2004 Infiniti QX56 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2004 Infiniti QX56, 4% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“At the beginning of june 2008, I noticed spots on my garage floor under the car, towards the front of the engine; I thought it must be the oil filter and it needed to be tightened. I continued to notice this for the following weeks. I went under the vehicle and noticed that the leaky fluid had cascaded all underneath the vehicle. I went into have it serviced, dealer said that it was atf fluid, dealer tightened a clamp. Problem continued to persist, went into service, dealer replaced hose. …”
NHTSA complaint #10280893, filed 2009-08, 40,500 miles“Vehicle was parked and consumer was outside of the vehicle when it started rolling backwards, knocking the consumer to the ground. It continued to roll down the driveway and struck a tree. Dealer could find no defects. The same thing happened a second time.”
NHTSA complaint #10109197, filed 2005-03, 12,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 infinity QX56. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the front end of the vehicle began to shake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the front suspension lower control arms. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic to have the front lower control arms replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. The consumer at his own expense, he had to replace the left and right control lower arms. The consumer stated a recall was issued in may 2010. …”
NHTSA complaint #10432609, filed 2011-10, 110,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10149806Oct 12, 2018TRANSMISSION & ENGINE AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC REPORTING SERVICE INFORMATION To support proper diagnosis and to promote Fixed-Right-First-Time ? Infiniti may…
- 10192822May 10, 2016SERVICE INFORMATION Replacement 5-speed rear wheel drive Automatic Transmission (A/T) assemblies and replacement control valves (valve bodies) now come with blank Transmission…
- 10032790Oct 6, 2011Infiniti: clicking noise from rear axles during take-off/acceleration. *pe updated 11/2/11.
- 10033227Feb 11, 2010Infiniti: 5 speed a/t dtc diagnoses for p1701, p1702, p1703, p1704, p1705, p1754, p1759, p1764, p1769, p1774. Applies to re 5r05a only transmissions (5 speed a/t). If one or more…
- 10024688Apr 28, 2008Infiniti; special automatic transmission fluid requirement. 2004 to current infinit vehicles.
- 10012879Mar 16, 2005Atf is leaking from a transmission air cooler line. *tt update
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Infiniti QX56
65 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Infiniti QX56
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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