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2005 Nissan Primastar reviews
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John Dunne, Ireland
Nissan Primastar 2005
Fuel injectors, turbo and almost everything else that could go wrong with an engine has happened. Had the engine rebuilt after a valve broke and messed up the head replaced all valves and injectors 7-8 months ago, only to find the injectors have gone again. I do not use another diesel only topaz and never the cheaper diesel. I never use petrol or any products to clear the injectors. I also replaced the air flow meter and sometimes lose power when in 5th gear for a while, then it comes back when I knock it off and restart up again.
Submitted: 05/06/2011 16:17:29
Gary Telford, Essex
Nissan Primastar 1.9 se swb 2005
I have had this van 6 weeks (Primastar 1.9 se swb) 100k on the when I paid £2500 and it’s only got 102k on the clock now, on the way home from buying this van it wouldn’t go in 3rd and 4th gear. Took the van to Essex Transmition on Canvey who changed the gear beerings, cost £630 cash so no vat, They done s..t job, tried to catch me out on the clutch, but that was done at 87k. I have had new track rod ends x 2, wishbones x 2, new engine mounts, full service, cambelt and more. Now I have paid £3936 for this and not happy. Glow plug light keeps flashing on when driving, rear brake pad needs replacing. DON’T BUY THIS VAN! I had a Toyota Hiace before this and I only sold it because I was using too much fuel. I will get this work sorted and then my van will be up for sale
Submitted: 14/03/2011 19:48:20
Craig, Yorkshire
Nissan Primastar 2005
Where do I start? I have had mine 2 months, very clean van looks great, comfortable. I purchased the van as the gearbox had been replaced with a recon unit, a brand new turbo fitted and had a new clutch, as these costly jobs already done I thought I was getting a good buy. Wrong, GLOW PLUGS & RELAY/ABS PUMP/ALTERNATER/REAR WHEEL BEARING/OIL LEAK. All this in 2 months, garage that does repairs just had Vivaro 2004 in, engine failure due to the water pump seizing. These vans really are no good, apart from looks and interior, don’t know why there are thousands on the road. Some people say they are fast, well I don’t know what they mean by fast but a 1.9 d with 100 bhp pulling a big van in my opinion is not. My girlfreinds ford ka feels a lot faster. DON’T BUY ONE!
Submitted: 30/10/2010 21:51:19
Rich Matthews, Cornwall
Nissan Primastar 1.9 DCI 2005
Excellent Van. Bought it from new in April 2005 originally for courier work and put 130,000 miles on it in it’s first two years, had no problems with it at all. Now over 5 years and clocking in at 168,000 miles, it still has never let me down. Will keep it ’til it dies, then promptly buy another.
Submitted: 28/10/2010 17:57:25
Hugh Carenduff, Scotland
Nissan Primastar 2005
Well, I did say tempt fate... I went on holiday in June, came back to £650 bill for replacement parts as van was losing power again so - wait for it - all the parts that where replaced last time done again but hang on - they should be covered by 12 month parts warranty. Oh dear, 12 months and 2 weeks - no can do says Arnold Clark but is it not a bit odd all same parts that went last time all go at same time again. "But you never made us aware that our Glasgow branch did this previously Mr Carenduff" said the service manager. Wait a minute, W was on holiday my son, desperately needed to keep van on road to work and surely when you put vehicle details on the computer all work undertaken by the Arnold Clark Group would show? Well, it did at every warranty claim remember? This is the same van that has been in Arnold’s work shop more than any other. In fact, it would have probably been cheaper hiring 2 vans! I would, if it wasn’t for the fact I would probaly get charged for that too. "No sorry Mr Carenduff, our computer’s an old one, it’s not linked to the rest, so we did not know about the van’s history of all these parts being already done, sorry - but I will sort something out at next service, OK? A card drops through door to remind me of MOT and service required - oh good I will take manager up on that sort of deal. The van goes in for MOT and sevice - new bill £750: discs pads, handbrake cable... no sorry 2 handbrake cables, ball joint, suspension arm, abs sensor, no sorry 2 abs sensors and sorry 4 sets of pads - wait a minute discs and pads were done less than a year ago. "Do you have your receipt sir?" I will have somewhere but it won’t be a problem. I paid with mastercard - just put card details and my vehicle data in and presto... "Sorry sir, no can do, old computer" syndrome again. Tell me, how can they do a service and MOT for £90 pounds but charge me £169 for first service at 1800 miles. By the way, whenever I by a spare for my Primastar it is in a Renault box. I’ve been told by service manager that genuine Nissan parts need to be used or it’s a problem at warranty claim but then retracted that saying it’s a problem for him when I informed him that it was his parts department that supplied them and that was with me giving make model and registration!!!!! Again, I’ll keep you posted - getting good reading eh?
Submitted: 13/08/2010 15:02:19
Hugh Carenduff, Scotland
Nissan Primastar 2005
Well, here we go again with the update of Primastar. As i said, the chip installed has paid for itself re fuel consumption. The last thing to go was the altenator. I first thought it was battery but after replacement it turned out to be altenator. Other than tyres and brake pads the van is now ticking along fine and making money for family business, driven by my son Jamie who is not complaining about it (touch hairy wood lol). As for the Renault 155, at 33,000 miles and not a year old, yet not a peep. If only I knew in 2005 what I know now I could have saved a fortune. That said, best not tempt fate, Keep you posted...
Submitted: 26/07/2010 14:24:49
Hugh Carenduff, Scotland
Nissan Primastar 2005
Hi! Well I said I would keep you posted so here it is. As i said in my last report i was warned next thing to go would be the gearbox, well wait for it..it is in the garage awaiting delivery of recon gear box. First thing to go were the wires that work the linkages, then the whole box. I was quoted around £1700 from the main dealer but as I was fed up being stung I shopped around and got one for £650 delivered from renault specialists somewhere in England. My local, honest-as-the-day-is-long local mechanics yard are installing it for me and hopefully it will soon be back where it should be on the road with my son driving it making money for our family business. Also, as I said in last report, I have now taken delivery of renault 155 dci trafic, don’t know if its because its a 2000 cc or what but this van seems and feels a total different breed from primastar all round more dig but have only done 2500 miles. I also put a chip in primastar and all the judders and flatness vanished, at £200 quid it will pay for itself in no time as it has greatly improved fuel consumption and makes a better drive all round. Will keep you posted, Hugh.
Submitted: 29/10/2009 23:35:41
Hugh Carenduff, Scotland
Nissan Primastar 2005
This was my second Primastar as the lad that worked for me met a large HGV on a country track and wrote it off. I went for the long wheel base instead of short as it is more handy for sheet materials. These vans seem to have same problems over time; the first being that when stopping for a short time, at junction or street end it goes into an annoying judder as if to stall, then it’s fine until the next stop. The work shop staff treat you as if it’s your imagination even though the boy that works with me witnessed it too. The next problem is with the windscreen top rubber seal that goes awol at speed on the motorway - try getting that from the fast lane - then the windscreen cracks bang on centre, this has happened to both vans at about 45k. Then the clutch slave cyl goes just on warranty up - Nissan have gone halves with me with on cost but I still ended up paying about 1.5k. And then came what they call the limp mode; the engine won’t go any faster, about 20 lorries on motorway love you as they all toot ther horns and wave as they go by - I get to garage and get humped for another 1.2 k (2 weeks of trial and error, $pound;75 each test and another part replaced, mostly fuel related I think). I was almost sleeping in waiting area as I was desperate not to let my buisness go under. I said yes to everything just to get my van back and it never quite ran the same after that and the Nissan garage that I bought my van from eventually admitted that they where embarresed learning at my expense and sent it to there Renault branch who sharply fixed it and hit me for another £500. I wonder if I could have saved 1.2k? I’m back working away trying to recover some cash to stay afloat when bang power steering goes, another £400! Then, bosh goes track ends and ball joints, more cash then the beep that you get when arming alarm doesn’t beep any more! I have replaced so much of this van that I am keeping it till it dies. Don’t laugh, but I am taking delivery of a Renault trafic with a nissan engine that I am assured by the dealer is the same van but without all the problems. On a positive note, the van is at 120,000, running at its best and giving 750 to a tank (and that’s full of tools). I will keep you posted...
Submitted: 04/09/2009 10:03:59
Mike, Nottinghamshire
Nissan Primastar 19 tdi 2005
Got the van second-hand, it had done 30k. I have it serviced every 18k - it’s now done 140k. I only change the normal pads disks & filters. The only real problem I have is that it eats brake lights on the back offside but other than that it’s the best van I’ve had & I would buy another anytime.
Submitted: 23/03/2009 09:21:47
Carl Price, Aberdeenshire
Nissan Primastar 2005
Don’t buy a Nissan - the after sales service is c**p. It took Nissan 8 weeks just to look at my Primastar after it was taken to Aberdeen by the RAC. No van; no work; no money - Nissan are s**t. Buy a Toyota.
Submitted: 11/03/2009 09:01:39
ed43, Scotland
Nissan Primastar 2005
Brand new van and was told at 4k miles by Arnold Clark that van needed new discs and pads on front of van. vibrations through the steering, electrics playing up, roll bar bolt needed to be tightened, engine management lights keep flashing on/off whilst driving!! The rubber strip across windscreen (outer) blow/came off and this was not replaced under warranty. The reversing sensors were faulty as Arnold Clark in their wisdom disconnected them and said there was a problem with them, asked when they would be fixed...said they didn’t know!! The radio/timer whilst trying to change time the whole thing collapsed into the dashboard. GREAT WORKMANSHIP...NOT!!! Broke down a few times and the last time happened a few weeks ago and the van is still in doc. After only doing 30k this van seems to be prone to all types of problems. Still got the old faithful Transit that is able to take over and keep me on the road. Should never have bought the PRIMASTAR. Please Take Note...Look out for the gearbox problems as could cost you and arm and a leg!
Submitted: 23/02/2009 10:50:42
John Cook, Norfolk
Nissan Primastar 2005
Bought in 2005. 2 years old and in the first six months it went to garage 14 times! Control box under dash kept putting left indicators on when it felt like and after three trips to the main dealer (Nissan) I pulled half the dash off and left the control unit hanging out so they could figure it out. It costs £70 every time they plug it in, not that they even know then what’s wrong. The power steering pump blew to bits on the Argos car park making a mess. The electric window motors fell to pieces and the alarm kept going off. The reversing sensor box packed in... sliding door kept jamming... interior lights just fall to pieces every few months.... eats track rod ends. The main dealer garage said you can’t buy just track rod, you have to have arms as well and charged £550... when track rod went again I had it done elsewhere. Steering is so light and vague it wanders about. I had a new clutch, it cost £800. It’s now developed flat spots. It once decided not to lock... when I got to the garage it worked again. The connectors on alternator had to be fixed. I have to constantly fiddle with wires under seat because the wiring on the pre-tensioners is crap and keeps disconnecting airbag and putting service light on. I found out after I had bought it (kept quiet from the garage) that it had had a new gearbox because it lost most gears. It does however start well and is very quite and nippy. I average about 33 miles per gallon. The washer motor packed in.... these are just some of the things that went wrong. I paid £8000 for it when it was two years old plus £2000 on extras. It’s cost me £3000 in repairs in only 22000 miles. So that basically is one hell of an expensive motor. Don’t by the Primastar, Trafic or Vivaro they are total shit and you will pay out thousands... and the main dealers charging 75-85 pound an hour. I haven’t got a clue how to fix them. I have had two Renault’s before this and they were incredibly reliable. It might have a Nissan badge but it’s a Renault. Everything on it is stamped Renault but Nissan will still charge you three times more for the same part. If I need parts I go to Vauxhall because you can buy the same part for a third of the price. The government are worrying because nobody is buying new cars. I think it’s not because of the credit crunch, I think everybody is starting to realise just how crap modern cars are. You can review any vehicle under the sun and there all the same... crap, crap, crap. If I bought a Dodge Ram and did about 8 mpg I would still be better off. I wish I had kept my old van, it didn’t have a turbo or ecu but I used it everyday for four and a half years and all it had was two wheel bearings replaced. The stupid thing is I sold it to better myself and do a bit more to the gallon. It looks like the laugh is on me.
Submitted: 19/01/2009 10:06:51
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