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Our database holds 52 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 INFINITI QX56. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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There are times when driving under 50 mph brake light comes on and the brakes have goes out which cause me to do an emergency pullover turn off the truck for a few minutes and the brakes reset. This is very concerning for me. This has happened on a few occasions.
The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. Additionally, the contact became aware that the vehicle was experiencing inaccurate fuel gauge reading. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel in the vehicle while the fuel tank was empty. There was no warning light illuminated. No further information was available. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V074000 (Fuel System, Other) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
There was previous recall on this vehicle, 10V-074 (Infiniti #R1011) for a fuel sender problem, causing the fuel gauge to be inaccurate. Infiniti says it was fixed in 2010. Unfortunately, I am having the exact same problem now, and have run out of gas twice because of it. Infiniti said they can't help because it was already fixed. Safety issue because running out of fuel while driving is dangerous. Both times has been on an interstate. It was a previously reported recall and "fixed" but has failed again. Infiniti says they won't fix it again.
I was involved in an auto rollover accident on January2, 2023 when a driver "t-boned" me in my 2008 Infiniti Qx56 striking the middle of the passenger side of my Qx56 after running a stop sign and failing to yield to my right of way causing my Qx56 to roll over 3 times. My driver's steering wheel airbag did NOT deploy. To my knowledge all the other airbags did deploy. I suffered neck, right shoulder, and lower back injuries from the rollover but remained in the driver's seat as the seatbelt system worked well. My Qx56 was a total loss.
Occasionally Brake light turns on in my dashboard then my braking system loses hydraulic pressure and I have troubling braking till I turn car off then resets and goes back to normal but while brake light us on is very troubling and concerning? This has happened on many occasions since purchasing the car if I remember in 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ADEQUATE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
CONSTANT MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING HEADLIGHT BURNOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL POLICE PULLED ME OVER. FIVE TIMES THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. UNFAIR TO CONSUMER AUTO SHOPS SAYS THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED.
I HEAR I PING SOUND LIKE A SPRING, THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. APPEARS THE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT COME TO STOP AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. ONCE I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT'S JUST FINE UNTIL IT RANDOMLY OCCURS AGAIN WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS AND/OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE AND THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON. THIS ISSUE ONLY RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. IT IS EXTREMELY ALARMING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAS A STRANGE REACTION WHEN I BRAKE AT TIMES AND IS HESITANT TO STOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT IT'S SCARY. USUALLY AFTER I STOP THE VEHICLE, CUT IT OFF & CRANK IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN ON A LATER DATE. AFTER GOING ONLINE I FIND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INFINITI QX56 & NISSAN ARMADA'S. I'M SURE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION OR WHAT BUT THANKFULLY IT HAVEN'T HAPPENED WHILE BEING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BECAUSE I FEAR I'LL REAR END ANOTHER MOTORIST.
THE AIR FLOW PANEL ON MY DASH HAS MELTED AND IS CAUSING AIR FLOW PROBLEMS. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO RUN HOT AIR IN THE WINTER TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WHEN I DO RUN IT THE FLOW IS SOME WHAT BLOCKED.
CENTER UPPER CONSOLE BEHIND DRIVER CAME CRASHING DOWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY LARGE AND STRETCHES ENTIRE BACK OF VEHICLE. LUCKY MY KIDS WEREN'T BACK THERE.
WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS 1/4 ON THE GAS GAUGE THE TRUCK OUT GAS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINTI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY INFINITI OF GREENBRIER (1812 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND CONDENSATION BUILDS UP, SHORTING OUT THE IGNITER. APPARENTLY MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT NISSAN AND INFINITI KNOW OF THE PROBLEM 8 MODELS FOR 6 YEARS (OR 6 MODELS FOR 8 YEARS) AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. BUT THE PRICE FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND IGNITORS ARE OUTRAGEOUS. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, THERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING HOW TO DRY OUT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AND CAULK IT TO REUSE! THIS MANY PROBLEMS AND NO RECALL SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. IT COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE AN IGNITOR. IT WOULD HAVE COST $4,000 TO REPLACE TWO HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. WHO HAS $4,000 TO REPLACE A COUPLE OF HEADLAMPS????? AND HOW IS THIS SAFE. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD MAKE SURE THIS EQUIPMENT IS WORKING PROPERLY!!!!!
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED MODERN INFINITI AT 336-852-5981 (LOCATED AT 3605 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. *DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSOLE BEHIND THE SUN ROOF FELL AND WAS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE'S INDEPENDENT DETACHMENT FROM THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND HINDERED THE VIEW OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS HELD TOGETHER BY HAND WHILE DRIVING TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW. INFINITI OF GWINNETTE (3090 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE FRACTURED AND FELL OFF OF ITS HINGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,900.
BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES UNDER 40MPH THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES SKIP. YOU CAN TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERYTHING IS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT IS NOT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON. SOME DAYS IT NEVER COMES ON AND SOME DAYS IT NEVER GOES OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS NEEDED. PLEASE FIX THIS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS VERY SCARY! I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 KIDS AND THOUGHT THAT MY BRAKES HAD WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IT WAS MONTHS BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOW IT SEEMS TO BE AN EVERY DAY OCCURENCE.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 QX56 AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRAKE HER FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, SHE PUMPED AND PUMPED THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY MEASURABLE SLOWING DOWN OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE WAS EVENATUALLY ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOW DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK THE CAR, DIAGNOSED IT AS A DELTA STROKE SENSOR DEFECT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN/INFINITIE THAT THE PLAINTIFFS WON. IF THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED OR SHE COULD HAVE INJURED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THE CATASTOPHIC LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THEIR IS NO WARNING THAT IT WILL HAPPEN. YOU JUST LOSE THE BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO STOP. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES (IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SOFTWARE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
APPARENTLY AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND AS I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SCRUBBING AND SCRAPING SOUND IS UNBEARABLE, I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD FOR INFINITI QX56. FIX THE PROBLEM IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ALSO THERE'S AN EXHAUST LEAK WHICH YOU CAN TELL BY A FLICKERING NOISE WHEN YOU CRANK UP AND ACCELERATE.
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSE THE BRAKES TO SHAKE AND MAKE SCRAPING SOUND. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A COLLISION. ABS BRAKE LIGHT CLEARS AND NORMAL BRAKE FUNCTIONS RETURN WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON.
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP TWO TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAIL ALLOWING US NO ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS WRECK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT (NOT ABS) ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. EVEN THOUGH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE OR HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SERIOUS CAR DEFECT. ACCORDING TO THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (WHERE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM) THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ACTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER AND VDC CONTROL UNIT. THEY RECOMMEND FOR ME TO PAY 2-3000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THIS DEFECT IN THE CORE BRAKE SYSTEM ACROSS BOTH NISSAN AND INFINITI CARS AND THE FACT THIS WAS TAKEN TO COURT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A FAILING BRAKE SYSTEM.
JUST PURCHASED A USED 2008 QX56 WITH 118,000 MILES. 2 INCIDENTS: WHILE COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS LOW BRAKE FLUID SO THEY FILLED AND ALL SEEMED FINE. 3 DAYS LATER, COMING TO A STOP TRAVELING LESS THAN 30 MPH SAME THING. THE DEFECT CONTINUED AS I MADE MY WAY TO MY HOUSE A BLOCK AWAY. I CAN SEE WHY THIS ISSUE WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THE ISSUE IN NO WAY FELT LIKE A PIN CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH THE PEDAL AND BRACKET AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL LISTED. VEHICLE BEING TOWED BY DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE BUT FROM REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS HERE, THERE SEEMS TO BE 2 COMMON THEMES: A BRAKE DEFECT AND NISSAN NOT FIGURING IT OUT.
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