2011 INFINITI QX56 Problems & Recalls
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Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the ai...
A subframe is a key structural component of every car. As such, it stands to reason that it should last as long as the car itself. Doing much research on this model suspension and subframes become rusted as I didn’t know this when purchasing making it very unsafe . I experienced being involved in ...
Unknown. Timing chain issue. When car is started it makes a noise for about 10 min then goes away
Catalytic Converter, A/F Sensor failed on the interstate when I was driving with kids in the car. Took vehicle to the nearest dealer only to be told that this is a known problem with these vehicles and it was going to cost me $3,100 to repair.
Catalytic Converter, A/F Sensor failed on the interstate when I was driving with kids in the car. Took vehicle to the nearest dealer only to be told that this is a known problem with these vehicles and it was going to cost me $3,100 to repair.
The rear controls arms and cradle mount were riddled with severe fissures, causing car to sway dramatically. The level of component failure posed a severe safety risk to me. My mechanic was shocked by the amount of failure to these major rear suspension components. I have included photos and receipt...
I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THE TIMING CHAIN NIGHTMARE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD AND ARE HAVING. OF COURSE JUST AS MOST OF THE OTHERS I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AND REALLY FRUSTRATED THAT INFINITI HASN'T STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM PROPERLY AS OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE QX56 TO QX 80 TO SAVE T...
The contact owns a 2011 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle began to shake and inadvertently stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the high-pressure fuel tank ...
Mileage: 148,000
The contact owns a 2011 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would vibrate violently. Additionally, the vehicle had experienced intermittent power loss and had gone into limp mode. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The v...
Mileage: 140,000
CODE REF TSBNO. 16-015 TIMING CHAINS REPLACEMENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND RECALL
Mileage: 161,798
CODE REF TSBNO. 16-015 TIMING CHAINS REPLACEMENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND RECALL
Mileage: 161,798
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011INFINITI QX56 TO WORK, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE START LOSING POWER AND SHAKING.AFTER CHECKING IT I HAD CODESPOO21,POO87 AND POO90. THE CODES ARE RELATED TO VVT SOLENOID AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.
Mileage: 147,032
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SOUTHWEST INFINITI (10495 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (832) 742-1614) WHER...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SOUTHWEST INFINITI (10495 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (832) 742-1614) WHER...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER'S SID...
Mileage: 96,500
TIMING CHAIN STARTED RATTLING @ 125,000 MILES.. HOWEVER, MY VIN SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CATS WENT BAD, HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. YET NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENE...
Mileage: 130,000
TIMING CHAIN STARTED RATTLING @ 125,000 MILES.. HOWEVER, MY VIN SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CATS WENT BAD, HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. YET NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENE...
Mileage: 130,000
TIMING CHAIN STARTED RATTLING @ 125,000 MILES.. HOWEVER, MY VIN SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CATS WENT BAD, HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. YET NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENE...
Mileage: 130,000
THE AIR SUSPENSIONS OF THIS SUV GOES OUT. THE WHITE PAINT FOR MY 2011 GX56 IS PEELING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. AND NEEDS TO BE PAINTED ASAP. THIS VEHICLE IS A LUXURY TRUCK THAT'S PEELING BAD.
THE AIR SUSPENSIONS OF THIS SUV GOES OUT. THE WHITE PAINT FOR MY 2011 GX56 IS PEELING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. AND NEEDS TO BE PAINTED ASAP. THIS VEHICLE IS A LUXURY TRUCK THAT'S PEELING BAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PER...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PER...
Mileage: 82,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE ON DRIVER'S SIDE RESULTING IN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
Mileage: 69,577
ON JUNE 1ST 2020 I TOOK MY 2011 INFINITI QX56 TO THE SHOP FOR HAVING THE CODE P0087. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ARE RECALLED UNDER VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY VIN...
Mileage: 121,089
ON JUNE 1ST 2020 I TOOK MY 2011 INFINITI QX56 TO THE SHOP FOR HAVING THE CODE P0087. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ARE RECALLED UNDER VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY VIN...
Mileage: 121,089
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CON...
Mileage: 167,000
WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND FIRST NOTICED A DROP IN FUEL ECONOMY. LATER IT WAS LOSING POWER AND STALLING. GAVE ME P0090 AND P0087 CODES. HAPPENED IN BOTH DRIVING AND STATIONARY POSITIONS. TURNS OUT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS BAD.
Mileage: 24,000
ENGINE IS MAKING LOUD WHINING NOISE AND JERKS. NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THE TRUCK STARTS AND IS ON IDDLE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN 2016 ITB16-015. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS CAMPAIGN. WHEN CALLING INFINITY CORPORATE THEY DENIED FIXING THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE THE MAINTEN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER INFINITI OF GWINNETT, (3090 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 300...
Mileage: 169,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES: P0420- P0430 CATALYST SYSTEM INEFFICIENCY. T...
Mileage: 78,000
ON A FULL TANK OF GAS I AM ONLY ABLE TO GET ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE EMPTY. I RECENTLY FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND DROVE 25 MILES AND I HAVE 3/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL LEFT. I MAINLY DRIVE IN THE CITY, BUT THE RECENT 25 MILE EXAMPLE WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON.
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECELERATE DUE TO THE NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO ...
Mileage: 200,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST BATTERY CONNECTION AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BATTERY WAS EITHER REPLACED OR RECHARGED IN SOME CASES. THE VE...
Mileage: 65,000
1.-THE DASH BOARD IS UNLEASHING BY THE SUN. ( MELTING ) 2.-THE PAINT IS RISING MY SUV JUST HAVE 70K MILES IT 2011 ( TO DAY OCT 03/2019)
A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) APPEARED ON MY 2011 INFINITI QX56 AT 89K MILES. ERROR IS A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON BANK 1. THE EXACT MESSAGE ON ODB2 READER IS: P0420 CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD BANK 1. THIS ISSUE JUST HAPPENED AFTER I JUST REPLACED A BAD O2 SENSOR AFTER A CEL.
Mileage: 89,000
LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE TIMING DEBACLE FIXED, I GET A "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ON 2011 QX56. ACCORDING TO MY WARRANTY APPROVED MECHANIC BOTH CATS WERE GONE AND WERE NOT COVERED. THIS COMPLAINT IS THE BEGINNING OF MY GOAL OF GETTING ASSURANT OR INFINITI TO OWN THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE COMBINED C...
Mileage: 102,000
I PURCHASED MY 2011 INFINITI QX56IN JANUARY OF 2015 WITH 36,6036 MILES ON IT. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VEHICLE MECHANICALLY AND CLEANLINESS. ON AUGUST 17TH, 2019 MY BACK A FRAME AND OTHER REAR SUSPENSION BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND THE METAL SPLIT APART. MY UNDER CARRIAGE ALSO LOOKS LIKE AND OLD C...
Mileage: 82,000
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK 1 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH TURN 2011-2013 INFINITY QX 56 AND INFINITY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY CONVERTERS.
Mileage: 102,074
TIMING BELT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE CONFIRMED MY INFINITI OF MARIETTA
Mileage: 213,000
TIMING BELT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE CONFIRMED MY INFINITI OF MARIETTA
Mileage: 213,000
WHILE DRIVING "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, NOTICED POWER LOSS. DIAGNOSED WITH BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 85K MILES
Mileage: 85,000
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED REPLACING AT 82,000
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEARSON INFINITI (11701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23113, 1-(804) 527-0300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS IN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY INFINITI MARIETTA (404-994-4328, LOCATED AT 2020 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RATTLING NOISE BECAME MORE PREVALENT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS FAUL...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 126,557
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 126,557
"TAKATA RECALL" ONLY OWNER OF 2011 QX56, ALWAYS ON TIME WITH PROPER MAINTANCE. AFTER A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN 2 DAYS AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED THE DEALER THEY ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL TO GIVE IT A FEW DAYS. AFTER 3 DAYS LIGHT SES LIGHT CAME OFF, THEN ABOUT...
Mileage: 106,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED REPLACING.
Mileage: 110,000
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED.
Mileage: 97,000
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED.
Mileage: 97,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, A SQUEALING AND CLAPPING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COULTER INFINITI, 6225 EAST TEST DR., MESA, AZ 85206) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...
Mileage: 78,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTER BOTH SIDES NOT WORKING (112 K MILES). THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT (AND VERY EXPENSIVE) ISSUE IN MOST 2011-2013 QX56 (PLEASE SEE NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND INFINITI FORUM COMPLAINTS). IS THERE A RECALL OR WILL THERE BE ONE?
Mileage: 112,000
MY VEHICLE NEEDS TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED IN ORDER TO PASS SMOG. INFINITI DEALER WANTS $5600 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR! THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.
Mileage: 110,000
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO HOLMON INFINITI IN MAPLESHADE, NJ WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BANK 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILURE. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,661.79 ON THURSDAY MARCH 29, 2018. ON SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2018, THE BANK 1 ...
Mileage: 100,000
INFINITI HAS NEVER OFFICIALLY ISSUED A RECALL BUT SHOULD HAVE SINCE ALL 2011-2013 INFINITI QX56 HAVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS COVERED IF YOU REPLACE BEFORE 80K MILES BUT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT COULD COST YOU $6,000. IT IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL OF THEM THAT INFINI...
Mileage: 100,000
TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH GOING TO COST ME $2,000. I AM THE ORIGINAL CAR OWNER. I RESEARCHED OTHER SITES AND IT APPEARS THERE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES ON INFINITI 2011 - 2013 QX56 VEHICLES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE WEBSITES. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE ...
Mileage: 100,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. LEFT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2013. RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BY CURRENT OWNER IN 2016. LEFT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER AND INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY DID N...
IN JUNE 2017, I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE POWER TRAIN RECALL. IN JULY 2017 (87K MILES), I HAD A 420 BANK 1 CAT CODE, AND REPLACED ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IN DECEMBER 2017 (94K MILES), THE 'CHECK ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE 430 CODE SHOWS THE OTHER CATALYTIC CON...
Mileage: 90,000
ENGINE IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL JET.
Mileage: 132,722
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY INFINITI SERVICE. THE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. WE REPAIRED THAT (ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO). TODAY, THE SAME SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IS THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT TO REPAIR BOTH OF THE CATALYT...
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEWELL INFINITI OF FORT WORTH (5135 BRYANT IRVIN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE R...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEWELL INFINITI OF FORT WORTH (5135 BRYANT IRVIN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE R...
Mileage: 83,000
TAKATA RECALL-THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SHORTLY AFTER THE TIME CHAIN WAS REPLACED WHICH THE CODES INDICATED THE CATAYLIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT MY HOUSE. THE TIME CHAIN WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO.
Mileage: 105,000
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON MAY 5, 2017. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT DOWN A CITY STREET AT LESS THAN 45MPH, AND IT BROKE DOWN ON US ON MAY 23RD, AND WAS SENT IN FOR REPAIRS. TOLD IT WAS A RELAY OR AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON JUNE 1, AND HERE IT IS JUNE 7TH AND AT THE SAME L...
Mileage: 135,000
MY DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE LEATHER.
Mileage: 57,000
I HAVE A FAILED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH IS PART OF A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS DONE IN 2012. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INFORM THEM ABOUT MY FUEL SENSOR THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THEIR ENGINEERS DETERMINED THAT IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL! I'M NOT ...
THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. YOU CAN REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM BY SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR 30 MINUTES. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING RADIO AND THE CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. TH...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED ON ITS OWN TO SPEEDS THAT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 80,000
INFINITI/NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL BACK IN 2010 (RECALL ID#10V074000) FOR FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON LATER YEAR VEHICLES, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THERE ARE ENDLESS REPORTS ON THE WEB ACROSS MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SOM...
Mileage: 102,000
FUEL LEVELING SENSOR IS FAULTY IN A LARGE VARIETY OF INFINITI CARS, BUT THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR MY VIN. THE CAR'S FUEL GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME AND TELLS ME I'M ON EMPTY WHEN I'M NOT AND NEVER REGISTERS FULL EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST FILLED UP. IT CAN JUMP FROM READING 330 MILES LEFT TO EMPTY...
Mileage: 102,000
FUEL LEVELING SENSOR IS FAULTY IN A LARGE VARIETY OF INFINITI CARS, BUT THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR MY VIN. THE CAR'S FUEL GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME AND TELLS ME I'M ON EMPTY WHEN I'M NOT AND NEVER REGISTERS FULL EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST FILLED UP. IT CAN JUMP FROM READING 330 MILES LEFT TO EMPTY...
Mileage: 102,000
I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THE TIMING CHAIN NIGHTMARE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD AND ARE HAVING. OF COURSE JUST AS MOST OF THE OTHERS I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AND REALLY FRUSTRATED THAT INFINITI HASN'T STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM PROPERLY AS OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE QX56 TO QX 80 TO SAVE T...
THE SUV WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ISSUE; HOWEVER, IF THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ENGINE STALL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE CAR AND DECIDED TO BE SAFE AND TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER GETTING TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP OF GWINNETT THE NOISE HAD SUBSIDE...
Mileage: 79,900
TIMING CHAIN FAILED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $6000+ REPAIR.
Mileage: 89,000
THROUGH MY RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH INFINITI MECHANICS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAINS AND ASSOCIATE PARTS THAT ARE A HAZARD AND A MAJOR EXPENSE TO 2011-2012 INFINITY QX56 OWNERS. THIS ISSUE WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED SOMEWHERE!! IT HAPPENS TO MY WIFE AND I THREE TIMES!!! I HAD TO GET...
Mileage: 74,000
THROUGH MY RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH INFINITI MECHANICS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAINS AND ASSOCIATE PARTS THAT ARE A HAZARD AND A MAJOR EXPENSE TO 2011-2012 INFINITY QX56 OWNERS. THIS ISSUE WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED SOMEWHERE!! IT HAPPENS TO MY WIFE AND I THREE TIMES!!! I HAD TO GET...
Mileage: 74,000
I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHISTLE NOISE EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE DURING COLD START-UPS. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AT THE ORLANDO INFINITI DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 5, 2016. AS SOON AS I DESCRIBED THE ISSUE THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND MULTIPLE TECHNICIANS IMMEDIATE...
FUEL LINE FAILURE: A FUEL LINE FITTING/CLAMP ON BACK SIDE OF ENGINE (DRIVERS SIDE) IS STREAMING FUEL AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 CUP PER MINUTE. WHILE BRING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, SO I CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW GAS STEADILY STREAMING FROM THE CAR AN...
Mileage: 50,000
FUEL LINE FAILURE: A FUEL LINE FITTING/CLAMP ON BACK SIDE OF ENGINE (DRIVERS SIDE) IS STREAMING FUEL AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 CUP PER MINUTE. WHILE STARTING MY CAR THIS MORNING, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, SO I CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW GAS STEADILY STREAMING FROM THE CAR AND FORM...
Mileage: 25,531
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE INFINITY DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 31,2013 WITH 41,669 MILES,AND I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED ELITE PROTECTION PROGRAM WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS FOR $4,978.00.ON MAY 5TH, 2015, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION STICKER, WHICH WAS REJECTED BECAUSE MY R...
Mileage: 70,902
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE INFINITY DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 31,2013 WITH 41,669 MILES,AND I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED ELITE PROTECTION PROGRAM WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS FOR $4,978.00.ON MAY 5TH, 2015, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION STICKER, WHICH WAS REJECTED BECAUSE MY R...
Mileage: 70,902
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE INFINITY DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 31,2013 WITH 41,669 MILES,AND I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED ELITE PROTECTION PROGRAM WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS FOR $4,978.00.ON MAY 5TH, 2015, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION STICKER, WHICH WAS REJECTED BECAUSE MY R...
Mileage: 70,902
WINDSHIELD CRACKS - I'VE BEEN THROUGH 3 WINDSHIELDS ON THIS VEHICLE - ALWAYS BREAKS IN SAME SPOT: DRIVERS SIDE, UNDER WIPERBLADE, NEAR THE CORNER BY THE VIN PLATE. FIRST TIME THERE WAS NO BULLSEYE, CHIP, OR EXTERNAL DAMAGE, BUT DEALER STILL WOULD NOT COVER IT. SECOND TIME WAS AFTER A MINOR IMPACT ...
Mileage: 5,000
WITH 72000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, TWO THOUSAND OVER WARRANTY, THE TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED. INFINITI REFUSES TO OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THAT IS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY RE-ENGINEERED. A TIMING CHAIN FAI...
Mileage: 72,000
FRONT WIND SHIELD CRACKS WITH THE SLIGHTED HIT ON MY SECOND ONE IN THREE MONTHS. IF IT CAN NOT WITHSTAND ROAD DEBRIS IMAGINE A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
WHEN DRIVING 40-70 MPH AND HITTING ANY ROAD IRREGULARITIES (OFFSETS IN PAVEMENT AT BRIDGES, OLD TO NEW PAVEMENT, MAN HOLE COVERS, ROAD PATCHES) THE VEHICLE BACK END SKIPS SIDEWAYS WITH A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO HEAD INTO THE NEXT LANE AND NEEDS TO BE STEERED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECT...
Mileage: 21,000
WHEN DRIVING 40-70 MPH AND HITTING ANY ROAD IRREGULARITIES (OFFSETS IN PAVEMENT AT BRIDGES, OLD TO NEW PAVEMENT, MAN HOLE COVERS, ROAD PATCHES) THE VEHICLE BACK END SKIPS SIDEWAYS WITH A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO HEAD INTO THE NEXT LANE AND NEEDS TO BE STEERED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECT...
Mileage: 21,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELT CHAIN ON NEWER MODEL INFINITI QX56. PROBLEM OF CAR MAKING WHISTLING NOISE APPEARED EARLY AFTER PURCHASE AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER BUT BECAME PROMINENT IN JULY 2011. APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE...
Mileage: 35,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELT CHAIN ON NEWER MODEL INFINITI QX56. PROBLEM OF CAR MAKING WHISTLING NOISE APPEARED EARLY AFTER PURCHASE AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER BUT BECAME PROMINENT IN JULY 2011. APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SIX INCH FRACTURE IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UNDER THE WIPER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND THE FRACTURE WAS NOT PRESENT THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE TH...
Mileage: 3,000
OUR 2011 INFINITI QX56 CANNOT BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED AT SPEED WHEN ANY ROUGH PAVEMENT, POT HOLE, BRIDGE CONNECTION JOINTS, OR SIMILAR IS RAN OVER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WITH LITTLE IF ANY CONTROL BY THE DRIVER. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE DRIFTS OUT OF THE LANE. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE EVER...
Mileage: 15,000
TRAVELING AT 1 MPH, MY 2011 INFINITI QX56 BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE, BUT MY DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. INFINITI IS REFUSING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE UNLESS MY INSURANCE COMPANY ASKS THEM TO. I FEEL THIS LOW SPEED DEPLOYMENT IS FROM A DEFECT IN THIS WEEK OLD VEHICLE, ...
Mileage: 450