Thread: Info wanted - 2009 Navara ST-X 4x4 Auto

Hi team, after some honest feedback on this model. Not some Toyota fanatic wanking on either

Its done just shy of 200K 2 owners regularly serviced.

My trusty steed is getting long in the tooth so looking around and one of these has come up

Have you thought about a Toyota?
Sorry couldn't resist.
Sorry no helpful info on nivara.
They were one of the probs I looked at before upgrading but one didn't turn up at the right price.
Couple of mates have had good runs from them. Every ute has it's pros and cons/ weak points

Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....

Its a modern diesel vehicle. They are all only designed to fail once out of warrenty and repair costs are horrendus if you can find a mechanic who is actually a proper mechanic. We have 2008 one in ourwork fleet and its been an expensive wee beastie to maintain.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....

I drove a few between 2006-09 while working in Africa,did probably just over 20000 k's in them ,personally l would avoid unless you had full service history showing faulty Nissan parts were replaced with better quality ones . These were at first extremely popular as company / fleet vehicles in Africa due to heavily discounted prices as they tried to buy market share, in the end the way Nissan handled the various problems lead to them damaging their dealer networks reputation.

With the autos they had a bad problem of a 20 cents circlip in the reverse gears shattering, feed crap through the unit,the timing chains would start to rattle as early as 50000 Klm's ,they had issues with bad injectors,the radiator had a stupid low mounting exposing it badly in rocky creek crossings etc & later on units with tow bars had trouble with the chassis fracturing,light weight drive shafts easily bent in rocky terrain/crossings.

In Africa Utes are nicknamed "Bakkies" these were soon dubbed "Go Bakkies" from regular trips back to the dealers for warranty claims/repairs.The main problem l think was there the dealers kept replacing the poor quality parts with the same shit , l should point out Nissan Africa supplied these utes from the Spanish factory due to a trade deal , so whether the Thailand builds had the same problems you would have to do a bit of research.

I drove 3 of these over the years & all manuals ,one had the chain problem,l knew personally 2 other owners who had the same problem,1 again after having the chain replaced under warranty at 53000 klm . I never had a breakdown leaving us stranded, but 2 different utes leaked like a sieve in heavy rain & had trouble with keeping dust out while driving long distance on dirt.

For me it would be a definite no ,but if you got written confirmation of parts being properly replaced & full service history for a steal then it may be worth the risk for you.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....

He’s right.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....

My mechanic says exactly the same thing as i've been keen on them a few times.

I have about $9000 in receipts from the past 24 months that say you shouldn't buy that navara...

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I have about $9000 in receipts from the past 24 months that say you shouldn't buy that navara...

Fark! That three times the price of my Brumby! And it’s the newest car I own....

The cam timing chain & tensioners can give problems, mostly due to poor servicing. Some just had dodgy chains. You can have the chain measured to see how far it has stretched. The earlier ones also had issues with the Auto trans cooler. It's in the bottom tank of the radiator & could split causing coolant to mix with the trans fluid resulting in stuffed auto. It would normally go before 100K if it was going to go. You can install a separate aftermarket trans cooler to be sure.
I had a 2007 Pathfinder with the same engine. The injectors went at 100K. Second set were still good when I sold it at 200K+. The main symptom was high fuel consumption.

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Originally Posted by buzzman

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If I could fn afford one I would in a heartbeat!

Lada niva

No. Mate used to work for Waterforce, they ran a fleet of them. Most expensive ute to maintain he said.
My old's bought one for their workers, good service history, 160k, 2011, had it a month and motor seized. Injector failure.
They're not like the old Navara's that keep chipping away reliably.

Is petrol a better option?