Nissan Navara Leaning

Thanks Mike.

Strangelly, I've not actually been able to discuss the issue with a Nissan "technician". I've had the "they all do it" told to me by the young girl at the front counter. Real happy to collect your money, but knows bugger all about the car.

I've asked for a "technicion" to ring me to discuss, but they must have lost my number :-(.

I'll continue to collect info in the meantime.

Russell

Thought of that. However, it leans the same front and rear drivers side (without a driver in it). Wasn't too keen on having the left bar wound up more than the right. I'll check with a suspension guru to see if it would cause any problems.

Your correct about the softness of the Nissans' bar. It's as soft as.

Mike,

I've had the vehicle in three times in the last month to the dealer I purchased it from. The first two times were to specifically look at the suspension, the last was for the 30K service. They keep telling me that a technician will call to discuss as they never seem to be on site when I pick up the ute after a service (?). I'm ringing them on Tuesday to discuss some service issues, ie $77 for 8.5 ltrs of oil, I'll be pushing the point on the suspension and their lack of response to my request to be called.

They state that they checked their work ute and one new Navara on the showrrom floor and they both leaned. Curiously, the new one didn't look like it was leaning to me. Soudns like a fob job to me.

At the 30k service, they noted that the rear brakes were wearing at what appeared to be a faster rate than the front. On asking the young girl at the counter, she tried to tell me it was because I carried heavy loads and that caused the rears to wear out faster. Problem is that the rear springs are so soft, you can't carry any heavy loads, and I dont anyway. I've got no issues with who ever or whatever serves me, all I want is to be able to discuss issues with someone who actually knows about the vehicle and wants to assist with resolving the problem.

Yeh, it was on a level concrete floor, measured from the bottom of the wheel rim to the bottom lip of the guard/tray to ensure that tyres were not a factor.

"They state that they checked their work ute and one new Navara on the showrrom floor and they both leaned."

Yea I'd be buying a car thats leaning to one side...

"Soudns like a fob job to me. "
hit it on the head there

Hi

I have a Nissan Navara feb 2004 and I tell you now mine dose not do that. From the past do what mik said go in there and tell the manager not happy till the job is fixed. And you want it fixed or you will be taking the matter to the head office. till this is fixed the matter is not closed

now that i have read your last response!! Leaning the same all the way along is odd. Hmmm how are you measuring it?...

mike

Mike,

The most I've had in the back is a 400ltr water container. The thing dragged it's rear end on the ground so I haven't bothered carrying anything heavier than a round hay bale since. And have only done that twice.

The $77 was just for the oil, all 8.5 ltrs of the stuff. Pity it only holds 6.7 (inc filter). Just normal old Caltex FMX, nothing special. I get the 5k interim services (the diesels need to be doen every 5K) done by the local mechanic and I only pay 30 odd dolars for oil.

I'm measuring from the bottom of the rim to the bottom of the front guard, and the bottom of the tray for the rears. This takes out any issues with tyre pressures being different etc which may affect the height. This may or may not be the same technique used by the dealer, however, the difference in measurements would be the same.

I've heard that Nissan did a rear suspension change around June last year. Don't know what it was or why. However, as the dealer checked a new one, it would appear that Navaras leaning wasn't the cause of the change.

I'll ring the dealer on Tuesday. Given the information that has surfaced from this forum and some other owners I have talked to (none of theirs leans either), it'll be interesting to see what transpires. I'll post the results.

thanks

Russell

The saga begins.

After waiting a week for someone to return my call, I finally found someone at the dealership that would talk to me.

Basic response was that as reported before, they all lean. If I wanted to have anything more done, I would need to talk to Nissan Australia to discuss the matter. They gave me a Sydney number to ring.

Anyway, it was the wrong number, I needed to talk to Customer Relations in Melbourne.

Ater a day of telephone tag, I finally was contacted by one of their customer relations managers. She couldn't figure out why the dealer had referred me to them yet as they (the dealer) still had two more avenues to persue before the Customer Relations people should get involved; an internal technical line and access to a state technical guru. She was very appolgetic and suggested that I get back in contact with the dealer and ask them to follow up the other two avenues as a matter of haste.

I rang the dealer. The service manger was busy. I left a message to call me back.

Still waiting :-(