2006 INFINITI QX56 Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM HEADER PLASTIC TANK FACING ENGINE SIDE OF RADIATOR CRACK AND LEAKS RADIATOR FLUID CAUSING EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT CAN CAUSE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER OR ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH GASOLINE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) IN MAY 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NUMBER FORTY ON THE WAITING LIST. THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE IN LATE MAY 2010; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED 3 TO 4 PARTS PER SHIPMENT AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

VEHICLE STALLING AND LOSING POWER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEGIN TO FLASH. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES WITHOUT ANY PRE-WARNING. *TR

WE RECEIVE A LETTER FROM INFINITI COMPANY BECAUSE I'M THE OWNER OF A INFINITY QX56, YEAR 2006 NOTIFYING ME THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IN SOME OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE INACCURATE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, THAT CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY AND THAT IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON MY VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL, WHICH COULD CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I NEVER AGO HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT I EVER MAINTAIN THE FUEL LEVEL IN MY VEHICLE SO THE FUEL GAUGE READS ABOVE THE ONE HALF POSITION, SO I WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT I WAS BASED IN PANAM CITY SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW IS THE PROCESS FOR THE PERSONS THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF USA. PLEASE CALL ME BACK TO MY OFFICE [XXX] OR TO MY MOBILE [XXX] OR PLEASE MAIL THE INFORMATION TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED BOTH THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000-FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED MAINTAINING AT LEAST HALF A TANK OF GASOLINE AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SUV WHEN A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT HAD CUT HER OFF. HER FOOT ON THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HER BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED REPEATEDLY. SHE HAD NO BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ALLOW THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. INITIALLY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER AND POSSIBLY A VDC PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CALLED LATER ON THAT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT INFINITI HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN WHICH ONLY CALLS FOR VDC UNIT TO BE RE-SET. I FEARED SAFETY FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN AND CONTACTED INFINITI CONSUMER HOTLINE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE UNIT AND "IF THE UNIT FAILS AGAIN, THEN THEY WILL CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS". *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2006 INFINITI QX56. ONE TIME. SITUATION DANGEROUS, DRIVER AVOIDING PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI QX56 SINCE PURCHACE I HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER GPS AND FUEL SENDING UNIT RELACED ALSO VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS . WHEN DRIVING DURING ACCELARATION CAR HAS VIBRATION, IF YOU HIT A BUMP THIS VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE LIKE A BALL SOMETIMES BOTTOM OUT. WHEN TOWING IF YOU HIT A BUMP THIS VEHICLE WILL CHANGE LANES. LAST FRIDAY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND HIT A BUMP I HAD A TRACTOR TRAILER ON BOTH SIDES OF ME IT WAS CLOSE THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO INFINITI OF VALENCIA SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE BUT FACTORY HAS NO CURRENT REPAIR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT FOUR OF THE SIX BOLTS ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE HAD SHEERED OFF AND THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.*AK