2006 INFINITI QX56 Complaints

WHILE SLOWLY DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING AND THERE WAS POPPING AND GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ALONG THE CURB TO FINALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE AND LUCKILY STOPPED BEFORE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION . BACK IN 2010 INFINITI CHANGED OUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND DELTA SENSOR WHEN THIS SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NOW 4 YEARS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHICH MEANS THEY ARE STILL INSTALLING A FAULTY PART. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT COVER THE $2100 JOB ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. *JS

WAS DRIVING WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES . THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT NOT FIRM, VEHICLE DIDN'T COME TO A STOP. HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TOWARDS A HILL . I APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN BUT THE CARE WOULD BARELY BRAKE . I TURN THE KEY OFF AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES AND DEALER TOLD ME . THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT SINCE IT'S NOT A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY QUOTED ME 1800 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ALL THE WAY. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT IT WOULD NOT. LUCKILY THE LIGHT THEN CHANGED AND I DID NOT HAVE TO STOP. I THEN APPROACHED ANOTHER LIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE CAR STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $969 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER/DELTA SENSOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I THINK THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I'M FIRST OWNER OF 2006 INFINITE QX56 AND 47,000 MILES ON JAN/2014. LOTS OF QX56/ARMADA MODEL'S 3RD BACK BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT) WAS PROBLEMS OR NOT WORKING BECAUSE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT WITH WINDOW WASHER NOZZLE IN ONE PART. CAN U UNDERSTAND ELECTRIC PART & WATER USING PART TOGETHER. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO REPLACE BY OWNER AND DEALER REPLACEMENT COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE TOO BEC OF WHOLE LED PANEL INSTEAD OF REGULAR BULB. DEALER SERVICE GUY SAID LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS TOO (PART NO. 26590-7S000, QX56: 2004~2010, ARMADA: 2004~2012 MODELS). PLEASE REVIEW THESE PROBLEMS FOR RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON 12/15/13 AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ICON CAME ON I TRIED TO PRESS BRAKES AND GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM FRONT WHEN I PRESSED BRAKE WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE AND PUMPED AGAIN AND HAD TO DO NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS AND CAR FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. I TURNED OFF CAR AND EMERGENCY ICON WAS OFF AND BRAKES WORKED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. TODAY AT 12/29/13 SAME THING HAPPEN LUCKILY NOW I WAS ONLY GOING 15 BECAUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS WITH MY 2 CHILDREN THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN HIGHWAY NOW! *TR

THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2012. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HWY AND WERE REDUCING SPEEDS FROM 65 TO EXIT THE RAMP. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A METAL ON METAL SENSATION OCCURRED, AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKE PADS LEFT ON THE VEHICLE AND METAL WAS GRINDING. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASE IT STOPPED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY USING THE BRAKES. WE HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUT INTO PARK, SHUT OFF. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND RELEASED (IT WAS NEVER ENGAGED BEFORE). ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE IN STANDARD, NORMAL WORKING CONDITION. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2013. THE INCIDENTS ARE NOW FOR FREQUENT AND HAPPEN MONTHLY. SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY DUE TO ROAD WORK, TRAFFIC, ETC AND HAVE SLIMLY MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. BECAUSE WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT ON DEMAND THE INFINITI DEALERSHIPS CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNRELIABLE AND HAZARDOUS. I HAVE DONE THE PROPER MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE BY HAVING BRAKE PADS REPLACED WHEN NECESSARY BECAUSE I AM A RESPONSIBLE OWNER. AT ANY GIVEN TIME I HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AND AM GROWING MORE AND MORE CONCERNED TO DRIVE MY CAR IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT RELIABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,874.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES. AFTER INSTALLING NEW BRAKE PADS, THE NOISES CONTINUED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE 2006 INFINITI QX 56.WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH IS INFINITI OF MISSION VIEJO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VISE DOES NOT SIMPLY REPROGRAMMING THE BREAK COMPUTER WILL NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX AND THAT WE MUST I REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH CONTAINS THE DELTA SENSOR. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1000 FOR US. OUR INSISTENCE DECLARING THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE IN CONSUMER BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SERVICE REP BECAME ANNOYED AND SIMPLY TOLD US THAT YOU CAN TRANSFER US TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TO GET THE PRICE ON THE NEW BRAKES. AGAIN THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST US NEARLY $1,000. WE WILL BE JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT HASN'T FILED HERE IN CALIFORNIA. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY QX56 2006, IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES, I THINK APPROXIMATELY 10TIMES, I GOT SCARED AT THE BEGINNING AND FREAKED OUT, ALL MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, ALL I DID WAS TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR A MINUTE THEN I DID TURN THE CAR ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS THIS HAPPEN AND HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THE ONLY BIG PROBLEM I THINK IS THAT I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MY CAR AND WILL CAUSE DEATH BY HITTING SOMEBODY, I HAD A SMALL INCIDENT BUT THERE WAS NO BIG DAMAGE AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEARD THE NOISE BUT WE DIDN'T FILL A REPORT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE MY VIN # AND YOU CAN FIND ME I HOPE THAT NISSAN DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR