Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Displacement CC: 5600.0
Displacement CI: 341.73296693050
Displacement L: 5.6
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4x2
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Make: INFINITI
Manufacturer: NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD
Manufacturer Id: 996
Model: QX56
Model Year: 2012
Other Restraint System Info: 3rd row outboard 3-point manual belts and curtain side airbags, 2nd row outboard 3-point manual belt and curtain side airbags, 3rd row center 3-point manual belts
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI QX56. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR THE THIRD TIME. ON THE SECOND CRANK, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. WHEN HIS WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE IPDM. THEY REPLACED THE IPDM WITH GOODWILL PARTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,012 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,944. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB
2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE STANDARD QX56 COMES WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY SIZE SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LESS THAN 10% OF THE QX MODELS ARE ORDERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A DESIGN FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS FOOT IF THE RADAR SENSES THAT THE VEHICLE IS CLOSING DISTANCE TOO QUICKLY ON THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT PERFORMS THIS ACTION IS MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AT THE TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I AM 6'3" TALL AND HAVE A SIZE 12 SHOE. THE TIP OF MY SHOE KEEPS GETTING CAUGHT UNDER THIS MECHANICAL DEVICE AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP IT HAS CAUSED A MOMENTARY DELAY IN QUICKLY MOVING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HANG UP OF THE TIP OF MY SHOE IS EXAGGERATED GREATLY BY DRESS SHOES WITH A FIRMER TIP OF THE SOLE OF THE SHOE. AGAIN, THIS DEVICE IS ONLY PRESENT ON QX MODELS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THIS TECH PACKAGE DEVICE ALSO GETS IN THE WAY AS YOU GO TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM IS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PLACE YOUR RIGHT HEEL AT LEAST 2" AWAY FROM THE BASE OF THE GAS PEDAL AND PUSH IT ONLY WITH YOUR TOES. MOVING YOUR HEEL AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL RESULTS IN THE TIP OF YOUR SHOE TOUCHING THE PEDAL LOWER AND JUST BRUSHING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TECH PACKAGE DEVICE. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER SUPPORT AT INFINITI USA AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS BUT "THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS FOR PEOPLE WITH BIGGER FEET". I GUESS THEY DON'T HAVE SIZE 12 IN JAPAN. THIS IS A HAZARD WHEN THE TIP OF MY RIGHT SHOE GETS CAUGHT AND PREVENTS ME FROM MOVING QUICKLY TO THE BRAKE. *TT