Nissan Navara 2.5 dCi Double Cab Aventura

I was supplied with my current Navara to replace another D40ST-X written off by the insurance company and it is a piece of rubbish.

Clutch/ flywheel failed pre 20000km, followed shortly after by the intercooler dying. Both were replaced under warranty but the clutch issue was not plain sailing - Nissan are not very good to deal with when it comes to warranty issues.

The paint was mismatched between the two O/S doors and the dealer won't do a thing, along with a number of other cosmetic disappointments.

Once the Navara has gone I will NEVER buy a NISSAN AGAIN - there are far better cars and dealers out there. Don't buy one !!!

Next time before I make a purchase I will do much more homework.

This is a great pickup but will always be more agricultural than a more road biased vehicle. It was bought for my wife (replacing an Audi A4 which kept getting stuck in the snow as we live on the side of a mountain) It uses two wheel drive full time to the rear wheels, when you need it there is a manual electronic switch to 4 wheel drive, you are restricted in that you cannot turn a hard 90 degree with this engaged as you will encounted windup of the 4wd system. Now when you do get into the mucky stuff this machine is awesome. So if you NEED a machine like this get it, no worries. If a Rav 4 would suffice then do for that, this is one BIG truck. My wife likes it (doesnt love it) - Never leave it in 4wd when you go back onto paved surfaces you will screw your 4wd system.

Have had the truck for just over 6 months now it has done over 100k and has had engine replaced at some point in it's life. neg's only two well 3 things part's cost the earth hard ride and lack of bottom end power below 2k rpm.Front tyre wear due to the LSD pushing plus side well every thing is a plus over than the above getting 40 mpg goes down to 35 when towing caravan 25 feet twin axle so more than happy with it just wish island roads where better. But have a problem towing back from Devon at the weekend and went round hard uphill corner few noises did not think anything about it ? But then we noticed a whinning noise from the rear axle any one else had this problem ? I have the D42 with LSD e mail me with any ideas [email protected]

i own a auto d40 08' 4wd it downgears by itself for no reason at all and the auto specialists and the nissan dealer cannot daignose it and cannot fault this problem and they have never heard of this problem what do i do now? i was drivin on the freeway doin 110 and it went from top gear straight into 2nd gear and went into redline and someone almost went up the back of me coz of it would it be the solenoid pack in to autobox or could it be a leaking capacitor in the ecu? does anyone know email if you do thanks

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johnny the detailer

My 58 reg Feb 09 Navara adventura 2.8 manual has a split personality; To drive by itself in 2 wheel drive on the road it is smooth and comfortable and has loads of power. One small niggle was the spontaneous movement of the electric seats both fore and aft and into the recline. Fixed on warranty, cause a couple of small catches on the plastic surrounding the seat switches had broken and the cover was operating the switches when I moved slightly in the drivers seat otherwise I ahve had no problems with teh build quality.

However, working the Navara hard either with a trailer or off road and the steering becomes awful. The electrical system for getting the vehicle out of 4 wheel drive low ratio is unreliable resulting in driving around at full revs and doing just 30 mph. Towing within its declared capability,the dual mass flywheel fell apart taking the clutch with it. Change to a solid steel flywheel under warranty and the shakes and rattle underneath are awful. Two more clutches later all under warranty and now teh engine control unit occassionally switches to "safe mode" limiting engine revs to just 1000 RPM, not enough to pull away on the flat if towing. Mileage? Just 42000. When the going gets tough this vehicle does not get going, it breaks down! I hope the new version has sorted these problems.

I bought this truck new in Feb 2009 and have done 45k so far. It has been brilliant in every aspect other than fuel consumption. I do very mixed mileage with a pretty equal split between a roads, b roads, city driving and then do frequent dual carraigeway/motorway runs. It performs everywhere. The steering is light for round town, it cruises at whatever speed you want it to and has the power to overtake when you need it.

I bought this as a company car and of course it is excellent to run due to hitting the loop hole of being classed as a commercial vehicle so no personal tax to pay, but as the company owner, it is still working out more expensive to run than a standard tdi (Civic, Golf, Focus etc).

The combined book is 28.8mpg, but I average 24mpg. The only other thing I would say that has been a very minor pain, is I don't find there is quite enough leg space for the driver and I am 6ft1" tall which isn't huge! With the seat fully back I can't stretch my legs straight out. I have got used to it though, but just sitting in a variety of new cars this week has shown me how much more leg room there is in a car.

Over the 2 years it had one minor fault with the electric seat moving forward when no-one was in the car, which was sorted under warranty and that was it. It has been very comfortable to drive and it's versatility will be missed, but it is just too expensive to run with my mileage.

I have owned this from new and never had a minute of trouble with it. Just completed 60K miles. I wouldn't part with this truck for anything similar. Had a blowout in the front offside at 85 mph in the fast lane of the M6!! steady as a rock. Cant speak highly enough of it as you can probably tell......having hell of a job though trying to find a new brake and throttle rubber!!

The nissan D40 navara is a total lemon I feel sorry for anyone who buys one of these with higher kms and no warranty,build quality is total rubbish the rubbers round the doors fall off all the time ,the door handles break,ticks like a time bomb,diff is useless,.by 150,000kms has needed,4 clutchs,brakes rotors replaced,new head,new front diff,2 rear diffs,new front shocks,universals replaced,what a heap of junk, the only good point is lots of power.

Having had my D40 now for 2 years, I can say it has performed very well indeed. Mine does not carry heavy weights, just the gundogs and shooting gear. I do, however pull a 26' twin axle caravan of which you wouldn't even know was on the back when your driving. I absolutely love this truck and would not get rid of it, eve for a new one. The older 05-06 D40's are more economical than the newer one's due to the Euro engines having to meet new emission laws. The performance on the older ones is slightly better too.

I would recommend an auto as they are pretty big trucks with big gear boxes.

The new 2010 model will be out in April with lots of new gadgets such as rear camera, postcode sat nav, ipod socket, heated mirrors and a power increase to 191bhp. NICE!!!!

I have owned this truck for two years now and must say it has been a reliable comfortable vehicle. but it has not worked very hard and has only covered 65000klm. After having moved from a grand cherokee I thought I might be disappointed with the handling of a truck as I had owned an L200 previously but the navara has surprised me. If I had to pick a down side it would most likely be slightly poor build quality.

Its not a car but for a truck its great