Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V455000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 01/01/2002 to 06/30/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 630000 | 12/22/2003 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/17/2003 | 11/19/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Nissan recall no. r3022/infiniti recall no. r3021.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 06004 | 03/31/2006 | 06004A | 10019293 | Malfunction indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble code u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. 2002 - 2006 infiniti vehicles with can communication. *ak | 02/28/2006 |
| 03063 | 10/30/2003 | 10004561 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p1444 stored. *tt | 12/19/2003 | |
| 02068 | 11/01/2002 | 10000407 | Engine will not start. electronic key registration procedure system description for vehicle immobilizer system/nissan anti-theft system (ivis/nats). *tt | 02/26/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 139000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated while driving 45 mph, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic, who stated that the crank position sensor and the cam position sensor needed to be replaced. the mechanic replaced both sensors. after replacing both sensors, the failure continued. the contact took the vehicle to another mechanic and had a different cam position sensor replaced. the failure did not recur. after the repair, the contact noticed the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the failure mileage was 139,000. | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 139000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated while driving 45 mph, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic, who stated that the crank position sensor and the cam position sensor needed to be replaced. the mechanic replaced both sensors. after replacing both sensors, the failure continued. the contact took the vehicle to another mechanic and had a different cam position sensor replaced. the failure did not recur. after the repair, the contact noticed the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the failure mileage was 139,000. sm. | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 139000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle begin to stall. the contact stated check engine light came on and the vehicle complete shut off. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic. the mechanic stated the crank position as well as cam position needed to be replaced. the mechanic replace both sensors in the vehicle. after replacing both sensors the vehicle begin to stall again. the contact took the vehicle to another mechanic and had a different cam position replaced. after the repair the vehicle was driving normal. after the repair, the contact notice a nhtsa campaign i.d. 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin number. the failure mileage was 139,000. jo | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 63800 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal sound and was resistant to the braking attempts with the illumination of the check engine warning light. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but advised the contact that the vin did not associate with the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,800. | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 63800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal sound and was resistant to the braking attempts with the illumination of the check engine warning light. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but advised the contact that the vin did not associate with the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,800. kmj | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 63800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. the contact stated that the vehicle would make a sound and would refuse to stop at times. the check engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but the vin did not associate the nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 63,800. nw | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 99000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to his residence and later to a local mechanic shop. the local mechanic advised him that the camshaft position sensor needed replacing. the mechanic advised him of recall 03v455000, engine and engine cooling. he called the manufacture and was advised his vin was not part of the recall. the failure occured twice. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage were 99,000. vwb | |||
| 09/22/2010 | 77000 | ||
| My 2003 infinit m45 engine stopped during operation which was very concerning at the time due to my finance and child both in the car. this has been the second time that this has happened to my vehicle. this issue first occured after the service engine light came on. i was told by the manufactuer dealership that i would have to replace my engine to correct issue. that was a very expensive option so i took it another smaller auto shop to get a second opinion. i was told there was engine problem with the cam shaft senor and the timing belts. i decide to continue to drive vehicle. the car first had engine failure in apr 10. i took to a auto shop and the cam shaft senors was replaced and i was able to continue to drive the vehicle. code p0021 was not abled to be cleared so the service engine light remained on. i was able to drive the car and experienced no issues until sep 10. the car engine stop working again during vehicle operation in sep 10. i recently came across a recall for 2003 infinit m45 that described similar issues to what is happening to my vehicle. i was told by the infiniti dealership that my vin was not part of the recall even though the vehicle problems are similar to was is listed in this engine and engine cooling recall. thank you. | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 21000 | 1 | 12/18/2003 |
| 2003 infiniti m45 consumes 4 ml of oil after only 1000 miles and told by dealershio and manufacturer that this is normal.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/23/2011 | 104000 | ||
| I was driving on the freeway at 50 miles an hour when my 2003 infiniti m45 's engine shut off without warning. i put the car in neutral and re-started it. this happens often during highway and city driving. the current milage is 104,000mi.the first occurance was after the factory warranty of 70,000 mi. expired. i contacted nissan/infiniti and was told my car was not part of a recall initiated for this exact orrurance. | |||
| 04/26/2004 | 5000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 infiniti m45. on approximately nine occasions, the vehicle would completely shut off and sometimes would not restart. the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer approximately four times. they stated that the failure could be caused by the shift lock or the fuel system, but there was no resolution. the current mileage was 50,300 and failure mileage was 5,000. | |||
| 07/14/2004 | 25000 | 1 | 11/22/2002 |
| Vehicle consumes 1 quart of motor oil every 1000 miles. it causes carbon buildup in the combustion chambers. i was told i would have to pay to get the carbon cleaned periodically. vehicle has 24000 miles and is still under warranty. manufacturer says this type of consumption is normal and does not want to anything. service rep stated that they are having the same issues with all models with this v8. *la | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 11/03/2003 | 24000 | 20 | 12/13/2002 |
| Purchased new inf. m45 when car reached about 24000 miles. i took it in to be serviced. infiniti service was unable to reproduce problem. would call on several occasions informing dealership that their product was defective. i finally got tons of problems (perforated leather seats had mesh coming, cd changer jammed, ac compressor busted, belts on the motor had to be replaced, glove box had to be readjusted, hood had to be readjusted to stop the squeeking when closing the doors, front window guides and stabilizer-inner door had to be replaced to stop all the squealing when letting the windows up/down) and schedule another visit to see if the engine/exhaust problem could be repaired. the dealership had my car for 3 weeks...and cleaned out the combustion chamber at their cost and the day i got it back, it was still smoking out the pipes. the dealership says they know nothing else to do but to replace the motor if it's consuming oil. i found these other complaints which already state that infiniti knows about this oil consumption problem and appears to be giving me the run around. if the motor is replaced with another nissan v8, the same problem is likely to reoccur. their product is defective.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 11/03/2003 | 24000 | 20 | 12/13/2002 |
| Purchased new inf. m45 when car reached about 24000 miles. i took it in to be serviced. infiniti service was unable to reproduce problem. would call on several occasions informing dealership that their product was defective. i finally got tons of problems (perforated leather seats had mesh coming, cd changer jammed, ac compressor busted, belts on the motor had to be replaced, glove box had to be readjusted, hood had to be readjusted to stop the squeeking when closing the doors, front window guides and stabilizer-inner door had to be replaced to stop all the squealing when letting the windows up/down) and schedule another visit to see if the engine/exhaust problem could be repaired. the dealership had my car for 3 weeks...and cleaned out the combustion chamber at their cost and the day i got it back, it was still smoking out the pipes. the dealership says they know nothing else to do but to replace the motor if it's consuming oil. i found these other complaints which already state that infiniti knows about this oil consumption problem and appears to be giving me the run around. if the motor is replaced with another nissan v8, the same problem is likely to reoccur. their product is defective.*ak | |||