Faults:

After the first winter some rust beginning to show on the underside of the rear bumper. The dealer wouldn't help so I called Nissan directly and they replaced it for free.

AM/FM, Tape, CD player spit out the disk every so often by itself. It wouldn't do it in front of the dealership's service department so I bought a new one with preamp outputs to power a pair of 12" subwoofers in the back seat.

Cooling fan motor died at 61,000 miles which is 1,000 miles over warranty, but it was probably my fault because it died after a 4x4'n day through a drained pond.

General Comments:

My maintenance has been only changing the oil, tires, brake pads, and cooling fan that I broke after 75,000 miles of beating.

I have towed a 19' open bow Starcraft boat everywhere without expected struggles.

I was mad when I towed a 33ft party pontoon boat with an upper deck topping out at 62mph, but changed my mind when I borrowed a Ford F350 Super Duty Diesel that topped out at 65mph.

Made to run forever with power at the low end to mid range speeds and little maintenance, but limited to 95 - 100 mph top end.

Faults:

No major problems to date, save a few fender benders.

General Comments:

I love this truck. The Desert Runner has the handling of a car, with the utility of a truck.

I added a roll-bar and safari bar with some lights. In all I added 6 more lights, which not only looks nice, but also helps when off road at night. I also put on some larger tires.

I gave a 9 for performance because I have yet to find a truck that handles better. However, the engine is about average.

As for comfort, The front bucket seats are nice. I am 6-2 and I have more than enough room. I gave it an 8 because the back seats are to small. I can fit one friend uncomfortably in the back. With one person the leg room is fine, however there isn't enough shoulder room. If it was extended 2 more inches that would be a big improvement.

I gave an 8 for dealer because our local Nissan dealership has a pretty poor service in the parts department.

I gave a 9 for the running costs because it is about the same (if not a bit better) than trucks in the same class.

I regularly take it to the back of our property and out on friends property. The skid plates and moderate clearance comes in handy with large rocks and cactus. The Desert Runner has more capabilities than the normal 2x4 model, but is still limited since it is 2 wheel drive.

Like I previously mentioned. This truck has good handling (dare I say exceptional) The sway bar, and low center of gravity allows this truck to handle like a car around back-road corners.

Faults:

Factory stereo/speakers are terrible.

Easy fix for about 300 bucks.

General Comments:

Very nice truck, haven't had any problems with it.

Handles great on and off road.

Love the ground clearance.

Ride is as smooth as can be expected, feels like driving a full-size.

The 3.3 V6 is a perfect match for the size of the truck, acceleration is nothing to complain about.

Interior gives the feel of a full-size truck.

Very good value, great truck.

Faults:

Fuel pump sending unit resulting in a vehicle breakdown and tow.

Passenger side rear leaf spring - twice.

Transmission servo resulting in a check engine light.

Exhaust manifold.

Muffler.

General Comments:

We bought the Nissan because it had the large 4 door cab, a comfortable ride and good handling.

This truck is underpowered and gets poor mileage.

Since the leaf spring is the only thing attaching the axle, having two broken leaf springs makes this a dangerous vehicle to drive.

We find this truck very unreliable.