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2008 Infiniti QX56 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2008 Infiniti QX56 has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns and 53 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Infiniti dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Infiniti QX56, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2008 Infiniti QX56 owner complaints

Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Infiniti QX56, describing incidents dated August 20, 2007 to June 23, 2025.

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 23 complaints
Fuel/Propulsion System 9 complaints
Electrical System 8 complaints
Suspension 7 complaints
Air Bags 5 complaints
Engine 4 complaints

Of the 53 complaints on file, 5 report a crash; across all 53 complaints, owners report 2 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11762367 · Filed September 5, 2026
Fuel gauge reads incorrect when it does come on. Dashboard lights stay off until the tank is on E. Unsafe to drive bc you cannot see your speed. When the dashboard randomly flicks on it will show that it is changing the 2WD to 4WD to 2WD WITHOUT anyone actually moving the switch. I know the…
ODI #11668800 · Filed June 24, 2025
There are times when driving under 50 mph brake light comes on and the brakes have goes out which cause me to do an emergency pullover turn off the truck for a few minutes and the brakes reset. This is very concerning for me. This has happened on a few occasions.
ODI #11662446 · Filed May 21, 2025
The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. Additionally, the contact became aware that the vehicle was experiencing inaccurate fuel gauge reading. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel…

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SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG/FMVSS 201

NHTSA #10V349000 · Air Bags — Side/Window · NHTSA notice

Reported July 22, 2010 · NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 21 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign R0123 · Owners notified August 16, 2010 · Vehicles built February 7, 2007 – February 14, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008 NISSAN ARMADA AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 7, 2007 THROUGH FEBRUARY 14, 2007. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION A-PILLAR FINISHER MIGHT IMPEDE THE CORRECT INFLATION OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG NEAR THE UPPER PORTION OF THE B-PILLAR.

Safety consequence

INCORRECT INFLATION OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH REQUIRING DEPLOYMENT OF THAT AIR BAG.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT PILLAR FINISHERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

LOWER LINK REPLACEMENT PARTS

NHTSA #10E019000 · Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm · NHTSA notice

Reported May 20, 2010 · NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 1,873 vehicles

Owners notified July 12, 2010

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND MAY 14, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56, AND MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2010 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety consequence

IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE

NHTSA #10V074000 · Fuel System, Other — Storage — Fuel Gauge System · NHTSA notice

Reported March 3, 2010 · NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 340,000 vehicles

Owners notified March 22, 2010

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT PIN

NHTSA #10V072000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages · NHTSA notice

Reported March 2, 2010 · NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 179,383 vehicles

Owners notified March 22, 2010 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – December 14, 2009 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT PIN END WAS NOT SPIN-FORMED TO SPECIFICATION DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE PIVOT PIN COULD SLIDE AND CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARTIALLY DISENGAGE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL BRACKET.

Safety consequence

THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL AND NOTICEABLE LOOSENESS IN THE PEDAL AND A REDUCTION IN BRAKING FORCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE PIVOT PIN HAD BEEN FORMED PROPERLY AND WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

2008 Infiniti QX56 4-DR w/SAB

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out of 5

Overall Safety Rating

Not Rated

Frontal Crash

Not Rated

Driver: 5, Passenger: 4

Side Crash

Not Rated

Driver: Not Rated, Passenger: Not Rated

Side Pole

Not Rated

Rollover

22% rollover risk

Safety Technology

Electronic Stability Control

53 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Infiniti QX56.

Power Train; Electrical System; Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #11762367

Incident: June 1, 2025 · Filed: September 5, 2026

Fuel gauge reads incorrect when it does come on. Dashboard lights stay off until the tank is on E. Unsafe to drive bc you cannot see your speed. When the dashboard randomly flicks on it will show that it is changing the 2WD to 4WD to 2WD WITHOUT anyone actually moving the switch. I know the dashboard leds are not bad, they come on randomly and they are all present.

Service Brakes

ODI #11668800

Incident: June 23, 2025 · Filed: June 24, 2025

There are times when driving under 50 mph brake light comes on and the brakes have goes out which cause me to do an emergency pullover turn off the truck for a few minutes and the brakes reset. This is very concerning for me. This has happened on a few occasions.

Fuel System, Gasoline

ODI #11662446

Incident: April 7, 2025 · Filed: May 21, 2025

The contact owns a 2008 Infiniti QX56. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. Additionally, the contact became aware that the vehicle was experiencing inaccurate fuel gauge reading. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel in the vehicle while the fuel tank was empty. There was no warning light illuminated. No further information was available. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V074000 (Fuel System, Other) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Electrical System; Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #11605965

Incident: July 8, 2024 · Filed: August 1, 2024

There was previous recall on this vehicle, 10V-074 (Infiniti #R1011) for a fuel sender problem, causing the fuel gauge to be inaccurate. Infiniti says it was fixed in 2010. Unfortunately, I am having the exact same problem now, and have run out of gas twice because of it. Infiniti said they can't help because it was already fixed. Safety issue because running out of fuel while driving is dangerous. Both times has been on an interstate. It was a previously reported recall and "fixed" but has failed again. Infiniti says they won't fix it again.

Air Bags

ODI #11507391

Crash 1 injury

Incident: January 2, 2023 · Filed: February 15, 2023

I was involved in an auto rollover accident on January2, 2023 when a driver "t-boned" me in my 2008 Infiniti Qx56 striking the middle of the passenger side of my Qx56 after running a stop sign and failing to yield to my right of way causing my Qx56 to roll over 3 times. My driver's steering wheel airbag did NOT deploy. To my knowledge all the other airbags did deploy. I suffered neck, right shoulder, and lower back injuries from the rollover but remained in the driver's seat as the seatbelt system worked well. My Qx56 was a total loss.

Seat Belts; Service Brakes

ODI #11431702

Incident: September 4, 2019 · Filed: September 4, 2021

Occasionally Brake light turns on in my dashboard then my braking system loses hydraulic pressure and I have troubling braking till I turn car off then resets and goes back to normal but while brake light us on is very troubling and concerning? This has happened on many occasions since purchasing the car if I remember in 2018

Fuel System, Gasoline; Electrical System

ODI #11324435

Incident: May 1, 2012 · Filed: May 13, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ADEQUATE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Electrical System; Exterior Lighting

ODI #11278346

Incident: November 1, 2019 · Filed: November 5, 2019

CONSTANT MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING HEADLIGHT BURNOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL POLICE PULLED ME OVER. FIVE TIMES THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. UNFAIR TO CONSUMER AUTO SHOPS SAYS THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED.

Service Brakes

ODI #11266606

Incident: October 2, 2019 · Filed: October 6, 2019

I HEAR I PING SOUND LIKE A SPRING, THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. APPEARS THE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT COME TO STOP AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. ONCE I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT'S JUST FINE UNTIL IT RANDOMLY OCCURS AGAIN WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS AND/OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE AND THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON. THIS ISSUE ONLY RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. IT IS EXTREMELY ALARMING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes

ODI #11244836

Incident: August 10, 2019 · Filed: August 18, 2019

THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAS A STRANGE REACTION WHEN I BRAKE AT TIMES AND IS HESITANT TO STOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT IT'S SCARY. USUALLY AFTER I STOP THE VEHICLE, CUT IT OFF & CRANK IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN ON A LATER DATE. AFTER GOING ONLINE I FIND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INFINITI QX56 & NISSAN ARMADA'S. I'M SURE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION OR WHAT BUT THANKFULLY IT HAVEN'T HAPPENED WHILE BEING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BECAUSE I FEAR I'LL REAR END ANOTHER MOTORIST.

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