Tank Assembly Problems of Infiniti M45 - part 1

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.

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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.

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.

Driving down the road car slowed then died. System read 1/2 tank of gas and over 150 miles left to refuel. Gas tank was empty.

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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.

Engine stalling occurred when the car ran out of fuel, despite the gauge indicating the presence of gasoline in the tank.

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.

Car cut off due lack of gas, however, the fuel gauge was showing a half a tank.

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!.

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).

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 ran out of fuel lost all power @ 70 mph with fuel gauge reading 1/4 tank. No accident but there was traffic in my immediate area and it was 9pm and dark.

I know there are numerous complaints on fuel gauge issues with the 03-04 M45. My car now has 87k and has had this issue since around 73k miles. Once it gets down to 1/4 tank, it will sometimes go to e and turn the light on or go back and forth between 1/4 and 1/2 tank marks. I know the qx56 had a recall for the sending unit but the gauge clusters are the issue with these cars. I'm hoping Infiniti will provide some help since this is quite a big concern for every driver. Thank you.

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.

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.

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.

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!!.

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.

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.

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.

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 uncoming traffic. Fuel gauge cluster and fuel sensor need replacing.

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.

The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti M45. The contact noticed that the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was full at all times. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the fuel sending unit was replaced. The failure continued. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000 and the current mileage was approximately 100,000.

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.

2003 infinity M45 gas gauge keeps showing faulty reading to the extent engine cuts off on the highway and car came to abrupt stop while in motion. Car shows full or 1/2 tank when it is actually empty.

Gas gauge has faulty readings. Consistently reads 3/4 to full when in actuality actual level is approaching empty. After fill-up gauge reads full but status does not track with actual gas in fuel tank.

First incident, gauge level states tank full, ran out of gas in the middle of the street. Second incident, gauge states full and car shut off.

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.

This complaint relates to a 2004 infinity M45. In the spring of 2010, I noticed that the fuel gauge was showing nearly a full tank of gas, but it had been a long period of time before I had put gas in the tank. When I filled up the tank, I realized that the tank was nearly empty. Since that time, the fuel gauge has not worked. Shortly after that time the "check engine" light illuminated. I've taken the vehicle to the dealership several times. They have replaced several sensors. Finally, they concluded that the instrument cluster is bad and needs to be replaced, a costly repair. Running out of fuel on a busy interstate is a danger, and something that must be fixed. Moreover, the vehicle will not pass state inspection with an illuminated "check engine" light. After noticing several similar complaints related to this make and model of vehicle, I called Infiniti to see if they would help with the repairs. The vehicle is outside of warranty, and Infiniti refused to offer any assistance. This was disappointing. I would have thought that a luxury car manufacturer, like Infiniti, would agree to repair or replace a defective sensor cluster that obviously suffers from a design or manufacturing defect. As a result of the safety issue associated with the defective sensors, and Infiniti's refusal to voluntarily assist in the repair or replacement, I am filing this complaint.

There seems to be a gas gauge issues with my2003 Infiniti M45. I was on the highway at about 65 miles per hour when the car engine stopped and that car became non responsive. I was barely able to pull over to the far right hand lane without the car's power steering. The gas gauge read full but the tank was actually empty. I was lucky to have avoided a collision. After reading several posts I have come to find that this is a known Nissan/ Infiniti issue. Why has there not been a recall been placed on the nissans but no the Infiniti's?.

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 called the frontier infinity in santa clara, calif. Where I bought the car and explained the situation. They responded that they couldn't do anything about it since my car model was not on the recall list.

My 2004 Infiniti M45's fuel gauge reads at or above â½ tank of gas when there is no fuel resulting in a stall. Problem started at around 59k miles but was out of warranty due to age. I currently have 72k miles on the car and have to reset the trip counter as the fuel gauge is useless. The Infiniti dealer in gwinnett county georgia had the car twice but was unable to diagnose the problem. Infiniti consumer affairs has refused any assistance because the dealer cant identify the root cause. From my research my best guess would be the gauge cluster, a very costly repair. Updated 01/28/11 updated 03/18/11.

Purchased my 2004 Infiniti M45 at willow grove Infiniti in the suburbs of philadelphia with 22,160 miles. I performed a thorough test drive and found no problems with the car. The car was bought to be my "weekend" car since I'm already supplied with a company car from work. After 3 weeks of minimal driving, found that I had put over 300 miles but the fuel gauge was still reading just under half tank. This car has a 20 gallon tank and is known to have between 16-19 mpg. At the very best, logic would say I would get 380 miles out of a full tank. I decided to keep driving until it reached 1/4 tank remaining to see what kind of mpg I'd receive from a full tank. I did not get the chance. At mile 346 in the trip odometer, the car sputtered to a stop. Luckily, I was only 3 blocks away from my home. I looked at my gas gauge and it read between the half tank mark and the quarter tank mark. I immediately removed the idea of it being a fuel problem and thought it had to be electrical. But after several attempts of restarting, the electricity was fine except the car would remain on for a few seconds and then sputter to a stop. I walked home and filled a 1 gallon tank of gas with the help of my sister for transportation. I filled my empty tank with 1 gallon of fuel, started the car, and drove to the gas station to fill up the rest. It took over 19 gallons of gas to fill it up. The tank was bone dry. I was relieved that this incident didn't happen on the long island expressway or any other NY parkways because pulling over would have been extremely dangerous if I was given the chance by other motorists. Obviously filling the tank with 20 gallons is a problem. . Read more...

I purchased my 2003 M45 used from a private party at around 90k. A short time after I purchased it, while driving in heavy morning atlanta traffic, my car ran out of gas and left me stranded on the side of the highway. I realized that the gas gauge indicated I had a full tank of gas when in fact my car had completely run out of gas. I realized I had a problem. I took to my car to a mechanic that specializes in Infiniti's. The gas gauge repair bill was going to be more than I could pay to fix it. To keep track of my gas needs, I just started using the trip odometer (mileage indicator. ) I fill up at the tank after driving 250 miles. I then zero out the counter and repeat the process. Last month the engine check light came on at 102k. I took back to my mechanic and he said it was the fuel sensor needing to be fixed. I have no idea why it took over 18 months to come on. My birthday is in January so I had to have my emissions done. I failed due to fuel level sensor circuit low input. I cannot afford to get this fixed. I also cannot afford not having an updated tag. I called the dealer twice after explaining problem with no call back. I called Infiniti customer service and was told there was nothing they could do.

Malfunctioning fuel gauge. Began as gauge never reading below half tank, and then escalated to continuous full reading.