NHTSA Complaint #10971275 — 2009 INFINITI QX56

THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A COLD SPRING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE AIRBAG THAT ALLOWS ELECTRICITY TO GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE IT WORK AND ONCE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE COIL- SPRING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE AIRBAG WORK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER SAFETY AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK NEITHER DOES ANY OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE . GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS DOES NOT REGISTER FOR ONE F GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS DOES NOT REGISTER FULL WHEN FULL OF GAS! THE SUSPENSION IN COOL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY VEHICLES WAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS CLAMBERS WHAT IT GOES TO A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD THIS STARTED AT LESS THAN 100 THOUSAND MILES IN A VEHICLE NOW HAS 129,000 MILES ! VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISES UPON ACCELERATING THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S FROM A CRACKED MANIFOLD WHICH IS COMMON IN THE QX56 AND WANTS $1800 TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD THIS IS OUT RAGES. THE THROTTLE SAYS THING POSITION ON THE Q X56 IS VERY TOUCHING AND BARELY LAYING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL JOBS FOR ESPECIALLY FROM STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY.