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Infiniti M45 Engine problems by year

48 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Infiniti M45's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Engine recalls

Latest M45 engine complaints

2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

2003 Infiniti m45 with approximately 106,000 miles. Car will stall suddenly at highway or city road speeds necessitating putting car into neutral or pulling over to restart. Previously, after this had happened, a code for faulty crankshaft position sensor was recovered, and both the crankshaft and camshaft position sensors were replaced with aftermarket new parts from duralast. Car no longer has a check engine light code associated with the stalling, but the stalling persists. Also, when car is cooled to...

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ambient temperature, it may take 2-3 ignition attempts to start the car and occasionally a backfire/misfire is heard during failed attempts. If car has sat for multiple days without being driven, it may take 10-15 attempts to start the vehicle.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11235295
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & coolingFuel system

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While stationary and while driving various speeds,the vehicle stalled without warning on several occasions. The contact stated that there was a complete loss of power. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. On another occasion, the contact stated that the engine indicator illuminated and "check your fuel cap" displayed on the instrument panel. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The contact...

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cited nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) as a possible cause of the failures, as reported by a code reader. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Incident Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11121152
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving the vehicle, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10985831
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning, preceded by the dynamic control indicators illuminating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crank sensor was defective, but not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer determined that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 149,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10928355
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

While leaving an entrance ramp to merge onto the interstate, the vehicle suffered a complete and total engine power loss along with its power steering and power braking functions. After this failure, the vehicle would crank but not start, leaving it stranded. There is currently a recall in place for the vehicle's make, model, and model year (recall #03v455000), however I was told by both the dealership and infiniti that the vehicle was not covered under that recall because the part in question was made by a...

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different manufacturer than what was included under the existing recall. The summary and consequences of this failure align exactly with that of the existing recall. It is evident that the safety hazard exists beyond the scope of the original recall and the purpose of this complaint is to address that deficiency.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10887887
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the crank shaft and cam shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that the failure recurred four times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,500. Updated 08/03/16.*Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10863445
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & coolingFuel system

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled without warning. The manufacturer and the dealer indicated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 12v088000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unable to determine when the failure would recur. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Incident Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10862550
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

While turning left with on coming traffic the engine died. The check engine light came on and the communications center said it was emissions related. The car did restart, the warning light remains on, and after a short drive there was a burning smell and heat coming from the car. The local nissan dealer will only work on it as customer pay, and will not do any recall work, said I need to go to the infinity dealer 2 hours away. I just notified nissan corp today of the issue and waiting for their response.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10861092
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the engine stalled without warning. After waiting fifteen minutes, the vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred two times. On two separated occasions, the vehicle failed to start until after numerous attempts. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10819262
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden my car stalled without warning. Shortly after the service engine light came on. The car restarted only to do that again the next day. It did it another time and didn't restart. Had it repaired by and independent mechanic. 6Months later the same problem is bck. Decided to check on the recalls and there was a recall called engine and engine cooling that described my issue to a t but did not include my vin! This is very dangerous and unsafe. Both times my daughter was in the car.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10794534
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 30v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10794397
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted but the failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor and engine control module needed to replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the vin was not included nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 156,000... ....Updated 12/30/15 *bf the consumer stated it was advised for the control module to be replaced. Updated 2/23/2016 *js

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · EngineNHTSA 10783282
2004 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 infiniti m45. While the vehicle was stopped at a red light, the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine stalled, and all of the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the diagnostic results were unknown. The vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the remedy failed to prevent the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10783209
2004 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 infiniti m45. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an auto parts store, where it was determined that the cam shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 171,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10773839
2003 Infiniti M45Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 87,831. Updated 8/21/15*cn updated 09/09/15*lj updated 11/01/2017*cn

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10730650

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