2006 Infiniti QX56

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!

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.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 INFINITI QX56 THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THAT I WILL ARTICULATE IN THE MESSAGE BELOW. THE 2006 INFINITI QX56 CONTAINS SERIOUS DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS THAT CAUSES THEM TO BE HIGHLY PRONE TO CONDENSATION OR MOISTURE. AS A RESULT OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, INCLUDING DEFECTS IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING, WATER AND MOISTURE ARE ABLE TO ENTER THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DAMAGE THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTING COMPONENTS. THIS CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS SUCH AS LOSS OF ILLUMINATION FROM ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES, EXPOSING DRIVERS AND THOSE WHO THEY SHARE THE ROAD WITH A SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE DANGER, INCLUDING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. VISION IS IMPAIRED DUE TO THE MOISTURE SUBSTANTIALLY CLOUDING THE ILLUMINATION WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SAFETY ISSUES ARE EVEN MORE SUBSTANTIAL WHEN THERE IS COMPLETE LIGHTING FAILURE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHORTING OUT AS A RESULT OF THE WATER AND MOISTURE BUILDUP. ***SEE ATTACHED FOR MORE DETAILS***

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

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.

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.