Infiniti M45 owners have reported 5 unknown or other related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common unknown or other problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's unknown or other (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
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 quater tank, after doing some research and getting my car scanned for the check engine light that is now on beause of it, I found out that this model m 2003-2004 all have the same issue with the gas gauge (instrument cluster).
This car died on me on the highway when the fuel gauge said that I had a 3/4 tank of gas remaining. The car started sputtering like it had run out of gas so we added gas and it started right up. I drove it to a local Infiniti dealership righ away. They diagnosed the problem as in instrument cluster, which shocked me as I have never heard of an instrument cluster being responsible for a car running out of gas. I searched some online forums only to discover that there were hundreds of other people who had the same problem. Had the fuel sending unit or furl pump went out, that would be understandable, but the instrument cluster going bad could have been very dangerous. Since the cluster controls milage and all the warning lights such as check engine lights, this was very scary. It seems that Infiniti knows there is a problem with these as many of the people on the forums said Infiniti had paid for a new instrument cluster. With this problem being so prevalent, I think it is very important for the nhtas to look into. I believe it should be a recall with the number of people having problems. Although my issue happened around 90,000 miles, there were many others that experienced the poroblem at 30 and 40,000 miles.
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!!.
Vehicle's steering wheel jerks out of no where. It also sways back and fourth while braking at times. The vehicle vibrates/shakes at speeds over 70mph. The Infiniti dealership (plano, TX) stated the problems were due to a warped rotor, which is another issue with Infiniti vehicles, so I resurfaced the rotors and within 6mths (under or around 5,000 miles) had to replace them. After I replaced the rotors crest Infiniti stated the problem was then the tires so I replaced the tires and the problem continued. Afterwards they said it was the rims, I had the rims inspected and any defective rim either replaced or repaired. Within two month I replaced all four rims and tires. None of these solutions fixed the vibrating or jerky steering so I had alignments and road force balances performed on the car. Car still vibrates at speeds of 70mph or higher, far worse at speeds of 75-80mph or higher. This is a well known safety hazard with the 2006 m35/m45 Infiniti!! the vehicle also has problems starting. I replaced the battery two months ago and it continues to struggle to start if it does start. The vehicle doesn't even have 35,000 miles on it and none of the safety hazards have been fixed!.
2006 Infiniti M45. Letter received from an investigator in a homicide case referencing an odi complaint for a similar vehicle in an effort to obtain information for his case.