The contact owns a 2006 Infiniti M45. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled while driving downhill. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering and braking functionality. The contact was able to safely stop the vehicle by using excessive force on the brake pedal. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the vehicle stalled. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
NHTSA complaint #11466779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Over the last 6 to 8 months, the 2006 M45 stalls intermittently. Most of the time (7 out of 10) it would stall when I stopped at a light (or a stop sign). The engine would shut off, all the indicator lights would come on, and I would put it in park and re-start, and it would continue to operate fine. The other three times or so, the car would randomly shut down while driving (both times in the city at 30 mph or so), and the same procedure to restart. Midas Muffler (3 different locations) did not detect any error codes in any of the occasions, and since it was happening intermittently, they could not duplicate it. In atleast 3 or 4 of the events, I had another passenger in the car who observed it.
NHTSA complaint #11462932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT CALLED CIRCLE INFINITI (300 NJ-36, WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ 07764, (732) 389-1200) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
NHTSA complaint #11413168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE OWNER AND IT DROVE FINE TIL RECENTLY I WAS AT A LIGHT AND IT STARTED TO WANT TO TURN OFF AND DID I COULD NOT GET IT TO START AGAIN STUCK AT A LIGHT FOR ANOTHER 5 MINS OF TRYING TO TURN IT ON. IT HAS CONTINUE TO DO SO AS IM DRIVING WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND ALL LIGHTS TURN ON AND STALLS AGAIN TIL IT DIES.
NHTSA complaint #11326896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND/OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH NEW INFINITI/NISSAN OEM PARTS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL START WITH THE SLP AND VDC LIGHTS ON, BUT THATS NOT THE SCARY OR DANGEROUS PART OF IT. THE DANGEROUS PART OF THIS ISSUE IS WHEN IVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC GOING 70 MPH AND THE ENGINES DIES AND COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO ONE SHOULDER OR THE OTHER. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT LEAST 70 MPH BESIDE ME. THE HIGHWAY INCIDENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS SO PARANOID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND JUST PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR DIED. I DO NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THA''S WHAT THAT CAR WAS MADE FOR. OTHER DANGEROUS INCIDENTS WERE CAR DYING AS I WAS ENTERING INTERSECTION ON A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING, CAR DYING AT A RED AFTER TURNING GREEN WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM BEHIND, CAR DYING WHEN APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. THOSE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. THE CAR HAS DIED MANY MORE TIMES IN SITUATIONS THAT WERE NOT AS DANGEROUS SUCH AS A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ETC. AGAIN AS I STATED EARLIER THAT ALL 3 OF MY CARS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE WITH NEW OEM PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A ONE OFF PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #11320098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT IS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I HAD THAT REPLACED AND IT CONTINUES TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #11292368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 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.
NHTSA complaint #11235295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS DECREASED TO ZERO. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFINITI OF ELK GROVE (8586 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757, (916) 287-8017) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. THE MECHANICS DID NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11217879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11203939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 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.
NHTSA complaint #11121152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING 50 MILES WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, STEERING AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO MANAGE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL 11/17/2003 -03V45500 IT ALSO SAYS INCLUDED ARE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 01V357 I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID MY VIN EXCLUDED MY CAR FROM THAT RECALL. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK P0304 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #11030090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT AT HOME. THE DEALER (NALEY INFINITI, 2020 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060, 770-281-8600) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V329000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V329000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10992417 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10985831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10981148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INIFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION BUTTON FAILED TO START THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE PROPER READING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS RETAILER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED RELATED TO THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE, A CIRCUIT FAILURE, ENGINE SIGNAL 1 FAILURE, AND MANUFACTURER MODE SWITCH CIRCUIT FAILURE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALSO DISPLAYED CODE NUMBERS RELATED TO THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR: C1137 AND C1130. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
NHTSA complaint #10967256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT SHUT DOWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FOR A TOLL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR WHEN I TRY TO PULL OFF AGAIN IT JERKS A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN GO. ALSO, AFTER A RESTART THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND ITS MUCH HARDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS AFFECTED. THE SYMPTOMS ALIGN WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL (RECALL 13V430000 ENGINE STALL CONCERN). I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEY ADVISED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE RECALL ISSUE REPAIRED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE PREVIOUS RECALL (REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THESE CURRENT SYMPTOMS SEEM TO ALIGN WITH THE PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS.
NHTSA complaint #10948790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. JULY OF 2016 IS WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ETC. THE CAR WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO START BACK UP. THE PROBLEM GOT MORE HECKED BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF ONE NIGHT MY CHILDREN AND I WAS DRIVING RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND US I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS A BRIDGE. I HAD THE CAR TESTED IT CAME BACK AS MY CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD THOSE REPLACED NOT EVEN BEEN 2 WEEKS AND THE GO STILL ACT AS IF NO GAS IS GETTING TO ENGINE AND STILL CUTS OFF THIS IS UNSAFE IT CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO EVEN BE KILLED. I AM SO SCARED TO GO LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I'M SCARED THE CAR WILL JUST LOOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI THEY COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN AT REPAIR PAL WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SENSOR AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP GAS PEDAL AND THE RECENT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS. AS WELL AS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM AND ALL THIS WAS. BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2003 THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR WAS THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE INFINITI NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THIS ON THE M45 SPORTS 2006 I FEEL HELPLESS AND HOPELESS BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CHILDREN AND I WILL GET IN THIS CAR AND MAKE IT BACK HOME ALIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
NHTSA complaint #10936077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10928355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 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.
NHTSA complaint #10887887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V430000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
NHTSA complaint #10875971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.