The car is as good as the service it gets
Timing went at 120,000km.
I had an engine job done, and 20000km later my engine went again.
The dealer never sealed the engine properly. My first job cost me $15,000.00.
This time I am not going by them.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 11th July, 2009
Excellent design, but cheaply constructed
The car was delivered with only one key, and the second key took several months to obtain, apparently because Renault changed its coding system midstream.
The warranty upgrade from 1 to 2 years, promised on delivery of the car, took many calls to the dealer to obtain.
The flimsy rubber covers on 2 of the pushbutton light switches on the door frames fell off.
The transmission tended to stick in second gear, (fixed?) by the dealer.
The horn stopped working, then came back to life, then quit and was replaced.
The driver's door lock stopped working then came back to life (so far).
The turn indicator resets to the opposite signal on some turns, not to neutral. Two trips to the dealer have not gotten this fixed.
Most irksome: the automatic transmission was ruined by a brief ride over a flooded road. The dealer made me pay for a new torque converter.
An excellent design for families.
The car is difficult to park because of the steeply sloping hood and van-like rear end, neither of which is visible to the driver.
Handling is adequate if not exciting.
The 1.6 engine is inadequate on any kind of hills if the car has more than 2 occupants.
The driver's seating position and shallow steering wheel angle are very odd, making the steering like a school bus.
The great expanses of glass gives great visibility.
However, the windshield pillars interfere with visibility during turns.
Also, the car gets hot inside despite its heat absorbing glass.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 28th April, 2001
My 2001 Scenic Dynamic has the same problems with the indicator not resetting to neutral.
I have a 1997 Renault Scenic which has the same indicator problem. Nice to know that a few years down the line that they still haven't fixed it!!
I want to drive a car which is not plagued with fault after fault.
Which certainly is the case with my Scenic, it's once bitten twice shy for me i'm afraid.
Renault's of old had lousy build, but that obviously has not changed.
You just have to look at Fiat (fix it again tomorrow) they cannot sell there cars because it's reputation has caught up with it, which I believe will happen to Renault.
Renault might build great looking cars, but unfortunately when it involves reliability and quality of build, Renault are NOT among the MUCH better built cars out there.
I don't want miracles, all I wanted was a good long lasting reliable car to last for at least 6 yrs, but after only 1 year it is literally dropping to bits, which does not paint a pretty picture.
I intend to get shot of the big pile of junk before the warranty runs out, because I suspect it's going to land us with big unsuspecting bills.
A rip off
Air conditioning compressor had to be changed within three months.
Yesterday, to my surprise the car is out of oil. Dealer says there is no oil leak and I have to bring it in on Tuesday for an engine diagnosis. The car is only 7 months old!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 15th September, 2000
My 1999 2.0 Scenic developed oil leaks on both the front and rear crankcase seals after just 30 000 km. (Just after the one year guarantee period) I was totally satisfied with the car until this lot happened. I am convinced it is either a manufacturer error or just simply an inferior product!! Fighting with the local dealer is ongoing...
30th Sep 2001, 12:21
I find the comment on the performance of the car interesting, because I just came back with my 1.4 16v Scénic driving five people around - four of which who were not exactly slim, so to say. I didn't do the extreme hills you find here in places (on the island of Malta), but the car took it without any complaints.