2005 Infiniti QX56

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 THEY WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. IN THE PAST WEEK THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY MUST BE SEEING THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR Q56'S AND NISSAN ARMADAS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE COMPANY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE VEHICLES AND FIXING THEM. THIS ISN'T A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, ITS A COMPONENT FAILURE. *TT

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 IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH INFINITI AND NISSAN AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR IT AND THE DEALER CHARGES AROUND $300-$500 TO FIX THIS. WHICH IS VERY UNFAIR. I AM REQUESTING YOU TO PLEASE EXPOSE THIS ISSUE SO NISSAN FIXES THIS. *TR

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 ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,950.

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 INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED TO A HALT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW PART. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUSE BOX COVER WAS MISSING AND WHEN THE FUSES BECAME WET, THEY BECAME CORRODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER THE FUSE BOX, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME HE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, NO ONE OPENED THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING, WHICH WAS FINE PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE HORN WAS WET AND ONCE HE WIPED OFF THE WATER, THE HORN BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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 THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT SIGNALED THE BRAKES WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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 ANOTHER ONE AND THE REAR AIR WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. I TOOK MY 2005 QX56 TO AN INFINITI DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $565.00 EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE NOB IS BROKEN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

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 GAUGE SYSTEM) AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 AGAIN RAN OUT OF GAS. HE STATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SYSTEM FAILED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HE REFERENCED RECALL 10V074000, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

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 REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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 THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. ONCE THE CAR RESTARTS, ONLY THEN CAN THE BREAKS FULLY WORK. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME THREE ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR