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10 February 2012
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2007 Nissan Primastar reviews
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Martyn Lynch, Ireland
Nissan Primastar 2.0 115 lwb 2007
I bought this van with 24,000 km on the clock with a full service history. It drove fantastically well for the first 9 months, then one day while driving along at about 100 kph it cut out on main road. The light that indicates an injector fault was on as I coasted to a stop (50,000 km on clock now). After being plugged in at garage I was told that injector 1 and 2 were faulty. The main dealer price was €614 each including vat. I bought them reconditioned for about €200 each. After being put in injector 3 and 4 read faulty so they were also replaced, but there was still a problem with misfiring. A compression test came next, which showed there was no compression on cylinder 4 as the valves were stuck open with carbon. After sorting that out and putting the van back together it now runs well, but has cost about €3,000 to fix so far as it was out of warranty. Bad engine design means the injectors were sitting in an inch of water, I was lucky to be able to get them out...others were not so lucky. If I’d known then what I know now I would not have bought one of these vans. The only Nissan part is the badge, the rest is Renault. I’m not happy.
Submitted: 09/08/2011 15:44:41
Mark Mullaney, Ireland
Nissan Primastar 2ltr 115 dc 2007
Bought van new in 2007, going well plenty of poke. Recently had prob with injectors, van keeps cutting out, Nissan dealer trying to scr*w us for them, but can buy ourselves new for less than half the price!
Submitted: 28/01/2011 11:19:13
Barry Coull, Aberdeenshire
Nissan Primastar 2.0 DCI 115BHP 2007
My Nissan Primastar is actually a taxi, made by a company called "Voyager". Problems as follows; new alternator (warranty), new clutch (65k), track rods x 2, inner track rods x 2 & ball joint x 2. I will have to replace the steering rack soon but that’s due to the pot holes. I currently have 90k on the bus and its doing good, but I doubt I would buy one again as I always like to try other motors.
Submitted: 10/12/2010 09:25:03
G Keast, Cornwall
Nissan Primastar 2007
I leased the van from new, drives excellent, never let me down until I dropped the key down a drain and lost the spare, oops!! Nice comfy driving and looks. Bad points: Back door handle broke 3 times; still not working I have to use side door, judders in 1st gear when pulling away; actually the whole van bangs and shakes. Took it to Nissan twice and they say nothing wrong with it. I think they are good value for money and would reccomend buying one.
Submitted: 03/02/2010 17:13:40
Will, Moray (Elgin) and Nairn Shire
Nissan Primastar 2ltr 2007
Nice looking fast and very flashy... but total c**p. After 1 day no reversing sensors and they still have not managed to fix them 2 years later. At 4 weeks old it refused to start, I called out RAC and was towed to garage, it was a faulty fuel filter (not covered by warranty). It then ran OK until first service... when I called to pick up van I paid for service (£210). I started it up and the van oil light kept flashing. I stopped the engine and walked back into garage where the mechanic checks the engine - they had not put any oil in the engine! After draining it out, they fill the engine with oil, all 7 litres, and away I go with no problems. At the 36,000 mile service it required 4 brake discs and 2 sets off pads, no change from £600. I say this is a joke. 5 months old, the old wear and tear story, 40,000 miles, no air conditioning (hole in exchanger, not covered by warranty). 70,000 miles, rear antiroll bar fell off, caused by poor servicing, £240 for repair. 80,000, booked in for timing belt, off the road for two days as it was a very big job says the garage - they have never done one before... main Nissan dealer? I called after 2 days to pick van up, they have good news and bad news, the good news is that your van does not have a timing belt (that saved me money), the bad news... your turbo is whining noisily, your injection pump is leaking fuel and your power steering rack is leaking fluid - estimated cost £3,000 / £4,000. I am nearly bankrupt in a van less than 2 years old. Quick solution to the problem - trade it in and buy a Transit, or rent a wreck for a couple of hundred quid and throw it away when its due an MOT. I hope the poor sod that bought it has better luck than me, funny thing is the gearbox was OK.
Submitted: 27/10/2009 08:42:22
Paddy, County Down
Nissan Primastar 115 dci 2007
I bought this van in January 07 brand new, now 48000 miles on it. I use it every day laden with tools and often with a trailer. From day one I found the van to be very sluggish though there is plenty of backup torque; i.e. my mates 100dci Primastar is far quicker accelerating but does not pull as well as my van under load. Also from the start I found the gearox to be vague and slow to accept changes; it very very regulary crunches when trying to change up to third or down to third and fourth. So far my van has been in to the dealers to get a number of things fixed under warranty, none major yet but I suspect gearbox is coming up soon. Fixes so far have been: track rod ends, handbrake assembly, seatbelt pretensioners, fixed air conditioning, re-gas antiroll bar and bushings drop links, air conditioning radiator, all air conditioning pipes, steering rack and tie rods. Although this may seem a lot the first 4 were all done at the same time as a service, there were other items done at that time too but I cannot remember them, the other 5 were done two weeks ago. I left the van in one day, the garage gave me a loan vehicle and my van was ready next evening, all were fixed under warranty. Since it has come back though I now notice a loud whining noise from the gearbox which I couldn’t hear previously as the suspension and steering was banging so much, the whining is definitely getting worse and I reckon it is a gearbox bearing about to let go. Would I buy another Primastar? Yes I would, my van has had problems but they were all fixed with absolutely no questions or queries from my local dealer who I cannot fault. And at the end of the day my van is a work horse that has to work hard every day, it may get serviced regularly but between service works hard. No machine works hard constantly and doesn’t need repairing from time to time.
Submitted: 13/10/2009 09:27:34
Barrie Shuker, Cheshire
Nissan Primastar 2007
I have had two major breakdowns concerning the gearbox and have found it to be unreliable in that respect. It is a very costly to have this job done, running into the thousands if not done under warranty. That is without the lost revenue whilst the vehicle is off the road, roughly two weeks at a time.
Submitted: 18/08/2009 08:54:24
Barrie Shuker, Cheshire
Nissan Primastar Minibus 2007
I’m having major problems with the techtronic gearbox juddering in first and reverse. I am now on the 2nd box in 2 years. Has anybody else had the same issues?
Submitted: 04/08/2009 16:28:38
Tom Winters, Worcestershire
Nissan Primastar 2.0 dCi 2007
All round reliable van. Practical, well thought out lay out inside.
Submitted: 06/12/2007 09:16:19
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