IllustrationFAULTY BRAKES. *AK
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
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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
What owners actually said
106 reportsI 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!
WELL, ADD ME TO THE LIST (AND I BELIEVE IT'S BECOMMING A LONG ONE) OF INFINITI QX56 OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR ISSUES (SHUDDERING UNDER BRAKING). I'VE ALSO HAD MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM DRIVE AND DISC REPLACE AND THE NEW ONE DOESN'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE STREET DETAIL THE ORIGINAL ONE DID. I'M ALSO HAVING …
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WELL, ADD ME TO THE LIST (AND I BELIEVE IT'S BECOMMING A LONG ONE) OF INFINITI QX56 OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR ISSUES (SHUDDERING UNDER BRAKING). I'VE ALSO HAD MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM DRIVE AND DISC REPLACE AND THE NEW ONE DOESN'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE STREET DETAIL THE ORIGINAL ONE DID. I'M ALSO HAVING THE FALSE BACKUP SENSOR WARNING TONES HAPPEN AS WELL.
BACK UP WARNING SENSOR/STEERING WHEEL ENTRY FUNCTION STAYS IN UP POSITION/RATTLE IN DASH DRIVER SIDE/WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/SENSOR IN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILURE/REPLACEMENT OF CD PLAYER/NAVIGATION ACCEPT SCREEN STAYS ON UNTIL YOU CLICK ACCEPT/*AK
2004 INFINITI EXPERIENCED SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKES. *BF THE DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, THE DRIVERS SEAT MEMORY WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES,SHIMMERING OF VEHICLE, AND ALSO THE SUNROOF. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND A NEW DESIGN OF THE CALIPERS, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THE CUST. SERV. AT INFINITI OF IRVINE IS THE WORST!
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES. AFTER SERVICING, THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER 3000 MILES. *JB
THE BRAKES DO NOT TO OPERATE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. TAKEN FOR REPAIR FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *JB
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
INFINITI QX56 HAS BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW. FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT ON AVERAGE EVERY 4-6000 MILES. BRAKE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL WHICH CAUSES ROTOR WARPAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS FROM NISSAN. THIS IS BRAKE DESIGN FLAW ALSO EFFECTS SIMILAR…
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INFINITI QX56 HAS BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW. FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT ON AVERAGE EVERY 4-6000 MILES. BRAKE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL WHICH CAUSES ROTOR WARPAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS FROM NISSAN. THIS IS BRAKE DESIGN FLAW ALSO EFFECTS SIMILAR PLATFORMS SUCH AS THE ARMADA AND THE TITAN. THERE ALSO IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT END WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE THE FRONT END TO GO INTO RESONANCE, THUS SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK
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.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.