NHTSA Complaint #10451303 — 2004 INFINITI QX56

TODAY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 INFINITI QX56 WITH 106,134 MILES, SHE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, ALONG WITH THE "BRAKE" DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT. IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SHAKING, A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INFINITI QX56 / NISSAN ARMADA FORUM, THE INTERNET, AND WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM SITE TO WHICH I'M A SUBSCRIBER. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF STATED OCCURRENCES OF THIS FAILURE ON THESE VEHICLES THAT A FORMAL RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AS WITH MOST OF THE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ELIMINATED THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT AND THE NORMAL PEDAL FEEL RETURNED TO OUR VEHICLE. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE REPORT OF THIS FAILURE RESULTING IN A SEVERE, ALMOST FATAL, ACCIDENT AND I'M SURE IF ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE. NISSAN - INFINITI - NHTSA: DO SOMETHING FORMAL ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE, THEIR WIFE, AND OR CHILDREN ARE HURT OR KILLED! *TR