2008 INFINITI QX56 Complaints

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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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" AND THE BRAKES WOULD APPEAR TO ENGAGE AND QUICKLY DISENGAGE. THE SPAN OF BREAKING FOR EACH OCCURRENCE LASTED ABOUT 200-300 FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FOLLOWING BOTH OCCURRENCES, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. DURING THE THIRD OCCURRENCE, THE EXACT INCIDENCE DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP; HOWEVER, THE SPAN OF BREAKING LASTED ABOUT 400 FEET. WHILE CONSTANTLY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WENT FROM BEING EXTREMELY "LOOSE" AND GOING TO THE FLOOR TO BECOMING EXTREMELY HARD AND NOT ENGAGING AT ALL. THE BRAKE PEDAL APPEARED TO HAVE LOCKED AND NO PRESSURE COULD BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. ONCE THE PEDAL LOCKED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A GRADUALLY SLOW STALL AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITHOUT THE ABILITY OF APPLYING THE BRAKES. AS WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO OCCURRENCES, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD APPEAR TO OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 DOESN'T SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, JUST BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I NEVER FEEL LIKE I AM FULLY IN CONTROL DUE TO THE BOUNCING/SWAYING!! WE HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

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 I DIDN'T RESEARCH THAT RECALL UNTIL THIS CURRENT ACCIDENT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. ON INITIALLY BREAKING IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS WAS GOING TO KICK IN BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD WITH NONE OF THE NORMAL PULSING ACTION THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE FELT WITH ABS AND NO REDUCTION IN SPEED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. *TR

REAR SELF- LEVELING SUSPENSION SYSTEM NOT WORKING, CAUSING THE QX56 TO LOOSE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY BUMPS! (SCARY DRIVE). *TR

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. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. Q. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN? IT'S OBVIOUS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM (AMONG MANY OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE) THAT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE. *TR

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 PARK AFTER THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *JB

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 THEN FEELS LIKE REAR END IS JUMPING AND ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM FRONT END. I REPLACED SHOCKS AND VARIOUS OTHER SUSPENSION ITEMS AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT BUT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS CAR HANDLES. ALSO FEELS LIKE STEERING COLUMN IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE. I UPDATED AND REPLACED ALL SWAY BAR LINKS, TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS, STEERING BUSHINGS AND OTHER SUSPENSION BUSHINGS AND NOTHING IS HELPING ADDRESS THE UNSTEADY FEEL OF STEERING. IF I WILL NOT HOLD STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS, I WILL LOSE CONTROL. AFTER SPENDING $4 THOUSAND ON UPDATING ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS I'M GETTING RID OF MY CAR BECAUSE I FEEL ITS UNSAFE. *TR