Grand Theft Auto IV Cheat Codes for Xbox 360

Spawn vehicles, change the weather, and more cheats for Xbox 360

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Updated on 11/08/20
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Following the tradition of previous Grand Theft Auto games, Grand Theft Auto IV has cheat codes that restore your health, change the weather, and spawn weapons or vehicles. The Xbox 360 version also features achievements, Easter eggs, and glitches that make carjacking more fun than it should be.

Grand Theft Auto IV.
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Grand Theft Auto IV Cheat Codes

At any time during the game, pull out Niko's phone and dial any of the numbers below for the corresponding effect.

Activating some of these cheats disables achievements, so cheating can cause you to miss achievements that are only obtainable in certain missions.

Cheat Code Effect
948-555-0100 Song information.
938-555-0100 Spawn a Jetmax boat.
625-555-0150 Spawn a Sanchez bike.
625-555-0100 Spawn an NRG-900 bike.
486-555-0150 Get weapon set 1 (RPG, combat sniper, knife, molotov cocktail, pistol, pump, shotgun, micro SMG, and assault rifle).
486-555-0100 Get weapon set 2 (baseball bat, grenades, carbine rifle, SMG, RPG, combat sniper, combat shotgun, and combat pistol).
482-555-0100 Restore health, armor, and ammo.
468-555-0100 Randomly change weather and time of day.
362-555-0100 Restore armor.
359-555-0100 Spawn an Annihilator helicopter.
267-555-0150 Increase Wanted level (by one star).
267-555-0100 Clear Wanted level.
227-555-0175 Spawn a Comet sports car.
227-555-0168 Spawn a SuperGT sports car.
227-555-0147 Spawn a Turismo sports car.
227-555-0142 Spawn a Cognoscenti luxury car.
227-555-0100 Spawn an FBI Buffalo vehicle.
911 Repair vehicle engine.

GTA IV Friendship Bonuses

As you build relationships with friends, call on them for extra help and bonuses.

Bonus Requirement
Get 50% off at any clothing store. Achieve 80% relationship status with Alex.
Call a helicopter to pick you up. Achieve 70% relationship status with Brucie. 
Receive an emergency health boost. Achieve 80% relationship status with Carmen.
Call back-up from gang members. Achieve 60% relationship status with Dwayne.
Remove 3 Wanted stars. Achieve 80% relationship status with Kiki.
Get a discount on guns. Achieve 60% relationship status with Little Jacob.
Call for a car bomb. Achieve 75% relationship status with Packie.
Get a free ride. Achieve 60% relationship status with Roman.

GTA IV Unlockables

Other secrets can be unlocked by completing certain objectives.

Unlockable Requirement
Annihilator Helicopter Kill 200 flying rats.
Rastah Color Huntley SUV Complete 10 package delivery missions.
No Ammo Limit Complete the game 100%.
Statue of Liberty t-shirt Enter the door on the second floor while touring the Statue of Liberty.
OG Loc CD Search the Bohan safehouse.
Happiness Land Shirt Go to Happiness Island and run up the base of the statue to find it.

Fast Reload Trick

Reloading your weapon takes seconds that can be better spent. For a faster reload, switch your weapon, and then switch it back to have full ammo.

How to Find Secret Areas

Go to an internet cafe and enter the URL www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com to unveil secret locations on the map.

GTA Graffiti

Across from Bank of Liberty, look for a house with graffiti that showcases artwork from other Grand Theft Auto titles.

Two Bits Easter Egg

Drive a car into a large traffic jam and blow the horn to the beat of "Shave and a haircut." Another car will respond with "two bits."

How to Get Easy Money

To earn easy cash:

  1. Find an ATM and cause a traffic jam to block the roads so that an ambulance can't get through.

  2. Wait for someone to withdraw money from the ATM, then kill them.

  3. Take the money and walk away a bit, then return to find more money beside the dead body.

  4. Repeat this trick as many time as you please.

The Heart of Liberty City

To see the "heart" of Liberty City:

  1. After you have access to Happiness Island, find the helicopter tours and take a helicopter.

  2. Fly the helicopter to the Statue of Liberty and jump out at the statue's feet.

  3. Go around the platform until a door appears with signs on both sides that read "No Hidden Content Here."

  4. Go through the door and climb the ladder.

Grand Theft Auto IV Achievements

The following achievements can be unlocked in GTA IV on the Xbox 360.

Achievement Requirement
Assassin's Greed Complete all nine assassin missions.
Auf Wiedersehen Petrovic Win all ranked multiplayer variations, all races, and Cops 'n' Crooks, as both sides.
Chain Reaction Blow up 10 vehicles in 10 seconds.
Cleaned The Mean Streets Capture 20 criminals through the police computer.
Courier Service Complete all 10 package-delivery jobs.
Cut Your Teeth Earn a personal rank promotion in multiplayer.
Dare Devil Complete 100% of the unique stunt jumps.
Dial B for Bomb Unlock the special ability to phone for a bomb to be placed.
Driving Mr. Bellic Unlock the special ability of taxi.
Endangered Species Collect every hidden package.
Fed the Fish Complete the mission Uncle Vlad.
Finish Him Complete 10 melee counters in four minutes.
Fly the Co-op Beat Rockstar's time in ranked versions of Deal Breaker, Hangman's NOOSE, and Bomb da Base II.
Full Exploration Unlock all the islands.
Genetically Superior Come in first in 20 single-player street races.
Gobble Gobble Score three strikes in a row (a turkey) in 10-pin bowling.
Gracefully Taken Complete the mission I'll Take Her.
Half Million Reach a balance of $500,000.
Impossible Trinity Complete the mission Museum Piece.
It'll Cost Ya Complete a taxi ride without skipping from one island to another.
Join the Midnight Club Win a ranked multiplayer race without damaging your vehicle too much and have damage enabled.
Key to the City Achieve 100% in the Game progress statistic.
King of QUB3D Beat the High Score in QUB3D.
Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie Kill a Rockstar developer in a ranked multiplayer match.
Liberty City 5 After you meet all friends, the ones left alive like you above 90%.
Liberty City Minute Complete the story missions in less than 30 hours.
Lowest Point Complete the mission Roman's Sorrow.
Manhunt Complete the most wanted side missions from the police computer.
No More Strangers Meet all random characters.
Off the Boat Complete the first mission.
One Hundred And Eighty in a Game of Darts Score 180 with only three darts.
One Man Army Survive five minutes on six-star wanted level.
Order Fulfilled Complete all 10 Exotic Export orders.
Pool Shark Beat a friend at pool.
Retail Therapy Unlock the ability to buy guns from a friend.
Rolled Over Do five car rolls in a row from one crash.
Sightseer Fly on all helicopter tours of Liberty City.
Taking It for the Team Be on the winning team in all ranked multiplayer games.
Team Player Kill five players who are not in your team in any ranked multiplayer team game.
That Special Someone Complete the mission That Special Someone.
That's How We Roll! Unlock the special ability of a helicopter.
Top of the Food Chain Kill 20 players with a pistol in a ranked multiplayer death match.
Top the Midnight Club Come first in 20 different ranked standard multiplayer races.
Under the Radar Fly underneath the main bridges in the game that crosses the water with a helicopter.
Walk Free Lose a four-star wanted level by outrunning the cops.
Wanted Achieve the highest personal rank in multiplayer.
Warm Coffee Successfully date a girl to be invited into her house.
Wheelie Rider Do a wheelie lasting at least 500 feet on a motorbike.
You Got the Message Deliver all 30 cars ordered through text messages.
You Won! Complete the final mission.