Mack Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I've been offered a a 53 Plate Nissan Navara Pick Up at reasonable money but having read the Owners reviews on What Car and such like, this pick up appears to suffer a catalogue of mechanical and electrical failures and needs to be avoided like the plague. Are they really as unreliable as these owners say or is it a case that only those with a bad experience of the vehicle have taken their time to give their opinion on line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scotland Rifles Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I've been offered a a 53 Plate Nissan Navara Pick Up at reasonable money but having read the Owners reviews on What Car and such like, this pick up appears to suffer a catalogue of mechanical and electrical failures and needs to be avoided like the plague. Are they really as unreliable as these owners say or is it a case that only those with a bad experience of the vehicle have taken their time to give their opinion on line? well lets put it this way. we have one at work, or should i say it spends more time at the Nissan dealer than it does earning its keep at work. load of pant says the lad that is meant to drive it. he has a discovery on hire for the job and says its like a rolls Royce compared to the Nissan. i think its been in 14 times in just over 1 year and 38.ooo miles, bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 i had one on a 03 plate with 8,ooo on the clock sold it after 4 years and another 40,000 never let me down and never spent a penny on it [other than regular services]. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingbags Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I have an 07 Pathfinder ( Estate version of Navarra ) I have had it from new and have now done 45000 miles. The only problem it has given me is a flat battery which was sorted under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 A friend of mine has one and rates it quite well. He has had some trouble with it, something in the rear axle. His biggest problem is dealer back up, they are pretty unhelpful by all account and refused to fix the rear axle problem as it was about 500 miles off the limit of the warrenty (under not over). They changed their mind when he contacted trading standards! Chances are your going to get something go wrong with any vehicle, I think the toyota is top of the pile of the double cabs, the older L200's are quite good. We had an Isuzu Rodeo at work that was very reliable but got written off after a 30mph front end shunt, made of cheese! I don't know if it's still true about Jap cars being expensive to maintain. I do prefer Land Rovers but I know they're not for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I have a diesel injection specialist friend and when I showed an interest in these as i quite fancied one myself he said they call them in the trade "knackered navara". The regularity of the engine failures caused one of his colleagues to drop other models and concentrate on these I get the impression that the 170 ish bhp is a safe model but I wouldn't fancy my chances with the 130 ish bhp model. He reckons its due to the publics demand for more power and so they are turbo'd to death. Then they are promptly ripped up and down the motorway at 90+ and people wonder why it went wrong? I think if it had good history without it being a 130 bhp model then I would take my chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinePMI Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Google "Club Fontier.org". They have an entire site dedicated to just Nissan vehicles, both US and export variants (everyone else). Personally, from what I read, I'd rather have the export version... My '03 Frontier had some issues when it came off the show room floor. I think the 02-03 years they had some QC issues. Since I quit taking my truck to the dealer (F'ing crooks) and found a good local reputable mechanic, I've had nary a problem with it aside from normal maintenance and stuff I've buggered up while out off road... 110K on her right now, but she's due for some new leaf springs, her butt's really starting to sag... Crikey, I hope my Mrs. doesn't see this, she might think it's some Freudian thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Hamster Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Had my 04 Nissan for 3 Hard years of hammering done 40,000 miles, and the only thing i was told to do was service every 6000 miles and have never had problems , just tyres , always starts and spends alot of time off road , might have a good one i hope !.GOOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigun Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 up rate the big ends and shells cost about £170 for parts and about 20hrs doing the job ..big end bolts give up sending the con rod out the side on number 3 ....go for the 3ltr no probs there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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