The vehicle lacked power intermittently. Every second or third drive during the early warm up stage, take off would have no power, followed by a sudden surge and a puff of black smoke. Once the vehicle reached operating temperature, the issue would not recur until the next cold start.

A 2012 Nissan Navara D40 3.0L V6 diesel was presented with an intermittent lack of power during the first 5 to 10 minutes of driving from cold. The symptom would clear once the engine reached operating temperature and the next event would only occur on the following cold start.