2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2011 Infiniti QX56. Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Infiniti dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2011 Infiniti QX56. Check your QX56 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Infiniti QX56, reporting 1 fires. Infiniti has issued at least 167 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Infiniti QX56. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“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.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11377860
“The contact owns a 2011 Infiniti QX56. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V455000 (Equipment); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact was unable to rent the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11753335
“Need to know if there are recalls on the Q56 Infinite for the Catalytic Converter Failure.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11751672
“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 .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11606665
“Unknown. Timing chain issue. When car is started it makes a noise for about 10 min then goes away”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11528708
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2011 Infiniti QX56 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Infiniti dealer.