2003 Infiniti Q45 Engine Problems

“I own a 2003 infinity Q45 and without warning this vehicle stalls where ever it wants at a light while you driving on a major highway on a major street no warning what so ever and infinity is aware of the problem but they only want to help certain VIN numbers. I took my family skiing to scranton pa and on interstate i80 the car stall without warning my entire family could have been killed. Please do something about this is a big issue and before someone gets hurt or killed someone should help.”

“The circuit board for crank position sensor and cam position sensor have improper solder joints. This has caused the service engine light to come on, the engine may not start, power reduces, engine stalls at a traffic light or while in motion, on a city street or highway or while making a turn. This is also a common problem with the 2002 Infiniti m45, Q45; 2003 Infiniti i35, m45; 2003 nissan altima, maxima, murano, sentra. There are 11 consumer complaints, 3 investigations and 33 service bulletins regarding this issue with the 2003 Q45. Infiniti/nissan recall # 03v455000”

“Start car first thing in the am. Driving normal. Within 5 miles engine shuts off without warning. Loose all power. No code appears. Auto will not start. Finally starts after 5 or 6 tries. This problem has continued to occur every two or three days over the last six months. But auto starts immediately after. Auto and transmission are not performing properly. Now the engine stall while driving is happening on a daily basis. Auto has been checked out at george harte Infiniti, west haven, ct at least five times. Dealership claims they cannot address the problem because no error code appears. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti Q45. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and there was a sudden loss of power. The vehicle was able to restart and resumed to normal. The failure occurred on three occasions. The dealer repaired the vehicle but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Infiniti Q45. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the service engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the camshaft position sensor failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). …”