IllustrationI LEASED A NEW INFINITI QX56. THE BRAKES FAILED AT 2500 MILES AND PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS BEING SERVICED AGAIN TODAY FOR THE SAME REASON. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES FAIL EVERY 2500 MILES!
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.
About this comparison →106Owner complaints
Model-year median: 55
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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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
Compare all QX56 years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
250–25K
625–50K
1150–75K
1675–100K
26100–150K
8150K+
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
Equipment complaints
2 reports2004 INFINITI EXPERIENCED SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKES. *BF THE DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, THE DRIVERS SEAT MEMORY WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
Recall campaigns
110V517000 · 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
0No 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.