2003 Infiniti M45 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 78about this part
- Share
- 60%of 129 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,475miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 78 complaints about the fuel system of the 2003 Infiniti M45, 60% of the 129 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,475 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10455245, filed 2012-04, 79,000 miles“This is the second time that the gas gauge has malfunction first was a few years ago while car was under warranty. I remember it was a sunday and I was on my way home from church with my sons. I was driving about 40mph when car stalled. This time I was on I 95 when the car stalled. Both times the gauge read that the car had a half full tank. I have no had it repaired as of yet.”
NHTSA complaint #10469674, filed 2012-08, 149,000 miles“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 oncoming traffic. Fuel gauge cluster and fuel sensor need replacing.”
NHTSA complaint #10386134, filed 2011-03, 110,241 miles“Put car in reverse and stopped. Put in forward and check engine soon came up on screen. Went to auto zone to check code and they said fuel level sender was bad. I then found on internet that numerous other owners had same problem. I contacted infinite of orland ,service department and they said they knew nothing about this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10404249, filed 2011-06, 71,000 miles“Since buying the 45m. I have ran out of gas while the gas gauge level reads full. The first time I was simply drive the a busy highway going about 40mph. The car just suddenly begin to sputter then came to a stop while other cars tried to avoid hitting me.”
NHTSA complaint #10660400, filed 2014-11, 264,874 milesRelated recalls
- 12V088000Mar 6, 2012Nissan 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…Covers: Infiniti M45 2003–2004
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Infiniti M45
23 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsEngine cooling
18 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Infiniti M45
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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