2004 Infiniti M45 problems and owner complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. ON APPROXIMATELY NINE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY THE SHIFT LOCK OR THE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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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 CAL…

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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 T…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE RINGS. THE DEFECT BEGAN WHEN NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY WENT TO A CHEAPER RING MANUFACTURER. THE DEFECTIVE RINGS CAUSE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NISSAN IS FIGHTING CLAIMS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS NOT MANY UNITS WERE SOLD. THE COST OF A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS $15,500.00. HOWEVER, EVEN THE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE AS THEY CARRY THE SAME DEFECTIVE RINGS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND OR PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED T…

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SITTING AT A LIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT IN IDLE MODE. THE 2ND TIMEIN THE SAME DAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE NEIGBORHOOD AND GOING MAYBE 15MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND ENGING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH TPMS LAMP

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WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPUTERIZED. CONSUMER HAD TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS TO DO ANYTHING IN THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS, A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. *AK

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CAR'S FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY 1/2 TANK OF FUEL REMAINING WHEN TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY -- WAS DRIVING, MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD, HIT THE GAS AND THE ENGINE DIED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON I-75, PARTICULARLY THE 20+ MILE STRETCH THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAS NO SHOULDERS, THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD SENSOR AND HO SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

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MY 2007 INFINITI M45 SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE STALLING WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO PASSPORT INFINITI OF ALEXANDRIA FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE, IPDM WHICH AFTER IN-DEPTH RESEARCH, HAS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY IN MULTIPLE NISSAN & INFINITI VEHICLES RANGING FROM YEARS 2004 - 2006. THERE ARE CURRENT MANUFACTURE RECALLS ON SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES TO REPLACE FAULTY…

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PURCHASED NEW INF. M45 WHEN CAR REACHED ABOUT 24000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. INFINITI SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WOULD CALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INFORMING DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. I FINALLY GOT TONS OF PROBLEMS (PERFORATED LEATHER SEATS HAD MESH COMING, CD CHANGER JAMMED, AC COMPRESSOR BUSTED, BELTS ON THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, GLOVE BOX HAD TO BE READJUSTED, HOOD HAD TO BE READJUSTED TO STOP THE SQUEEKING WHEN CLOSING THE DOORS, FRONT WINDOW GUIDES AND STABILIZER-INNER DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT WAS UNSTABLE SINCE THE SEAT BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BRACKET HAS WEAK SPOTS THAT CAUSED CRACKS IN THE WELD. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT IS REQUIRED TO PAY $1200.00 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,435. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE SEAT FRAME HAD A STRESS CRACK AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER. DURING A TUNE-UP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

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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 V…

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HTTP://WWW.CARSAFETYREFERENCE.COM/INFINITI-M45-2003/AIR-BAGS MY2003 INFINITI M45 SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR HIT ANYTHING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND INFINITI IN GENERAL AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED BY INFINITI BECAUSE IT SEEMS DANGEROUS. I JUST FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR AN AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING WHEN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. *TR

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LETTER FROM SENATOR PAT TOOMEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE: TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ( PLEASE SEND RESPONSE TO ALLISON RAYBURN). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLE REGISTERED IN SOUTHERN STATE. THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO MOVING TO PENNSYLVANIA, THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN GEORGIA. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *JB

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TAKATA RECALL - NOTIFIED BY INFINITI THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE. THEY CANNOT FIX THE CAR AT THIS TIME. UNTIL THE CAR IS FIXED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SHOULD BE SUPPLYING ME WITH A SAFE COMPARABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THE NOTIFICATION IS AN ATTEMPT BY INFINITI TO PASS THE LIABILITY ON TO ME IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG. THEY MADE THE CAR AND SHOULD ACCEPT LIABILITY BY ENSURING SAFE TRANSPORTATION EITHER BY FIXING THE CAR NOW OR SUPPLYING AN COMPARABLE ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL SHUT DOWN ALL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY SPEED WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND OTHER TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND STEERING AND MANY TIMES WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY WHICH PUTS THE PASSENGERS AT RISK OF A CRASH IN ANY SITUATION. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL ISSUED BY INFINITI FOR THE 2003 M45, HOWEVER, INFINITI INSISTS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT I…

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STEERING IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO STAY IN LANE. VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES SUDDENLY VEERS TO ONE SIDE OF THE LANE SHARPLY WHEN BRAKING REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. INFINITI DEALER STATE CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE - BUT SERVICE REP TELLS ME THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE BUT INFINITI WILL NOT ADMIT IT. *TR

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I PURCHASED A 2007 INFINITI M45 SPORT AND FEEL THAT I HAVE AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE STEERING AND/OR WHEELS AND TIRES. THE PROBLEM, KNOWN AS "TRAMLINING", IS THAT ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN OR LIGHTLY DAMAGED ROADS THE CAR'S STEERING DECIDES TO AGGRESSIVELY FOLLOW A PATH THAT IT CHOOSES ITSELF AND IF THE DRIVER HAS THE SLIGHTEST LAPSE IN ATTENTION, THE CAR WILL ABRUPTLY VEER COMPLETELY INTO A DIFFERENT LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. "WHITE-KNUCKLED" DRIVING HAS BECOME ALL TOO FAMILIAR TO ME AS A RESULT. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED I…

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WHILE DRIVING EAST (UPHILL) ON I-90 FROM SEATTLE TOWARD SNOQUALMIE PASS, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LITERALLY TEARING/TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO LET MY HEART RATE SLOW DOWN. ON MY RETURN TRIP, DOWNHILL, THE SAME TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OCCURRED, NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A TRUCK. A BIT OF INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS EXPERIENCE IS CALLED "TRAMLINING" AND THAT MANY INFINITI MODELS/YEARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO SUFFER FROM IT. I REPORTED MY EXPERIEN…

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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.

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2003 INFINITI M45 CONSUMES 4 ML OF OIL AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES AND TOLD BY DEALERSHIO AND MANUFACTURER THAT THIS IS NORMAL.*AK

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CAR HAD NO FUEL DESPITE GAUGE READING. TRAVELING 65MPH IN LEFT LANE OF CROWDED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WITH NO LEFT SHOULDER. VERY DANGEROUS SERIES OF RIGHT LANE CHANGES AND COASTING IN NEUTRAL TO EXIT TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT CHALLENGING SITUATION THAT DID NOT NEED TO HAPPEN SINCE WE ALL KNOW THESE GAUGES WILL FAIL BUT NOT WHEN. ENGINE HAS ALWAYS BURNED OIL. REQUIRES A QUART AFTER 2,000 MILES TO GET TO NEXT OIL CHANGE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO THE GASOLINE TANK HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.

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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.

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