Ownership Cost for 2004 Infiniti M45 Base
Estimated: $40507 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2040 | $979 | $857 | $775 | $694 | $5345 |
| Insurance | $1525 | $1578 | $1633 | $1690 | $1749 | $8175 |
| Fuel | $1950 | $2009 | $2079 | $2162 | $2259 | $10459 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2091 | $1104 | $963 | $2291 | $9212 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $581 | $581 | $581 | $581 | $581 | $860 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9835 | $7861 | $7054 | $7061 | $8696 | $40507 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTER, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER NOW STATED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH IS UNDER RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 03V455000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 108000. |
| 2004 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | THIS CAR DIED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE SAID THAT I HAD A 3/4 TANK OF GAS REMAINING. THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS SO WE ADDED GAS AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO A LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH SHOCKED ME AS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR A CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I SEARCHED SOME ONLINE FORUMS ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OR FURL PUMP WENT OUT, THAT WOULD BE UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOING BAD COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. SINCE THE CLUSTER CONTROLS MILEAGE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, THIS WAS VERY SCARY. IT SEEMS THAT INFINITI KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AS MANY OF THE PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS SAID INFINITI HAD PAID FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WITH THIS PROBLEM BEING SO PREVALENT, I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH MY ISSUE HAPPENED AROUND 90,000 MILES, THERE WERE MANY OTHERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AT 30 AND 40,000 MILES. *TR |
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