2004 Infiniti QX56 problems and owner complaints

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2004 INFITI QX56 BEGAN SQUEAKING AND SHUDDERING IN MID JULY 2004 AT APPOXIMATELY 5000 MILES. THE BRAKE REPAIR PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24, 2004. AT THIS WRITING 09/29/04, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER AWAITING A REPLACEMENT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY THAT TOOK TWO MONTHS TO ARRIVE. IT TURNS OUT THE WRONG PART WAS ORDERED REQUIRING A REORDER OF THE PART. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROMISED TO ME BY 09/30/04!*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10093315 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10097672 at NHTSA ↗

SEVERAL FAILURES: 1. FAILURE OF THE BACKUP WARNING SENSORS. 2. FAILURE OF THE SEAT MEMORY SYSTEM. 3. FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ENTRY/EXIT POSITION FUNCTION. 4. NAVIGATION DISK FAULTS 5. HEAD LINER SQEAZKS AND RATTLES. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE PICKED THE CAR UP ONCE ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN IT WHEN THE HEADLINER PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN AND THE BACKUP WARNING SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086372 at NHTSA ↗

INFINITI QX56 HAS BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW. FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT ON AVERAGE EVERY 4-6000 MILES. BRAKE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL WHICH CAUSES ROTOR WARPAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS FROM NISSAN. THIS IS BRAKE DESIGN FLAW ALSO EFFECTS SIMILAR PLATFORMS SUCH AS THE ARMADA AND THE TITAN. THERE ALSO IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT END WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS …

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10102942 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CONSUMER AT HIS OWN EXPENSE, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL LOWER ARMS. THE CONSUMER …

Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10432609 at NHTSA ↗

THIS 95% TOTAL BREAK FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 2 SEPARATE TIMES 8/2010 AND 3/2011; AND WHILE NO ACCIDENT, THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ONE HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, OR IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. APPLIED BREAK, IMMEDIATELY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR, BREAK LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, FRONT BREAKS BEGAN MAKING HARSH GRINDING SOUNDS (AS WHEN SLIP CONTROL ENACTS); HAD THERE BEEN CARS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP W/OUT HITTING THEM. EVEN WITH FOOT TO FLOOR VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, DOWN SHIFTED INTO…

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10440714 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 109,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10504395 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF, ALL OF THE GAUGES SPUN AROUND AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IPDM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (E…

Owner-reported narrative. 142,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10660479 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UNDER CLEAR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER, INFINITI QX-56 HAD AN EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN FRONT, INTERIOR CONSOLE, WHICH CAUSED MAJOR/EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. IF NOT EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. INFINITI REPLACED ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS (APPROX $12,000 OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE). *JB *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 17,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10147398 at NHTSA ↗

INFINITI QX56: INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE CAUSES ALL OF INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING. THIS OCCURS EVEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT BEING USED. THE LASER GUIDED SYSTEM CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE CAUSING GAUGES TO FLUCTUATE RANDOMLY AND ALERT LIGHTS TO GIVE FALSE READINGS. DEALER DEEMS IT A "POOR DESIGN" AND CONSIDERS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS THE SYSTEM IS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART SO THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE I…

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10253272 at NHTSA ↗

SHOWED I HAD 3/4 LEFT IN GAS TANK WHEN REALLY IT WAS EMPTY. CAR JUST STOPPED. NO YELLOW LIGHT ON TO INDICATE LOW GAS LEVEL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10610769 at NHTSA ↗