2005 INFINITI QX56 Problems & Recalls

I started to break saw a major traffic jam . And my steering started shaking and my breaks did not Stop like they're supposed to.almost was i huge crash w I th my [XXX] and [XXX] old INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I started to break saw a major traffic jam . And my steering started shaking and my breaks did not Stop like they're supposed to.almost was i huge crash w I th my [XXX] and [XXX] old INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2005 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the residence where it was discovered that no fuel was present although the fuel gauge indicated that there was a quarter tank ...

Mileage: 150,000

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER TO THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND PRESSURE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO THE DRIVER HID HEADLAMP GETS MOISTURE IN IT WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HID BULB ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 155,000

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER TO THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND PRESSURE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO THE DRIVER HID HEADLAMP GETS MOISTURE IN IT WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HID BULB ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 155,000

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER TO THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND PRESSURE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO THE DRIVER HID HEADLAMP GETS MOISTURE IN IT WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HID BULB ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVING 30 MPH IN MANHATTAN NEW YORK CAME TO A RED LIGHT PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL FELT NO BRAKES PUMPED BRAKES FELT LIKE THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO BRAKING ABS LIGHT CAME ON SO DID BRAKE LIGHT RAN THROUGH THE RED THANK GOD NO CARS WHERE I FRONT OF ME ,EVENTUALLY STOPPED PULLED ASIDE THEN TURNED VEHICLE OFF A...

Mileage: 5

WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS AREA MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY DIE-WOULD NOT IDLE. AFTER RESTING APPROX 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN ...

Mileage: 270,000

WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS AREA MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY DIE-WOULD NOT IDLE. AFTER RESTING APPROX 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN ...

Mileage: 270,000

WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS AREA MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY DIE-WOULD NOT IDLE. AFTER RESTING APPROX 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN ...

Mileage: 270,000

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, SEEMINGLY AFTER SLOW DRIVING WHERE THERE ARE MANY STOP SIGNS NOT TOO FAR APART, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL WEAKENS AND BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AND ALL IS BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL THE N...

Mileage: 212,000

WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AND CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WORK INAPPROPRIATELY. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES SEEM TO FALL THROUGH AND THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE BRAKES. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKS FINE. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN SPARATICA...

Mileage: 216,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON INTERSTATE I-95 DURING RUSH HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES/HOUR, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED DOWN AND STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE (LIKE GRINDING SOUND) AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THE PEDAL LOST PRESSU...

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK BUT IT IS EMPTY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED. WAS ABLE TO FIND SAFETY BESIDE THE HIGHWAY BUT THANKFUL IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 145,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT OCCURS AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO RESET IT AND WILL COST $800.00 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND WA...

Mileage: 100

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT OCCURS AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO RESET IT AND WILL COST $800.00 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND WA...

Mileage: 100

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT OCCURS AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO RESET IT AND WILL COST $800.00 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND WA...

Mileage: 100

RANDOMLY, I WILL STEP ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSATE. THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE. ALMOST LIKE IT HIT A VOID AND DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. CALIPERS AND PADS WERE ALL CHANGED, PER DEALER FINDING...

Mileage: 183,000

AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, SLOW SPEED WITH MANY STOPS, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO PULSATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. TURMING THE VEHICLE ON/OFF SEEMS TO RESET THE CAR AND THE ISSUE IS RESLOVED.

Mileage: 163,000

I AM HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITH MY 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO GET IT TO COME TO A STOP. JUST YESTERDAY, I ALMOST COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I HA...

Mileage: 182,000

I AM HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITH MY 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO GET IT TO COME TO A STOP. JUST YESTERDAY, I ALMOST COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I HA...

Mileage: 182,000

WHILE DRIVING ,I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED DOWN AND STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE KIND OF LIKE LOOSE METAL PARTS AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP . I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I TURNED IT BA...

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE CAN NOT HAVE RECALL PERFORMED BECAUSE IT HAD AN AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP. MY DAD GAVE ME THE VEHICLE BEFORE HE PAST SO I'M NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ELSE HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CAUSING GAS PROBLEMS THAT ARE UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO BUY A NEW ONE PUT IT IN THE...

MY 2005 QX56 LOSING POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF, AND MY CHECK ENGINE IS OFF

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. IT STOPS READING CORRECTLY ONCE IT REACHES ABOUT HALF A TANK OF GAS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION BECAUSE I HAD MY KIDS IN THE...

Mileage: 144,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED HALF A TANK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. T...

Mileage: 136,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING COMPLETELY BROKEN AND COLAPSED LEAVING THE CAR ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE DRIVER ABSORBER SHOCK. THE LEFT FRONT END IS LEANING 2 INCHES LOWER THAN USUAL. I ASSUME THIS A HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 238,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER BEING REFUELED; HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THERE WERE THREE QUARTS OF FUEL INSIDE THE VE...

Mileage: 158,000

BRAKE SHUDDER - SEVERELY REDUCED BRAKING POWER. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DASH. THIS IS RANDOM. HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON WAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH,ON I-40 EXIT RAMP AND 30 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD. TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND BACK ON RESETS THIS. BUT IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM FEARFUL IN THIS VEHICLE....

Mileage: 106,000

CONDENSATION IN HEADLIGHTS THAT CAUSE FAILURE TO HEADLIGHTS

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 INFINITI QX56 I NOTICED I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN HARDER ON MY BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. AT ONE POINT THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. I KNOW I DON'T NEED BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY BRAKE BOOSTER ASS...

I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR LOST POWER. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT DID NOT WORK AND THEN I TRIED BRAKING AND THEN I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, SO I PULLED OFF TO A SIDE STREET WHERE THE CAR ACTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. ...

50000 MILES ON IT AT MOMENT AND FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS MY INFINITI LOOSES BRAKE POWER. LAST WEEK I ALMOST RAN ON A VEHICLE WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD SON RIDING WITH ME. ONCE THE VEHICLE COMES TO COMPLETE STOP AFTER A WHILE AND ONCE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. WHEN IT HAPPEN...

Mileage: 5

THE LIGHT STAY LIT LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN I SPEAK WITH NISSAN AND INFINITY THEY STATES THEIR IS NO RECALL.

Mileage: 63,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT OCCURS AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO RESET IT AND WILL COST $800.00 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND WA...

Mileage: 109,808

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT OCCURS AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED IF I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED INFINITI AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO RESET IT AND WILL COST $800.00 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND WA...

Mileage: 109,808

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE BRAKES START GRABBING THE ROTORS. I HAVE TO STOP CUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE BRAKE LIGHT IT HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS SILL COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT GO OVER A SPEED OF 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 148,000

LEFT HEADLAMP HAS CONDENSATION COLLECTING AND HIGH BEAM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BULB AND FOUND THIS NOT TO BE THE PROBLEM. "BOX" LOCATED IN THE HEADLAMP THAT IS SQUARE AND HARD PLASTIC HAS WATER INSIDE THIS. PART WAS LOOKED UP AND FOUND TO BE >$300 TO REPLACE. IS THERE A RECALL ON ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 85,000

FUEL GAUGE INDICATE 1/4 TANK DURING MY DRIVE DOWN THE FREEWAY DURING SLIGHT RUSH HOUR. CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE OF THE FREEWAY. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED FROM RUBBER NECKING. INFINITI OF ELK GROVE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT RIGHT AWAY AND THE CAR DIED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE MORE ON THE ...

Mileage: 154,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN INFINITY QX56 AND HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON YESTERDAY FOLLOWED BY THE LIMITED BRAKING, SHUTTERING AND PULSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL.. ALMOST HIT A CAR. MAYBE BECAUSE OF FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE DELTA STROKE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

THIS LETTER IS IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 3, 2009, REGARDING MY VEHICLE SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN, STALLED OUT, NOT MOVING IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A RAINY STORMY EVENING. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A ...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS LETTER IS IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 3, 2009, REGARDING MY VEHICLE SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN, STALLED OUT, NOT MOVING IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A RAINY STORMY EVENING. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A ...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS LETTER IS IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 3, 2009, REGARDING MY VEHICLE SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN, STALLED OUT, NOT MOVING IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A RAINY STORMY EVENING. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A ...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS LETTER IS IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 3, 2009, REGARDING MY VEHICLE SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN, STALLED OUT, NOT MOVING IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A RAINY STORMY EVENING. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A ...

Mileage: 45,000

RANDOM INSTANCES OF BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON FOLLOWED BY LIMITED BRAKING, SHUTTERING AND PULSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING QX56, ARMADAS AND TITANS FROM THE MID 2000'S THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2005 QX56. THIS LOSS OF BRAKE HAPPENS TO ME MANY TIME, BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND IF YOU PUSH THE BRAKE YOU WILL HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TURN OFF ENGINE AND START IT AGAIN IT WILL BE GOOD AGAIN, ITS INTERMITTENT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN WILL IT H...

Mileage: 175,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD GRINDING AND CHATTERING NOISES LIKE A ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THE CARE WOULD NOT STOP VERY WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING SLOW ON DRY PAVEMENT SO THERE WAS NOT REASON FOR ABS TO ACTIVATE. CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM E...

Mileage: 150,387

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR SHUT OFF RENDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES USELESS, MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND CONTROL. THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS AROUND A QUARTER OF A TANK. COME TO FIND OUT THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED THE INFINITI DEALER (DREYER & ...

Mileage: 169,859

A 2005 INFINITY QX56 WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE RUPTURED RELEASING THE ATF FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOSING ATF . LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL THE CAR. AT THAT TIME I HAD MY WIFE AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO A NEAR...

Mileage: 175,000

THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR SOUNDS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE VDC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AS WELL DURING ALL THIS. AND WHEN IT HAPPENS IT KEEPS HAPPENING TILL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THEN IT GOES AWAY. BUT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 TO 20 TIMES AND...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRE...

Mileage: 100,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE-QUARTER FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THERE NOT BEING ANY FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE-QUARTER FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THERE NOT BEING ANY FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 195,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON, AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND SCRUBBING EVERYTIME I PLACE MY FEET ON THE BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL GAUGE HOWEVER, STATED THAT THERE WAS 98 MILES REMAINING BEFORE EMPTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAIL...

Mileage: 50,000

A 2005 INFINITY QX56 WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 35 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR RELEASING THE ATF FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOSING ATF THROUGH THE RADIATOR'S PRESSURE RELIEF POINTS AN LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL THE CAR WITHI...

Mileage: 118,813

A 2005 INFINITY QX56 WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 35 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR RELEASING THE ATF FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOSING ATF THROUGH THE RADIATOR'S PRESSURE RELIEF POINTS AN LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL THE CAR WITHI...

Mileage: 118,813

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE HOWEVER, STATED THAT THERE WAS 20 MILES REMAINING BEFORE EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN BACKING-UP. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE DASH LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, YOU CAN HEAR SOUND FROM THE FRONT BRAKES, RUBBING AND G...

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED RISING INSTEAD OF GOING UP AND DOWN WITH THE SPEED. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE GAUGE WAS FACING STRAIGHT DOWN, STUCK IN THAT POSITION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD CHANGE THE GAUGE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NEXT I PU...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED RISING INSTEAD OF GOING UP AND DOWN WITH THE SPEED. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE GAUGE WAS FACING STRAIGHT DOWN, STUCK IN THAT POSITION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD CHANGE THE GAUGE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NEXT I PU...

Mileage: 92,000

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 DEA...

Mileage: 69,000

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 N...

Mileage: 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 A...

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 A...

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 A...

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 ...

Mileage: 60,000

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 FUE...

Mileage: 109,000

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 FUE...

Mileage: 109,000

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

Mileage: 65

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

Mileage: 72,000

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 LI...

Mileage: 94,000

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...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 95,000

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 THE...

Mileage: 98,000

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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 A...

Mileage: 73,900

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 INFO...

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 ...

Mileage: 87,000

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...

Mileage: 44,000

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 GAUG...

Mileage: 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 A...

Mileage: 53,900

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 REPAI...

Mileage: 77,000

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...

Mileage: 55

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 ...

Mileage: 74,000

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 ...

Mileage: 79,000

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 CO...

Mileage: 61,000

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 CO...

Mileage: 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 H...

Mileage: 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 BEH...

Mileage: 33,000

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 ...

Mileage: 36,000

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 ...

Mileage: 36,000

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

Mileage: 5,135

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

Mileage: 5,135

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 AGA...

Mileage: 2,000

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 ...

Mileage: 2,300

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. INFIN...

Mileage: 2,000