Infiniti QX56 electrical problems
25 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
538 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
90,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2013 model years. Data snapshot: . 439 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
25 of 538 complaints match this topic (4.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10147398 · 2006-04-06 (April 6, 2006)
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 ↗
Owner report 10253272 · 2008-12-30 (December 30, 2008)
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 ↗
Owner report 10386639 · 2011-03-06 (March 6, 2011)
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER STATES THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WIRING. OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IF THIS LIGHT COMES ON, IT MOST LIKELY MEANS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS ARE KEY SAFETY MEASURES. TO HAVE THEM BE NOT FUNCTIONING IS A MAJOR CONCERN. IF YOU PUT IN A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING INFINITI QX56" YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS FROM PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386639 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10638108 · 2014-09-22 (September 22, 2014)
WE CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 INFINITI QX56. WE HAVE RECEIVED ERROR CODE B1177 WHICH IS FOR THE PRETENSIONER IN SEATBELTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING REPLACED AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BAG ON SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO SCANNED THE CODE. HE ADVISED US OF THE ERROR CODE AND WHAT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF OWNERS …
Owner-reported narrative. 113,663 miles reported. Look up ODI 10638108 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10501472 · 2013-03-06 (March 6, 2013)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED RISING INSTEAD OF GOING UP AND DOWN WITH THE SPEED. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE GAUGE WAS FACING STRAIGHT DOWN, STUCK IN THAT POSITION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD CHANGE THE GAUGE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NEXT I PUT THE CAN IN PARK, SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE GAUGE BEGAN TO SLOWLY MOVE BACKWARDS, AFTER DOING THIS A FEW TIMES THE GAUGE MOVED BACK AROUND SLOWLY. AFTER DOING THIS 5 TIMES THE GAUGE IS JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE RED AREA. NO…
Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10501472 at NHTSA ↗