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2004 Infiniti QX56

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2004 Infiniti QX56 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 55.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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106Owner complaints

Model-year median: 55

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2004 Infiniti QX56

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 106 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes: 33 reports
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 32 reports
  • Electrical System: 16 reports
  • Air Bags: 10 reports
  • Engine: 5 reports

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Recall links

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
106
200480
200579
200621
2007
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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes
33Service Brakes, Hydraulic
32Electrical System
16Air Bags
10Engine
5
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
5Visibility
5Fuel System, Gasoline
4Power Train
4Steering
4Structure
4Seats
3Suspension
3Unknown Or Other
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Equipment
2Fuel/propulsion System
2Seat Belts
2Back Over Prevention
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Latches/locks/linkages
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

92 reports with mileage · 14 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Back Over Prevention complaints

1 reports
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3,000 miles · Aug 7, 2004
Back Over PreventionSeatsSteering

SEVERAL FAILURES: 1. FAILURE OF THE BACKUP WARNING SENSORS. 2. FAILURE OF THE SEAT MEMORY SYSTEM. 3. FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ENTRY/EXIT POSITION FUNCTION. 4. NAVIGATION DISK FAULTS 5. HEAD LINER SQEAZKS AND RATTLES. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE PICKED THE CAR…

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SEVERAL FAILURES: 1. FAILURE OF THE BACKUP WARNING SENSORS. 2. FAILURE OF THE SEAT MEMORY SYSTEM. 3. FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ENTRY/EXIT POSITION FUNCTION. 4. NAVIGATION DISK FAULTS 5. HEAD LINER SQEAZKS AND RATTLES. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE PICKED THE CAR UP ONCE ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN IT WHEN THE HEADLINER PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN AND THE BACKUP WARNING SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10086372

Recall campaigns

1

10V517000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Oct 28, 2010

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

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Defect investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.