2008 INFINITI QX56 Problems & Recalls
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NISSAN IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008 NISSAN ARMADA AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 7, 2007 THROUGH FEBRUARY 14, 2007. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDER...
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN...
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY A...
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT PIN END WAS NOT SPIN-FORMED TO SPECIFICATION D...
There are times when driving under 50 mph brake light comes on and the brakes have goes out which cause me to do an emergency pullover turn off the truck for a few minutes and the brakes reset. This is very concerning for me. This has happened on a few occasions.
The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. Additionally, the contact became aware that the vehicle was experiencing inaccurate fuel gauge reading. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel ...
Mileage: 130,000
There was previous recall on this vehicle, 10V-074 (Infiniti #R1011) for a fuel sender problem, causing the fuel gauge to be inaccurate. Infiniti says it was fixed in 2010. Unfortunately, I am having the exact same problem now, and have run out of gas twice because of it. Infiniti said they can'...
There was previous recall on this vehicle, 10V-074 (Infiniti #R1011) for a fuel sender problem, causing the fuel gauge to be inaccurate. Infiniti says it was fixed in 2010. Unfortunately, I am having the exact same problem now, and have run out of gas twice because of it. Infiniti said they can'...
I was involved in an auto rollover accident on January2, 2023 when a driver "t-boned" me in my 2008 Infiniti Qx56 striking the middle of the passenger side of my Qx56 after running a stop sign and failing to yield to my right of way causing my Qx56 to roll over 3 times. My driver's steering wheel a...
Occasionally Brake light turns on in my dashboard then my braking system loses hydraulic pressure and I have troubling braking till I turn car off then resets and goes back to normal but while brake light us on is very troubling and concerning? This has happened on many occasions since purchasing t...
Occasionally Brake light turns on in my dashboard then my braking system loses hydraulic pressure and I have troubling braking till I turn car off then resets and goes back to normal but while brake light us on is very troubling and concerning? This has happened on many occasions since purchasing t...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ADEQUATE FUE...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ADEQUATE FUE...
Mileage: 65,000
CONSTANT MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING HEADLIGHT BURNOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL POLICE PULLED ME OVER. FIVE TIMES THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. UNFAIR TO CONSUMER AUTO SHOPS SAYS THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED...
CONSTANT MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING HEADLIGHT BURNOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL POLICE PULLED ME OVER. FIVE TIMES THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. UNFAIR TO CONSUMER AUTO SHOPS SAYS THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED...
I HEAR I PING SOUND LIKE A SPRING, THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. APPEARS THE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT COME TO STOP AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. ONCE I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT'S JUST FINE UNTIL IT RANDOMLY OCCURS AGAIN WHEN APPLY...
THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAS A STRANGE REACTION WHEN I BRAKE AT TIMES AND IS HESITANT TO STOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT IT'S SCARY. USUALLY AFTER I STOP THE VEHICLE, CUT IT OFF & CRANK IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN ON A LATER DATE. AFTER GOING ONLINE I FIND THAT MANY OTHERS H...
Mileage: 167,000
THE AIR FLOW PANEL ON MY DASH HAS MELTED AND IS CAUSING AIR FLOW PROBLEMS. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO RUN HOT AIR IN THE WINTER TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WHEN I DO RUN IT THE FLOW IS SOME WHAT BLOCKED.
CENTER UPPER CONSOLE BEHIND DRIVER CAME CRASHING DOWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY LARGE AND STRETCHES ENTIRE BACK OF VEHICLE. LUCKY MY KIDS WEREN'T BACK THERE.
Mileage: 195,000
WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS 1/4 ON THE GAS GAUGE THE TRUCK OUT GAS
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINTI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY INFINITI OF GREENBRIER (1812 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHES...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINTI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY INFINITI OF GREENBRIER (1812 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHES...
Mileage: 132,000
HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND CONDENSATION BUILDS UP, SHORTING OUT THE IGNITER. APPARENTLY MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT NISSAN AND INFINITI KNOW OF THE PROBLEM 8 MODELS FOR 6 YEARS (OR 6 MODELS FOR 8 YEARS) AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. BUT THE PRICE FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND IGNITORS ARE OUTRAG...
QX56 2008 HAD LEFT ME STRANDED CV SEVERAL TIMES I BELIEVE RECENTLY AFTER ADDING GAS SAW MY FUEL GO FROM 88MILES OF FUEL TO 27MILES OF FUEL LEFT I DON'T TRUST IT WORTIED I WILL BE STRANDED AND NOW IT HAS ERACTICLY HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH JUST SLIPPERY RD SIM BV LE AND I SHUT IT OFF ONLY TO END ...
Mileage: 166,490
QX56 2008 HAD LEFT ME STRANDED CV SEVERAL TIMES I BELIEVE RECENTLY AFTER ADDING GAS SAW MY FUEL GO FROM 88MILES OF FUEL TO 27MILES OF FUEL LEFT I DON'T TRUST IT WORTIED I WILL BE STRANDED AND NOW IT HAS ERACTICLY HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH JUST SLIPPERY RD SIM BV LE AND I SHUT IT OFF ONLY TO END ...
Mileage: 166,490
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED MODERN INFINITI AT 336-852-5981 (LOCATED AT 3605 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSOLE BEHIND THE SUN ROOF FELL AND WAS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE'S INDEPENDENT DETACHMENT FROM THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND HINDERED THE VIEW OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED ...
Mileage: 108,900
BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES UNDER 40MPH THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES SKIP. YOU CAN TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERYTHING IS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT IS NOT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON. SO...
Mileage: 220,000
BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES UNDER 40MPH THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES SKIP. YOU CAN TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERYTHING IS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT IS NOT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON. SO...
Mileage: 220,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 QX56 AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRAKE HER FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, SHE PUMPED AND PUMPED THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY MEASURABLE SLOWING DOWN OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE WAS EVENATUALLY ABLE TO SAFEL...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR COMPLETED. THE M...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR COMPLETED. THE M...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SOFTWARE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE A...
Mileage: 124,000
APPARENTLY AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND AS I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SCRUBBING AND SCRAPING SOUND IS UNBEARABLE, I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD FOR INFINITI QX56. FIX THE PROBLEM IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, PLEASE BEFO...
APPARENTLY AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND AS I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SCRUBBING AND SCRAPING SOUND IS UNBEARABLE, I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD FOR INFINITI QX56. FIX THE PROBLEM IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, PLEASE BEFO...
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSE THE BRAKES TO SHAKE AND MAKE SCRAPING SOUND. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE, INCREASING THE CHA...
Mileage: 131,000
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSE THE BRAKES TO SHAKE AND MAKE SCRAPING SOUND. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE, INCREASING THE CHA...
Mileage: 131,000
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSE THE BRAKES TO SHAKE AND MAKE SCRAPING SOUND. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE, INCREASING THE CHA...
Mileage: 131,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP TWO TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAIL ALLOWING US NO ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS WRECK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT (NOT ABS) ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. EVEN THOUGH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS AWARE ...
Mileage: 126,000
JUST PURCHASED A USED 2008 QX56 WITH 118,000 MILES. 2 INCIDENTS: WHILE COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS LOW BRAKE FLUID SO THEY FILLED AND ALL SEEMED FINE. 3 DAYS LATER, COMING TO A STOP TRAVELING LESS THAN 30 MPH SAME THING. THE DEFECT CONTINUED AS I MADE MY WAY ...
Mileage: 118,340
BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A GRINDING SOUND AND BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD. OCCASIONALLY, SLV LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SOME DAYS,IT HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ARE NEW, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.
Mileage: 51
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED, A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE RECEIVED NO HELP IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER OR INFINITI THE COMPANY THEMSELVES NOW BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM IN.THE S...
THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THERE WILL BE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE I'VE EVER COME ACROSS! IF YOU HIT ANY IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE YOUR CAR SHIFTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT WILL ACTUALLY THROW YOUR CAR INTO THE LANE TO TH...
THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THERE WILL BE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE I'VE EVER COME ACROSS! IF YOU HIT ANY IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE YOUR CAR SHIFTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT WILL ACTUALLY THROW YOUR CAR INTO THE LANE TO TH...
THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THERE WILL BE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE I'VE EVER COME ACROSS! IF YOU HIT ANY IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE YOUR CAR SHIFTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT WILL ACTUALLY THROW YOUR CAR INTO THE LANE TO TH...
AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTED INTERNALLY. PRICE TO FIX IS $1,600.00. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR AT ANY TIME HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALL SERVICE TO TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH INFINITI DEALERSHIPS. SERVICE ...
Mileage: 110,000
AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTED INTERNALLY. PRICE TO FIX IS $1,600.00. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR AT ANY TIME HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALL SERVICE TO TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH INFINITI DEALERSHIPS. SERVICE ...
Mileage: 110,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A SPRING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON LINE IT IS A FAULTY DELTA STROKE SENSOR. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...
Mileage: 34,000
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SIDE. $1500 TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR
Mileage: 155,000
DURING THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO "OPEN UP" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO THRUST FORWARD IN A SLIDING MOTION INSTEAD OF COMING TO A HALT. WHILE REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING SYSTEM APPEARED EXTREMELY "LOOSE" ...
Mileage: 146,125
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I DRIVE OVER ANY KIND OF BUMP, OR GROOVE IN THE ROAD THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND SWAYS AND I HAVE TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL EXTRA TIGHT AND HOPE THAT I DON'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS AT SLOWER SPEEDS BUT IT ...
Mileage: 92,000
I APPLIED BRAKES WITH PLENTY OF LEAD TIME BUT THE QX56 FAILED TO BRAKE CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER SUV; I DID MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR BUT DAMAGED MY RADIATOR/FRONT-BUMPER/HOOD. I HAD A SIMILAR ABS ISSUE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE AS DESCRIBED BY MANY FOR THE 2004-2006 NISSAN/INFINITY RECALL BUT...
Mileage: 86,000
REAR SELF- LEVELING SUSPENSION SYSTEM NOT WORKING, CAUSING THE QX56 TO LOOSE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY BUMPS! (SCARY DRIVE). *TR
Mileage: 90
MY QUESTION IS SOMEWHAT IRRELEVANT NOW, SEEING THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLES IS ALREADY DONE. I HAVE OWNED TWO VEHICLES MADE BY NISSAN, A 2004 ARMADA LE AND NOW A 2008 INFINITI QX56. ON BOTH OF THESE UNITS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY BUILDING WITHIN TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SHIFTER LEVER WAS STILL ENGAGED IN ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A TICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 80,000
THE 2008 INFINITY QX56 HAS SUSPENSION AND STEERING FLAWS THAT ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. CAR DRIVES AND HANDLES FINE BUT OVER ANY ROAD IMPERFECTION THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL MUST BE HELD BY TWO HANDS AND EVEN ...
Mileage: 101,625
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED TO SKIP. I STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AS NORMAL. IT HAPPEN THREE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS KIND OF ISSUE TO OCCUR IN TRAVEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY ...
Mileage: 63,450
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED TO SKIP. I STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AS NORMAL. IT HAPPEN THREE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS KIND OF ISSUE TO OCCUR IN TRAVEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY ...
Mileage: 63,450
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED TO SKIP. I STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AS NORMAL. IT HAPPEN THREE MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS KIND OF ISSUE TO OCCUR IN TRAVEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY ...
Mileage: 63,450
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE LIGHT, VDC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 48,670
THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 INFINITI QX56 FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION TODAY, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A SPORADIC GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ...
Mileage: 82,200
MULTIPLE INCIDENTS (3) OF BRAKING ISSUES WHERE VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING ABILITY HOWEVER, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ABS BRAKES ARE ENGAGING. ALL THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT OR ABOUT 40 MPH OR LESS AND DECELERATING SO I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE P...
Mileage: 55,000
ON 9-4-2011 I LEFT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AS I GOT TO THE EDGE OF TOWN I NOTICED IT STARTED TO IDLE SLIGHTLY HIGH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 45 MPH WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES WERE REQUIRED FREQUENTLY. BETWEEN THOMASVILLE AND MOULTRIE...
Mileage: 110,000
ON 9-4-2011 I LEFT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AS I GOT TO THE EDGE OF TOWN I NOTICED IT STARTED TO IDLE SLIGHTLY HIGH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 45 MPH WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES WERE REQUIRED FREQUENTLY. BETWEEN THOMASVILLE AND MOULTRIE...
Mileage: 110,000
ON 9-4-2011 I LEFT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AS I GOT TO THE EDGE OF TOWN I NOTICED IT STARTED TO IDLE SLIGHTLY HIGH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 45 MPH WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES WERE REQUIRED FREQUENTLY. BETWEEN THOMASVILLE AND MOULTRIE...
Mileage: 110,000
2008 INFINITY QX56 BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ON JUNE 30, 2011, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BREAKS, A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKES FILED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES THEY FINALLY WOR...
Mileage: 29,000
LAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE, UNRELATED SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 INFINITI QX56. ON THURSDAY THE TRUCK ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND CAME TO REST ON A HIGHWAY. IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE READING JUST UNDER HALF A TAN...
Mileage: 27,000
LAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE, UNRELATED SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 INFINITI QX56. ON THURSDAY THE TRUCK ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND CAME TO REST ON A HIGHWAY. IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE READING JUST UNDER HALF A TAN...
Mileage: 27,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A HALF GALLON OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIA...
Mileage: 57,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT SPEEDS OF 7 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL OF HIS VEHICLE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS WRIST. A POLICE REPORT WA...
Mileage: 44,000
WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION MY 2008 INFINITY QX56 SIMPLY DIED. I HAD TO PULL TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ( FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE) AND WAS TOLD I WAS PROBABLY OUT OF GAS. I HAVE NEVER IN 26 YEARS OF DRIVING RUN OUT OF GAS AND THE GAS METER SHOW...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THEIR DECISION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE W...
Mileage: 12,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHEN IT CROSSES OVER ABNORMALITIES IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT M...
Mileage: 80
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHEN IT CROSSES OVER ABNORMALITIES IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT M...
Mileage: 80
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHEN IT CROSSES OVER ABNORMALITIES IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT M...
Mileage: 80