Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-22 | 10V349000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 21 | — | Details |
| 2010-03-02 | 10V072000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 179,383 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | There are times when driving under 50 mph brake light comes on and the brakes have goes out which cause me to do an eme… |
| 2025-04-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly s… |
| 2024-07-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | There was previous recall on this vehicle, 10V-074 (Infiniti #R1011) for a fuel sender problem, causing the fuel gauge… |
| 2023-01-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I was involved in an auto rollover accident on January2, 2023 when a driver "t-boned" me in my 2008 Infiniti Qx56 strik… |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSTANT MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING HEADLIGHT BURNOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL POLICE PULLED ME OVER. FIV… |
| 2019-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2019-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Occasionally Brake light turns on in my dashboard then my braking system loses hydraulic pressure and I have troubling… |
| 2019-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAS A STRANGE REACTION WHEN I BRAKE AT TIMES AND IS HESITANT TO STOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN … |
| 2019-07-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CENTER UPPER CONSOLE BEHIND DRIVER CAME CRASHING DOWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY LARGE AND STRETCHES ENT… |
| 2019-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINTI QX56. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE V… |
| 2019-01-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND CONDENSATION BUILDS UP, SHORTING OUT THE IGNITER. APPARENTLY MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT NI… |
| 2018-12-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | QX56 2008 HAD LEFT ME STRANDED CV SEVERAL TIMES I BELIEVE RECENTLY AFTER ADDING GAS SAW MY FUEL GO FROM 88MILES OF FUE… |
| 2018-07-20 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSOLE BEHIND THE SUN ROOF FELL AND WAS ONLY SUPP… |
| 2018-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES UNDER 40MPH THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BR… |
| 2018-06-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 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 WI… |
| 2018-03-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS 1/4 ON THE GAS GAUGE THE TRUCK OUT GAS |
| 2017-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND … |
| 2017-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2015-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2015-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPARENTLY AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND AS I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO S… |
| 2015-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH CONTROL PANEL ILL… |
| 2015-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED A USED 2008 QX56 WITH 118,000 MILES. 2 INCIDENTS: WHILE COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND BRAKE LIGHT … |
| 2015-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A GRINDING SOUND AND BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD. OCCASIONALLY, SLV LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SOME DAYS,IT H… |
| 2015-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THERE WILL BE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST UNSAFE VEHI… |
| 2015-03-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTED INTERNALL… |
| 2015-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A SPRING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TU… |
| 2014-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SIDE. $1500 TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH… |
| 2014-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I APPLIED BRAKES WITH PLENTY OF LEAD TIME BUT THE QX56 FAILED TO BRAKE CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER SUV; I DID MINIMA… |
| 2014-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP TWO TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAIL ALLOWING US NO ABILITY TO STOP THE CA… |
| 2014-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO "OPEN… |
| 2014-05-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER… |
| 2014-04-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED, A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PA… |
| 2014-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY QUESTION IS SOMEWHAT IRRELEVANT NOW, SEEING THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLES IS ALREADY DONE. I HAVE OWNED TWO VEHICL… |
| 2013-12-08 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON A… |
| 2013-09-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR SELF- LEVELING SUSPENSION SYSTEM NOT WORKING, CAUSING THE QX56 TO LOOSE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY BUMPS! (SCARY DRIVE… |
| 2013-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I DRIVE OVER ANY KIND OF BUMP, OR GROOVE IN THE ROAD THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE BOU… |
| 2013-04-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE 2008 INFINITY QX56 HAS SUSPENSION AND STEERING FLAWS THAT ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. CAR DRIVES AN… |
| 2013-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED TO SKIP. I STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN PUT … |
| 2012-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A TICKING SOUND. THE VEHICL… |
| 2012-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 INFINITI QX56 FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION TODAY, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSE… |
| 2012-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED TH… |
| 2011-11-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON 9-4-2011 I LEFT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AS I GOT TO THE EDGE OF TOWN I NOTICED IT STARTED TO IDLE SLIGHTLY HIGH. BY TH… |
| 2011-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING TH… |
| 2011-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 INFINITY QX56 BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ON JUNE 30, 2011, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION… |
| 2011-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MULTIPLE INCIDENTS (3) OF BRAKING ISSUES WHERE VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING ABILITY HOWEVER, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ABS BRAKES… |
| 2010-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE, UNRELATED SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 INFINITI QX56. ON THURSDAY THE TRUCK ABRU… |
| 2010-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOU… |
| 2010-03-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION MY 2008 INFINITY QX56 SIMPLY DIED. I HAD TO PULL TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC ON… |
| 2010-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT SPEEDS OF 7 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED I… |
| 2009-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WH… |