2005 Nissan X-Trail X from Colombia - Comments

Does anybody have metallic rattling sounds from the rear end and a certain crunchy/scratchy sound from the rear right wheel every time one gets in and out of the vehicle (Nissan X Trail 2008)

This is for the 23/May/08 comment:

I am glad to hear that you and your wife are interested in the XTRAIL. You won't be disappointed. I have put over 30,000km on mine, since September/07. There is not a problem. As for fuel mileage, the XTRAIL will get the suggested 26/35 mpg city/highway. Making sure that your spark plugs are good, the air filter is clean/unobstructed, have your throttle body cleaned out as well, properly inflated tires, less "lead footed driving", and the proper octane (87) fuel will lead to excellent fuel mileage.

As for the comparison to Toyota and Honda, although they are very respected automakers, the XTRAIL outperformed them in many categories. If the XTRAIL was introduced, in Canada, at the same time as Toyota and Honda introduced their respected compact SUVs, then the XTRAIL would still be here. Honestly, 2 years, for the XTRAIL, was too short and didn't give it a chance.

Hopefully you and your wife can find 1. If you live in Canada, try autotrader.ca and maybe you can find 1 in there. Good luck.

We are very close to buying a 2005 x-trail to replace our 2001 Montana. I took one today for a test drive and found that the stick (to change gears) would move around regardless if the clutch was in or not. Is this normal? I am also wondering if there are any big maintenance jobs to do after the odometer goes over 100 000 kms, besides the regular oil changes/spark plugs/brakes etc...

Thanks in advance for your response!

I own a 2003 with 200,000 ks on it. I'm glad there are many happy X-Trail owners who have had many good ks of driving trouble free, but here it comes. This manual X-Trail has had many problems starting with wearing out lefthand rear tyres, this problem turned out to be broken diff support mount. Happened approx,70000 ks.

Next story the 6 stacker has had 2 CDs in 1 slot 3 times, and once the small computer like cable fractured, not a cheap fix.

I have replaced the fan housing because the non removable fan did the front bearing.

The car is manual, it had a clutch that at 160000 started to feel soft, replaced slave and master with dealers advice to find no improvement, so replaced the original clutch with advice from the dealer with solid flywheel and new clutch assembly, only to still have clutch intermittently seems to drop to the floor. The dealer then told me it may be the thrust bearing in the motor. I found about 1mm end float at the harmonic balancer; can that affect a clutch that much? I asked around and can't get a consistent answer.

Both front and rear brakes have had rotors replaced.

The car has the heaviest gearbox, it is so clunky to change.

Now I have a problem that my dealer can't solve. The car wants to flood the motor when you start it cold or hot. If it won't start in 2 key turns, you have to leave it for 10 minutes till you can try again. We have tried new battery, changed the coolant sensor, checked leads manifolds etc, but the problem is still illusive.

When it starts it is rough as guts, it will run OK but you have no confidence it will start when try next.

Has anyone had this problem, I would like to know.

Besides the above this X-Trail is a bit rougher than my old Camry, but is fun to drive, and it can go like a rocket if need be. It also stops very well if need be, has good vision, but can't really tow at Nissans specs.

Thanks.

Hi there.

We've had our xtrail 2006 bonavista edition since march 2007 (brand new) auto. Honestly as our primary vehicle (with 2 kids aged 5 and 1) its more than enough and I don't regret the purchase.

Our other car is a protege 5 hatch 5speed.

We live in montreal and had a wicked winter last year. It did a great job. I'll admit I bumped up winter tires in steel rims and 16inch 65series tires. Also updated the stereo for mp3 playback. The stock speakers is fine for our tastes.

As a winter driver, no problems, love the heated seats too - fogging of the windows is a bit of an issue, have your fan on.

Mileage for the size of the xtrail, I belive its fine. For a 2.5l engine, its torquey. On the summer tires, on the highway, its smooth.

Yes the sunroof rattles a bit, but love to open it all the way.

Doing 130kms, you won't feel it, again with the summer tires.

We're about 40000kms so its still too new.

Some plastics scratch easily and the sides of the seats do wear rather quickly. If putting baby seats in the back, place something between the baby seat and the actual seat, so it won't wear out.

Centre dash, you easily get used to it.

A 5 speed auto would be better and more 'to date' than the 4.

Everything else is just right. More ruggied than the crv and back during purchase, way way more cheaper - for the options the bonavista edition gets.

Low gas warning light also comes in a little early. Typically I've found there is a good 80kms left once the light comes on.

AC is strong enough, and love it that there is no other around when we're in the US.

Taken it off roading - not at jeep levels mind u, and it never barked.

Over all - its more than we need, but at the price we got it, brand new, it was xtrail or the accord, and the xtrail won.

For Canadians who deal with snow and not just city driving, it should be more than sufficient.

Bought our XTrail new in Feb 2007, soon be two years without even a rattle. Great fuel economy, adequate power, and I still think it is one of the nicest looking vehicles on the road. Other vehicle is a Ford Ranger with 2.3 liter 4 cyl, also a gem of a truck.

I bought a new nissan x-trail in september 2007, the first new car I had ever bought, It had a 3 year warranty. 12 months later, the clutch burnt out, and Nissan refused to honour it, s warranty, and I was forced to pay $2,500 to have it repaired.

Refusal to repair my car while still under warranty, suggests I abused my car in some way, which I most definately did not, it was my pride and joy.

Since repairing my clutch I have learnt some very interesting facts, in discussions with other Nissan owners, not just x-trail owners.

Nissan and many other cars have moved to a dual mass, fly wheel in their clutch, the dual mass flywheel has moving parts, and has proven problematic. Interestingly, a solid clutch, the cluch used prior to the introduction of the dual mass flywheel, is considered the heavy duty alternative.

I have spoken with many desgruntled Nissan ownners who have had trouble with their clutches and nissan has refused to repair them under warranty.

The x-trail is rated to tow 2000kgs, but has difficulty towing half that amount, the engine is quite powerfull, the clutch is the weak point.

I intennd to take my complaint and the complaint of numerous nissan owners to Nissan Japan.

M Webber

6 Wright st

East Devonport

Tasmania. 7310

Australia.

I have been driving an 06 X-Trail, Bonavista Edition, for the last six months. It is an excellent vehicle for my purposes. I installed the roof crossbars and find the front one whistles a bit. I like the sensitive throttle and brakes and the 4 wheel drive options. This is my second Nissan, the X-Trail replaced a '95 Pathfinder, and it is true that the interior scratches easily. I am disappointed with the winter mileage which is about 20 mpg (Can.) but I do get 29-31 mpg in the summer. I have achieved that on one long winter trip but my combination of city and rural driving does not help the winter mileage. This has been the only real disappointment with the vehicle and I am somewhat relieved to hear that this is not uncommon. I will be trying the usual remedies: new plugs, care with tire pressures, air cleaner, fuel injector cleaner and the like.

I have enjoyed everyone's comments.

Posted by Ed in rural Manitoba.

My Nissan X-Trail (2.2D 2002 model) developed a vibration on acceleration and at speeds higher than 60km/h, particularly in gears 1 - 4. In 5th and 6th it is less pronounced but still there. When pressing the clutch pedal, the vibration disappears. This appears to be a common problem as two other owners of the same vehicle have the same problem.

We still haven't fixed the problem, but have eliminated wheel balancing, wheel alignment, engine mounts, 4x4 transfer box, prop shaft, skew mags and worn tires. Does this leave only the clutch or could there possibly also be a problem with the engine?

Nissan X-Trail 2.2 diesel engine clatter from cold.

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The cold start engine clatter is back again on our X-Trail, 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!!

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 don't want to be replacing injectors on every noisy Xtrail, so they have taken the tack that just tell everyone that it's just a noisy 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 saying.

"As requirements for lower and lower emissions become more stringent, then the fuel injector pattern has become more complex in order to ensure complete combustion of the diesel fuel. This means that the period of time between fuel being injected and the combustion taking place can be longer. One of the side effects of this is that the noise made during combustion has changed, and therefore a knocking noise like "pinking" or pre ignition just like you would hear on a petrol engine may be heard after starting until the engine has warmed up"

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 X-Trail 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 for about a week until 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 the injectors, and don't take all that crap about diesel engines being noisy, we know they are noisy, but we also know that the injectors are at fault... WHICH brings me on to something I read on another site >>>>>>>>>> I'm not going to go into it, but you may like to read it!!

I have tried 2 stroke in my old Golf diesel and yes it does seem quieter! So I don't see why it shouldn't work in a more modern diesel engine.

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I own a 2005 X Trail that I bought in January 2009. Within the last 4 months, I have replaced the rear differential which they tell me "never goes"...and there are only 65,000 kms on it.

The latest thing is that it won't start sometimes. It is as though it has a certain number of starts before it won't. It makes a weird clicking noise and you have to hold the starter on in order for it to start. I am taking it in tomorrow, and the funny thing is that a friend of mine has the same year and model and hers is doing it too. They can't seem to figure out what the problem is, so she just has to live with it.

Has anyone else had this problem or any thoughts on what it could be?

Thanks!

I have an X-trail 2003, petrol manual about 96,000 k.

About 3 weeks ago the car would not start, with some assistance from the NRMA we got it started, it appeared to be flooded.

It has been to the Nissan dealer 4 times to have plugs changed, computer tested/reset, injectors cleaned and $1,500 of other stuff.

When I go to start the car, it fires, and runs a bit for about 2 seconds then stops. I can then get it started by holding my foot flat on the flour (accelerator) and keep turning it over, it will start after about 15-20 seconds with a big heap of grey smoke.

It was only doing this when it was cold, however this appears to be inconsistent.

Yesterday, it started in the morning, all OK. After work it started, but rough. After driving about 20 minutes, it was parked at the shops for about 30 minutes, when I then had the same problem starting.

This morning, it started but was very rough, and after work I had the same starting problem again.

Anyone with an idea?

I have a 2006 Nissan X-Trail AWD Automatic with 119,000 Kms. Runs great, however have been experiencing some vibration in the front end. At first I thought it was tires out of balance or alignment problems. Than it goes away. Can drive it for days than it will return. Now I have noticed it has a slight rumbling noise as if there is some sort of load on the front differential. If I slip it into neutral it seems to go away. As mentioned this is intermittent.

Any suggestions as to the what the problem could be?

Thanks

Tom Hall.

Hello:

I wonder if any one know how to reset the "Service Engine Soon" warning light on 2005 Nissan X trail?

Thank you in advance

Marian.

Hello.

My wife and I just got an 05 X-Trail. Manual with 89000 km. On our first trip the "service engine soon" indicator came on. We've been using Shell V-Power 91 Octane. Anyone know if that could be related? Altogether we love the truck, and bid good luck and prosperity to all the other Nissan drivers ;)

Jacob

Ontario, Canada.