2003 infiniti m45. Consumer states fuel gauge failure *tgw the consumer stated she received a recall notice regarding a now recall item, in which she experienced and paid out of pocket for on september 3 , 2010. Recall # 12v088000. The consumer is seeking reimbursement in the amount of $ 516.99. The consumer stated she ran out of gas, even though the gauge reflected more than 1/4 tank of gas. The dealer replaced the sender unit. When the consumer asked the dealer about reimbursement, she was informed the current fix for the problem was different than the work that was performed on her vehicle.
2003 Infiniti M45 fuel system complaints
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I'm sincerely with no recourse to fixing what is wrong with my car since it has been purchased. I bought the vehicle in 2007 and the very day I bought the vehicle, it ran out of gas even though the fuel gauge cluster showed it was half full. I took it back to the dealership and they "fixed" it. I then found out there was a recall and I went back to my dealership because my fuel gauge still does not work properly and my wife and my one year old ran out of gas again a week ago on the highway. The dealership continues to state there isn't a recall for fuel gauge issues, but I believe there should be. Please help as they are seeking close $1500 to fix the issue.
Gauge said half a tank but was empty car cut off on highway dam near killed me I was in fast lane.
My gas gauge shows incorrect readings, I have to go by gallons of gas I put in to car to determine miles I can drive. When I start the car gauge shows one reading a few blocks later it shows another. My car stopped some weeks ago on busy street when gauge showed a 1/4 of a tank on the gauge, I had to call roadside service to get home.
I bought a 2003 infiniti m45 from a private lot, and the gas gauge showed full. I drove this vehicle about 20 miles that day and it died on the street while I was driving through my residence. Couldn't figure it out until we smelled gas so I had to have someone to bring me gas in a gas can and the car started right up. The private lot didn't want to do anything about it since I drove it off the lot that day.
Purchased 2003 infiniti m45 in december of 2009. The fuel gauge did not read correctly as of purchase date, always reading half full to full. Dealer inspection found that entire cluster needs replaced.
The car stalled when I was driving on 880 freeway left lane. Luckily I succeeded to steer the car through the lanes to the right curb. When I looked at the fuel gauge (asked by police officer that stopped by), it showed slightly more than one quarter. The car was towed to frontier infiniti dealership in santa clara. The dealership checked the car and claims that the gas tank was empty. So it looks like the fuel gauge was not indicating correctly. No repair action was taken.
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.
This relates to the federal safety agency investigation pe11038. I write about a faulty design that infiniti did not recall and will not take responsibility for. Some time ago, my fuel gauge became erratic, then the "service engine soon" light went on. The trouble code, p0462, was for "fuel level sensor a circuit low input" (not really news since the gauge wasn't working). I took it to a shop that replaced the fuel sender and fuel pump, but that didn't solve the problem. They told me that the instrument cluster had to be replaced and that infiniti has redesigned the cluster because the original design was faulty. As I was told, the design error caused the cluster to fail when the fuel sender failed. I see online that this is a recurring problem and one that infiniti will sometimes take responsibility for - though not for me. I understand, of course, that manufacturers generally need to put some limits on their warranty liability. My fuel sender failed after my warranty had expired, and I would not expect infiniti to cover the cost of that repair. However, the instrument cluster was poorly designed such that it too could fail if the fuel sender went bad. That, apparently, is a problem that infiniti knew about years ago and chose not to address. It seems reasonable to me that infiniti would not issue a recall for such an issue that would likely be seen only by a minority of owners. However, it also seems fair that the owners who are affected - regardless of their warranty status at the time of failure - would have their faulty clusters replaced at infiniti's expense (which would certainly be a small expense compared to a recall). Repeated inquiries to infiniti - directly and through my dealer - have elicited only the response that my car is out of warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact inspected the vehicle and stated that the vehicle had run out of fuel but the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.
My car stalled while I was driving. My gas gauge was reading at 3/4 when it was actually empty. I had to call my husband who eventually found out about the problem. Good thing I was not in the freeway or I would have caused a big traffic or an accident.
I ran out gas 3 times an had to be towed, the cost of my vehicle has costs me 1500 for the fuel sensor and all the gauges replaced I have seen online there was complaints and recalls on this particular vehicle.
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.
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.
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.
I was driving my 2003 infiniti m45 on or around jan, 2, 2012 at 65mph. Suddenly the car started jerking heavily and my power steering went off making the car really hard to steer. I looked at the dash and saw no warning msgs come on and the fuel gauge showed half a tank. I carefully pulled my car to the shoulder. I tried a few time to re-start the car with no luck. I finally had it towed to a repair shop who later called to tell me it was out of gas. Not only did I feel stupid I was upset as I heard this was a notorious problem with the m45. I was in disbelief that this actually happened to me. I love the car, but this problem needs to be fixed by infiniti!
My 2003 infiniti m45 stopped running while I was driving 65 MPH down the highway. Lucklily I was able to manuever off to the side of the road. The car restarted immediately, but since the incident my fuel gauge no longer works.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the vehicle ran out of fuel despite the fuel gauge reading that the tank was full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 134,000 and the current mileage was 137,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would display inaccurate fuel level readings. As a result, the vehicle stalled on various occasions while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the fuel gauge and sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Engine stalling occurred when the car ran out of fuel, despite the gauge indicating the presence of gasoline in the tank.
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.
I was driving my 2003 infiniti m45 on or around june 30, 2011 at 65mph on highway 290 near the wolf rd exit in chicago. All of a sudden while I was in the left lane, my car started jerking heavily and my power steering went off making the car really hard to steer. I looked at the dash and saw no warning msgs come on.... I carefully veered my car through heavy traffic towards the right lane and shoulder and I barely missed a truck coming in the far right lane! As I got to the shoulder and caught my bearings and was about to call an emergency tow truck a cop came and asked what happened. I explained it to him and he said maybe you need some gas? I looked at my dash and my fuel gauge still showed almost half a tank available but I took his advice. He took me to the closest gas station to get gas, we went back and filled the car and started the car which started fine now! I was in disbelief that my fuel gauge was broken and it almost got me into a heavy accident that might have severely injured me!! Since then, my fuel gauge has not come back to normal and I don't have the extra money needed to fix it as I do believe its infiniti/nissan's job to fix it!!
Fuel gauge reads half but is really empty.
The fuel gauge measured more than 1/2 a tank and the car ran out of gas. Fortunately, I was able to coast to a stop in a safe area. The fuel gauge has continued to malfunction.
2003 infiniti m45. Consumer states gas gauge was giving erratic readings *tgw the consumer stated he ran out of gas with no warning from the gas gauge or low fuel indicator. Apparently, a service bulletin was issued regarding faulty indicators and the vehicle was repaired free of charge. However, about 16 months ago, the consumer noticed the gas gauge was once again providing erratic readings. Two dealers informed the consumer that since the gauge was previously repaired under the service bulletin, that he would not be eligible for a complimentary repair again. The consumer was also informed the cost of the repair would be $500. Unfortunately, the consumer ran out of gas again.
The fuel gauge stopped indicating the correct fuel level which left me stranded on a dangerous highway when I ran out of fuel.
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).
The car stopped in the middle of the street because it was out of gas, but the indicator was showing about 40% of a full gas tank. There was no "low fuel" warning before the car ran out of gas. This is the second time the fuel indicator failed; the same problem was repaired 2 or 3 years ago.
Approximately 3 weeks ago I was driving my car and all of a sudden it stopped in the middle of a busy road and wouldn't start. It appeared to be a fuel problem but the gas gauge was showing over a quarter tank full. I had to tow it to a mechanic and then tow it again to the dealership. The dealership diagnostic was a faulty gas gauge and was recommending to replace the whole cluster, a very expensive proposition. As I was researching the issue it became apparent that this is a common problem with hundreds if not thousands of complaints. Apparently, the faulty item should have been recalled but infiniti decided not to do the right thing as it would be too expensive to recall the faulty item while they could make more money by just replacing them and charging the consumers hundreds of dollars. Not to mention the incidental costs inconveniences and dangers that consumers had to face.
I first incurred a fuel gauge issue with my 2003 infinity m45 sedan around approximately december 2009. My mother was driving the car at the time of first incident and the fuel gauge had read full. On her way to work she ran out of gas which caused an engine failure. As a result, she was stranded on the side of a major highway. Upon taking the car to a local infinity dealership they were almost instantly able to diagnose the problem as a faulty instrument gauge cluster. I was told the part alone was around $900 and after labor, it would be over $1000 to fix. My online research has proven that this is a very common problem and several third party companies have begun offering repair services for this specific issue. I have come into contact with well over 20 03-04 infinity m45 owners who have the same issue. Some owners have experienced this problem with as few as 20,000 miles. It is an issue that infinity is aware of, but it is my opinion that they choose not to recall the issue when they can make an extra $1000 off replacing the instrument cluster. I was made aware that the issue was no under investigation. There are only around an estimated 8100 03-04 m45s currently still in use. As a result, our voice is not heard very loudly even though the problem is extremely common in these vehicles. I am more than willing to offer any further information on my personal experience with the matter.
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