2006 Infiniti QX56

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 PROMPTLY AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD AND A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOAD TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALL I AM TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS INFREQUENTLY AND OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHAT IS MORE TERRIFYING IS THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS KNOWN TO NHTSA AND NISSAN/INFINITY OF AMERICA AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED OR THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THIS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAZARD HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LIFE OF OWNERSHIP ( I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE). I HAVE MADE INFINITI OF VANNUYS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY THAT MY SERVICE ADVISOR COMMUNICATED WITH ME IF HOW ALARMED AND CONCERNED HE WAS WITH THE ISSUE AS HIS TECHNICIAN WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BALEARIC LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND MAKING THE METAL GRINDING NOISE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO DO SO. I COMMUNICATED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT INFINITI AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR DEPARTMENT THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT NISSAN:INFINITI IS NOT AWARE OF THIS MATTER. I MENTIONED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING THIS CONCERN WITH SERVICE ADVISORS OVER 13 YEARS AND THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS: THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, SPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT CRUZ V. MATHENGE | NO. B286067. MY FAMILY'S LIFE AND MY OWN HAVE BEEN IN JEOPARDY OVER 13 YEARS AND I NEED HELP.

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 MECHANIC BECAUSE IT DOES IT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THEREFORE IT WOULD NEVER DO IT WHEN NEEDED. I WENT ON BECAUSE IT WASN'T OFTEN AT FIRST. NOW IT'S AT AN EXTREME LEVEL AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE AND I COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY (YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SCARY THAT IS AT HIGH SPEEDS).

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 CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 4, 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WENDLE NISSAN (8900 N DIVISION ST, SPOKANE, WA 90218) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING FINE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PHYSICALLY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN DISENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL OF THE BRAKES FOR VISIBLE DEBRIS AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL.

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 SENSOR, BRAKE BOOSTERS, BRAKE PADS, FLUID CHANGES, IN ESSENCE PRACTICALLY AN ENTIRELY NEW BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. THIS IS MAJOR ISSUE!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, LIKELY BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE REPLICATED ON DEMAND. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT AND THEN SOMEONE MIGHT LISTEN.

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: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.