Brake light keeps coming off and weird noise when pressing it, car only has 39k miles
2006 Infiniti QX56 brakes complaints
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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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
The car emergency brake light came on, the vdc, and slip light flashes and the car loses brake power, felt like pads were gone but they were not. Once the car was turned off and back on lights went away and brakes came back. We have had brakes replaced, and problem continued. Also the service engine soon light came on and a mechanic told us we needed new catalytic converters and the service engine soon light is still on and off. Brake issue and light coming on has happened numerous times and it does not make a difference where or what speed. I have been driving down the interstate, in the neighborhood, parked, etc. It is happening more frequently and we have had it check out by multiple mechanics and their diagnostics are not picking up anything that is wrong. I have 3 small children and feel like I am going to have a panic attack every time we get into the car. Why is there no re-call yet?! If you are considering buying this car run and do not buy!
My infinity qx 56 truck brake pedal starts to vibrate and make loud spring noises, next the vehicle will begin to pulsate violently during braking and make a loud grinding noise with an extended braking response (nearly causing me to crash into traffic ahead or in front of me). The vehicle defectively turns on the ABS and brake light warnings in the dashboard while using brakes to stop at stop signs, red lights, or to make turns behind other traffic. This activation is random without cause or occurrence. I am terrified to drive my infinity 2006 qx56. I have experienced multiple near death car accidents. I have been dealing with this problem for about a year. Was told it was the brakes (changed them), was told it was the rotors (changed them), was told it was the master cylinder (changed it) with no resolve. Problems still exists. Finally, infinity admits its a malfunction in my delta senor. Malfunction to me sounds like a defective part and that is not my $1500 bullet to bite!
While attempting to slow my vehicle , with 8 passengers, the brakes started to act erratically. There was no way to slow the vehicle in a controlled manner. Either the braking was too hard or too soft almost leading to a collision. I took my vehicle to the infiniti dealer that I purchased it from new. They replaced the brake booster at a cost of over $900 dollars. This was in october of 2012. 10, 000 miles later in may of 2014, the exact same braking issue again happened with my vehicle fully loaded with passengers. I took it to the local nissan dealership and they are saying that the same parts need to be replaced now at a cost of over $1400 . This is a major safety issue and is in no way related to normal maintenance.
While slowly down for a red light my vehicle began to lose braking and there was popping and grinding noises coming from the brakes. Luckily there was not a car in front of me and as I was able to drive along the curb to finally slow the vehicle and luckily stopped before being in the middle of the intersection . Back in 2010 infiniti changed out the brake booster and delta sensor when this same occurrence happened with the braking system. Now 4 years later it happened again which means they are still installing a faulty part. It is at the dealership now and because it is out of warranty they will not cover the $2100 job although they admit this is a normal occurrence in this vehicle.
Was driving when I applied brakes . The brake light came on and brake pedal felt soft not firm, vehicle didn't come to a stop. Had to drive on the side of the road towards a hill . I applied brakes again but the care would barely brake . I turn the key off and turn the car back on. Brakes worked again. This has happen multiple times and dealer told me . That they are aware of the problem but since it's not a recall I would have to pay for repairs. They quoted me 1800 for the repair.
I was driving and approaching a stop light. When I depressed the brake pedal I heard a grinding noise but the car would not stop all the way. I pumped the brakes and attempted to stop but it would not. Luckily the light then changed and I did not have to stop. I then approached another light and the same thing happened. At the last minute, the car stopped. I took it to the dealer. They are charging me $969 to replace the brake booster/delta sensor. This is a known problem and I think that a recall should be done. This is very dangerous.
I'm first owner of 2006 infinite qx56 and 47,000 miles on jan/2014. Lots of qx56/armada model's 3rd back brake light (high mount stop light) was problems or not working because manufacturer designed brake light with window washer nozzle in one part. Can u understand electric part & water using part together. Also, it is very hard to replace by owner and dealer replacement cost is very expensive too bec of whole LED panel instead of regular bulb. Dealer service guy said lot of the same problems too (part no. 26590-7s000, qx56: 2004~2010, armada: 2004~2012 models). Please review these problems for recall.
I was driving on 12/15/13 and emergency brake icon came on I tried to press brakes and grinding noise came from front when I pressed brake when I released brake and pumped again and had to do numerous times and car would not stop. I had to go off the road onto grass and car finally slowed down. I turned off car and emergency icon was off and brakes worked like nothing happened. Today at 12/29/13 same thing happen luckily now I was only going 15 because in a residential neighborhood. I was with my 2 children this is very scary because car doesn't want to stop when this happens. I'm scared to drive the car in highway now!
The first instance occurred in august of 2012. We were traveling on the hwy and were reducing speeds from 65 to exit the ramp. Upon applying the brakes the emergency brake light came on and started flashing. When the brakes were applied a metal on metal sensation occurred, as if there were no brake pads left on the vehicle and metal was grinding. When the brake was release it stopped, but the vehicle could not be stopped by using the brakes. We had to coast into a parking lot and come to a complete stop. The vehicle was then put into park, shut off. The emergency brake was applied and released (it was never engaged before). Once the car was restarted the lights were off and the brakes were in standard, normal working condition. The second incident happened in march of 2013. The incidents are now for frequent and happen monthly. Several times we have been in traffic on the highway and have had to brake quickly due to road work, traffic, etc and have slimly missed having an accident. Because we cannot replicate the incident on demand the infiniti dealerships claims they cannot diagnose or even fix the problem. The braking system is unreliable and hazardous. I have done the proper maintenance on my vehicle by having brake pads replaced when necessary because I am a responsible owner. At any given time I have 3 children in my vehicle and am growing more and more concerned to drive my car if the brakes are not reliable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti qx56. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, he noticed an abnormal grinding sound. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 171,874.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti qx56. The contact stated that the braking system would exhibit abnormally loud noises. After installing new brake pads, the noises continued and the brake warning light would illuminate constantly. There was also a grinding sound coming from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, who installed new brake pads. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileage was 95,000.
We continue to experience intermittent brake failure 2006 infiniti qx 56.we have contacted our local dealership which is infiniti of mission viejo in southern california. Vise does not simply reprogramming the break computer will not be a permanent fix and that we must I replace the brake booster which contains the delta sensor. This will result in an approximate cost of $1000 for us. Our insistence declaring that this is clearly a manufacturer defect should be repaired and replaced free of charge to the in consumer by the manufacturer. The service rep became annoyed and simply told us that you can transfer us to the parts department to get the price on the new brakes. Again this repair is going to cost us nearly $1,000. We will be joining a class action lawsuit that hasn't filed here in california.
Since I purchased my qx56 2006, it has happen several times, I think approximately 10times, I got scared at the beginning and freaked out, all my family was with me and we didn't know what to do, all I did was turn the car off and wait for a minute then I did turn the car on and the problem was gone, I'm not the only person that has this happen and hope that you guys do something about it the only big problem I think is that I'm afraid that if this happen again and I will not be able to stop my car and will cause death by hitting somebody, I had a small incident but there was no big damage and the car in front of me heard the noise but we didn't fill a report if you have any questions, you have my VIN # and you can find me I hope that nissan does something about this.
I was on my way to pick up my kids on a clear sunny evening and was driving on regular debris free pavement. As I approached a solid yellow light, I pressed the brakes and heard/felt a pinging sound and the brakes would not stop the car. The front end of the car was grinding and it sounded like a large spring was going to break. I pumped the brakes while screaming and could not get the car to stop. The light turned red and I had to burn through it, fortunately without collision. I continued with no breaks for the next 5 miles and did not use my accelerator. I burned through another solid yellow light. Eventually the car was going slow enough that I used my emergency brake to come to a complete stop. I turned the engine off and called my husband. He came for me and drove the car home without experiencing what I just did. This same thing happened on 09/28/2012, which I filed a complaint for. After doing internet research that night, I found this is a common problem with the qx and armadas and when the engine is turned off, it can reset the computer and temporarily fix the problem. The next day, the infiniti dealership found and repaired error codes c1179 delta sensor and c1189 break booster and reset the computer. It was covered under my extended warranty with a deductible and they assured me this will fix the issue. This is the second time I have experienced this very helpless and frightening event. This is a serious problem that nissan motor corp needs to address. It is a safety issue and not a routine maintenance issue. There needs to be a recall before someone dies. I found hundreds of complaints all over the internet and a class action lawsuit filed in 2011 for this very same issue. I am very fortunate that no one was injured or killed in my experiences, but the experience has left me nervous every time I press my brakes.
As I was exiting the store parking lot, I heard a ping sound while I pressed on the brakes. My car eventually came to a stop after several pumps of the brakes. I turned the engine off and after a few minutes, I started the car and proceeded to drive less than a mile and lost the ability to brake again as I approached a red light. The car sounded like a large spring was going to break and I heard a rapid popping sound while trying to press on the brakes. The front end sounded like it was grinding and the red brake light came on. The light turned green and the car in front of me started moving right before I got to it. I made a sharp right turn without brakes and coasted my car to a stop at a gas station. I turned off the engine and called a tow truck. I had it towed to the brake store since they just replace the brakes a month before. They did a full inspection, several test drives and were unable to duplicate the problem. They said the brakes were in perfect order. It was a clear sunny day and the road was regular pavement free of debris. I thought I was nuts and then I thought the brake store was lying to me. I had just dropped my kids off. If that light had not turned green when it did, I would have rear ended that car going 30 MPH. It wouldn't be until june 2013 when I realized that this is a common issue with the qx and armadas and is not a problem with the brakes rather with the brake booster and delta s sensor. I am filing another complaint that will be dated june 6 2013. If this problem is not addressed by nissan motor corp, someone is going to be seriously hurt or could die. This was an extremely frightening and helpless feeling. I keep my car in great working order and maintain it as it should be. This is not a routine maintenance thing; this is a serious safety issue that nissan needs to address!
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