2005 Infiniti QX56 complaints

MY WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK WITH NO VISIBLE PROBLEM AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE I NOTICED THAT THE ATS LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS STRUGGLING TO MOVE FORWARD. THE MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IF THE ATS LIGHT IS ON SO I HAD AAA FLAT BED IT TO MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER. AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE A LEAKING RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ALMOST $5,000.00 SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGHT I WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT OF 70K. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT WITH NISSAN/INFINITI SUV'S WHERE A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX AND RUIN THE TRANSMISSION. A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS IN FACT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH INFINITI USA AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP GETTING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FUEL LEVEL BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE FUNCTIONED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

BRAKE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A TURN WHEN ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, BRAKE DASH LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SOUNDS ALSO ARE HEARD FROM THE FRONT BRAKES (RUBBING AND GRINDING). THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY STOP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THANK GOD WE ARE NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS, IF SO, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK IN TIME. PROBLEM ALWAYS STOPS AFTER WE PULL OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH RECENTLY SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN ONE WEEK, OTHERWISE IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. WE LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT JUST WANT THE REPAIRS MADE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AS WELL. QUESTION; ARE THERE RECALLS ON THESE PROBLEMS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE TURN ON WITH FLASHING INTER MITT THEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REST IT ,AFTER ONE WEEK THE AIR BAG GET ON AGAIN , I AM NOW SCARE TO DRIVE THE SUV BECAUSE I HAVE A 3 CHILDREN S AND I NEED TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITY QX56 AND RECENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF THE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING OVER A 1/4 TANK STILL REMAINING. CONTACTED INFINITY AND INFORMED THEM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 WHICH SAYS "THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY" ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE MATCHES IDENTICALLY TO THE PROPER MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE RECALL THEY STATE THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY RECENTLY IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND THE SEMI HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH ON INTERSTATE-94. *TR

SLIP BRAKE ALERT LIGHTED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY GRINDING BRAKE NOISE AND VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SCARY THING IS, I ALWAYS HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THIS SUV EVERY WEEKEND. *TR

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX AIRBAG AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF OWNER EXPENSES HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. LATEST ESTIMATE IS ANOTHER 1200 TO FIX A HARNESS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDIAGNOSED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2009. STARTED NOTICING BRAKE SQUEALING & GRINDING, FRONT & REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2012. AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED THERE WAS AN INCIDENT BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHILE BRAKING, HAD ONLY 20% BRAKES WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISE, BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DECIDED TO REPLACE ROTORS AFTER THAT INCIDENT IN MARCH 2012. ON APRIL 9TH WHILE LEAVING A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT GOING APPROX.15MPH, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIKE CAME ON, 95% OF BRAKES WERE LOST, LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. CAR PUT INTO PARK & TURNED OFF. WHEN TRUCK WAS TURNED BACK ON & BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHILE IN PARK POSITION, BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. PUT TRUCK INTO DRIVE & SECONDS LATER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON & 95% OF BRAKING SYSTEM WAS LOST AGAIN WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISE. COASTED VEHICLE HOME (LESS THAN 1/4 MILE). HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO INFINITI DEALER WHO IS RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM AT A COST OF $1,100. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM SOUNDS LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX. WITH A FAMILY OF 7, THIS IS OUR MAIN FAMILY VEHICLE & KNOWING THIS COULD REOCCUR AT ANY MOMENT EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM IS REPLACED IS VERY UNSETTLING. THE INFINITI DEALER IS CLAIMING THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE THIS & THEY REPLACED 3 BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEMS IN 4 YEARS. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE, AS I WAS ABLE TO PRINT OVER 30 PAGES OF REPORTED INCIDENTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. WE MEET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A READING OF FULL EVEN WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE INFINITI QX56 2005, BRAKE DOESN'T WORK WHILE DRIVING, SAME ISSUE MORE THAN 10 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW CAR, INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TRYING TO CONCEAL THIS ISSUE. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY INFINITI Q56'S BRAKES HAVE BEEN BECOMING SOFT AND GRINDING WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SLIP LIGHT ALSO COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR, REMOVE THE KEY AND THEN RESTART IT WILL RESET THE BRAKES AND THEY WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. IN THE PAST WEEK THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY MUST BE SEEING THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR Q56'S AND NISSAN ARMADAS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE COMPANY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE VEHICLES AND FIXING THEM. THIS ISN'T A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, ITS A COMPONENT FAILURE. *TT

IN MY 2005 INFINITI QX56 THE DOOR HANDLE GETS STUCK WHEN IT IS COLD (AROUND OR BELOW 15 DEGREES). THE DOOR SEEMS LIKE IT IS CLOSED BUT IT IS NOT AND DURING TUNS IT SWING OPENS. I HAD TO TIE IT WITH WHATEVER I HAD AVAILABLE TO THE SEAT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME. SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH INFINITI AND NISSAN AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR IT AND THE DEALER CHARGES AROUND $300-$500 TO FIX THIS. WHICH IS VERY UNFAIR. I AM REQUESTING YOU TO PLEASE EXPOSE THIS ISSUE SO NISSAN FIXES THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDING AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,950.

2005 INFINITI QX56. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH THEN TO A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED TO A HALT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW PART. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUSE BOX COVER WAS MISSING AND WHEN THE FUSES BECAME WET, THEY BECAME CORRODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER THE FUSE BOX, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME HE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, NO ONE OPENED THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING, WHICH WAS FINE PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE HORN WAS WET AND ONCE HE WIPED OFF THE WATER, THE HORN BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO YEARS LATER. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT SIGNALED THE BRAKES WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE A/C SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE REAR FAN SPEED ON THE FRONT DASH DOES NOT WORK. THE INTERNAL PLASTIC HAS BROKE AND THE NOB JUST TURNS. THE ONLY WAY NOW TO USE THE REAR A/C IS TO STRETCH WAY BACK IN THE REAR AND TURN IT ON. I WENT TO TEST DRIVE A NEWER QX56 AND THAT NOB WAS ALSO BROKEN. I TEST DROVE ANOTHER ONE AND THE REAR AIR WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. I TOOK MY 2005 QX56 TO AN INFINITI DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $565.00 EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE NOB IS BROKEN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THE TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WOULD IT WAS NOT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,979.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED ON FREEWAY. HE STATED THE GAS GAUGE READ MORE THAN A QUARTER TANK. HE COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE ADDED 1 GALLON OF GAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED OK. THE FAILURE HAPPEN AGAIN AND HE AGAIN RAN OUT OF GAS. HE STATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SYSTEM FAILED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HE REFERENCED RECALL 10V074000, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 2000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

BRAKE PROBLEMS OCCURRING EVERY 50-60 MILES WHILE DRIVING. HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE ON THE BRAKES IS FIRST HEARD AND THEN THERE IS LOSS OF BRAKE CAPACITY. AS THIS HAPPENS, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH PANEL. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE BRAKES IS TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. ONCE THE CAR RESTARTS, ONLY THEN CAN THE BREAKS FULLY WORK. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME THREE ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BRAKES BECOME MUSHY DURING APPLICATION WITH A LOSE OF ABOUT 50-75% OF THEIR POWER. BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP. CARS ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. CAR IS VERY DELAYED IN BRAKING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AFTER THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IS PLACED IN PARK, AND TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE; ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE INTO AN ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE A DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT POSITIVE THIS WAS THE CORRECT FIX, BUT THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FLASHED SEVERAL OTHER DELTA SENSORS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DELTA SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND REPLACED AT ANOTHER TIME. *TR

I HAVE INFINITI QX56 2005, I HAD BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLAINT COUPLE OF TIMES(BACK 2006~2007)SINCE, DEALER TAKE CARE MY CAR_ I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUE UNTIL THIS MONTH, BUT, APRIL ON THIS MONTH I HAVE 3 TIME EXPERIENCE MY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING I ALMOST KILL MY 2 KIDS AND WIFE._JUST REMIND ME BACK IN 2006_ I HAD SAME PROBLEM. ALL I CAN DO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART_THEN IT GO BACK TO NORMAL. SO, TODAY I DROP MY CAR AT THE INFINITI TUSTIN DEALER TALK TO MELISSA AT SERVICE DEPT. SHE SAW SAME AS MY PROBLEM BEFORE I WAS SURPRISED SHE SAID TO ME WHY NOT COMPANY RECALL THIS ISSUE? NOW, DEALER ASK ME TO PAY $1,000.00 FOR CHANGE BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY CAR. WHICH IS THEY READY KNOW PROBLEMS. I WANT TO INFINITI NEED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO PUBLIC ALSO, FULLY FIX MY CAR AND IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED WARRANTY SAME PROBLEM IN FUTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING AND BRAKE FLUID HOSES AT 61,000 MILES. AT 75,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONER MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS KEPT ACTIVATED, IT DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AS IT DID IN THE PAST. THE HOSE FAILURE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITI QX56. ON APRIL 5, 2007 I GOT ON THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY AND AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THE CAR'S DRIVER SIZE FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS SUDDEN MECHANICAL DEFECT CAUSED THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AT 6:30 PM IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC THAN IT WAS REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND WHICH CAUSED 4 CAR COLLISION.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WITH FAVORABLE ROAD CONDITIONS AND NO VISIBLE ROAD HAZARDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS , AND REPLACED THEM. APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS AND 19000 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE HADE THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ABOV E MENTIONED MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 36000. *AK

WHEN CAR STOP ON STOP SIGN, READY TO GO, BRIEF A MOMENT IT HOLD A CAR & THEN GO. I HAVE BEEN TAKING TO A DEALER FOR FIX ,THEY COULDN'T FIX OR THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR FUEL RELATE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS INFINITI QX56. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES THERE WAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTED THE NEED FOR NEW ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 2,000 MILES. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND AGAIN TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SOUND AS IF THEY WERE GRINDING. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, 75% OF BRAKING CAPACITY WAS LOST. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND CALLED HUSBAND, LEAVING THE VEHICLE BEHIND FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTIONS. THE DEALER FELT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH FOR THIS MODEL. THE DEALER DID SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO THE BRAKES. A MONTH LATER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR MAINTENANCE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO SUSPECTED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER CONSULTED INFINITI TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOR ADVICE. SOME CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. LATER, THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED WITH THE GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF BRAKE CAPACITY AS WELL AS THE LIGHT . THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CAR STEERING WHEEL AND CAR SHAKE VIOLENTLY EVERY 2 TO 3 THOUSAND MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP REPLACES THE BRAKES AND RESURFACES/REPLACES THE ROTORS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO US AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THIS VEHICLE INCREASES TWO FOLD BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. AFTER READING POSTS BY OTHER OWNERS, I REALIZE THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AS EARLY AS DECEMBER 2004 WHEN WE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS MY WIFES' AND TWO CHILDREN(2 YEAR AND 7 MONTH OLD) PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM WONDERING WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE REGARDING THIS MAJOR ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LARGELY IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

INADEQUATE BRAKES ON 2005 QX56. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO DATE OR SENT LETTERS TO CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE ISSUE. BRAKES OVERHEAT AND PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AT 2000 TO 2500 MILES CAUSING A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL ISSUES. INFINITI IS REPLACING BRAKES HOWEVER 2 TO 3 MONTHS PREDICITED WAIT FOR A REAL FIX. SERVICE ADVISORS ARE RELUCTANT BUT HAVE ADMITTED THE BRAKE DESIGN IS INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS OVER 6,000 LBS AND HAS A TOWING CAPCITY OF 9000 LBS. ACCORDING TO THE MAUFACTURER. BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT WITHOUT ADDED STRESS OF TOWING. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TOW A 5000 LB BOAT IN ARIZONA HEAT OF 100 DEGREES THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS? STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN BREAKS WEAR OUT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AT 3500 MILES AT FIRST OIL CHANGE. INFINITI OR DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THIS ISSUE DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2004. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE STOPPING FOR THE PASSENGERS AND THOSE DRIVING IN THE PROXIMATY OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF INFINITI SUGGESED THAT I CALL THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OR FILE A LEMON LAW CASE FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THEY SAID THE CAR HAS NOT HAD ENOUGH REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. I STATED THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING BRAKES REPLACED AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE EDMONDS AND YAHOO WEBSITES VERIFY THIS EXPERIENCE AND YET NO LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO OWNERS OF THE QX56 MODEL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT RELATE