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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.

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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

Unknown Or Other complaints

3 reports
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200,000 miles · Dec 3, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE EMC RELAY IS BAD. I HAVE A LETTER SAYING IT WAS A RECALL.. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IF YOU WAITED A LITTLE WHILE IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT IT SEEMED THAT WHEN IT GOT HOT IT WOULD SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT COST ME 102.00 FOR TOW TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 160.00 AN HOUR TO CHECK WHAT IT IS. THEY SAY TH…

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THE EMC RELAY IS BAD. I HAVE A LETTER SAYING IT WAS A RECALL.. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IF YOU WAITED A LITTLE WHILE IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT IT SEEMED THAT WHEN IT GOT HOT IT WOULD SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT COST ME 102.00 FOR TOW TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 160.00 AN HOUR TO CHECK WHAT IT IS. THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I HAVE LETTER IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ODI #11377749

110,000 miles · Jul 17, 2015
Service BrakesUnknown Or Other

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ON GAUGE. WHEN TRYING TO BREAK IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT WILL NOT STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 6 TIMES ALREADY. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC OR COLLISION AND INJURY COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL YOU HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE…

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WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ON GAUGE. WHEN TRYING TO BREAK IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT WILL NOT STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 6 TIMES ALREADY. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC OR COLLISION AND INJURY COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL YOU HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF TO RESET IT. THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE A SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

NHTSA ODI #10734798

Mileage unknown · May 12, 2015
Unknown Or Other

MY GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS NOT CORRECT. I ONLY RELY ON THE TIME AND HOW MUCH I FILLED IT. SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT IT DIDN'T START, EVEN THE GAS GAUGE IN THE DASHBOARD SAYS ITS FULL BUT IT'S EMPTY. I DID TALKED TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR IT FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY BUT EVERY TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE THE DEAL…

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MY GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS NOT CORRECT. I ONLY RELY ON THE TIME AND HOW MUCH I FILLED IT. SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT IT DIDN'T START, EVEN THE GAS GAUGE IN THE DASHBOARD SAYS ITS FULL BUT IT'S EMPTY. I DID TALKED TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR IT FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY BUT EVERY TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE THE DEALER WILL DENY IT AND SAYS THAT THE VIN NUMBER SAYS NO HISTORY OF RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM NOT READING ACCURATELY, THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE DASH BOARD, BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE OTHER MECHANIC HE SAYS IT'S THE IPDM AND ON I WAS GOOGLING ABOUT ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO YOUR SITE ABOUT RECALL BUT THE DEALER AGAIN SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL IN VIN NUMBER. IN YOUR WEBSITE IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WHICH I PAID THEM TO FIX IT. ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, THE MECHANIC SAYS ABOUT EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEED TO BE REPLACE, NISSAN MATERIAL CAN BREAK EASILY. I SPEND MORE THE $4500 FIXING THIS AND THAT. EXCLUDING THE EXPENSES THAT I HAD FROM THE DEALER SHOP.

NHTSA ODI #10716053

Official recalls

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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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.