Comments on: 2000 Nissan Patrol Warranty Complaint

By: jobby

jobby — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:40:00 +0000

We should get all Nissan owners and all the receipts we
have spent on motors and various parts and stand on Nissans door step i have
just spent 5 thousand on a fuel pump and after reading all the comments i feel
sick .Nissan should be made aware of their problems and stand by their product
and fix the problem that they created. Than hopefully we may be proud to say
once again I own a Nissan instead of saying i should of bought a Toyota

By: Darrell

Darrell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:42:17 +0000

Hi Louise (and all),

I too have a 2002 (late model – Nov), I was just heading out on sat morning (on a tarred rd) and all of a sudden my Patrol just looses power and I started blowing tons of black smoke. It is at the garrage and they tell me it could very well be the pump and have estimated $6000 to replace if that is the problem. They have done all the mechanical checks and all seems to be fine (including the turbo). They still have to plug into the computer and I am crossing fingers that it is just a faulty sensor. After reading all of the horror stories above, I will be selling this 4wd no matter what the outcome!

Regards

Darrell

By: adam

adam — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:18:36 +0000

hi all i have a 2003 3litre and its been really good i must be 1 of the lucky ones everyone told me not to get a 3litre but i did it had 220000 on it when i got it and it now has 270000 always serviced never had a drama

By: john howell

john howell — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:35:21 +0000

I have just been told my Nissan 3lt diesel 2000 model needs a major repair job on the fuel injector pump at the absolutely rediculous cost of $5900. Are these parts made of gold. This is an outrage especially reading about others with the same problem. I wouldn’t recomend any Nissan to my worst enemy!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:44:00 +0000

Hi All. My June 2007 GU Patrol 3.0 TDI ST, owned since new died last week. Lost all power whilst climbing a hill with the boat in tow. Lots of black smoke and a real knock in the engine. Initial investigation is big end bearing but waiting on closer inspection. The car has done 137k, always serviced and never been off-road. Rang Nissan customer support and was told they can not help as the car is now out of warranty. This is my second GU patrol and now most likely my last.

By: Ben Sagar-Haller

Ben Sagar-Haller — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:08:10 +0000

Mate if you maintain it you should be fine however we did blow the engine in our 2001 Zd30, and nissan replaced it with the long block with installation for 5k

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:25:19 +0000

Hi Everyone, I bought a mid 2005 GU IV ST-L 127,000 on the clock and before i bought it i had it looked at by nissan for the pre-sales inspection, they pointed out that the turbo had a leak (Nothing serious) anyway as condition of the sale to me I asked the previous owner to cough up the cash and pay me for the turbo before paying out the encumberance, Well, I drove it for 1000 k’s after dumping the oil to try and flush the engine, anyway, dropped it off to the service dept, they said I got it in just in time as the turbo was about to fail.

Whilst it is in the shop I got them to do a major service as the previous owner didnt service it for 40,000 k’s However I am beginning to think that alot of the Failures are caused by the MAF sensor and Turbo’s Dettonating the engines.

I paid 21,500 for a 4WD that sells for 48K with all the extras, 4 Inch Toughdog Lift, Ironman Bullbar & Wynch, Leather Interior, Snorkel ETC, It Drives REALY well, yet NOW I am too scared to drive the bastard.

Any Thoughts?
Dave_Beenleigh

By: Clint

Clint — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:19:32 +0000

Hi just wondering if the problems were fixed by 2007 just signed up for one today?

By: john

john — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:45:15 +0000

I feel sorry for all the 3.0litre owners. I have a 99 with the 4.2L diesel from new. Only ever done services at 270k’s. Slow but bloody reliable. No gear box trouble or anything like that, YET!

Looking to trade up but i would NEVER buy a 3.0L, cruisers are out of the blue collar worker price now + they used to or still may do have lots of trouble in just just about all areas, engine,gear box, diffs etc. Guess i will be keeping the one i have for now.

By: ekka

ekka — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:32:40 +0000

I have just had my 2000 GU 3.0 TD give a bang and blow hweaps of black smoke whilst towing my caravan in northern Western Australia. It has 139000 klms up and this follows a problem last year towing in South Australia when the high pressure hose from the Turbo delaminated internally resulting in loss of power and lots of white smoke. Had been warned about potential problems around 130000kls in these so always kept revs to a minimum and rarely exceeded 3000 rpm. I had the usual engine warning light problem arise on the same trip and a Nissan Dealer in Carnarvon told me I needed a new oil filled air filter and possibly a new air intake sensor if the existing one couldn’t be cleaned properly. After reading all the problems about 3.0lt I am considering replacing the motor. Can anyone suggest a mechanic or business in Perth where I can start trying to solve this problem?