Infiniti QX56 Complaints (2012)

57 consumer complaints on file.

#11040876October 29, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
EXPERIENCING ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT I SAW THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED (#10924936). TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AT $2,000 EACH. DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, PERHAPS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE'VE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAD TO CALL AAA SEVERAL TIMES TO JUMP THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956726February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V683000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR IN MID FEBRUARY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER MAY HAVE REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924936November 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE QX56. SUV'S COMPLETELY DIES AFTER A GLOVE BOX LIGHT, RADIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES, CAR CANNOT BE JUMPED BY TYPICAL CABLES, EVERY TIME WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY JUMP DONE BY TOW COMPANY OR BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY INFINITI. TIMING CHAIN AND BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WITH ENGINE ISSUES. INFINITI HAD SUV FOR ALMOST A MONTH TO FIX ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON THEN WE WHERE TOLD THE CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5K TO FIX. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH QX56 FOR THIS YEAR AND OTHERS. AFTER EACH TIME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INFINITI SERVICE DEPT TOLD US TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER 2 WEEKS IF IT DIDN'T RESET THEN CALL BACK AGAIN. WE DID THIS RELUCTANTLY, BECAUSE I AM MY WIFE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THAT WHEN YOU HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, STOP CALL, AND GET THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861804April 26, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2012 INFINITI QX56. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ABNORMAL NOISE FROM TIMING CHAIN AREA AND MAY BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CAMSHAFT SPROCKETS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861512April 26, 2016
ENGINE
INFINITI QX56 HAS A UBIQUITOUS ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAIN FAILURES GOING OUT BETWEEN 60K-80K MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($3K TO $5K), BUT IS ALSO A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF TIMING CHAIN WERE TO FAIL ON THE ROADWAY. INFINITI HAS MENTIONED A POSSIBLE RECALL, BUT SEEMS TO STALLING DUE TO THE MASSIVE EXPENSE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BARE. I DETECTED A PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES, WHEN STARTING ON COLD MORNINGS. MY VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE A SCREAMING EAGLE FOR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. I EVENTUALLY HAD A FAILURE JUST OVER 80K MILES (FORTUNATELY, WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY). PER THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER, THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PART DEFECT WHICH ALL TOO COMMON ON 2010-2012 QX56 MODELS. INFINITI RESOLVED THE ISSUE AND DEVISED A NEW TIMING CHAIN FOR THE 2013 MODEL. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF MY REPAIR BILL, ALONG WITH THE SAME DIAGNOSIS OF MANY VEHICLES FROM THE REPAIRPAL WEBSITE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY THING YOU COULD DO ON MY BEHALF AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME FATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854159April 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL OF THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE IS TO USE THE KEY FOB TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, SO THAT A DOOR CAN BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. THE INTERIOR ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS DO NOT WORK EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837035February 18, 2016
ENGINE
THE INFINITI QX56 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE SIDE THAT DRIVES THE FUEL PUMP. THE CHAIN STRETCHES AND BEGINS TO RUB METAL AGAINST METAL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS 4000 - 5000 DOLLARS AND IF YOU DO NOT REPAIR YOU RUN THE RISK OF RUINING THE MOTOR AND THAT IS 17,000. I WAS TOLD BY THE INFINITI MECHANIC IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HE COULD REPAIR THEM IN HIS SLEEP AND THE NEW CHAINS ARE "HEAVER DUTY". INFINITI SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT OUT OF WARRANTY. SEE THE ATTACHED WEB SITE. JUST THIS ONE SITE HAS OVER 70 PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/ABNORMAL-NOISE-FROM-TIMING-CHAIN-AREA-266 AT 4000 TO 5000 TO FIX THAT IS ALMOST 400000 IN REPAIRS FROM JUST THIS ONE SITE. IF IT IS NOT AN ISSUE I WONDER WHY THE NEW TIMING CHAINS ARE HEAVIER. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP VEHICLES AND INFINITI SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY THEN IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. I COULD NOT GET INFINITI TO TELL ME HOW MANY TIMING CHAINS THEY HAVE SOLD AND / OR HOW MANY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ACROSS THE US BOTH IN AND OUT OF WARRANTY, MAYBE THEY WILL RESPOND TO YOU. IF YOU GOOGLE INFINITI QX 56 TIMING CHAIN ISSUE, YOU WILL SEE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822058January 25, 2016
ENGINE
INFINITI QX56 2012 WITH 100,000 MILES STARTED MAKING WHINING NOISE AT START-UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN AND SPUTTER WITHIN 7K MILES OF A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AFTER WORKING WITH LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY KNOW THEIR IS A BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES AND NEW TIMING CHAIN BE INSTALLED. SEEMS THIS IS ALMOST A 100% FAIL RATE AND JUST IS A MATTER WHEN VERSUS IF THIS WILL FAIL. SPEAKING TO INFINITI AND NISSAN THEY WILL NOT COVER ONE DIME OF THIS $4,500 REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING LATENT DEFECT. I SPOKE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY DO BETWEEN 30-40 OF THESE $4,500 REPAIRS A MONTH...THIS IS SIMPLY CRIMINAL THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A HIGH LUXURY VEHICLE AND TO HAVE THIS ISSUE IS A CRIME. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808059December 2, 2015
ENGINE
VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED FLASHING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE SPEED DROP WAS SEVERE AND PLACED ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HAD A WHINING NOISE AT START WHEN I LEFT . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 83K IN MILES AND WAS JUST 10K OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER CHARGED $4000 FOR THE REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794965November 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778289September 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL START TO ROLL FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND EXTRA PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING, AT THIS POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR AND PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WILL RESTORE THE BRAKES TO A NORMAL FEEL. THE INFINITI DEALER STATES THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND REPAIRS ARE NOT NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 04/2015 TO PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694506March 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V683000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533365August 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN FRONT SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 100 POUNDS BUT I WOULD THINK AIR BAG SYSTEM SHOULD WORK FOR AN ADULT OF THIS SIZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493463January 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY INCREASED IN ROTATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486608November 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND SLIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456461April 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433059October 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE STANDARD QX56 COMES WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY SIZE SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LESS THAN 10% OF THE QX MODELS ARE ORDERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A DESIGN FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS FOOT IF THE RADAR SENSES THAT THE VEHICLE IS CLOSING DISTANCE TOO QUICKLY ON THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS THIS ACTION IS MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AT THE TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I AM 6'3" TALL AND HAVE A SIZE 12 SHOE. THE TIP OF MY SHOE KEEPS GETTING CAUGHT UNDER THIS MECHANICAL DEVICE AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP IT HAS CAUSED A MOMENTARY DELAY IN QUICKLY MOVING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HANG UP OF THE TIP OF MY SHOE IS EXAGGERATED GREATLY BY DRESS SHOES WITH A FIRMER TIP OF THE SOLE OF THE SHOE. AGAIN, THIS DEVICE IS ONLY PRESENT ON QX MODELS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS TECH PACKAGE DEVICE ALSO GETS IN THE WAY AS YOU GO TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM IS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PLACE YOUR RIGHT HEEL AT LEAST 2" AWAY FROM THE BASE OF THE GAS PEDAL AND PUSH IT ONLY WITH YOUR TOES. MOVING YOUR HEEL AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL RESULTS IN THE TIP OF YOUR SHOE TOUCHING THE PEDAL LOWER AND JUST BRUSHING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TECH PACKAGE DEVICE. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER SUPPORT AT INFINITI USA AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS BUT "THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS FOR PEOPLE WITH BIGGER FEET". I GUESS THEY DON'T HAVE SIZE 12 IN JAPAN. THIS IS A HAZARD WHEN THE TIP OF MY RIGHT SHOE GETS CAUGHT AND PREVENTS ME FROM MOVING QUICKLY TO THE BRAKE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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