general problems of the 2012 Infiniti QX56

My wife drove to my daughters school school for a basketball practice. She locked the doors using the keyfob like always. When she got back to the car she unlock the doors using the keyfob, but this time the drivers door did not open. She tried using the door entry button on the handle which did not work. She then got in thru the passenger door and tried to pull the handle to open the door and that did not work. From the inside of the car she had to climb over the center console to get into the driver seat. I checked the operation myself when she got home and I could not find a way to open the door. After doing some research on the internet I found that this was a problem with the design of the plastic actuator and its component. With the number of people having this problem, I am surprised there isn't a recall similar to the takata airbags since this would no pass an inspection and would be a hazard in the case of an accident.

On more than one occasion after driving to a store or appt. And park . Go out to a completely dead vehicle. Jump start to get going may go for a month or so and it will happen again with no warning.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Infiniti Qx56. The contact stated that when the vehicle was exited, the doors had failed to open properly. In addition, the contact was uncertain if a failure may progress with the timing chain. The vehicle has not been inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. An independent mechanic was contacted. The manufacturer had issued 5 TSB on electrical, no electrical system recalls and was notified of the failure to determine if they may be able to provide further testing and diagnosis to provide a solution. The approximate failure mileage was less than 50,000. Dyd.

Experiencing almost identical issues to another complaint I saw that was previously filed (#10924936). Told we need to replace catalytic converters at $2,000 each. Dealership said it's a known issue with the vehicles. If it's a known issue, perhaps something should be done about it. We've also had to have the battery replaced numerous times. Had to call aaa several times to jump the vehicle.

We have had problems with the battery since we bought the Qx56. SUV's completely dies after a glove box light, radio has been played for 20 to 30 minutes, car cannot be jumped by typical cables, every time we either had to have a heavy duty jump done by tow company or battery was replaced by Infiniti. Timing chain and both catalytic converters need to be replaced, with engine issues. Infiniti had SUV for almost a month to fix engine and timing chain. Engine light still coming on then we where told the converters needed to be replaced. $5k to fix. It sounds like this is a very common issue with Qx56 for this year and others. After each time engine light came on Infiniti service dept told us to continue driving the car and after 2 weeks if it didn't reset then call back again. We did this reluctantly, because I am my wife have been taught that when you have an engine light come on, stop call, and get the vehicle in to be inspected.

All of the passenger door locks have stopped working. The only way to get into the vehicle is to use the key fob to roll down the windows, so that a door can be manually unlocked. The interior electric door lock mechanisms do not work either.