general problems of the 2011 Infiniti QX56

A subframe is a key structural component of every car. As such, it stands to reason that it should last as long as the car itself. Doing much research on this model suspension and subframes become rusted as I didn’t know this when purchasing making it very unsafe . I experienced being involved in almost 2 accidents. Very dangerous. Subframe split in half and suspension. Something needs to be done as a lot of people are going thru this issue and Infiniti slogan claims “new horizons” by no means new horizon going to heaven by driving their vehicles.

The rear controls arms and cradle mount were riddled with severe fissures, causing car to sway dramatically. The level of component failure posed a severe safety risk to me. My mechanic was shocked by the amount of failure to these major rear suspension components. I have included photos and receipts for repairs.

Timing chain started rattling @ 125,000 miles. . However, my VIN shows no recall for my car. Cats went bad, had to be replaced and now need to be replaced again. Yet no recall on my car. The battery constantly goes dead in the car. I bought a new infinity battery in the car the same thing happened. You can reproduce this problem by sitting in the car listening to the radio for 30 minutes. I was sitting in the car listening radio and the car battery went dead and the car shut off. This is a huge issue, the Qx56 is a 8 cylinder car. It does not charge very easily. I have to carry a battery charger in my car. I have been stranded several times in the last year. I have taken the car to infinity and they claim nothing is wrong with the car. Since it is a big car the battery drain quickly.

The air suspensions of this SUV goes out. The white paint for my 2011 gx56 is peeling all over the vehicle. And needs to be painted ASAP. This vehicle is a luxury truck that's peeling bad.

I purchased my 2011 Infiniti Qx56in January of 2015 with 36,6036 miles on it. I take excellent care of my vehicle mechanically and cleanliness. On August 17th, 2019 my back a frame and other rear suspension broke due to corrosion and the metal split apart. My under carriage also looks like and old car. My car is washed twice a week even in the winter to remove the salt. This is not covered under any of my warranties. It is going to cost me $5,200. 00 to make this repair. I had two chevy suburbans that I put 295,000 miles on and sold them to friends and they are still driving them with no issues like this. I will never buy a Infiniti again! I noticed this when I was approaching the back of my vehicle after playing hockey. So it must have happened after I parked the car.

When driving 40-70 mph and hitting any road irregularities (offsets in pavement at bridges, old to new pavement, man hole covers, road patches) the vehicle back end skips sideways with a loss of control. The vehicle will start to head into the next lane and needs to be steered in the opposite direction to correct it. We do not feel safe driving it. Others in the car have said they have never experienced anything like it. Dealership is telling us this is normal. Vehicle is under warranty and we can't get resolution to this.

Our 2011 Infiniti Qx56 cannot be properly controlled at speed when any rough pavement, pot hole, bridge connection joints, or similar is ran over. The vehicle shakes violently with little if any control by the driver. On numerous occasions the vehicle drifts out of the lane. No accidents have ever occured but at least three near misses on interstate driving have occured. At highway speeds it is scary and quite dangerous.