2006 Infiniti QX56

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN TRIED TO STOP FOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC MY BRAKE WARNING LIKE CAME ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES I COULD HEAR A BROKEN SPRING KIND OF SOUND AND IT FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO KICK ON. THE CAR DID SLOW BUT THE BRAKES WERE AT ABOUT 20%. TO AVOID HITTING THE APPROACHING CARS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP BUT CLEARLY WOULD HIT THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHILE WE DID NOT HAVE A CRASH I DID NOTICE TWO LARGE SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE RAIL WHICH I DID NOT NOTICE TILL LATE THE DAY AFTER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR THE BRAKES WORKED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. WE TOOK THE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND WE TOLD THAT "YEA THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING" WITH THAT MODEL. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THE ERROR CODE I WAS GIVEN (C1179) I FOUND ALMOST 200 HUNDRED PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR STORY TO MINE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED WITH EVERY RECOMMENCED SERVICE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT CARS ARE MACHINES AND THEY DO FAIL, BRAKES FAILING LIKE THIS DUE TO A BAD SENSOR IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS A LOYAL NISSAN/INIFINITI CUSTOMER I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WELL DOCUMENT ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED. FOR THOSE READING THIS AT THE NHTSA PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEONE WILL DIE DUE TO ISSUE. REVIEW THE 16 CLAIMS ON YOUR SITE TODAY, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. LAWYERS WONT TOUCH THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE A SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY AND NISSAN WONT ACT TILL LAWYERS TAKE SUIT...YOU DO THE UNFORTUNATE MATH. NISSAN/INIFINITI - I JUST EXPECT MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MULTIPLE/NUMEROUS INCIDENTS: WHILE AT BOTH HIGH SPEEDS (HIGHWAY) AND LOCAL DRIVING THE DASHBOARD FLICKER AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BRAKING, GROANING/GRINDING NOISE AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS (>20) TIMES AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION TO RESET THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LOST BRAKES TWICE THAT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELLING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. THERE IS AN INFINITI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE ISSUE (ITB-06-011 AND ITB-10-074) HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CASE[XXX]) HOWEVER AFTER REVIEWING THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 40MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS ON A GOOD ROAD SURFACE AND APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT AN INTERSECTION. APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE LIGHTLY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. GROANING & GRINDING NOISES EMANATED FROM FRONT END AND COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS AS IF THE ABS HAD ENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BRAKING GENTLY ON A GOOD, DRY ROAD SURFACE. GLANCING AT THE DASHBOARD I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RUNNING OUT OF STOPPING DISTANCE, I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A "RAPID POPPING" NOISE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TRAVELING BACK UP. BRAKE EFFICIENCY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BUT THE VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP ALBEIT IN AN UNCONTROLLED AND DANGEROUS MANNER. AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHTS CHANGED, I PULLED OVER THE INTERSECTION TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM VANISHED AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND DESPITE TRYING FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE FOLLOWING DAY ON AN EMPTY ROAD; I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. INFINITI DEALER INVESTIGATED BUT FOUND NO DTC CODE AND STATED A KNOWN SOFTWARE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE CAUSE (VERSION WAS ALREADY UP-TO-DATE). DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THAT FIRST INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM RANDOMLY RE-OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 TIME EVERY 3 MONTHS - EACH TIME A STOP / RESTART OF THE ENGINE WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TESTING BRAKE FUNCTION DURING SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE FUNCTION WAS SERIOUSLY DEGRADED AND OVERALL STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED BY MORE THAN DOUBLE. IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED TO THE POINT IT NOW OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS MORE FREQUENTLY DURING THE HOT / SUMMER MONTHS. *TR

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 PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE FAILURE IS NOT PRESENT AT MOMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY AND CONSISTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.