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2012 Infiniti QX56 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

57 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

84,278 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 model year. Data updated: . 40 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 24 of 57 complaints (42.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation814.0%
Fuel system concerns712.3%
Electrical and battery issues58.8%
Braking behavior47.0%
Steering behavior23.5%
Transmission and shifting11.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine
24
Electrical System
9
Fuel/Propulsion System
7
Unknown Or Other
6
Air Bags
5
Power Train
4
Suspension
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine24
Electrical System9
Fuel/Propulsion System7
Unknown Or Other6
Air Bags5
Power Train4
Suspension4
Engine And Engine Cooling3

Engine: 24; Electrical System: 9; Fuel/Propulsion System: 7; Unknown Or Other: 6; Air Bags: 5; Power Train: 4; Suspension: 4; Engine And Engine Cooling: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
8
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
5
75,000 to 99,999
11
100,000 to 149,999
11
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0008
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9995
75,000 to 99,99911
100,000 to 149,99911
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 8; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 5; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 11; 150,000 and above: 3

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (11). 17 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
1
2012
2
2013
2
2015
4
2016
6
2017
2
2018
7
2019
12
2020
10
2021
4
2022
4
2023
1
2026
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20111
20122
20132
20154
20166
20172
20187
201912
202010
20214
20224
20231
20262

2011: 1; 2012: 2; 2013: 2; 2015: 4; 2016: 6; 2017: 2; 2018: 7; 2019: 12; 2020: 10; 2021: 4; 2022: 4; 2023: 1; 2026: 2

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 8 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 7 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 5 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10456461 · 2012-04-25 (April 25, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456461 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10794965 · 2015-11-19 (November 19, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10794965 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10837035 · 2016-02-18 (February 18, 2016)

THE INFINITI QX56 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE SIDE THAT DRIVES THE FUEL PUMP. THE CHAIN STRETCHES AND BEGINS TO RUB METAL AGAINST METAL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS 4000 - 5000 DOLLARS AND IF YOU DO NOT REPAIR YOU RUN THE RISK OF RUINING THE MOTOR AND THAT IS 17,000. I WAS TOLD BY THE INFINITI MECHANIC IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HE COULD REPAIR THEM IN HIS SLEEP AND THE NEW CHAINS ARE "HEAVER DUTY". INFINITI SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT OUT OF WARRANTY. SEE THE ATTACHED WEB SITE. JUST THIS ONE SITE …

Owner-reported narrative. 81,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837035 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11119825 · 2018-08-14 (August 14, 2018)

THERE'S A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ONCE WE PARK THE VEHICLE. I DID SOME SEARCHES ONLINE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR NISSAN/INFINIT 2012 VEHICLES DUE TO 'THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED DURING PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MAY LOOSEN WITH VEHICLE USAGE AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.' THIS INCLUDES 2012 INFINIT QX56 WHICH IS THE VEHICLE WE HAVE BUT WHEN I SEARCH MY VEHICLES VIN, YOUR SITE TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL. …

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Owner report 10433059 · 2011-10-27 (October 27, 2011)

THE STANDARD QX56 COMES WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY SIZE SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LESS THAN 10% OF THE QX MODELS ARE ORDERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A DESIGN FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS FOOT IF THE RADAR SENSES THAT THE VEHICLE IS CLOSING DISTANCE TOO QUICKLY ON THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS THIS ACTION IS MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AT THE TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I AM 6'3" TALL AND HAVE A SIZE 12 SHOE. THE TIP OF MY SHOE…

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Owner report 10924936 · 2016-11-08 (November 8, 2016)

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE QX56. SUV'S COMPLETELY DIES AFTER A GLOVE BOX LIGHT, RADIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES, CAR CANNOT BE JUMPED BY TYPICAL CABLES, EVERY TIME WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY JUMP DONE BY TOW COMPANY OR BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY INFINITI. TIMING CHAIN AND BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WITH ENGINE ISSUES. INFINITI HAD SUV FOR ALMOST A MONTH TO FIX ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON THEN WE WHERE TOLD THE CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5K …

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10924936 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10486608 · 2012-11-30 (November 30, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND SLIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10486608 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11267989 · 2019-10-11 (October 11, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST HOUSTON INFINITI (12200 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77079, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS R…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11267989 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11515904 · 2023-04-07 (April 7, 2023)

While driving at highway speed, rear of vehicle suddenly became uncontrolled and caused vehicle to swerve dangerously. If a vehicle would have been in the adjacent lane an accident would have occurred. Upon initial inspection, the left rear lower control arm failed catastrophically due to rust rendering the vehicle undrivable. Driver and passenger were put at risk as a result of this incident. Deeper inspection revealed the right rear control arm was also compromised due to rust as well as the two forward mounting points of the modular r…

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Owner report 11174286 · 2019-02-04 (February 4, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: P6305, BUT THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11174286 at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

57 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

70.2%Usable mileage40 / 57 records
100.0%Valid incident date57 / 57 records
100.0%Valid filing date57 / 57 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates57 / 57 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Service Brakes
3331.1%
ODI 10459990 · 82,056 mi

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, COMPUTER NOISES BEEPING BEHIND DASH, BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES ALL PRESSURE, VEHICLE UNSAFE, CRASH WAS IMMINENT, IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEATH. BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FRONT BRAKES BEGAN MAKING SEVERE GRINDING NOISES, VEHICLE VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF STOPPING. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. PREVIOUS FAILURE ON 3.30.11 AT 68KMILES, 1ST FAILURE ON 8.20.10 AT 57K MILES. AT 70K MILES DEALER REP…

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2227.5%
ODI 10475403 · 65 mi

SLIP BRAKE ALERT LIGHTED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY GRINDING BRAKE NOISE AND VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SCARY THING IS, I ALWAYS HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THIS SUV EVERY WEEKEND. *TR

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4658.2%
ODI 10461722 · 26,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND HAD TO DEPRESS THE BREAK PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL AND JERK BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. THE CONTACT STATED IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE HE WOULD CHANGE THE GEAR TO PARK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVI…

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942.9%
ODI 10626144 · 94,000 mi

THE BRAKES OF MY 2007 INFINITI QX56 FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING TWO KIDS, ON THE RAMP UP TO HIGHWAY. I STEPPED ON BRAKES TO SLIGHTLY SLOW DOWN FOR ENTERING THE FREE WAY AFTER ANOTHER CAR, AND ALL FOUR WHEELS STARTED TO HAVE LOUD GRINDING SOUNDS, AND BRAKES DIDN'T TAKE ACTION, NO MATTER HOW HARD I STEP ON IT. I HAVE TO MAKE A SHARP CURVE OUT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLIDE MY CAR OUT TO ACCESS ROAD. AFTER FINALLY SLOWING DOWN THE CAR AND PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT. I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON. FORTUNATE…

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1834.0%
ODI 10461388 · 82,200 mi

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 INFINITI QX56 FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION TODAY, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A SPORADIC GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. I PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE WORKING…

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114.3%
ODI 11114417 · 100,000 mi

MY 2009 INFINITI QX56 HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION THAT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE, EVEN THOUGH REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALER KEEP TELLING ME IT'S 'FINE'... WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH, IF I HIT OR DRIVE OVER ANY BUMP OR POTHOLE OR DIP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE BACKEND OF THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL OR SWING OUT OF CONTROL AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. NOW, AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I HIT ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED TYPICAL ROAD / PAVEMENT ISSU…

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14.0%
ODI 10925893 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL OFF SLIP ON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE …

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

23.5%
ODI 10486608 · 7,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND SLIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

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412.5%
ODI 10667433 · 26,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, I WAS ALREADY AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, AS SOON AS I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, FOR FEAR IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN WHEN I AM NOT COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND I WILL HAVE NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE INFINITI DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE CAR, CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG, AND T…

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Engine
54.7%
ODI 10551439 · 68,000 mi

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE DEFECTIVE WHICH CREATES NOISE AND ALLOWS FUMES TO ESCAPE. INFINITI ADMITS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE BUT THEY WANT $2,800 TO $4,000 TO REPLACE THEM. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD AND INFINITI SHOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

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22.5%
ODI 10732088 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI QX56. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT GO OVER A SPEED OF 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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67.6%
ODI 10622082 · 95,000 mi

THE CAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VDC, AND SLIP LIGHT FLASHES AND THE CAR LOSES BRAKE POWER, FELT LIKE PADS WERE GONE BUT THEY WERE NOT. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND BRAKES CAME BACK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND A MECHANIC TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS STILL ON AND OFF. BRAKE ISSUE AND LIGHT COMING ON HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHERE OR WHAT SPEED.…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

35.7%
ODI 10538529 · 80,000 mi

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

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

3747.4%
ODI 10483640 · 35,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELT CHAIN ON NEWER MODEL INFINITI QX56. PROBLEM OF CAR MAKING WHISTLING NOISE APPEARED EARLY AFTER PURCHASE AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER BUT BECAME PROMINENT IN JULY 2011. APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THE UNDERLYING DEFECT IN THE TIMING BELT CHAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AND THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT(S) AND/OR FATALIT(IES). *TR

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2442.1%
ODI 10808059 · 85,556 mi

VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED FLASHING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE SPEED DROP WAS SEVERE AND PLACED ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HAD A WHINING NOISE AT START WHEN I LEFT . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 83K IN MILES AND WAS JUST 10K OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER CHARGED $4000 FOR THE REPAIR

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1959.4%
ODI 11131472 · 143,000 mi

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THOUSAND OAKS INFINITI WHERE I REGULARLY HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BANK 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILURE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME THAT THE OTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED.

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Electrical System
1413.2%
ODI 10097672

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

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78.8%
ODI 10501472 · 92,000 mi

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…

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810.1%
ODI 10331806 · 91,642 mi

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

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314.3%
ODI 10663295 · 132,400 mi

HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON MY INFINITI QX56....AFTER DOING SO SOUNDS AS IF REAR END IS SLIPPING. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HORN QUIT WORKING 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE. THIS I KNOW IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO HORN TO BLOW, IN CASES WHERE NEEDED. FAN ON BLOWER QUIT WORKING, ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. PASSENGER SEAT WILL NO LONGER ADJUST. FAN AND PASSENGER SEAT QUIT WORKING APPROXIMATELY AT THE SAME TIME. NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT WHEN YOU HEAR THINGS LIKE THE REAR END AND FRONT WHEEL…

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815.1%
ODI 10701522 · 110,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTED INTERNALLY. PRICE TO FIX IS $1,600.00. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR AT ANY TIME HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALL SERVICE TO TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH INFINITI DEALERSHIPS. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID ELECTRONIC ISSUE AND NOT OWNER ERROR. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITH THIS TRUCK. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID PROBLEM IS COVERED IF TRUCK LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD OR 60,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING …

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228.6%
ODI 10971275

THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A COLD SPRING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE AIRBAG THAT ALLOWS ELECTRICITY TO GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE IT WORK AND ONCE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE COIL- SPRING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE AIRBAG WORK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER SAFETY AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK NEITHER DOES ANY OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE . GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS DOES NOT REGISTER …

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312.0%
ODI 10432915 · 42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OAS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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33.8%
ODI 10972269 · 65,000 mi

THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. YOU CAN REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM BY SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR 30 MINUTES. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING RADIO AND THE CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE, THE QX56 IS A 8 CYLINDER CAR. IT DOES NOT CHARGE VERY EASILY. I HAVE TO CARRY A BATTERY CHARGER IN MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO INFINITY AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH …

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915.8%
ODI 10794965 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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39.4%
ODI 11364157

DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, VEHICLE IS DEAD EVERY 2-3 DAYS. MANY OTHERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. INFINITI HAS AN "INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE" TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX FOR OLDER VEHICLES.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
21.9%
ODI 10504395 · 109,000 mi

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

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1215.0%
ODI 10480134 · 109,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 INFINITY QX56 AND RECENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF THE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING OVER A 1/4 TANK STILL REMAINING. CONTACTED INFINITY AND INFORMED THEM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 WHICH SAYS "THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY" ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE MATCHES IDENTICALLY TO THE PROPER MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE RECALL THEY STATE THAT MY VIN IS N…

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22.5%
ODI 11078927 · 165,000 mi

THE CUSTER GAUGAE AND THE GAS HAND CONTINUES TO GO OUT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NEEDS RELPACING AGAIN.

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14.8%
ODI 11271136 · 40 mi

MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH AND THEN SLOWING DOWN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO FALLS DEAD ON LOCAL ROADS AT 30-40 MPH. I CAN LITERALLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WITH NO PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THERE ARE NO WARNING CODES OR ALERTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SOUTHWEST INFINITI PAID FOR UNNECESSARY SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE;BUT FROM ONLY PARK OR NEUTRAL. I THEN HAVE TO REV UP THE ENGINE …

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47.5%
ODI 11164706 · 166,490 mi

QX56 2008 HAD LEFT ME STRANDED CV SEVERAL TIMES I BELIEVE RECENTLY AFTER ADDING GAS SAW MY FUEL GO FROM 88MILES OF FUEL TO 27MILES OF FUEL LEFT I DON'T TRUST IT WORTIED I WILL BE STRANDED AND NOW IT HAS ERACTICLY HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH JUST SLIPPERY RD SIM BV LE AND I SHUT IT OFF ONLY TO END UP WITH NO POWER AS IF BATTERY WAS DEAD AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY NOW MY FUEL IS ALWAYS AT EMPTY AFTER DRIVING FOR 10MINUTES

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114.3%
ODI 10691803 · 90,000 mi

MY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ 1/4. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, THAT I KNOW I AM NEAR EMPTY BASED ON MILEAGE BUT MY GAS GAUGE STILL READS 1/4. I FOUND A RECALL ON-LINE THAT STATES THAT THIS CAR IS AFFECTED BUT WHEN I CONTACT NISSAN NA AND MY DEALER, BOTH SAY, BASED ON MY VIN, THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS WHAT I FOUND ONLINE: RECALL ID # 68281 - FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM RECALL DATE: MAR 03, 2010 MODEL AFFECTED: 2009 INFINITI QX56 SUMMARY: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL …

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00.0%

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1823.1%
ODI 10783258 · 25,531 mi

FUEL LINE FAILURE: A FUEL LINE FITTING/CLAMP ON BACK SIDE OF ENGINE (DRIVERS SIDE) IS STREAMING FUEL AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 CUP PER MINUTE. WHILE STARTING MY CAR THIS MORNING, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, SO I CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW GAS STEADILY STREAMING FROM THE CAR AND FORMING A 2 FOOT DIAMETER PUDDLE. I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER'S GARAGE FOR REPAIR LATER THIS WEEK. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FUEL LINE LEAK MAY BE RELATED INFINITI'S RECALL: NHTSA ID: 14V-683.…

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712.3%
ODI 10694506 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V683000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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26.3%
ODI 11306616 · 100,000 mi

CATALYST PROBLEM P0420 P0420. SEEN SAME VEHICLES BEING RECALLED.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1716.0%
ODI 10111400

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES. AFTER SERVICING, THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER 3000 MILES. *JB

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45.0%
ODI 10336711 · 74,000 mi

BRAKES BECOME MUSHY DURING APPLICATION WITH A LOSE OF ABOUT 50-75% OF THEIR POWER. BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP. CARS ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. CAR IS VERY DELAYED IN BRAKING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AFTER THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IS PLACED IN PARK, AND TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE; ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE INTO AN ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE A DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALERS…

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1113.9%
ODI 10305583 · 43,834 mi

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

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00.0%

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47.5%
ODI 10336477 · 27,000 mi

LAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE, UNRELATED SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 INFINITI QX56. ON THURSDAY THE TRUCK ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND CAME TO REST ON A HIGHWAY. IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE READING JUST UNDER HALF A TANK REMAINING. I HAD EARLIER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS ON A WAIT LIST DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL THE NEXT DAY, FRIDAY. ON SUNDAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST IT'S BRAKES, T…

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00.0%

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14.0%
ODI 10320991 · 15 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AN 2010 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY RESPONSE. THE CONTACT REQUIRED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE DURING BRAKING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

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00.0%

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11.8%
ODI 10433059 · 100 mi

THE STANDARD QX56 COMES WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY SIZE SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LESS THAN 10% OF THE QX MODELS ARE ORDERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A DESIGN FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS FOOT IF THE RADAR SENSES THAT THE VEHICLE IS CLOSING DISTANCE TOO QUICKLY ON THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS THIS ACTION IS MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AT THE TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I AM 6'3" TALL AND HAVE A SIZE 12 SHOE. THE TIP OF MY SHOE…

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00.0%

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Suspension
21.9%
ODI 10111400

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES. AFTER SERVICING, THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER 3000 MILES. *JB

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11.3%
ODI 10992006 · 238,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING COMPLETELY BROKEN AND COLAPSED LEAVING THE CAR ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE DRIVER ABSORBER SHOCK. THE LEFT FRONT END IS LEANING 2 INCHES LOWER THAN USUAL. I ASSUME THIS A HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS.

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11.3%
ODI 11337830 · 143,000 mi

WHEN MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND I GO OVER ANY BUMPS IT PULLS THE BACK END OF CAR MY TO THE SIDE AND BOUNCES AROUND SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR.THIS WILL PULL SO MUCH IT TAKE ME TO THE SIDE OF THE LAND IM CURRENTLY IN I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I LOOK OUT FOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MAKE SURE I SLOW DOWN BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT SO I CAN KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS CAUSES MY ABS TO TURN ON WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS BECAUSE THE CAR THINK IM NOT IN CONTROL WHICH ALSO CAUSE MORE ISSUES. THIS ALSO CAUSE A RISK AS I HAVE OTHER TRAFFIC DRIVING A…

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628.6%
ODI 10479359 · 49,900 mi

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AT INFINITI OF COCONUT CREEK SEPTEMBER 2012. THERE IS A VIBRATION AND NOISE AT LOW SPEED, BELOW 30 MPH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT THE TIRES, IT IS THE SUSPENSION THAT IS LOOSE AND I WILL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. PER THE DEALER, INFINITI KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE QX56 AND THE ARMADA AND THERE IS NO FIX. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SUSPENSION. *TR

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713.2%
ODI 10244607 · 80 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHEN IT CROSSES OVER ABNORMALITIES IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.

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342.9%
ODI 10971275

THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A COLD SPRING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE AIRBAG THAT ALLOWS ELECTRICITY TO GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE IT WORK AND ONCE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE COIL- SPRING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE AIRBAG WORK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER SAFETY AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK NEITHER DOES ANY OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE . GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS DOES NOT REGISTER …

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14.0%
ODI 10653767 · 60,122 mi

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE OF 2014 AND PURCHASED IT WITH 53K MILES. THE UNDERBODY HAS SUBSTANTIAL RUST FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS RUST HAS SEIZED THE ALIGNMENT BOLTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIRS(IN EXCESS OF $1500). A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROSION TO THE EXTENT THAT A REAR END ALIGNMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES SUBSTANTIALLY OLDER WITH LESS UNDERBODY CORROSION. I BELIEVE THE COATING/PARTS USED ARE DEFECTIVE AND WHEN I CONTA…

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911.5%
ODI 10400790 · 15,000 mi

OUR 2011 INFINITI QX56 CANNOT BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED AT SPEED WHEN ANY ROUGH PAVEMENT, POT HOLE, BRIDGE CONNECTION JOINTS, OR SIMILAR IS RAN OVER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WITH LITTLE IF ANY CONTROL BY THE DRIVER. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE DRIFTS OUT OF THE LANE. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE EVER OCCURRED BUT AT LEAST THREE NEAR MISSES ON INTERSTATE DRIVING HAVE OCCURRED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS SCARY AND QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

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47.0%
ODI 11142909 · 60,000 mi

MY 2012 INFINITI QX56 WITH HBMC DRIVES VERY TWITCHY AND FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HADLES WELL ON PERFECTLY SMOOTH ROADS BUT IF THERE ARE ANY IMPERFECTIONS IT TRIES TO JUMP BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS. IF I AM COMING INTO A CORNER TOO FAST THE BACK END WILL SKIP ABOUT AS IF THE REAR ALIGNMENT IS OUT OF WHACK. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE 22" WHEELS BEING TOO HEAVY OR THE DRIVE BY WIRE BEING CALIBRA…

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39.4%
ODI 11448098

While my wife was driving our QX56 during normal conditions at approximately 40MPH, QX56 begun to swerve repeatedly left to right in a dangerous manner and she had to apply brakes rapidly. Looking under the vehicle, the lower control arm was badly cracked and the cause of the swerving. I towed to my local shop (not Infiniti dealership) for repair and they confirmed the right control arm was cracked. They stated the left control arm was also severely rusted / damaged and wasn't too far from cracking either. Fortunately, my wife was only go…

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Air Bags
87.5%
ODI 10079807

PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.*MR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEACTIVATION INDICATOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR LIFT GATE SENSOR WOULD BEEP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT OFFER AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WASHER SPRAYER DID NOT FUNCTION. THE LIQUID BEING SPRAYED OUT OF THE SPRAYER WAS ALCOHOL WHICH DISCOLORED THE PAINT ON THE HOOD COWLING. THE DVD ENTERTAINMENT UNIT BROKE. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE CA…

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56.3%
ODI 10456055 · 72,000 mi

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX AIRBAG AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF OWNER EXPENSES HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. LATEST ESTIMATE IS ANOTHER 1200 TO FIX A HARNESS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDIAGNOSED. *TR

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11.3%
ODI 11533950

Air bag not working, horn not working properly. And other functions. Was told clock spring needs to be replaced.

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14.8%
ODI 10863246 · 73,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ACCOMPANIED BY SOME CLICKING SOUND OR NOISE THAT STOPS AFTER SOME SECONDS.THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I TURN ON THE CAR

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59.4%
ODI 10650424 · 155,000 mi

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

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114.3%
ODI 10971275

THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A COLD SPRING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE AIRBAG THAT ALLOWS ELECTRICITY TO GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE IT WORK AND ONCE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE COIL- SPRING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE AIRBAG WORK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER SAFETY AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK NEITHER DOES ANY OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE . GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS DOES NOT REGISTER …

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624.0%
ODI 10654176 · 54,000 mi

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL. UPON INSPECTION AT AN INFINITY DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE CABLE FOR THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE ABOUT $600. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES AND I DO NOT THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IF IN A WRECK. *TR

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11.3%
ODI 11377860 · 130,000 mi

TIMING CHAIN STARTED RATTLING @ 125,000 MILES.. HOWEVER, MY VIN SHOWS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CATS WENT BAD, HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. YET NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE BATTERY CONSTANTLY GOES DEAD IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT A NEW INFINITY BATTERY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. YOU CAN REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM BY SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR 30 MINUTES. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING RADIO AND THE CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE, THE QX56 IS A 8 CYLINDER CAR. IT DOES NO…

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58.8%
ODI 10533365 · 100 mi

AIR BAGS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN FRONT SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 100 POUNDS BUT I WOULD THINK AIR BAG SYSTEM SHOULD WORK FOR AN ADULT OF THIS SIZE. *TR

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
32.8%
ODI 10716053

MY GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS NOT CORRECT. I ONLY RELY ON THE TIME AND HOW MUCH I FILLED IT. SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT IT DIDN'T START, EVEN THE GAS GAUGE IN THE DASHBOARD SAYS ITS FULL BUT IT'S EMPTY. I DID TALKED TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR IT FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY BUT EVERY TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE THE DEALER WILL DENY IT AND SAYS THAT THE VIN NUMBER SAYS NO HISTORY OF RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM NOT READING ACCURATELY, THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE DASH BOARD, BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE OTHER MECHANIC HE SAY…

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22.5%
ODI 11033462

MY 2005 QX56 LOSING POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF, AND MY CHECK ENGINE IS OFF

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33.8%
ODI 10782889 · 108,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DECEMBER OF 2014 AND WITHIN A MONTH I NOTICED CONDENSATION IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME ONE NIGHT WITH MY 4 CHILDREN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF HOPING THEY WOULD TURN ON AND THEY CAME BACK ON AND WORKED. NOW EITHER HEADLIGHTS WORK AND TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY IS $1600 EACH SO RIGHT NOW I DO NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. I TALKED TO INFINTI AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE BEEN REDESI…

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00.0%

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35.7%
ODI 10702339

THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THERE WILL BE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE I'VE EVER COME ACROSS! IF YOU HIT ANY IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE YOUR CAR SHIFTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT WILL ACTUALLY THROW YOUR CAR INTO THE LANE TO THE RIGHT. I'VE READ SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS AND I'M UNFORTUNATELY STUCK IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I'M UPSIDE DOWN. THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED IMMEDI…

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00.0%

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14.0%
ODI 11726143

Hello, I am the owner of the vehicle is a 2010 Infiniti QX56. Please look into any recalls provide placement or vehicle as well. I no longer have it as a vehicle was stolen. I need I need either a reimbursement or the vehicle, but it does have recalls, and the reason why the vehicle was stolen or taken from the truckstop was because of the tire the wheels something had to do with that the reason why I have no dangerous recall on vehicle. Email me at [XXX] Thank you INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S…

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810.3%
ODI 10819153 · 74,000 mi

THROUGH MY RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH INFINITI MECHANICS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAINS AND ASSOCIATE PARTS THAT ARE A HAZARD AND A MAJOR EXPENSE TO 2011-2012 INFINITY QX56 OWNERS. THIS ISSUE WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED SOMEWHERE!! IT HAPPENS TO MY WIFE AND I THREE TIMES!!! I HAD TO GET IT TOWED ALL THREE TIMES!! THE HAZARD IS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST LOSES ALL POWER LEAVING THE HAZARD OF SOMEONE RUNNING IN BACK OF YOU. IF YOU DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AND THIS PROBLEM COMES ABOUT YOUR VEHICLE WILL STALL AN YOU CAN POSS…

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610.5%
ODI 11172993

I OWN A QX56 AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON I WAS TOLD BOTH OF MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE GONE OUT. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. DOING A LIL RESEARCH ON IT I SEE PLENTY OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LOVE MY TRUCK BUT DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW. INFINITI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

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13.1%
ODI 11311906 · 107,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A BRIDGE IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 40MPH. NOTHING WAS OVER HEAD, DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, WEATHER CLEAR AND ALL OF SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. EXTREMELY LOUD, MADE MY EARS RING. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT SOMETHING BLEW UP OR MY CAR HAD BEEN SHOT. I STARTED HEARING PIECES OF GLASS HIT MY SUNROOF COVER AND PULLED UP TO FIND MY GLASS HAD EXPLODED AND LEFT A HUGE HOLE IN MY SUNROOF. THE GLASS EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine81,500–111,646 mi95,000 mi19
ODI 10808059 · 85,556 mi

VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED FLASHING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE SPEED DROP WAS SEVERE AND PLACED ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HAD A WHINING NOISE AT START WHEN I LEFT . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 83K IN MILES AND WAS JUST 10K OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER CHARGED $4000 FOR THE REPAIR

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ODI 10822058 · 100,000 mi

INFINITI QX56 2012 WITH 100,000 MILES STARTED MAKING WHINING NOISE AT START-UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN AND SPUTTER WITHIN 7K MILES OF A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AFTER WORKING WITH LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY KNOW THEIR IS A BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES AND NEW TIMING CHAIN BE INSTALLED. SEEMS THIS IS ALMOST A 100% FAIL RATE AND JUST IS A MATTER WHEN VERSUS IF THIS WILL FAIL. SPEAKING TO INFINITI AND NISSAN THEY WILL NOT COVER ONE DIME OF THIS $4,500 REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING LATENT DEFECT. I SPOKE…

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ODI 10837035 · 81,000 mi

THE INFINITI QX56 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE SIDE THAT DRIVES THE FUEL PUMP. THE CHAIN STRETCHES AND BEGINS TO RUB METAL AGAINST METAL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS 4000 - 5000 DOLLARS AND IF YOU DO NOT REPAIR YOU RUN THE RISK OF RUINING THE MOTOR AND THAT IS 17,000. I WAS TOLD BY THE INFINITI MECHANIC IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HE COULD REPAIR THEM IN HIS SLEEP AND THE NEW CHAINS ARE "HEAVER DUTY". INFINITI SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT OUT OF WARRANTY. SEE THE ATTACHED WEB SITE. JUST THIS ONE SITE …

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Electrical System60,000–103,753 mi83,000 mi7
ODI 10794965 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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ODI 10924936 · 70,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE QX56. SUV'S COMPLETELY DIES AFTER A GLOVE BOX LIGHT, RADIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES, CAR CANNOT BE JUMPED BY TYPICAL CABLES, EVERY TIME WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY JUMP DONE BY TOW COMPANY OR BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY INFINITI. TIMING CHAIN AND BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WITH ENGINE ISSUES. INFINITI HAD SUV FOR ALMOST A MONTH TO FIX ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON THEN WE WHERE TOLD THE CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5K …

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ODI 11040876 · 107,506 mi

EXPERIENCING ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT I SAW THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED (#10924936). TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AT $2,000 EACH. DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, PERHAPS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE'VE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAD TO CALL AAA SEVERAL TIMES TO JUMP THE VEHICLE.

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Fuel/Propulsion System19,000–105,000 mi90,400 mi5
ODI 10694506 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V683000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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ODI 11163059 · 105,000 mi

THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE CENTER MALFUNCTION IS NOT WORKING. CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

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ODI 11202997 · 115,540 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME, A/C WAS ON, ALL LIGHTS WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHILE GOING UP HILL, SO I FLOOR IT SO THE VEHICLE SO I CAN GET PAST OVER THE HILL THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING THROUGH THE VENTS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE POP THE HOOD BUT DIDN'T SEE NO FIRE, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP IT WOULDN'T SO I WAITED FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP SO I WENT ON DRIVING AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY THING ON…

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range95,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 11179896 · 95,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DEALER STATES THAT I NEED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE.

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ODI 11306305 · 64,000 mi

MY 2012 INFINITI QX56 NEEDS A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND INIFINITI SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. IT SEEMS ODD THAT I HAVE THE YEAR AND MAKE OF THE CAR WITH THE EXACT REPAIRS NEEDED AS THE RECALL BUT THEY AREN'T COVERING IT.

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ODI 11323433 · 97,000 mi

I TOOK MY 2012 QX56 INFINITI TO INFINITI IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH OF MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR OUT THIS NEED TO BE A RECALL ISSUE WANT ME TO SPEND OVER $4,000 FOR BOTH TO REPLACE. *TR

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range12,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10533365 · 100 mi

AIR BAGS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN FRONT SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 100 POUNDS BUT I WOULD THINK AIR BAG SYSTEM SHOULD WORK FOR AN ADULT OF THIS SIZE. *TR

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ODI 11308946 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER WAS CRACKING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING SINCE IT WAS CRACKED AND POSSIBLY INJURIE THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT WENT TO INFINITI OF CORAL GABLES (2701 S LE JEUNE RD CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 [phone removed]) WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OR DIAGNOSES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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ODI 11327035 · 12,000 mi

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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Power TrainToo few reports for a range149,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10493463 · 800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY INCREASED IN ROTATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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ODI 11219307 · 158,000 mi

MY 2012 INFINITI SEEMS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OTHER INFINITI QX56 OWNERS ARE HAVING. STARTS WITH A LOUD HISSING/WHISTLING SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO GO AWAY AFTER 10-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THE CAR FEELS JUST FINE. TODAY ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE INFINITI DEALER, JUST TO HAVE THE MECHANIC RETURN A FEW MINUTES LATER TO INFORM US IT IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. I AM HUGE ON RESEARCHING AND AFTER A FEW HOURS OF RESEARCH AND REALIZING THAT SOME OF THESE MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS ISSUED ACCORDING TO VIN# F…

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SuspensionToo few reports for a range100,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 11142909 · 60,000 mi

MY 2012 INFINITI QX56 WITH HBMC DRIVES VERY TWITCHY AND FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HADLES WELL ON PERFECTLY SMOOTH ROADS BUT IF THERE ARE ANY IMPERFECTIONS IT TRIES TO JUMP BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS. IF I AM COMING INTO A CORNER TOO FAST THE BACK END WILL SKIP ABOUT AS IF THE REAR ALIGNMENT IS OUT OF WHACK. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE 22" WHEELS BEING TOO HEAVY OR THE DRIVE BY WIRE BEING CALIBRA…

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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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Engine And Engine CoolingToo few reports for a range90,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10456461 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

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ODI 11721950 · 175,000 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated that while driving at 56 MPH, the vehicle slowed down and failed to respond as intended. An oil change was performed; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the high-pressure fuel pump was leaking, causing the timing chain to fail. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the failure progressed, causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle failed on the side of the road and was towed to th…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

26V455000 · 2026-07-151 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-031None
ODI 11721950 · 175,000 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated that while driving at 56 MPH, the vehicle slowed down and failed to respond as intended. An oil change was performed; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the high-pressure fuel pump was leaking, causing the timing chain to fail. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the failure progressed, causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle failed on the side of the road and was towed to th…

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2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-061None
ODI 11742803

While driving my vehicle with my family, I experienced a sudden and dangerous loss of control. I was able to safely maneuver the vehicle off the roadway without injury. After inspection, it was determined that the subframe had fractured due to severe rust, which was not previously identified. The failure occurred without warning and directly impacted the ability to control the vehicle, creating a significant safety hazard. No warnings or messages indicated a problem existed prior to the failure.

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2026-07026V455000

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 25 reports

2012: 5 complaints · 2013: 5 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2012345
2013245
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20125601
20133200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngineElectrical SystemFuel/Propulsion SystemUnknown Or OtherAir BagsPower TrainSuspensionEngine And Engine Cooling
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ODI 10924936 · 70,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE QX56. SUV'S COMPLETELY DIES AFTER A GLOVE BOX LIGHT, RADIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES, CAR CANNOT BE JUMPED BY TYPICAL CABLES, EVERY TIME WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY JUMP DONE BY TOW COMPANY OR BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY INFINITI. TIMING CHAIN AND BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WITH ENGINE ISSUES. INFINITI HAD SUV FOR ALMOST A MONTH TO FIX ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON THEN WE WHERE TOLD THE CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5K …

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ODI 11040876 · 107,506 mi

EXPERIENCING ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT I SAW THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED (#10924936). TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AT $2,000 EACH. DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, PERHAPS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE'VE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAD TO CALL AAA SEVERAL TIMES TO JUMP THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11081916 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 50,000.

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ODI 11202997 · 115,540 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME, A/C WAS ON, ALL LIGHTS WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHILE GOING UP HILL, SO I FLOOR IT SO THE VEHICLE SO I CAN GET PAST OVER THE HILL THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING THROUGH THE VENTS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE POP THE HOOD BUT DIDN'T SEE NO FIRE, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP IT WOULDN'T SO I WAITED FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP SO I WENT ON DRIVING AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY THING ON…

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ODI 11240421

I HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BACK IN DECEMBER 2016 . THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I HAD IT REPLACED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON SO I GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AGAIN. 35K MILES LATER

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ODI 11403384 · 130 mi

HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES, DRIVING DOWN THE HWYAT 65 MILES PER HR.. CAR FAILED. COSTED TO SIDE OF ROAD MADE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, WHICH AFFECTED THE TIMMING CHAIN AND BROKE THE TEETH, WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE MOTOR. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT HUNDRED OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE WITH THIS VEHICLE

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ODI 11179896 · 95,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DEALER STATES THAT I NEED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE.

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ODI 11461649

I got Code : P0011 (my mechanic said that timing chain has to be replaced) I saw that Infiniti run the campaign as below : Dated July 15, 2016 VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2011 – 2013 QX56 AND M56; TIMING CHAIN CAMPAIGN ID #: P6305 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2011-2013 QX56 (Z62) 2011-2013 M56 (Y51) Check Service Comm to confirm campaign eligibility 2011-2013 QX56 IMPORTANT: The following service procedure for 2011-2013 QX56 is an abbreviated version of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) procedure to replace the timing chains and related components. The …

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0
1
ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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1
ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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0
Electrical System
4
ODI 10924936 · 70,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE QX56. SUV'S COMPLETELY DIES AFTER A GLOVE BOX LIGHT, RADIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES, CAR CANNOT BE JUMPED BY TYPICAL CABLES, EVERY TIME WE EITHER HAD TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY JUMP DONE BY TOW COMPANY OR BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY INFINITI. TIMING CHAIN AND BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WITH ENGINE ISSUES. INFINITI HAD SUV FOR ALMOST A MONTH TO FIX ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON THEN WE WHERE TOLD THE CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5K …

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ODI 11040876 · 107,506 mi

EXPERIENCING ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT I SAW THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED (#10924936). TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AT $2,000 EACH. DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, PERHAPS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE'VE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAD TO CALL AAA SEVERAL TIMES TO JUMP THE VEHICLE.

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ODI 11081916 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 50,000.

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1
ODI 11202997 · 115,540 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME, A/C WAS ON, ALL LIGHTS WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHILE GOING UP HILL, SO I FLOOR IT SO THE VEHICLE SO I CAN GET PAST OVER THE HILL THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING THROUGH THE VENTS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE POP THE HOOD BUT DIDN'T SEE NO FIRE, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP IT WOULDN'T SO I WAITED FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP SO I WENT ON DRIVING AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY THING ON…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
3
ODI 11202997 · 115,540 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME, A/C WAS ON, ALL LIGHTS WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHILE GOING UP HILL, SO I FLOOR IT SO THE VEHICLE SO I CAN GET PAST OVER THE HILL THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING THROUGH THE VENTS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE POP THE HOOD BUT DIDN'T SEE NO FIRE, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP IT WOULDN'T SO I WAITED FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP SO I WENT ON DRIVING AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY THING ON…

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ODI 11240421

I HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BACK IN DECEMBER 2016 . THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I HAD IT REPLACED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON SO I GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AGAIN. 35K MILES LATER

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ODI 11403384 · 130 mi

HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES, DRIVING DOWN THE HWYAT 65 MILES PER HR.. CAR FAILED. COSTED TO SIDE OF ROAD MADE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, WHICH AFFECTED THE TIMMING CHAIN AND BROKE THE TEETH, WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE MOTOR. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT HUNDRED OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE WITH THIS VEHICLE

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1
ODI 11202997 · 115,540 mi

WAS DRIVING HOME, A/C WAS ON, ALL LIGHTS WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHILE GOING UP HILL, SO I FLOOR IT SO THE VEHICLE SO I CAN GET PAST OVER THE HILL THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING THROUGH THE VENTS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE POP THE HOOD BUT DIDN'T SEE NO FIRE, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP IT WOULDN'T SO I WAITED FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP SO I WENT ON DRIVING AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY THING ON…

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Unknown Or Other
2
ODI 11179896 · 95,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DEALER STATES THAT I NEED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE.

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ODI 11461649

I got Code : P0011 (my mechanic said that timing chain has to be replaced) I saw that Infiniti run the campaign as below : Dated July 15, 2016 VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2011 – 2013 QX56 AND M56; TIMING CHAIN CAMPAIGN ID #: P6305 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2011-2013 QX56 (Z62) 2011-2013 M56 (Y51) Check Service Comm to confirm campaign eligibility 2011-2013 QX56 IMPORTANT: The following service procedure for 2011-2013 QX56 is an abbreviated version of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) procedure to replace the timing chains and related components. The …

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Air Bags0000—000
Power Train
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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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ODI 11190228 · 140,000 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND TIMING CHAIN THAT JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN FOR IT WITH INFINITI I CALLED INFINITI AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS NOT FOR MY ACTUAL VIN NUMBER BUT FOR SAME CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBER, I ASKED THE QUESTION SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER VIN SAME VEHICLE SHOULDN'T YOUR COMPANY FIX ALL OF THAT YEAR VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD NO.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

10 mentions · 17.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 96,000 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10493463 · 800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY INCREASED IN ROTATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

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ODI 11131900 · 82,000 mi

AT 82,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE BAD. THEY ARE WARRANTIED TO 80K MILES AND OF COURSE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HELP. THIS NEEDS A RECALL, GOOGLE QX56 CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.

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ODI 11163059 · 105,000 mi

THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE CENTER MALFUNCTION IS NOT WORKING. CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

9 mentions · 15.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 93,500 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10456461 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

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ODI 10794965 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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ODI 10849538 · 147,000 mi

2012 INFINITI QX56. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AND OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. *SMD *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 3.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 21,050 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10433059 · 100 mi

THE STANDARD QX56 COMES WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY SIZE SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LESS THAN 10% OF THE QX MODELS ARE ORDERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A DESIGN FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS FOOT IF THE RADAR SENSES THAT THE VEHICLE IS CLOSING DISTANCE TOO QUICKLY ON THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS THIS ACTION IS MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AT THE TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I AM 6'3" TALL AND HAVE A SIZE 12 SHOE. THE TIP OF MY SHOE…

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ODI 10778289 · 42,000 mi

WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL START TO ROLL FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND EXTRA PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING, AT THIS POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR AND PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WILL RESTORE THE BRAKES TO A NORMAL FEEL. THE INFINITI DEALER STATES THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND REPAIRS ARE NOT NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 04/2015 TO PRESENT.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 83,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11323919 · 83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE THEREFORE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY PARASITIC DRAIN OR A RELAY FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11119825

THERE'S A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ONCE WE PARK THE VEHICLE. I DID SOME SEARCHES ONLINE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR NISSAN/INFINIT 2012 VEHICLES DUE TO 'THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED DURING PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MAY LOOSEN WITH VEHICLE USAGE AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.' THIS INCLUDES 2012 INFINIT QX56 WHICH IS THE VEHICLE WE HAVE BUT WHEN I SEARCH MY VEHICLES VIN, YOUR SITE TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL. …

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11267989 · 70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST HOUSTON INFINITI (12200 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77079, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS R…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b