2003 infiniti m45 with approximately 106,000 miles. Car will stall suddenly at highway or city road speeds necessitating putting car into neutral or pulling over to restart. Previously, after this had happened, a code for faulty crankshaft position sensor was recovered, and both the crankshaft and camshaft position sensors were replaced with aftermarket new parts from duralast. Car no longer has a check engine light code associated with the stalling, but the stalling persists. Also, when car is cooled to ambient temperature, it may take 2-3 ignition attempts to start the car and occasionally a backfire/misfire is heard during failed attempts. If car has sat for multiple days without being driven, it may take 10-15 attempts to start the vehicle.
2003 Infiniti M45: check engine light
18 of the 129 complaints about the 2003 Infiniti M45 describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- typical mileage
- 93,000
- recalls
- 1
Check engine light by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving the vehicle, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
While turning left with on coming traffic the engine died. The check engine light came on and the communications center said it was emissions related. The car did restart, the warning light remains on, and after a short drive there was a burning smell and heat coming from the car. The local nissan dealer will only work on it as customer pay, and will not do any recall work, said I need to go to the infinity dealer 2 hours away. I just notified nissan corp today of the issue and waiting for their response.
I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden my car stalled without warning. Shortly after the service engine light came on. The car restarted only to do that again the next day. It did it another time and didn't restart. Had it repaired by and independent mechanic. 6months later the same problem is bck. Decided to check on the recalls and there was a recall called engine and engine cooling that described my issue to a t but did not include my VIN! This is very dangerous and unsafe. Both times my daughter was in the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 87,831. Updated 8/21/15*cn updated 09/09/15*lj updated 11/01/2017
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.
At about 60 speed on the highway, all engine lights came on and the engine turned off. The car steering wheel locks up. I pulled over to the shoulder and successfully restarted the car after about 10 attempts. The car started again and ran well for another 10 minutes. Again, at about 60 miles per hour, the engine halted and I had to change 3 lanes to get to a shoulder. The cars behind me were coming at full speed while my speed was going down fast. There seems to be a recall for this model year, make, and model, but infiniti dealership is telling me that my VIN # is not included in the recall. I have seen many people online with the same exact problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic, who stated that the crank position sensor and the cam position sensor needed to be replaced. The mechanic replaced both sensors. After replacing both sensors, the failure continued. The contact took the vehicle to another mechanic and had a different cam position sensor replaced. The failure did not recur. After the repair, the contact noticed the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 139,000.
As I was driving hike after work on 95 south my infiniti all of a sudden shut off while I was on the middle lane on the highway, I manages to let it ride over and get to the emergency lane before the car came to a complete stop, I did not know what was the issue until I had it towed to my mechanic and he told me that the car had no fuel, I did not understand because the gauge read a quarter tank, after doing some research and getting my car scanned for the check engine light that is now on because of it, I found out that this model m 2003-2004 all have the same issue with the gas gauge (instrument cluster).
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal sound and was resistant to the braking attempts with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but advised the contact that the VIN did not associate with the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 63,800.
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.
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.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor may have an improper solder joint due to solder deformation caused by heat stress accelerated by the existence of flux residue during the soldering process.
- Risk
- This could cause the "service engine soon" warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the crank position sensors. Camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases, the variable timing control sensor(s). Vehicles involved in a previous recall campaign, 01v357, are also included in this new campaign. The replacement sensors used in that campaign are also affected. Owner notification began on december 22, 2003. Owners should contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261 or infiniti at 1‑800‑662‑6200.
Recall number 03V455000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2003 Infiniti M45 check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 2003 Infiniti M45?
18 of 129 owner complaints about the 2003 Infiniti M45 (14%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
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There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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