Comments on: 2008 Nissan X-Trail review

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:42:40 +0000

My 2006 X-trail 40th anniv edition ST-S has under 50000km and the clutch is starting to slip. My wife is the main driver around Sydney Eastern Suburbs (up and down tarred road hills – no sand!). Is this normal wear and tear? Sounds like I got a raw deal. The dealer says I need to replace the clutch – ($3000 from reading above?) do I have any other options? The car has only been serviced by the dealer every 6 months since I bougth it from them in 2006!
And whats this oncar fuel injection service they hit you with at each service ($50)?

By: David Mortimer

David Mortimer — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:05:35 +0000

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By: Smurfy

Smurfy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:05:27 +0000

I have a 2008 x trail. When it’s been sitting in rain and I open the boot water flows down into the boot cause a large puddle ? Does anyone know if this is normal or fault? I’m not happy I lost some expensive papers yesterday that were in the wrong spot in the boot!!

By: Olol

Olol — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:04:10 +0000

Sorry that last contribution is for Punko to answer .. my x trail has done 120,000km on its first clutch. I’m actually pretty happy with the car except for minor factory settings for emission control in the EMU.

I’ve always used heel/ toe method of changing gear so i’m only just happy with the clutch wear but not the prospective replacement cost. I had a 4.2L cortina which did 290,000 km on its first clutch. There should be a class action against Nissan when they’ve clearly given the car a sub-standard clutch … its a design fault of their making. There’s too many clutches going below 100,000km to blame driving styles.

By: Olol

Olol — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:48:55 +0000

208,000KM without problem is good. Assuming its a manual, how much did you pay for what clutch kit and how long did the first one last please? SMS 0403006561

By: Joe Milner

Joe Milner — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:35:35 +0000

My experience with the current Xtrail petrol has all been bad. The car has a bad vibration at around 80 – 100km/hr. The interior plastics are terrible, the instrumentation is hard to see in bright light and the speedo has an unacceptable 10 percent error. The CVT transmission is very slow to engage and the brakes cannot be smoothly applied. I could go on but you get the impression!! Nissan Australia have provided no support and the local dealer hates them! Stay away from Nissan.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:55:03 +0000

I’m considering an X-Trail Diesel which seems to rate well in recent mag. reviews against GV and Tiguan. I previously owned a CX-7 which has received some support from reviewers here. I sold it after 18 months as I found the turbo lag positively dangerous, as well as the 14.8l/100km being dangerous to my wallet (and I’m not a Boy Racer). You’d have to really love the look to put up with CX-7 performance and excessive fuel consumption.

By: Iain Trainor

Iain Trainor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:36:33 +0000

I am sold on the XTrail. I have just bought my second! The seat comfort for a medium to long trip is good. The steering light enough for my wife to park it with ease and good on the beach. I did purches a manual the second time as the CVT appeared to be sluggish and slow to respond on the first.

Hope you enjoy your exy as much as me.

By: Chris H

Chris H — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:40:13 +0000

My T31 X-Trail Ti has just been flat bed trucked back to Nissan with a CVT failure. 48,000 kms on the clock, hardly ever off road, and driven carefully. Seems to me that this is problem for Nissan according to the X-Trail discussions on the web.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:52:05 +0000

The petrol X-trail is a better bet than the new diesel version. I own a diesel X-Trail and it has an oil leak which continuously contaminates the EGR valve and air filter, affecting performance. Nissan has been trying to fix the problem for 8 months, but no permanent solution on the horizon.

The Diesel X-trail is a lemon.