2006 INFINITI QX56 Problems & Recalls

Air bag not working, horn not working properly. And other functions. Was told clock spring needs to be replaced.

Air bag not working, horn not working properly. And other functions. Was told clock spring needs to be replaced.

Brake Failure. The brake fails occasionally while driving on the streets or on the Highways without Waring. The brake pedal goes down to the floor, and grinding/hitting metal to metal sound is heard and vehicle brake control is lost. Experiences were traumatic; you swing left or right to avoid hitti...

MY VEHICLE STALLING ALL TIME WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN I M DRIVING ON HIGHWAY . MORE THAN 10 TIMES I ALMOST CRASH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 1

MY VEHICLE STALLING ALL TIME WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN I M DRIVING ON HIGHWAY . MORE THAN 10 TIMES I ALMOST CRASH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 1

2006 INFINITI QX56, HAD BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2020, 2 WEEKS LATER I'M DRIVING, FLAT SURFACE, NICE DAY, APPLIED BRAKES, MY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, FELT LIKE A 'SLIP' , I HAD KIDS IN CAR, I PULLED OVER, ASKED THE GIRLS WHAT THEY HEARD, TURNED ...

Mileage: 200,139

SUV WILL HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING, EMITTING A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DIFFIULTY STOPPING. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TWICE NOW. ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE SITUATION SEEMS TO STOP. HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. FIRST TIME HAD BRAKES, ROTORS REDONE IN CASE THERE WAS AN ISSUE, ...

Mileage: 153,000

SUV WILL HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING, EMITTING A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DIFFIULTY STOPPING. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TWICE NOW. ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE SITUATION SEEMS TO STOP. HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. FIRST TIME HAD BRAKES, ROTORS REDONE IN CASE THERE WAS AN ISSUE, ...

Mileage: 153,000

DIFFICULTY STOPPING. PINGING NOISE. REPLACED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT'S VERY HARD TO BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO RESET ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF! VERY SCARY. HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE.

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND I GO OVER ANY BUMPS IT PULLS THE BACK END OF CAR MY TO THE SIDE AND BOUNCES AROUND SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR.THIS WILL PULL SO MUCH IT TAKE ME TO THE SIDE OF THE LAND IM CURRENTLY IN I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I LOOK OUT FOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MAKE S...

Mileage: 143,000

WHEN MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND I GO OVER ANY BUMPS IT PULLS THE BACK END OF CAR MY TO THE SIDE AND BOUNCES AROUND SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR.THIS WILL PULL SO MUCH IT TAKE ME TO THE SIDE OF THE LAND IM CURRENTLY IN I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I LOOK OUT FOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MAKE S...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TH...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TH...

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND I DID NOT FEEL THE CAR SLOW AT ALL. THE "BRAKE" DASH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND I CONTINUED PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY AND SLOW THE CAR. WHILE...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE IN MOTION THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOOSE AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE BRAKING POWER LOSES FUNCTION, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF. I ONLY LEARNED THAT IT WILL RESET ITSELF WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE VE...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BRAKE LIGHT WARMING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TO INFINITY FOR 13 YEARS TO INFINITY OF VANNUYS ( THE ONLY DEALER THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLE). WHY OLE THIS 6000 LB VEHICLE IS MOTION AND THIS SAFETY HAZARD OCCURS, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES. IT STOP THE VEHICLE PROM...

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BRAKE LIGHT WARMING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TO INFINITY FOR 13 YEARS TO INFINITY OF VANNUYS ( THE ONLY DEALER THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLE). WHY OLE THIS 6000 LB VEHICLE IS MOTION AND THIS SAFETY HAZARD OCCURS, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES. IT STOP THE VEHICLE PROM...

Mileage: 8,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING (PRESSING THE GAS) AN INCONSISTENT RANDOM CLICKING NOISE THAT'S AFFECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND USAGE IS HEARD. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. IN THE PAST, I WOULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN AND SHOW TO ANY ME...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING (PRESSING THE GAS) AN INCONSISTENT RANDOM CLICKING NOISE THAT'S AFFECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND USAGE IS HEARD. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. IN THE PAST, I WOULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN AND SHOW TO ANY ME...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING (PRESSING THE GAS) AN INCONSISTENT RANDOM CLICKING NOISE THAT'S AFFECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND USAGE IS HEARD. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. IN THE PAST, I WOULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN AND SHOW TO ANY ME...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ...

Mileage: 134,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I STARTED TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN. WHEN I WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKES THERE WAS AN INCONSISTENT CLUNKING NOISE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE, ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT...

Mileage: 144,500

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHEN THE CAR IDLES FOR LONG TIME, HIGH TRAFFIC OR RUN IN A LONG DISTANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, SLIP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES CHATTER AND STOPPING CAR BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER OVER THE YEAR HAS PRODUCED NO FIXES....REPLACED SENS...

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS IN MOTION ON A ROAD WHEN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE OFF, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THEN CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO EXPLODE, UPON PULLING OVER, I DISCOVERED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE ROAD, AND RED TRANSMISSION FLUID RUNNING OUT OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED!

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, LOST POWER, AND STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. PEARSON INFINITI (11701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23113, (804) 527-0300) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V5...

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, LOST POWER, AND STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. PEARSON INFINITI (11701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23113, (804) 527-0300) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V5...

Mileage: 167,000

MY 2006 INFINITI QX56 DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. EACH TIME IT HAS CRACKED I WAS JUST DRIVING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE FIXED IT 4 TIMES AND AM CURIOUS IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH A PRIOR RECALL ON THE ARM SUSPENSION.

Mileage: 180,000

BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING OFF AND WEIRD NOISE WHEN PRESSING IT, CAR ONLY HAS 39K MILES

Mileage: 39,000

I OWN AN INFINITI QX 56 2006. I STARTED THE VEHICLE FROM MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THE THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWING THE RMP SIDE WAS NOT MOVING AND THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS FADING. SO FAR MY SPEED IS STILL MOVING BUT I'M SCARED IT WILL STOP WORKING!!!

WHILE IN MOTION ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION RED LIGHT. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. LIGHTS ON DASH BLINK, POWER LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE ALONG WITH WINDOWS BY SELF WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATES "NO ISSUES FOUND".

Mileage: 123,500

WHILE IN MOTION ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION RED LIGHT. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. LIGHTS ON DASH BLINK, POWER LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE ALONG WITH WINDOWS BY SELF WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATES "NO ISSUES FOUND".

Mileage: 123,500

WHILE IN MOTION ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION RED LIGHT. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. LIGHTS ON DASH BLINK, POWER LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE ALONG WITH WINDOWS BY SELF WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATES "NO ISSUES FOUND".

Mileage: 123,500

MY BRAKES SOMETIMES JUST GOES CRAZY!!! THE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IT GRINDS AND IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. IT ONLY GIVES ME ONE DATE BELOW BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

Mileage: 101,000

THE CUSTER GAUGAE AND THE GAS HAND CONTINUES TO GO OUT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NEEDS RELPACING AGAIN.

Mileage: 165,000

THE CUSTER GAUGAE AND THE GAS HAND CONTINUES TO GO OUT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NEEDS RELPACING AGAIN.

Mileage: 165,000

MULTIPLE TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN VARIOUS PLACES AND DURING VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS. THERE IS NO INDICATION, WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS WHEN THEY STOP WOR...

Mileage: 97,250

BRAKES SUDDENLY MAKES GRINDING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED THAT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE SPRING IS ABOUT TO SNAP. THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS MUSHY. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATEL...

Mileage: 110,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 INFINITI QX56 THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THAT I WILL ARTICULATE IN THE MESSAGE BELOW. THE 2006 INFINITI QX56 CONTAINS SERIOUS DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS THAT CAUSES THEM TO BE HIGHLY PRONE TO CONDENSATION OR MOISTURE. AS...

Mileage: 176,000

MY CAR HAS THE NOTORIOUS ISSUE THAT SEEMS A LOT OF NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56 HAS. WHEN DRIVING, ALL IF A SUDDEN BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH. ALL OF SUDDEN, WHEN I PRESS IN MY BRAKES, IT STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AND LOSES ALMOST ALL POWER IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. LIKE THE ABS IS NOT WORKING. WHE...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY KEPT FLASHING. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE PRESENT WHETHER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED OR NOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND EXPRESSED NO CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR FUR...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND HAD TO DOWNSHIFT VIGOROUSLY INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTE...

Mileage: 175,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A GRINDING SOUND OCCURS. THE ABS WARNING COMES ON AND YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS REALLY SCARY. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT YESTERDAY WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL.

Mileage: 123,000

BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING THEN WHILE I STEP ON BRAKE SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE. I'LL RESTART CAR AND IT WILL BE FINE. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE BRAKE IS MALFUNCTIONING.. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN U PUT ON REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL. U HAVE TO RESTART FOR IT TO GO BACK NORMAL.

Mileage: 1,500,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL A...

Mileage: 140,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DECEMBER OF 2014 AND WITHIN A MONTH I NOTICED CONDENSATION IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME ONE NIGHT WITH MY 4 CHILDREN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF HOPING THEY WOULD TURN ON AND THEY CAME BA...

Mileage: 108,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DECEMBER OF 2014 AND WITHIN A MONTH I NOTICED CONDENSATION IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME ONE NIGHT WITH MY 4 CHILDREN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF HOPING THEY WOULD TURN ON AND THEY CAME BA...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE D...

Mileage: 76,000

THE BRAKES GET HARD AND CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. IT GRINDS AND HAVE TO PARK AND CUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY DEFECT DUE TO LOTS OF OWNERS ON THE NET HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN IT ABO...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BREAK PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A BANGING OR THUMPING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WENT OFF AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS OCCURRED MA...

Mileage: 67,000

OH MY ... WHAT A BAD PROBLEM. AFTER IDLING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 90DEGF OUTSIDE THE "BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON ... THEN WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THEY HAD A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL AND MADE GRINDING AND SPRING POPPING NOISES. EVEN THOUGH GOING SLOW (<30 ...

Mileage: 169,000

THE CAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VDC, AND SLIP LIGHT FLASHES AND THE CAR LOSES BRAKE POWER, FELT LIKE PADS WERE GONE BUT THEY WERE NOT. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND BRAKES CAME BACK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGI...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VDC, AND SLIP LIGHT FLASHES AND THE CAR LOSES BRAKE POWER, FELT LIKE PADS WERE GONE BUT THEY WERE NOT. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND BRAKES CAME BACK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGI...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VDC, AND SLIP LIGHT FLASHES AND THE CAR LOSES BRAKE POWER, FELT LIKE PADS WERE GONE BUT THEY WERE NOT. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND BRAKES CAME BACK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGI...

Mileage: 95,000

MY INFINITY QX 56 TRUCK BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO VIBRATE AND MAKE LOUD SPRING NOISES, NEXT THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY DURING BRAKING AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH AN EXTENDED BRAKING RESPONSE (NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO TRAFFIC AHEAD OR IN FRONT OF ME). THE VEHICLE DEFECTIVE...

Mileage: 140,000

MY INFINITY QX 56 TRUCK BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO VIBRATE AND MAKE LOUD SPRING NOISES, NEXT THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY DURING BRAKING AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH AN EXTENDED BRAKING RESPONSE (NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO TRAFFIC AHEAD OR IN FRONT OF ME). THE VEHICLE DEFECTIVE...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW MY VEHICLE , WITH 8 PASSENGERS, THE BRAKES STARTED TO ACT ERRATICALLY. THERE WAS NO WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. EITHER THE BRAKING WAS TOO HARD OR TOO SOFT ALMOST LEADING TO A COLLISION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE INFINITI DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM NE...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE SLOWLY DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING AND THERE WAS POPPING AND GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ALONG THE CURB TO FINALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE AND LUCKILY STOPPED BEFORE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE...

Mileage: 83,000

WAS DRIVING WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES . THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT NOT FIRM, VEHICLE DIDN'T COME TO A STOP. HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TOWARDS A HILL . I APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN BUT THE CARE WOULD BARELY BRAKE . I TURN THE KEY OFF AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. BRAKES WORKED AG...

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ALL THE WAY. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT IT WOULD NOT. LUCKILY THE LIGHT THEN CHANGED AND I DID NOT HAVE TO STOP. I THEN APPROACHED ANOTHER LIGHT AN...

Mileage: 71,000

I'M FIRST OWNER OF 2006 INFINITE QX56 AND 47,000 MILES ON JAN/2014. LOTS OF QX56/ARMADA MODEL'S 3RD BACK BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT) WAS PROBLEMS OR NOT WORKING BECAUSE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT WITH WINDOW WASHER NOZZLE IN ONE PART. CAN U UNDERSTAND ELECTRIC PART & WATER USING PART...

Mileage: 25,000

I'M FIRST OWNER OF 2006 INFINITE QX56 AND 47,000 MILES ON JAN/2014. LOTS OF QX56/ARMADA MODEL'S 3RD BACK BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT) WAS PROBLEMS OR NOT WORKING BECAUSE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT WITH WINDOW WASHER NOZZLE IN ONE PART. CAN U UNDERSTAND ELECTRIC PART & WATER USING PART...

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING ON 12/15/13 AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ICON CAME ON I TRIED TO PRESS BRAKES AND GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM FRONT WHEN I PRESSED BRAKE WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE AND PUMPED AGAIN AND HAD TO DO NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS AND CAR FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. I T...

Mileage: 55,721

THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2012. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HWY AND WERE REDUCING SPEEDS FROM 65 TO EXIT THE RAMP. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A METAL ON METAL SENSATION OCCURRED, AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKE ...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,874.

Mileage: 171,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES. AFTER INSTALLING NEW BRAKE PADS, THE NOISES CONTINUED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE V...

Mileage: 95,000

WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE 2006 INFINITI QX 56.WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH IS INFINITI OF MISSION VIEJO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VISE DOES NOT SIMPLY REPROGRAMMING THE BREAK COMPUTER WILL NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX AND THAT WE MUST I REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WH...

Mileage: 90,000

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...

Mileage: 42,000

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 A...

Mileage: 64,000

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 ...

Mileage: 75,000

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 GON...

Mileage: 89,000

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....

Mileage: 84,000

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 SAM...

Mileage: 66,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 57,675

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...

Mileage: 57,675

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 ...

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 132,000

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 VEHIC...

Mileage: 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 NO...

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 NO...

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...

Mileage: 55,000

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 PERFORME...

Mileage: 41,431

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 PRES...

Mileage: 44,000

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 PRES...

Mileage: 44,000

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 DEA...

Mileage: 91,300

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 T...

Mileage: 68,265

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 ...

Mileage: 96,500

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...

Mileage: 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 SIMILA...

Mileage: 65,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 60,152

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 ...

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

Mileage: 91,642

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

Mileage: 91,642

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 VEH...

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 (N...

Mileage: 50,000

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...

Mileage: 49,159

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

Mileage: 43,834

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...

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

Mileage: 35,000