Infiniti M45 2003

• Recall 90857 [USA]: The vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 infiniti m45 vehicles manufactured from march 7, 2002, through june 3, 2004. Due to a circuit board failure, the fuel gauge may read a fuel level higher than actually exists. As a result, the vehicle may run out of gas without notice.
  nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the circuit board free of charge. The safety recall began on april 27, 2012. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
  customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 33390 [USA]: This could cause the "service engine soon" warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash.
  On certain passenger vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor may have an improper solder joint due to solder deformation caused by heat stress accelerated by the existence of flux residue during the soldering process.
  dealers will replace the crank position sensors. Camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases, the variable timing control sensor(s). Vehicles involved in a previous recall campaign, 01v357, are also included in this new campaign. The replacement sensors used in that campaign are also affected. Owner notification began on december 22, 2003. Owners should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
  nissan recall no. R3022/infiniti recall no. R3021.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2012087 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Certain vehicles may experience fuel gauge errors. The gauge may read higher than the actual level in the gas tank, or always indicate full. As such, the vehicle could run out of gas without notice. Engine stalling would result in lost vehicle propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic and road condition, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will modify the electrical circuit for the instrument gauge cluster.

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• Recall 2003267 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor may have an improper solder joint. This could cause the service engine soon warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation. Correction: dealers will replace the crankshaft position sensor and both camshaft position sensors.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Infiniti M45 2003 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• RSK-INF014: 2002-2006 Infiniti M45 / Q45 / 4-Button Smart Key / PN: H0561-AR200 / KBRASTU13 (OEM Refurb)
  FCC ID: KBRASTU13

• Fuel level gauge system failure investigation # PE11038

  In a march 5, 2012 letter to nhtsa, nissan north america, inc. (nissan) submitted a defect information report identifying a defect in the combination meter circuit board in approximately 8,120 model year 2003 through 2004 infiniti m45 vehicles manufactured from march 7, 2002 through june 3, 2004 (recall no. 12v-088). According to nissan, heat generated by several components of the circuit board may cause solder cracks due to thermal shock.Open circuits created by the solder cracks may cause the fuel gauge to read higher than the actual amount of fuel remaining in the gas tank or always indicate full.Because of this condition, drivers may run out of fuel without notice, resulting in an engine stall without warning with no possibility of restart. The office of defects investigation (odi) analyzed complaint data provided by nissan as well as complaints submitted to odi from consumers.In total, there were 315 unique reports indicating an inaccurate fuel level reading while driving, including 61 that resulted in an engine stall incident (7.5 incidents per thousand vehicles).In addition, nissan provided warranty data showing 2,525 claims for replacement of the subject component (31% claim rate).Nissan will begin owner notification in mid-april 2012.Owners of the recalled vehicles will be notified to take their vehicle to an infiniti dealer, who will install a sub-amplifier in the combination meter to bypass the electric circuit and ensure accurate fuel level indication.This preliminary evaluation is closed.The odi reports cited above can be viewed at www-odi.Nhtsa.Dot.Gov/owners/searchnhtsaid under the following identification numbers (odi nos.): 10429412, 10427140, 10426741, 10424642, 10423199, 10418078, 10416519, 10414944, 10412053, 10408935, 10406834, 10406096, 10404206, 10404080, 10395207, 10392714, 10386134, 10380863, 10374719, 10373992, 10369584, 10365717, 10365428, 10356315, 10353972, 10351181, 10349252, 10348351, 10342961, 10342641, 10336272, 10329869, 10325399, 10324572, 10323996, 10323757, 10322403, 10320190, 10318987, 10317547, 10317273, 10317234, 10317030, 10308445.
  

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• Non-deployment of side thorax air bags investigation # EA09005

  The subject vehicles are equipped with seat-mounted, side thorax air bags for the driver and front passenger.This investigation revealed that faulty side air bag module electrical connectors located under the driver and front passenger seats can cause an interruption in the electrical circuit that will drop the input voltage below the specified range.As a result, the air bag warning lamp illuminates on the instrument panel and the affected side air bag becomes deactivated.In june 2009, nissan conducted a service campaign to repair the defective air bag electrical connectors in the subject vehicles (both infiniti q45 and m45 models).In june 2010, nissan sent a second notification concerning the 2009 campaign to owners of vehicles that have not been remedied.Nissan is now conducting a safety recall of the q45 vehicles not remedied under the service campaign (approximately 1,349 vehicles; see nhtsa safety recall no. 12v-079 for further details).The m45 vehicles are not included in the recall; however, nissan is re-notifying owners of m45 vehicles that were not remedied under the previous service campaign.See attached report for more information.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified in the infiniti m45 vehicles at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.The odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.Nhtsa.Dot.Gov/owners/searchnhtsaid under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10327196 and 10402282
  

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• Side air bag non-deployment investigation # PE08067

  The subject vehicles are equipped with seat-mounted, side torso air bags for the driver and front passenger.This investigation has revealed that faulty side air bag module connectors located under the front seats can cause an interruption in the electrical current that will drop the input voltage below the specified range.As a result, the air bag warning lamp illuminates and the affected side air bag is deactivated.The rates of complaints, field reports and warranty claims related to the subject issue are very high.For example, nissan submitted 4,853 warranty claims on 3,551 distinct subject vehicles out of 13,836 total subject vehicles.Also, analyses of warranty claims indicate an increasing failure trend over time.This preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea09-005) to further study the issue.
  

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Traveling at about 60 mph on a state route, the car shut down. No power, no dash lights, inability to use turn signals to indicate the intention of changing lanes to the right and onto the side of the road, which nearly caused a collision as the car slowed to crawl. Once pulled onto the side of the road, after many attempts the car started and we drove it home, the symptons suggest the cam positioning sensor is to blame, which seems to have happened to other motorists.

Traveling at about 60 mph on a state route, the car shut down. No power, no dash lights, inability to use turn signals to indicate the intention of changing lanes to the right and onto the side of the road, which nearly caused a collision as the car slowed to crawl. Once pulled onto the side of the road, after many attempts the car started and we drove it home, the symptons suggest the cam positioning sensor is to blame, which seems to have happened to other motorists.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the fuel gauge indicated the fuel tank was full at all times. The vehicle ran out of fuel due to the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer bennett infiniti (1060 pa-315 wilkes barre pa) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact indicated that the fuel gauge had previously been repaired however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 159,000. *bf*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the fuel gauge indicated the fuel tank was full at all times. The vehicle ran out of fuel due to the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer bennett infiniti (1060 pa-315 wilkes barre pa) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact indicated that the fuel gauge had previously been repaired however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 159,000. *bf*jb

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.

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.

When in motion the engine stall without warning

The bracket on the left side of the drivers front seat has broken. The seat now sags several inches in the left/ rear side. This is placing substantially more stress on the right side's bracket. This bracket failed while driving the car. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. The contact stated that the fuel gauge inaccurately displayed that the fuel tank was full. As a result, the vehicle stalled due to insufficient fuel in the vehicle. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v088000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 200,000.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P1701 [1] Turbo Pressure Control Solenoid Circuit Malfunction
• P1702 [1] Turbo Control Solenoid Circuit Malfunction
• P1703 [1] Turbo Charge Control Circuit Malfunction
• P1704 [1] Turbo Charge Relief Circuit Malfunction
• P1705 [1] Transmission Indeterminate Failure (Failed to Neutral)
• P1754 [1] Pressure Control Solenoid "A" Open Circuit
• P1769 [1] Shift Solenoid C Performance
• P1759 [1] P1759
• P1764 [1] P1764
• P1774 [1] P1774
• U1000 [1] CAN bus network code
• U1010 [1] SCP (J1850) Invalid or Missing Data for Engine Air Intake
• P1444 [1] Purge Valve Stuck Open
• P0605 [1] Internal Control Module Read Only Memory (ROM) Error
• P0455 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P1448 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Control Valve