The 2004 Infiniti Qx56 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 747,480 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 147 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10V5170002010-10-28747,480 affected
Defect
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…
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.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
33
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
17
2crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
9
AIR BAGS
8
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE
5
1crashes
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
1crashes
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
3
Total complaints147
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My wife was driving home from work, said brake is failing, makes loud grindy, rattling noise when brake is applied. Once the car is turn off and back on, everything is back to normal. When I got home, I took the wheels off to check everything was ok, pads were almost new, which I replaced last…”
“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…”
“I was on the highway driving my family from texas to north carolina when I ran into rush hour traffic long the way. I applied the brake to slow the vehicle down, then suddenly the steering wheel started shaking, there was a lound gridding noise as if the engine about to fallout and my brake didnot…”
“The vehicle's brake warning light keeps coming on. Rotors are fine. Brake fluid level is high. Yet, when I apply my foot on the brake, the warning light comes on and there is also a bad sound on the front wheels that sounds like metal to metal (there is a vibration). Once I pull over and turn the…”
“The vehicle's brake warning light keeps coming on. Rotors are fine. Brake fluid level is high. Yet, when I apply my foot on the brake, the warning light comes on and there is also a bad sound on the front wheels that sounds like metal to metal (there is a vibration). Once I pull over and turn the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 infiniti qx56. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. In addition, the fuel gauge and other gauges on the instrument cluster displayed inaccurate information. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (infiniti of elk grove, 8586 laguna grove dr, elk…”
“On two separate occasions while the car was moving in a dry parking lot and applying my brakes, my abs brakes kicked on for no reason and the car was difficult to control and stop. The light came on as well and I heard alot of grinding. This was very scary as both times I had my children in the…”
“I get a brake light and a slip light sometimes when applying the brakes. Makes an awful noise and sometimes the brakes fail to operate. I have to turn the car off and restart it to reset something and then its fine for a few days and comes back. It is very scary. Others who have the same vehicle…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Infiniti Qx56 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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