Is my Nissan X-Trail's broken timing chain related to earlier turbocharger problems?

I bought an '05 Nissan X-Trail new. At 2000 miles the turbo blew. At 30,000 the replacement blew which Nissan replaced out of warranty as a goodwill gesture because of an acknowledged turbo failure problem. Now, at 40,000 miles, I have just been recovered by the AA with the timing chain broken. Both the AA mechanic and recovery driver said they had never heard of this happening to an X-Trail before. Do you think there could be any connection with the turbo issues and have you come across such an occurrence before?

Asked on 13 June 2010 by keithbashley

Answered by Honest John

See the car by car breakdown entry on this website: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/nissan/x-trail-2001/ HJ

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