2006 Infiniti QX56 complaints

SINCE I PURCHASED MY QX56 2006, IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES, I THINK APPROXIMATELY 10TIMES, I GOT SCARED AT THE BEGINNING AND FREAKED OUT, ALL MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ALL I DID WAS TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR A MINUTE THEN I DID TURN THE CAR ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS THIS HAPPEN AND HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THE ONLY BIG PROBLEM I THINK IS THAT I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MY CAR AND WILL CAUSE DEATH BY HITTING SOMEBODY, I HAD A SMALL INCIDENT BUT THERE WAS NO BIG DAMAGE AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEARD THE NOISE BUT WE DIDN'T FILL A REPORT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE MY VIN # AND YOU CAN FIND ME I HOPE THAT NISSAN DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

AS I WAS EXITING THE STORE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A PING SOUND WHILE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. MY CAR EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BRAKES. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE LESS THAN A MILE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AGAIN AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE SPRING WAS GOING TO BREAK AND I HEARD A RAPID POPPING SOUND WHILE TRYING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED MOVING RIGHT BEFORE I GOT TO IT. I MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN WITHOUT BRAKES AND COASTED MY CAR TO A STOP AT A GAS STATION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BRAKE STORE SINCE THEY JUST REPLACE THE BRAKES A MONTH BEFORE. THEY DID A FULL INSPECTION, SEVERAL TEST DRIVES AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE IN PERFECT ORDER. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AND THE ROAD WAS REGULAR PAVEMENT FREE OF DEBRIS. I THOUGHT I WAS NUTS AND THEN I THOUGHT THE BRAKE STORE WAS LYING TO ME. I HAD JUST DROPPED MY KIDS OFF. IF THAT LIGHT HAD NOT TURNED GREEN WHEN IT DID, I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THAT CAR GOING 30 MPH. IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL JUNE 2013 WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE QX AND ARMADAS AND IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES RATHER WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND DELTA S SENSOR. I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT WILL BE DATED JUNE 6 201

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY KIDS ON A CLEAR SUNNY EVENING AND WAS DRIVING ON REGULAR DEBRIS FREE PAVEMENT. AS I APPROACHED A SOLID YELLOW LIGHT, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND HEARD/FELT A PINGING SOUND AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS GRINDING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE SPRING WAS GOING TO BREAK. I PUMPED THE BRAKES WHILE SCREAMING AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND I HAD TO BURN THROUGH IT, FORTUNATELY WITHOUT COLLISION. I CONTINUED WITH NO BREAKS FOR THE NEXT 5 MILES AND DID NOT USE MY ACCELERATOR. I BURNED THROUGH ANOTHER SOLID YELLOW LIGHT. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME FOR ME AND DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT EXPERIENCING WHAT I JUST DID. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED ON 09/28/2012, WHICH I FILED A COMPLAINT FOR. AFTER DOING INTERNET RESEARCH THAT NIGHT, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE QX AND ARMADAS AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, IT CAN RESET THE COMPUTER AND TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP FOUND AND REPAIRED ERROR CODES C1179 DELTA SENSOR AND C1189 BREAK BOOSTER AND RESET THE COMPUTER. IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE AND THEY ASSURED ME THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY HELPLESS AND FRIGHTENING EVENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN MOTOR CORP NEEDS TO ADDRESS. IT IS A SAF

SINCE I PURCHASED MY QX56 2006, IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES, I THINK APPROXIMATELY 40 TIMES, I GOT SCARED AT THE BEGINNING AND FREAKED OUT, ALL MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ALL I DID WAS TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR A MINUTE THEN I DID TURN THE CAR ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS THIS HAPPEN AND HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THE ONLY BIG PROBLEM I THINK IS THAT I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MY CAR AND WILL CAUSE DEATH BY HITTING SOMEBODY, I HAD A SMALL INCIDENT BUT THERE WAS NO BIG DAMAGE AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEARD THE NOISE BUT WE DIDN'T FILL A REPORT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE MY VIN # AND YOU CAN FIND ME I HOPE THAT NISSAN DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN TRIED TO STOP FOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC MY BRAKE WARNING LIKE CAME ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES I COULD HEAR A BROKEN SPRING KIND OF SOUND AND IT FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO KICK ON. THE CAR DID SLOW BUT THE BRAKES WERE AT ABOUT 20%. TO AVOID HITTING THE APPROACHING CARS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP BUT CLEARLY WOULD HIT THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHILE WE DID NOT HAVE A CRASH I DID NOTICE TWO LARGE SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE RAIL WHICH I DID NOT NOTICE TILL LATE THE DAY AFTER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR THE BRAKES WORKED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. WE TOOK THE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND WE TOLD THAT "YEA THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING" WITH THAT MODEL. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THE ERROR CODE I WAS GIVEN (C1179) I FOUND ALMOST 200 HUNDRED PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR STORY TO MINE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED WITH EVERY RECOMMENCED SERVICE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT CARS ARE MACHINES AND THEY DO FAIL, BRAKES FAILING LIKE THIS DUE TO A BAD SENSOR IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS A LOYAL NISSAN/INIFINITI CUSTOMER I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WELL DOCUMENT ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED. FOR THOSE READING THIS AT THE NHTSA PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEONE WILL DIE DUE TO ISSUE. REVIEW THE 16 CLAIMS ON YOUR SITE TODAY, IT IS JUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN BOTH HEADLAMPS AS RESULT OF A SHORTAGE IN THE CONTROL DEVICE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MULTIPLE/NUMEROUS INCIDENTS: WHILE AT BOTH HIGH SPEEDS (HIGHWAY) AND LOCAL DRIVING THE DASHBOARD FLICKER AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BRAKING, GROANING/GRINDING NOISE AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS (>20) TIMES AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION TO RESET THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LOST BRAKES TWICE THAT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELLING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. THERE IS AN INFINITI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE ISSUE (ITB-06-011 AND ITB-10-074) HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CASE[XXX]) HOWEVER AFTER REVIEWING THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 40MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS ON A GOOD ROAD SURFACE AND APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT AN INTERSECTION. APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE LIGHTLY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. GROANING & GRINDING NOISES EMANATED FROM FRONT END AND COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS AS IF THE ABS HAD ENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BRAKING GENTLY ON A GOOD, DRY ROAD SURFACE. GLANCING AT THE DASHBOARD I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RUNNING OUT OF STOPPING DISTANCE, I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A "RAPID POPPING" NOISE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TRAVELING BACK UP. BRAKE EFFICIENCY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BUT THE VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP ALBEIT IN AN UNCONTROLLED AND DANGEROUS MANNER. AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHTS CHANGED, I PULLED OVER THE INTERSECTION TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM VANISHED AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND DESPITE TRYING FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE FOLLOWING DAY ON AN EMPTY ROAD; I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. INFINITI DEALER INVESTIGATED BUT FOUND NO DTC CODE AND STATED A KNOWN SOFTWARE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE CAUSE (VERSION WAS ALREADY UP-TO-DATE). DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THAT FIRST INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM RANDOMLY RE-OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 TIME EVERY 3 MONTHS - EACH TIME A STOP / RESTART OF THE ENGINE WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TESTING BRAKE FUNCTION DURING SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE FUNCTION

PULLING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD ON BUSY HIGHWAY 34 MPH. BRAKE FAILURE, LOUD GRINDING AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. ABLE TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC BY PULLING ONTO SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND HAS BREAKS BACK BUT VERY SCARED. *TR

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 T

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2006 INFINITI QX56. ONE TIME. SITUATION DANGEROUS, DRIVER AVOIDING PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE. *TR

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

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