20, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 155,025 miles · TX

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 the federal safety agency. 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.