Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 08:33
This has been explored previously many times on this site.
Contact Ms Val Davis a Nissans
Melbourne head office,then write a letter to her explaining the history and failure.
Any service record copies will be an advantage.
Make her aware that you are familar with the engine failures on other vehicles, and Nissans after warranty replacement program for the ZD 30 engines.
Be polite but firm that you expect to be treated the same as other owners of this defective product, and get a replacement engine for this premature failure of a modern Diesel engine.
Mine was was replaced at 116,000 km and out of warranty being a second hand purchase from a Nissan dealer,the engine was replaced at no cost to me.
Other correspondents are right in that they should have been recalled,Nissan is just going to replace engines until the fleet gets above a certain mileage then they will discontinue the program (soon I feel).
Anyone with a 2000/2002 model would be
well advised to write to Nissan asking for assurances that there engine is OK and what is Nissan prepared to do if it fails prematurely.
As to going to consumer affairs etc.I did this and they could not get a decent answer from Nissan,only the old the sump has been enlarged bull bleep .
Even the Sun/Herald motoring page advised against 3.0 litre Nissans in their second hand vehicle review.
My 2000 model has now had a new donk at 116,000(inc turbo),A relacement turbo
at 136,000(which I had to pay labour)and is going in tomorrow for a split injector pipe replacement on the pump,the air flow monitor failed at 137,000 also.
Fortunately I have avoided major costs,but had I had to pay the truck would have cost me over $18,000 in my estimate in just 3 years.
Good luck
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