NHTSA Complaint #10504139 — 2006 INFINITI QX56

MULTIPLE/NUMEROUS INCIDENTS: WHILE AT BOTH HIGH SPEEDS (HIGHWAY) AND LOCAL DRIVING THE DASHBOARD FLICKER AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BRAKING, GROANING/GRINDING NOISE AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS (>20) TIMES AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION TO RESET THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LOST BRAKES TWICE THAT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELLING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. THERE IS AN INFINITI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE ISSUE (ITB-06-011 AND ITB-10-074) HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CASE[XXX]) HOWEVER AFTER REVIEWING THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR