2006 INFINITI M45 Driver assistance Problems

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND/OR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH NEW INFINITI/NISSAN OEM PARTS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL START WITH THE SLP AND VDC LIGHTS ON, BUT THATS NOT THE SCARY OR DANGEROUS PART OF IT. THE DANGEROUS PART OF THIS ISSUE IS WHEN IVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC GOING 70 MPH AND THE ENGINES DIES AND COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO ONE SHOULDER OR THE OTHER. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT LEAST 70 MPH BESIDE ME. THE HIGHWAY INCIDENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS SO PARANOID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND JUST PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR DIED. I DO NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THA''S WHAT THAT CAR WAS MADE FOR. OTHER DANGEROUS INCIDENTS WERE CAR DYING AS I WAS ENTERING INTERSECTION ON A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING, CAR DYING AT A RED AFTER TURNING GREEN WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM BEHIND, CAR DYING WHEN APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. THOSE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. THE CAR HAS DIED MANY MORE TIMES IN SITUATIONS THAT WERE NOT AS DANGEROUS SUCH AS A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ETC. AGAIN AS I STATED EARLIER THAT ALL 3 OF MY CARS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE WITH NEW OEM PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A ONE OFF PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11320098

Incident

Apr 2, 2020

Mileage

136,870 mi

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHIFTED INFO ONE GEAR. IT WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE GEARS. I HAD THE CODE PULLED AND IT SHOWED P1764 DIRECT CLUTCH SOLENOID. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CODE WHICH I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAS THIS CODE LISTED BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WHEN I ENTERED THE VIN NUMBER.

NHTSA ID

11190191

Incident

Mar 19, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING 50 MILES WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, STEERING AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO MANAGE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL 11/17/2003 -03V45500 IT ALSO SAYS INCLUDED ARE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 01V357 I CALLED INFINITI AND THEY SAID MY VIN EXCLUDED MY CAR FROM THAT RECALL. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK P0304 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.

NHTSA ID

11030090

Incident

Sep 23, 2017

Mileage

96,000 mi

I HAD PURCHASED MY M45 2006 INFINITI USED FEB 20,2016 THE CAR DROVE GOOD EVERYTHING WORKED WELL NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DID NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO METRO HONDA WHICH IS WHERE I GOT IT FROM AS USED. THE CHECKED IT OUT THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AND STAY. JULY OF 2016 IS WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ETC. THE CAR WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO START BACK UP. THE PROBLEM GOT MORE HECKED BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF ONE NIGHT MY CHILDREN AND I WAS DRIVING RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND US I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS A BRIDGE. I HAD THE CAR TESTED IT CAME BACK AS MY CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD THOSE REPLACED NOT EVEN BEEN 2 WEEKS AND THE GO STILL ACT AS IF NO GAS IS GETTING TO ENGINE AND STILL CUTS OFF THIS IS UNSAFE IT CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO EVEN BE KILLED. I AM SO SCARED TO GO LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I'M SCARED THE CAR WILL JUST LOOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO INFINITI THEY COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN AT REPAIR PAL WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SENSOR AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP GAS PEDAL AND THE RECENT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS. AS WELL AS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM AND ALL THIS WAS. BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2003 THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR WAS THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE INFINITI NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THIS ON THE M45 SPORTS 2006 I FEEL HELPLESS AND HOPELESS BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CHILDREN AND I WILL GET IN THIS CAR AND MAKE IT BACK HOME ALIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10936077

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

Mileage

181,392 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND ENGINE STALLED, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, VDC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PULLED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MADE IT TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY IDLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RE-START VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT IGNITE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK LESS CONGESTED ROADS HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THE CODE REPORTED A PAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING "CAM POSITION SENSORS". IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOTIVE MAKER TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC RISK EXPOSURE TO DRIVER, OCCUPANTS, AND OTHER HIGHWAY TRAVELERS DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE! I CALLED LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED MY CARS PROBLEM, AND THEN SAID MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713885

Incident

Apr 28, 2015

Mileage

100,565 mi

YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TWO FRIENDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. THEY WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND ALL WERE QUITE FRIGHTENED BY THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART SO THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC (I WAS OUT OF TOWN). TODAY I WENT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC. WE CHECKED IT TOGETHER AND IT STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL SO WE WENT FOR A RIDE AND THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AS WELL, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LIGHTS ARE NOW LIGHTED ON THE DASH (VDC OFF, SLIP, RAS & CHECK ENGINE). SEARCHING NICOCLUB AND OTHER FORUMS INCLUDING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH SO OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621266

Incident

Aug 9, 2014

Mileage

147,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINTI M45. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V430000 (SPEED CONTROL) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE, WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN. UPDATED 01/07/14

NHTSA ID

10551337

Incident

Oct 17, 2013

Mileage

89,600 mi

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY 2006 INFINITI M45. IT STATES THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR/ECU SETTING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PARK PLACE INFINITI IN LAS VEGAS, NV FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RANGE OF VIN #'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM AND TO COME BACK LATER IF I RECEIVE FURTHER NOTICE. I DID NOT REPORT MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE DUE TO THE FUEL LEVEL BEING LOW. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW ENOUGH FOR THE FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED AN "INTERIM NOTICE" FROM INFINITI REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 13V-430 AND IT IDENTIFIES MY VIN #. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE 4.5 LITER ENGINE. THE PISTON RINGS ARE FAULTY CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, SMOKING, AND BANGING AND RATTLING. IN ADDITION, THE CO-EXISTENCE OF A DRIVER'S SEAT THAT MOVES FORWARD UPON BRAKING AND A STEERING SYSTEM THAT LOSES CONTROL UPON BRAKING MAKE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MUCH LESS SAFE THAN A $45,000.00 CAR, OR ANY CAR FOR THAT MATTER, SHOULD BE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550916

Incident

Nov 1, 2009

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING A 2006 INFINITI M45. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS SLOWING TO A STOP AND HAD STOPPED FORWARD MOTION. I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRACDE AND THEN PROCEEDED OVER THE CURB, DOWN A 3 FOOT DROP CRASHING INTO THE GROUND AND THEN HITTING THE CORNER OF A BRICK CONDOMINIUM. THERE WAS NO INJURY. I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I DID HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON. MY BROTHER WITNESSED THE EVENT AS DID THE LAWYER I WAS COMING TO SEE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME DURING THE INCIDENT. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THERE IS FRONT END DAMAGE AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE FROM THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FALL AND CRASH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153778

Incident

Mar 23, 2006