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2003 Infiniti M45 engine problems

42 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2003 Infiniti M45, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
42 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
122,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2003 Infiniti M45 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 122,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 122,000 miles
Based on 38 complaints that include mileage. 16% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 38 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

2003 infiniti m45 consumes 4 ml of oil after only 1000 miles and told by dealershio and manufacturer that this is normal.

Reported at 21,000 miles, May 2004

Hello, while driving our 2003 infinity m45 on the highway at approximately 65 MPH, the car suddenly shut off. I was driving my kids to school and this suddenly happened. The car turned on immediately and drove back home. I thought it might have been some issue with the fuel. I drove it again and this happened to me once more, the vehicle just suddenly shuts off.

Reported at 138,000 miles, August 2012

Other problems reported for the 2003 Infiniti M45

Engine problems in other years

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Engine problems across all Infiniti models