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2008 INFINITI M45 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 21, 2021
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 INFINITI M45, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags350.0%
  • Engine233.3%
  • Steering116.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TAKATA RECALL

NHTSA ID 11041870 · filed Nov 1, 2017

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL 16V-349 AROUND AUGUST 1, 2016. CONTACTED LOCAL INFINITI DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT. COULD EXPECT IT IN 4 TO 6 WEEKS. EXPECTED TIME CAME AND WENT AND WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE ANOTHER MONTH TO 6 WEEKS. ADVISED TO NOT LET ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AS AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET IN AND OUT OF BACK SEAT DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID 10934114 · filed Dec 9, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT CALLED CIRCLE INFINITI (300 NJ-36, WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ 07764, (732) 389-1200) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NHTSA ID 11413168 · filed Apr 21, 2021

SITTING AT A LIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT IN IDLE MODE. THE 2ND TIMEIN THE SAME DAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE NEIGBORHOOD AND GOING MAYBE 15MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND ENGING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH TPMS LAMP

NHTSA ID 10749969 · filed Aug 20, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING EAST (UPHILL) ON I-90 FROM SEATTLE TOWARD SNOQUALMIE PASS, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LITERALLY TEARING/TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO LET MY HEART RATE SLOW DOWN. ON MY RETURN TRIP, DOWNHILL, THE SAME TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OCCURRED, NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A TRUCK. A BIT OF INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS EXPERIENCE IS CALLED "TRAMLINING" AND THAT MANY INFINITI MODELS/YEARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO SUFFER FROM IT. I REPORTED MY EXPERIENCES TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER, BUT HE ACTED BAFFLED BY THE TERM "TRAMLINING" AND TOLD ME, "AFTER ALL, YOU OWN A 45S, A SPORT MODEL." HE CHARGED ME A BUNDLE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY CAR, BUT THE TRAMLINING PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY -- ONLY MY MONEY. *TR

NHTSA ID 10495018 · filed Jan 28, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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