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2003 Infiniti M45 engine problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2003 Infiniti M4518% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Engine complaints
18%
share of all complaints
138,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Jul 27, 2019

  • 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…

    filed Aug 20, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other M45 years

YearReportsShare
2007 M45415%
2006 M451724%
2004 M45716%
M45 engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.