Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport Reviews

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Good Points: The car is great.

Bad Points: The Denso injectors and the Dual mass flywheel and clutch assembly which is really all unnecessary.The whole thing is just technology gone too far

General comments: The Cold Start Engine Clatter is Back again on Our Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport but this time Nissan Have agreed that there is a problem and are going to replace 3 more injectors , That's the 3 that were not replaced last year...................SO IF YOU HAVE THE SAME CLATTER TAKE IT BACK AND INSIST ON NEW INJECTORS.>>>>>> I THINK WE ARE WINNING!!
Nissan will issue you with a Customer Service Bulletin, read it hand it back amd insist on new injectors.
i have it on good authority that Nissan know there is a problem but are trying to keep it quiet as it will save them a fortune on new injectors.. If they were up front they would recall the lot!

The denso injectors that Nissan use are crap and when cold tend to stick open, probably helped by the fact that the diesel we buy today has hardly any sulphur in it...This sticking open slightly causes over fueling. Nissan won't admit it as at £460 a piece as they now are they dont want to be replacing injectors on every noisy Xtrail, so they have taken the tack that just tell everyone that it's just a noisey engine, basically it's Diesel Knock Noise. I have a customer Service Bulletin in front of me right now and they give a load of bull re.requirements for lower and lower emissions. I have never read such crap, how can the noise during combustion have changed since the car was new and especially since the vehicle has not been back into the garage to have the pump settings altered, so nothing has changed except that the injectors are sticking open slightly and overfueling! that is the truth Mr NISSAN>>>> and you have replaced one injector in my Xtrail last year when it was 9 months old and you are about to change the other 3 as the OLD Injector Noise has come back to haunt me... Well it Haunted the guy at Nissan fore about a week untill I told him to cut out the bull **** and get another aftershave.......He said I'm the warranty Manager and all I want is a quiet life,, My reply was you'll get a quiet life when you stop messing about and authorise 3 more injectors for my car......I went in every day!! ....and 3 days later they have now ordered 3 more new injectors so if any of you have the same noise it's injectors and don't take all that crap about diesel engines being noisey, we know they are noisey but we also know that the injectors are at fault............................................. ..............................

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Bought a new Nissan X Trail Sport Artix 2.0 TDI 173 bhp with Safari roof lights, Chrome side steps, reversing camera, blue tooth, Satnav, keyless entry and all the trimmings , £7000 off retail price, a great deal. Pity about the chronic dealership, wont go there again.

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My Nissan X-Trail is a 2004 2.2dci model. Engine was missing a beat and not allowing me to accelerate past 2500rpm earlier this year and after much messing about by local Nissan Dealer, they replaced the fuel filter and all was fine until this week. Problem has returned with vengeance so heading off once again to have another fuel filter fitted by a local mechanic.I have done 25k miles since the last replacement in January, never let fuel run down, always fill up at Tesco and do mainly motorway ...

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The Nissan X-trail is a good car, on '05 plates, no problems. The interior could be better but hey. For those complaining about small whells, and low power. What do you expect from a small 4x4, ITS A DIESEL, not a Lambo!

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It has got tremendous power for its class. The mounted headlamps in the roof rails makes it cooler looking. Good four wheel drive system. Its a good suv for its money.
I think that Nissan could have fitted it with a bigger wheel to make it more cool looking and produce a better engine that has 200hp but still is cheap.

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I am a professional engineer (Chartered Mechanical) and have worked in Automive Component Supply for 20 years. Even with my 'insider knowledge' I was caught out by the Nissan X-Trail. The 2007 new X-Trail has even more BHP out of a smaller diesel engine - very worrying.....my personal recommendation is forget Nissan all together, they use too many Renault parts now and that means higher variation = lower reliability. By a Honda, Toyota, Kia or a Hyundai if you want peace of mind. If you want 'co ...

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Mine is an early 2003 model, ie. the lower bhp version. However it is undoubtedly more reliable than the upgrade Nissan did in the second half of 2003 to the higher bhp model judging by what I have read. Now has 82,000 on clock and still goes very well. Always serviced at correct intervals. Have to be careful not to overfill with oil; it seems to have a very shallow sump and this possibly could cause smoky exhaust? But passes emission test OK. Seems very reliable so far. But after reading so man ...

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Comfortable motor.
Plenty of power.
Nice vehicle bit I hope it does not encounter problems like other drivers have found.

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The Nissan X-trail good speed for a car like this and is fantastic off-road, also the sound system is incredible, at least for the 2004 Sport 4X4.
Its good!

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I purchased my Nissan X-Trail in 2004 a brand new 2.2 DCI, the wheels started to flake off after 6 months and the side bars went rusty, the wheels were re dipped and the side bars replaced. There have been quite a lot of recalls, however the car developed an idle problem after two years and went into Nissan delership for a fuel filler pipe replacement on recall, I asked them to see what the idle problem was and they called me to say they had put it on the diagnosis machine and now it would not s ...

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Overall good vehicles learners are surprised how well they pull.
Once the power problems were sorted the seam fine but took nissan a long time to get to the problem fixed.

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Bought the car secondhand and it has never worked very well, it has been backwards and forwards to the garage as it cuts out completely with no warning and no reason. at traffic lights, in the middle of the motorway it makes no difference and is incredibly dangerous!! the car has now been in the garage for 7 weeks as no 1 seems to know what is wrong with it or what to do about it, garage has replaced various parts after the car was put on diagnostic machine, none of the parts have solved the pro ...

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Like the up and over tailgate as opposed to farm gate type,the Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport does everything I want in terms of space, comfort and performance. Let down badly by Nissan''s 'warranty'. Had a problem with rear brake sticking on which damaged disc and meant renewing both rear discs and pads - NOT covered by warranty. This was after two years, 18k miles and regular dealer servicing. Also noisy auxillary drive belts - not covered and not cured by garage tightening them.

My son wo ...

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Always had the Nissan X-Trail serviced with Nissan garage which is annually. Had a problem in France in Sept 2007 where the Nissan agent mistook the noise I reported to be the Turbo which they replaced at a cost of £900+. Brought the part back to England where my normal garage stated there was nothing wrong with it. The noise was front wheel bearing going! I am presently in positive discussions with Nissan Customer support team regarding both parts.

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I am very happy with this car. From other owner reviews the problems with the vehicle appear to have shown up when Nissan put the 2.2dci Renault engine in the car. Shame, shame Nissan we know your name, you shouldn't have done that. I had the shudder on my vehicle, I didn't know about this problem until I bought the vehicle and strangely enough, the dealer never mentioned it either. However, from my experimentation chaps, the shudder problem is down to fuel quality, nothing to do with the filter ...

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Having owned the previous Nissan X-Trail for 3 years we upgraded to the new 07 version without hesitation as we were very happy with how the X-Trail coped with the demands of the family.
However Nissan failed to tell us that they had overhauled the 2.2dci engine to meet Euro 4 emission regulation. The result of which is the engine is now dreadful. It has significant turbo lag between all gear shifts, regardless of engine revs, which means smooth driving is impossible. If you are thinking of tow ...

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It has developed a lack of power and also resets if the engine is turned off, also idles like a dog most of the time and leaks oil, which has been repaired twice.

Nissan, you need to get your act together and sort this problem as I will not buy another.

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The Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport is possibly the most appalling car I have ever owned - beats Lancias easily! The car has failed every MOT since new on emissions and despite reporting this under warranty, Nissan ignored us. Stuttering set in and Nissan (the Hi Tech from the manufacturer) first said it was the fuel filter (£100+ to replace a paper filter?) then when that did not fix it, apparently then it was the injectors that needed replacing (£1000+) - In the end an independent speci ...

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I have enjoyed my Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport and if I could find a kit for jacking up the suspension I would no doubt buy another one. The problem is that there are many 4x4's with better ground clearance, but they are so much more expensive and are no where near as economical. The annoying thing is that some people try to put it across that all 4x4's are gas guzzlers, which this one is not. In fact, there are many 2 wheel drive cars that are not as economical as this one.

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Engine & turbo, blew up at 22k, took dealers 6 weeks to replace with new engine as they were arguing with me that because it had not been serviced by them it was not covered under warranty, even though my mechanic had used genuine parts & had an account wth them with copies of all receipts - they just didnt want to know. I also had new clutch fitted at same time (which I had to pay for). I bought it to tow caravan - wot a joke. Final straw 5000 miles later a bang in gear box - needs new drive sh ...