2006 INFINITI QX56 Brakes Problems

Brake Failure. The brake fails occasionally while driving on the streets or on the Highways without Waring. The brake pedal goes down to the floor, and grinding/hitting metal to metal sound is heard and vehicle brake control is lost. Experiences were traumatic; you swing left or right to avoid hitting another vehicle from behind or running a red light. The vehicle has been inspected by an independent mechanic, and the brake components: rotors, pads, drum, and fluid levels were ok, each time it occurs. The brake lights come off and on and each time, the mechanic finds no issues with the brake components. One dangerous aspect of these occurrences is that after the vehicle sits for a while, like 30 minutes to one hour, and you go back to driving the vehicle, it appears that the brakes readjust and starts working normally; it continues to work normally about a month, and out of nowhere without warning it fails again and readjusts later. I was about to take my daughter to college out of County, and she has a lot of luggage as she lives in the dormitory; we would not use this Infinity which is a large SUV that could have accommodated me, my daughter and my wife, because of fear of brake failure on the highway. We decided that we would have to use our small compact Lexus instead, but I would not be accommodated in the Lexus because of my daughter's much luggage; my wife and my daughter will make the trip without me. Please look into these break failures.

NHTSA ID

11484449

Incident

Sep 14, 2022

2006 INFINITI QX56, HAD BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2020, 2 WEEKS LATER I'M DRIVING, FLAT SURFACE, NICE DAY, APPLIED BRAKES, MY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, FELT LIKE A 'SLIP' , I HAD KIDS IN CAR, I PULLED OVER, ASKED THE GIRLS WHAT THEY HEARD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, CHECKED BRAKE FLUID, FULL, THE GIRLS THOUGHT I MAY HAVE HIT A SLICK PATCH OF OIL OR SOMETHING?? WE DID OUR SHOPPING, I MADE A FEW PHONE CALLS, GOT BACK IN VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND APPLIED BRAKES, WORKED FINE, DROVE HOME SLOW, NO ISSUES. ALSO NO LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CONVINCED MYSELF THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE. 2 1/2 WEEKS LATER AND AFTER LOTS OF DRIVING, I HAD TO GO TO MEMPHIS 5 HOURS AWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER. EVERYTHING FINE UNTIL WE GOT THERE. CHECKED INTO HOSPITAL, THEN DECIDED TO GO DOWNTOWN 4 BLOCKS AWAY. STARTED CAR, DROVE SLOW, AT 3RD BLOCK WENT TO BRAKE AS USUAL AND IT HAPPENED!!! BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, LOUD GRINDING, CLUNKING, BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK, THIS TIME LIGHT CAME ON. JUST THE RED BRAKE LIGHT. I GOT PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, CHECKED FLUID LEVELS AGAIN, FULL! SCARED NOW. I'M IN MEMPHIS. WHEN I STARTED CAR BACK UP IT WAS FINE. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE HOME. HAVE READ ALL THE BRAKE SENSOR PROBS, NO RECALLS, DEATHS, UNABLE TO STOP, I'M FRIGHTENED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. NISSAN WILL BE HEARING FROM ME

NHTSA ID

11375189

Incident

Nov 17, 2020

Mileage

200,139 mi

SUV WILL HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING, EMITTING A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DIFFIULTY STOPPING. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TWICE NOW. ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE SITUATION SEEMS TO STOP. HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. FIRST TIME HAD BRAKES, ROTORS REDONE IN CASE THERE WAS AN ISSUE, THOUGH THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. HAS CONTINUED TO DO IT A FEW ADDITIONAL TIME. TOOK IT INTO INFINITI DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER 2004-2008 INFINITI QX-56 AND NISSAN ARMADAS. WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE 'RECALL' LIST.

NHTSA ID

11354126

Incident

Sep 6, 2020

Mileage

153,000 mi

DIFFICULTY STOPPING. PINGING NOISE. REPLACED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT'S VERY HARD TO BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO RESET ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF! VERY SCARY. HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE.

NHTSA ID

11341712

Incident

Jul 22, 2020

Mileage

180,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND I DID NOT FEEL THE CAR SLOW AT ALL. THE "BRAKE" DASH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND I CONTINUED PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY AND SLOW THE CAR. WHILE I CONTINUED PRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN AS IF IT WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN AND I COULD HEAR A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CROSSED SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AS THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLY SLOWING TO REACH THE SHOULDER. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND REMAINED ON THE SHOULDER WITH THE CAR RUNNING. MY HUSBAND MET ME ON THE SHOULDER AND DROVE THE CAR HOME. HE SAID THAT THE GRINDING SOUND WAS THE ABS ON IN A PERMANENT STATE, AND WOULD ACTIVATE DURING EVERY BRAKING UNLESS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EXTREMELY LIGHTLY. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO OUR DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AGAIN. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WAS OFF, BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL, AND ABS COULD BE ACTIVATED WITH HARD BRAKING AS USUAL.

NHTSA ID

11306423

Incident

Jan 15, 2020

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE IN MOTION THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOOSE AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE BRAKING POWER LOSES FUNCTION, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF. I ONLY LEARNED THAT IT WILL RESET ITSELF WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME ON A STREET. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND MOST RECENTLY 1 WEEK AGO.

NHTSA ID

11298266

Incident

Dec 31, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BRAKE LIGHT WARMING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TO INFINITY FOR 13 YEARS TO INFINITY OF VANNUYS ( THE ONLY DEALER THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLE). WHY OLE THIS 6000 LB VEHICLE IS MOTION AND THIS SAFETY HAZARD OCCURS, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES. IT STOP THE VEHICLE PROMPTLY AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD AND A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOAD TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALL I AM TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS INFREQUENTLY AND OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHAT IS MORE TERRIFYING IS THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS KNOWN TO NHTSA AND NISSAN/INFINITY OF AMERICA AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED OR THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THIS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAZARD HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LIFE OF OWNERSHIP ( I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE). I HAVE MADE INFINITI OF VANNUYS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY THAT MY SERVICE ADVISOR COMMUNICATED WITH ME IF HOW ALARMED AND CONCERNED HE WAS WITH THE ISSUE AS HIS TECHNICIAN WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BALEARIC LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND MAKING THE METAL GRINDING NOISE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO DO SO. I COMMUNICATED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT INFINITI AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR DEPARTMENT THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT NISSAN:INFINITI IS NOT AWARE OF THIS MATTER. I MENTIONED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING THIS CONCERN WITH SERVICE ADVISORS OVER 13 YEARS AND THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS: THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, SPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT CRUZ V. MATHENGE | NO. B286067. MY FAMILY'S LIFE AND MY OWN HAVE BEEN IN JEOPARDY OVER 13 YEARS AND I NEED HELP.

NHTSA ID

11280240

Incident

Oct 3, 2019

Mileage

8,000 mi

WHEN I AM DRIVING (PRESSING THE GAS) AN INCONSISTENT RANDOM CLICKING NOISE THAT'S AFFECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND USAGE IS HEARD. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. IN THE PAST, I WOULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN AND SHOW TO ANY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT DOES IT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THEREFORE IT WOULD NEVER DO IT WHEN NEEDED. I WENT ON BECAUSE IT WASN'T OFTEN AT FIRST. NOW IT'S AT AN EXTREME LEVEL AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE AND I COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY (YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SCARY THAT IS AT HIGH SPEEDS).

NHTSA ID

11268775

Incident

Oct 15, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I STARTED TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN. WHEN I WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKES THERE WAS AN INCONSISTENT CLUNKING NOISE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE, ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING FINE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PHYSICALLY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN DISENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL OF THE BRAKES FOR VISIBLE DEBRIS AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

11222479

Incident

Jun 24, 2019

Mileage

144,500 mi

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHEN THE CAR IDLES FOR LONG TIME, HIGH TRAFFIC OR RUN IN A LONG DISTANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, SLIP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES CHATTER AND STOPPING CAR BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER OVER THE YEAR HAS PRODUCED NO FIXES....REPLACED SENSOR, BRAKE BOOSTERS, BRAKE PADS, FLUID CHANGES, IN ESSENCE PRACTICALLY AN ENTIRELY NEW BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. THIS IS MAJOR ISSUE!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, LIKELY BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE REPLICATED ON DEMAND. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT AND THEN SOMEONE MIGHT LISTEN.

NHTSA ID

11193800

Incident

Apr 3, 2019

Mileage

91,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING OFF AND WEIRD NOISE WHEN PRESSING IT, CAR ONLY HAS 39K MILES

NHTSA ID

11130807

Incident

Sep 21, 2018

Mileage

39,000 mi

WHILE IN MOTION ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION RED LIGHT. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. LIGHTS ON DASH BLINK, POWER LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE ALONG WITH WINDOWS BY SELF WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATES "NO ISSUES FOUND".

NHTSA ID

11104239

Incident

Jun 26, 2018

Mileage

123,500 mi

MY BRAKES SOMETIMES JUST GOES CRAZY!!! THE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IT GRINDS AND IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. IT ONLY GIVES ME ONE DATE BELOW BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11089843

Incident

Apr 23, 2018

Mileage

101,000 mi

MULTIPLE TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN VARIOUS PLACES AND DURING VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS. THERE IS NO INDICATION, WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS WHEN THEY STOP WORKING,I FIND OUT WHEN I PRESS ON THE BACK AND IT MAKES A ODD SOUND ALMOST LIKE A SPRING AND A PULSATING/GRINDING FEELING WHEN I PRESS THE BREAK DOWN. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED DURING THIS TIME. THERE HAS BEEN NO SET REASON OR PATTERN FOR THE BREAKS GOING OUT, THEY JUST RANDOMLY STOP FUNCTIONING. NORMALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS FOR THE PAST YEAR, AFTER I GET MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT'S BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 2/24/2018 AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT 4 SEPARATE TIMES EVEN WITH TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. I FEARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MYSELF SO THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO MY HOUSE AND NOT DROVE AGAIN UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER. INFINITI WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THIS WILL END UP CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO MY CHILDREN, MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR WHEN THEY GO OUT AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER STOPPING MY QX56. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO KNOW IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME!

NHTSA ID

11075179

Incident

Feb 24, 2018

Mileage

97,250 mi

BRAKES SUDDENLY MAKES GRINDING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED THAT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE SPRING IS ABOUT TO SNAP. THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS MUSHY. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEW ROTORS/DISC AND NEW PADS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE I NO LONGER TRUST THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING.

NHTSA ID

11031992

Incident

Oct 5, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY CAR HAS THE NOTORIOUS ISSUE THAT SEEMS A LOT OF NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56 HAS. WHEN DRIVING, ALL IF A SUDDEN BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH. ALL OF SUDDEN, WHEN I PRESS IN MY BRAKES, IT STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AND LOSES ALMOST ALL POWER IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. LIKE THE ABS IS NOT WORKING. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY BUT WILL SOON HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN, AND THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNLESS IT'S MALFUNCTIONING. SO THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPEN, I RISKED EVERYTHING TO DRIVE IT FROM THE HIGHWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING THE VEHICLE AND OFF TO ENSURE THE ISSUE IS PRESENT WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. CAR HAD 75K MILES AT THE TIME. THEY THEN TOOK IT BACK AND DID SOME KING OF UPDATE OR FLASH AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. WELL NOW IT IS BACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY NEWBORN TO THE CHILDREN HOSPITAL 3 HOURS AWAY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL ON THE HIGHWAY TO LET IT ROLL, TURN OFF THE CAR WHILE ROLLING, THEN START IT BACK UP FOR MY BRAKES TO WORK. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BY A SAFETY ISSUE AND RECALL TO BE FIXED. SO MANY REPORTED INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND EVEN A LAWSUIT. NOW INFINITI WANTS ME TO PAY TO HAVE THE ISSUED FIX AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED FOR A COUPLE YEARS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS ARE REQUIRED TO FOR NISSAN TO TAKE OWNERSHIP ON ALL THESE MODELS AND NOT JUST FOR WHOEVER WAS PART OF THE LAWSUIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10948639

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY KEPT FLASHING. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE PRESENT WHETHER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED OR NOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND EXPRESSED NO CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

10898550

Incident

Aug 24, 2016

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND HAD TO DOWNSHIFT VIGOROUSLY INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH INFORMATION REGARDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

NHTSA ID

10894227

Incident

Aug 7, 2016

Mileage

175,000 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A GRINDING SOUND OCCURS. THE ABS WARNING COMES ON AND YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS REALLY SCARY. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT YESTERDAY WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL.

NHTSA ID

10875536

Incident

Jun 20, 2016

Mileage

123,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING THEN WHILE I STEP ON BRAKE SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE. I'LL RESTART CAR AND IT WILL BE FINE. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE BRAKE IS MALFUNCTIONING.. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN U PUT ON REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL. U HAVE TO RESTART FOR IT TO GO BACK NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

10872843

Incident

Jun 6, 2016

Mileage

1,500,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10837082

Incident

Nov 18, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI QX56. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. UPDATED 12/031/5.*JB

NHTSA ID

10775322

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE BRAKES GET HARD AND CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. IT GRINDS AND HAVE TO PARK AND CUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY DEFECT DUE TO LOTS OF OWNERS ON THE NET HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN IT ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE USED FOR MY WIFE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALSO WITH THE NISSAN ARMADA. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DON'T SEEM CONCERNED AT ALL. THEY SAYS TO BRING IT TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER ON MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS IS AN DESIGN PROBLEM DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY FAMILY SAFETY BUT OTHERS. THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10650923

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

109,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BREAK PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A BANGING OR THUMPING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WENT OFF AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SUGGEST TO START REPLACING PARTS AT THE COST OF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. AGAIN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AS THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10637351

Incident

Jun 7, 2011

Mileage

67,000 mi

OH MY ... WHAT A BAD PROBLEM. AFTER IDLING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 90DEGF OUTSIDE THE "BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON ... THEN WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THEY HAD A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL AND MADE GRINDING AND SPRING POPPING NOISES. EVEN THOUGH GOING SLOW (<30 MPH) THE CAR WOULD BARELY STOP. I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT A VERY BAD TIME. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE CHECKED AND THEY ARE FINE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A DEFINITIVE FIX AND RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628319

Incident

Aug 6, 2014

Mileage

169,000 mi