2003 Infiniti M45

FUEL GAUGE STOPS AT HALF FULL, AND RETURNS TOWARD FULL UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE ARE TWO LOW GAS WARNINGS (LIGHT AND MESSAGE) WHICH NO LONGER WORK. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF USING ODOMETER FOR APPROXIMATE GAS AMOUNT STATUS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTO ZONE CODE CHECK SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER IS FAULTY. TURNS OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AND MANY FIXES (SENDER UNIT AND GAUGE CLUSTER) DO NOT WORK. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45. FIRST I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN MY FUEL READING WAS AT 1/4 TANK AND THE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE TO A FULL TANK. I DID NOT LIKE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SO I PROMPTLY WENT AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR TO FILL THE TANK. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF CITY DRIVING IN CHICAGO THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO MY FUEL READING. I WASN'T UNTIL 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESS WAY WHEN THE PROBLEM REALLY SCARED ME. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL READING WAS STILL AT 3/4 FULL. IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. THE MINUTE MAN JUST HAPPENED TO BE COMING AND SAW ME AND GAVE ME A GALLON OF GAS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY SERIOUS TO FATAL INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY TO MANY INFINITI M CARS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT WILL GET ADDRESSED WHEN THERE'S A FATAL ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED THE INFINITI 2003 M45 BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE SHOP I USE HAS ORDERED 3 OEM GAUGE CLUSTERS FROM INFINITI ALL THREE WOULD NOT WORK.WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES WHY DOES INFINITI REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A REAL SURPRISE THAT A PROBLEM FROM 2003 STILL CAN NOT BE FIXED EIGHT YEARS LATER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS INVESTIGATION AND INFINITI NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS IN OTHER WORDS RECALL. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2003 INFINITI M45 IS DEFECTIVE. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR AT 101,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CORRECTLY READS THE TANK LEVEL UNTIL ABOUT 1/2 TANK AT WHICH POINT IT SEVERELY DROPS, OR SEVERELY RISES TO "FULL". I KNOW THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IN THE FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER, AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE DEALER. THEY DID NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, HOWEVER THEY RECOGNIZED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAID THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER, HOWEVER, I WILL NOT PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART AT THAT PRICE, SO I HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF MILEAGE IN ORDER TO TIME FILL-UPS. THE DANGER LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE FUEL LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, AND THE TANK WILL READ ABOVE HALF-FULL WHEN THE TANK IS CLOSE TO EMPTY. THERE IS SEVERE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

PURCHASED 2003 INFINITI M45 WITH 104K MILES AT VOLVO OF HOUSTON, TX AND DROVE BACK TO AUSTIN, TX. THE FUEL GAUGE READ MORE THAT HALF A TANK IN THE CAR, BUT WAS IN FACT CLOSER TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAIN THOROUGH FARE HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOWING TO LOCAL AUTOREPAIR SHOP. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE NISSAN CORP REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

2003 INFINITI M45, VEHICLE STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO LOW FUEL. FUEL GAUGE AND ELECTRONIC FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM BOTH SHOWED OVER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED IN ONE INSTANCE AND T-BONED ON ANOTHER AS I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER AND FUEL SENSOR NEED REPLACING. *TR

MY INFINITI M45 2003 MODEL IS HAVING ISSUE WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT SHOWING CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS PRESENCE IN THE TANK. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED GAS TANK FULL WHEN IT IS NEARLY EMPTY OR SHOW EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. FUEL GAUGE INDICATION IS VERY ERRATIC AND DOES NOT PROVIDE CORRECT INFORMATION. MY WIFE HAD AT LEAST 2 TIMES STOPS ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS AND CALLED ME TO BRING THE GAS DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE. WHEN I HAD THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF FUEL GAUGE DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THAT THEY NEVER FIXED AND PROVIDED SOME EXPLANATIONS TO AVOID THE SITUATION AND ADJUSTED SOMETHING TO AVOID THE SITUATION AT THAT TIME. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALER WAS READY TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH ABOUT $700 CHARGE CHANGING THE READOUT CLUSTER AND FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. DEALER IGNORED MY CONSTANT COMPLAINT DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE IN MANY INFINITI 2003 M45 MODELS AND SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS ACCORDING TO MANY ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUPS. MY CAR HAS NOW ABOUT 92300 MILES AND INADDITION TO FUEL GAUGE FAULTY BEHAVIOR, I ALSO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC (NOT THE DEALER) AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS FUEL GAUGE SENOR ISSUE AND GAVE ME ABOUT $700 ESTIMATE TO FIX IT AS DEALER INDICATED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. ACCORDING TO MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND MECHANIC INPUTS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR INFINITI AND NISSAN MODELS. IT IS VERY RISKY TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS NOT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. MY CONSTANT COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ANSWERED DURING WARRANTY BUT NOW READY TO FIX IT WITH A $700 PRICE TAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH MANUFACTURER BY THE AUTHORITY THAT CONSUMER REQUESTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. YOUR DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR