2004 Infiniti QX56

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 INFINITI QX 56 WITH 88000 MILES ON IT. ON THURSDAY 2/14/13 STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT AT 180 DEGREE. ON FRIDAY 2/15/13 SLIP INDICATOR AND VDC APPEARED ON THE DASH.CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOST. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO A 360 DEGREE FREELY AND THE TIRES DID NOT MOVE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING COLUMN/SHAFT WAS GONE AND WOULD COST APPROX. $4000.00 TO FIX. I CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 2/19/13 AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD OPEN A CLAIM AND HEAR BACK IN A BUSINESS DAY. I CALLED ON 2/21/13 AND STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IN THE MEANTIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT MY COST. AT THAT MILEAGE AND THE TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLE OF INFINITI I DON'T THINK THAT PROBLEM SHOULD OF HAPPENED. I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WASN'T ON THE ROAD 2 MINUTES MORE THAN I WAS BECAUSE IT COULD OF BEEN A LOT WORSE. ON 2/21/13 WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SERVICE THAT THE VEHICLE IS READY I WAS TOLD THAT IT ALSO NEEDS A POWER STEERING PUMP IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR STATED ABOVE. I BELIEVE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. *TR

SAME ISSUE AS ALL OTHER POSTING..LOSS OF BRAKES, SHUDDER, LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAD IT TOWED IN. AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPROGRAMMED AND REDID ALL BRAKES...NOW, SAME PROBLEM 9 MONTHS AGO..I CLEARED EVERYTHING AND IT RECURRED AGAIN..THIS IS LIFETHREATENING...I'M AMAZED NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH ALL THESE POSTS (AND MANY OTHERS ON OTHER COMPLIANT BOARDS). WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED AND THEN OFFICIALLY START A CLASS-ACTION? *TR

ON JULY 1, 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 156 IN WINSTON-SALEM N.C. WHEN MY AIR CONDITION, TURN SIGNAL, SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN ON. WE WERE ON VACATION DRIVING THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA FROM GEORGIA. IT WAS SUNDAY AND WE DECIDED TO STAY OVERNIGHT TO HAVE THE QX56 INFINITY CHECKED OUT THE NEXT DAY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE NEXT MOURNING ON OUR WAY TO THE INFINITY DEALERSHIP, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAN ON AND LOCKED UP THE TRANSMISSION AND STOPPED MOVING. WE WERE ON HIGHWAY 156 DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM ON MONDAY MOURNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC STOPPED. I MANAGE TO EASY IT OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA TO TOW ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS IN JONESBORO GA. AND THEN IN HUNTSVILLE AL BEFORE MY TRIP BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON. MY FAMILY AND I WAS VERY LUCKY WE WERE NOT KILLED. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE GOT SOME VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT MUST BE CHECK OUT BEFORE ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPEN THAT MAY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. THIS 2004 QX56 INFINITY HAVE BEEN RECALLED MANY TIMES FOR REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASE IT IN 2004. BECAUSE OF PASS EXPERIENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THERE MAY BE MORE SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, COMPUTER NOISES BEEPING BEHIND DASH, BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES ALL PRESSURE, VEHICLE UNSAFE, CRASH WAS IMMINENT, IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEATH. BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FRONT BRAKES BEGAN MAKING SEVERE GRINDING NOISES, VEHICLE VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF STOPPING. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. PREVIOUS FAILURE ON 3.30.11 AT 68KMILES, 1ST FAILURE ON 8.20.10 AT 57K MILES. AT 70K MILES DEALER REPROGRAMMED VDC CONTROL AS 'FIX'........GUESS WHAT IT DID NOT FIX IT........THIS NEEDS TO BE A FACTORY RECALL ITEM ASAP, AND/OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED> *TR

DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE CAR SHUTTERED BADLY ON THE FRONT END AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BARELY SLOWED DOWN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO-ONE IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! MANY OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNTS AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE IS A DIFINITIVE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS AT THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

YESTERDAY APRIL 10,2012 I WAS DRIVING AND NEED TO STOP THE MY QX56 I FEEL A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE,BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON AND A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL DOING ALL THE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART, EVERYTHING TURN BACK TO THE NORMAL AND WARNING LIGHT GONE. THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY BODY DIE. *TR

TODAY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 INFINITI QX56 WITH 106,134 MILES, SHE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, ALONG WITH THE "BRAKE" DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT. IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SHAKING, A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INFINITI QX56 / NISSAN ARMADA FORUM, THE INTERNET, AND WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM SITE TO WHICH I'M A SUBSCRIBER. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF STATED OCCURRENCES OF THIS FAILURE ON THESE VEHICLES THAT A FORMAL RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AS WITH MOST OF THE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ELIMINATED THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT AND THE NORMAL PEDAL FEEL RETURNED TO OUR VEHICLE. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE REPORT OF THIS FAILURE RESULTING IN A SEVERE, ALMOST FATAL, ACCIDENT AND I'M SURE IF ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE. NISSAN - INFINITI - NHTSA: DO SOMETHING FORMAL ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE, THEIR WIFE, AND OR CHILDREN ARE HURT OR KILLED! *TR