IllustrationBRAKE LIGHT AND SLIP LIGHT TURNS ON IN INSTRUMENT PANEL, BRAKES DO NOT GRAB OR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. MY ROTORS AND PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION PER DEALERSHIP. *TR
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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Owner complaints by model year
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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
Service Brakes complaints
33 reportsSAME ISSUE AS ALL OTHER POSTING..LOSS OF BRAKES, SHUDDER, LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAD IT TOWED IN. AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPROGRAMMED AND REDID ALL BRAKES...NOW, SAME PROBLEM 9 MONTHS AGO..I CLEARED EVERYTHING AND IT RECURRED AGAIN..THIS IS LIFETHREATENING...I'M AMAZED NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH ALL THESE POSTS (AND MANY …
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SAME ISSUE AS ALL OTHER POSTING..LOSS OF BRAKES, SHUDDER, LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAD IT TOWED IN. AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPROGRAMMED AND REDID ALL BRAKES...NOW, SAME PROBLEM 9 MONTHS AGO..I CLEARED EVERYTHING AND IT RECURRED AGAIN..THIS IS LIFETHREATENING...I'M AMAZED NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH ALL THESE POSTS (AND MANY OTHERS ON OTHER COMPLIANT BOARDS). WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED AND THEN OFFICIALLY START A CLASS-ACTION? *TR
COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, COMPUTER NOISES BEEPING BEHIND DASH, BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES ALL PRESSURE, VEHICLE UNSAFE, CRASH WAS IMMINENT, IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEATH. BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR F…
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COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, COMPUTER NOISES BEEPING BEHIND DASH, BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES ALL PRESSURE, VEHICLE UNSAFE, CRASH WAS IMMINENT, IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEATH. BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FRONT BRAKES BEGAN MAKING SEVERE GRINDING NOISES, VEHICLE VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF STOPPING. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. PREVIOUS FAILURE ON 3.30.11 AT 68KMILES, 1ST FAILURE ON 8.20.10 AT 57K MILES. AT 70K MILES DEALER REPROGRAMMED VDC CONTROL AS 'FIX'........GUESS WHAT IT DID NOT FIX IT........THIS NEEDS TO BE A FACTORY RECALL ITEM ASAP, AND/OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED> *TR
Official recalls
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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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.