| NISSAN PATHFINDER ST 2005:
R51 PATHFINDER
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| 19 AUG 2008 |
WARRANTY |
*ADVICE* |
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| SO TAKE A CHILL PILL, AND REMEMBER IF IT HAS WHEELS, IT IS TROUBLE. |
"Hi Guys,
Can't help but notice the postings about the R51 Pathfinders. I bought one of the first R51 Pathys when they were released. A diesel Turbo ST. I had my concerns over some relatively minor issues, all that were non-catastrophic failure types. The worst problem I had was the turbo progressively getting louder and louder. You know that turbo whistle we all love to hear during acceleration... well you couldn't miss mine! Anyhow, It Never Failed. Just got noisy and had zero effect on performance. Nissan replaced the turbo with no pressure applied by myself. It took a week for it to come in from Japan, but I continued to drive it around during this time. So thanks Nissan for a great job.
For those of you who would like to know, my Pathfinder has done Robe to Beachport, Adelaide to Katherine (the fun way through Oodnadatta and Mt Dare, Fink etc) which as you know is very rough going as far as corrugations and gibbers are concerned. I had a gibber smash my trailer lights connector, but fixed this in 5 minutes flat. I do have underbody TJM steel plates for extra protection.
For those of you not in the manufacturing industry, please consider this.
1. If a manufacturer was to get it right 99.99% of the time, every one thousandth part would have a fault. How many parts are in your car?
2. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works (who develop and build US air force jet fighters). Their previous boss Ben Rich wrote a book a few years back revealing details of the F-117A Nighthawk (first true stealth fighter). If you think it is totally unacceptable for your car to have a faulty part (that will no doubt get fixed under warranty in short time), spare a thought for those pilots who had a faulty part and smashed a $43M aircraft into the runway at 400 knots.
As long as you give the dealer time to diagnose and repair the fault, they Will fix the problem and your car Will be roadworthy and trustworthy again.
A fact of life is that things break down. My bosses BMWs and Mercedes break down, and he paid over $200K for these cars. Guess what, they were all fixed in under a week and everyone is happy again.
So take a chill pill, and remember if it has wheels, it is trouble."
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BY: JASON REEVES
- MAWSON LAKES - SA, AUS 19 AUG 2008
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