Infiniti QX56 Complaints (2006)

80 consumer complaints on file.

#10461722June 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND HAD TO DEPRESS THE BREAK PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL AND JERK BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. THE CONTACT STATED IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE HE WOULD CHANGE THE GEAR TO PARK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE FAILURE IS NOT PRESENT AT MOMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY AND CONSISTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442434January 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND SLIP LIGHT AS WELL CAR COULDN'T BREAK AT ALL . THAN ONE DAY TO ANOTHER THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY , THAN CAME BACK THEN BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I HAVE LIKE 2 MONTH WITH THE LIGHTS ON AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE SHIFT SOME TIME GET STUCK I CAN NOT PUT THE CAR IN ( P ) PARK OR ( D ) DRIVE I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION , DON'T KNOW IF IS A RECALL FOR IT . REMEMBER THIS CAR MAKE SOME NOISE BEFORE BRAKE BUT I CHECKED BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY SITUATION . THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441222December 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING, ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES HAVE SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND DO NOT STOP VEHICLE NORMALLY. PROBLEM GOES AWAY WITH RESTART BUT COMES BACK PERIODICALLY( 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH). DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. COST ESTIMATE IS $2000. THIS PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN DEATH IF NOT ADDRESSED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOTIFIED INFINITI WHO REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD NOT DONE ALL MY SCHEDULED SERVICES AT THE DEALERSHIP - IN OTHER WORDS, BECAUSE I WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH CUSTOMER THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REPAIR DANGEROUS BRAKING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429927October 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TRAVEL DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND COAST TO A STOP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE PERMANENTLY CORRECTED IF THE BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,431 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,459.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416372July 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI QX56 WITH 46,000 MILE ON IT, AND MY BRAKES FAILED ON ME APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES ALREADY, BUT JUST COMING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY OR BACKING UP FROM A PARKING LOT, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION NORMAL AGAIN. WHEN IT FAILED AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD TURN ON AND I WOULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES AND IT SEEMS AS THE PADS ARE BARLEY GRABBING THE ROTORS. IT BEEN A SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. IT MY FAMILY TRUCK AND I HAVE A WIFE AND 4 KIDS. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT COULD BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE FOR THE NISSAN ARMADAS AND INFINITI QX56. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416221July 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2006 INFINITY QX56. THE BRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY COME ON AND THEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY FAILS, WITH LOUD MECHANICAL SOUNDS, SHUTTERING OF THE TRUCK, AND ESSENTIALLY AN INABILITY TO STOP THE TRUCK. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT ITS OCCURRENCE AND THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403508May 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKES START TO GRAB AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER THIS OCCURS THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE A CONTINUOUS GRABBING AS IF THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT TO LOCK. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE ALREADY THE FIRST TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WILL BE RETURNING MY VEHICLE BACK FOR A THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380649February 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD TWO BRAKE FAILURES. THE MOST RECENT WAS 01/23/2011. WHILE IN MOTION AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT RATHER THAN WORKING, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I LOST ALL BRAKING CONTROL AND COASTED RIGHT THROUGH A STOP SIGN NEARLY BEING BROADSIDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. JUNE, 2010: WHILE LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD GOING DOWNHILL I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS USUAL AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR MAKING A LOUD RATCHETING OR SPRING NOISE WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT WHATSOEVER. AFTER ROLLING TO A STOP I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. BELIEVING I NEEDED NEW BRAKES OR BRAKE FLUID, I IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD INTENDED TO CALL AAA FOR A TOW BUT DISCOVERED THE BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY FINE. I THEREFORE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY PERFORMED A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMED TO WORK WELL SO NO FURTHER ACTION SEEMED TO BE NEEDED. 01/23/2011: WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN BEFORE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY MADE THE SAME SOUND SIMILAR TO A RECOILING SPRING AS I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND DEPRESSING THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER. I CRUISED THROUGH THE STOP NEARLY BEING HIT BY AN ONCOMING TRUCK. TO STOP MY VEHICLE I DOWNSHIFTED TO THIRD, SECOND AND FIRST AND CRUISED TO A STOP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF COMPOSURE, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. AS SOON AS I DID THE BRAKES WORKED JUST FINE WITH NO CONTINUING PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM, IS VERY SERIOUS, AND DEEMS THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITIVELY FOUND AND RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373556December 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE BRAKE WAS NOT ACTUALLY ON. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF, TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373150December 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SHUTTER AND STOP WORKING ON 2006 INFINITI QX56. DETERMINED THAT THE ABS NEEDED A FIRMWARE UPDATE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, PAID $100.00 FOR UPDATE AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND SHE TRAVELS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN USER FORUM BOARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364402November 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 QX56 INFINITI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE BEFORE COMPLETELY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350548August 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM HEADER PLASTIC TANK FACING ENGINE SIDE OF RADIATOR CRACK AND LEAKS RADIATOR FLUID CAUSING EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT CAN CAUSE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER OR ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341578July 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH GASOLINE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) IN MAY 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NUMBER FORTY ON THE WAITING LIST. THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE IN LATE MAY 2010; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED 3 TO 4 PARTS PER SHIPMENT AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331806May 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
VEHICLE STALLING AND LOSING POWER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEGIN TO FLASH. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES WITHOUT ANY PRE-WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325825April 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE RECEIVE A LETTER FROM INFINITI COMPANY BECAUSE I'M THE OWNER OF A INFINITY QX56, YEAR 2006 NOTIFYING ME THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IN SOME OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE INACCURATE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, THAT CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY AND THAT IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON MY VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL, WHICH COULD CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I NEVER AGO HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT I EVER MAINTAIN THE FUEL LEVEL IN MY VEHICLE SO THE FUEL GAUGE READS ABOVE THE ONE HALF POSITION, SO I WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT I WAS BASED IN PANAM CITY SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW IS THE PROCESS FOR THE PERSONS THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF USA. PLEASE CALL ME BACK TO MY OFFICE [XXX] OR TO MY MOBILE [XXX] OR PLEASE MAIL THE INFORMATION TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321839March 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED BOTH THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000-FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED MAINTAINING AT LEAST HALF A TANK OF GASOLINE AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316913March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SUV WHEN A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT HAD CUT HER OFF. HER FOOT ON THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HER BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED REPEATEDLY. SHE HAD NO BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ALLOW THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. INITIALLY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER AND POSSIBLY A VDC PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CALLED LATER ON THAT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT INFINITI HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN WHICH ONLY CALLS FOR VDC UNIT TO BE RE-SET. I FEARED SAFETY FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN AND CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER HOTLINE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE UNIT AND "IF THE UNIT FAILS AGAIN, THEN THEY WILL CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305583February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE ON 2006 INFINITI QX56. ONE TIME. SITUATION DANGEROUS, DRIVER AVOIDING PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168090September 12, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI QX56 SINCE PURCHACE I HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER GPS AND FUEL SENDING UNIT RELACED ALSO VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS . WHEN DRIVING DURING ACCELARATION CAR HAS VIBRATION, IF YOU HIT A BUMP THIS VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE LIKE A BALL SOMETIMES BOTTOM OUT. WHEN TOWING IF YOU HIT A BUMP THIS VEHICLE WILL CHANGE LANES. LAST FRIDAY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND HIT A BUMP I HAD A TRACTOR TRAILER ON BOTH SIDES OF ME IT WAS CLOSE THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO INFINITI OF VALENCIA SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE BUT FACTORY HAS NO CURRENT REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159415June 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT FOUR OF THE SIX BOLTS ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE HAD SHEERED OFF AND THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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