GVWR: Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Make: INFINITI
Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 997
Model: QX56
Model Year: 2010
Note: Position 6 is model change number code.
Other Restraint System Info: 3rd row center 3-point manual belts, 3rd row outboard 3-point manual belts and curtain side airbags, 2nd row outboard 3-point manual belt and curtain side airbags
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.
2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
A FAULT CODE GETS SET AND DEACTIVATES THE REAR AIR LEVELING SUSPENSION. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NO AIR TO THE AIR SHOCKS AND IT BOTTOMS OUT. SUPPOSEDLY, ONLY THE DEALER CAN RESET IT. A REAL PROBLEM WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. AND EVEN WORSE, THERE IS NO DRIVER ALERT WHEN IT HAPPENS OR AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED -- YOU JUST LOOSE YOUR REAR SUSPENSION. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES FOR ME IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS -- EACH TIME I HAVE TOWED A TRAILER I NEED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT RESET. THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE AIR PUMP, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER INITIALLY BLAMED AN OVER LOADED TRAILER -- BUT THE TRAILER WAS WEIGHED AND SHOWN NOT TO BE OVERLOADED. MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THE SUSPENSION IS INTENTIONALLY COMPLETELY DEACTIVATED BY THIS FAULT CODE AND THEIR ARE NO WARNINGS PROVIDED THAT IT IS DEACTIVATED. *TR