30th May 2007, 11:06

Iv found out that the leaking sun roof is a common fault. I took my car to my local Renault garage and I got told to wait a week because they already had a Clio being looked at for a leaking sun roof, so fingers cross they can fix that and crack on with mine. I'm just hoping it doesn't cost too much.

31st May 2007, 03:18

Bought a Clio expression 1.2 from a Renault dealer with a 51 plate about 3 and a half years ago. For the most part I haven't had any problems. That is until now. I have this intermittent problem every month or so, where the orange coil light will come on and I start to lose power.

Took it to a Renault garage who plugged a computer in to it "nothing wrong, take it for a drive if it happens again bring it back", did just that, managed to get it to the garage at 10 mph, the mechanic saw the problem and turned the engine off, turned it back on again "nothing wrong". The next time it happened I took it back, they kept it running and diagnosed that the accelerator pedal was faulty, had it replaced for £130, o.k. I can swallow that. Two days later I go to pick up my wife, who's six month's pregnant, from the airport. Guess what?. Wife makes her own way back from the airport with all her luggage whilst I wait 50 minutes for the AA. The car is now back at the Renault garage who are taking it for a drive every night until the can find the problem. Very unhappy!

1st Jun 2007, 11:45

Can some one please tell me why I have oil in my air box. its really bugging me. thanks.

4th Jun 2007, 00:45

My renault clio had to be towed home on Saturday. It's an extreme 03 plate. The warning lights came on and there was no power. Waiting now for it to be towed to a garage. It doesn't look good after reading all these comments. If these faults are common why can't Renault be forced to fix them free of charge.

19th Jun 2007, 12:42

I own a 2001 Clio Authentique 1.2 litre.

I have experienced;

1) The engine has not gone beyond 3000 revs (this has happened twice)

2) The front right light cannot be moved up or down

3) The driver door will sometimes respond to the remote locking key, and sometimes not

4) The service light shows on the dashboard whenever the passenger airbag is turned on.

I have a strong suspicion that the car has electrical faults, and when I look under the bonnet there seems to be a worrying amount of wire that is seemingly exposed (however, not being a mechanic, I can't verify this).

If any of you could help me with advice on what to do now, I would greatly appreciate it, as the garage has not being able to detect any faults.

Gerry.

28th Jun 2007, 04:48

I recently purchase a W reg 1.2l Renault Clio MTV edition for my first car.

Was OK in the beginning, but now when I go to start it, it just ticks over and won't fire up.

Sometimes you go out and start it first time with no troubles. Then it cuts out when on junctions etc.

Starting to get annoyed and as a 17 year old student I can't afford to foot these sorts of bills that people seem to be coming up with here.

11th Jul 2007, 08:15

I have a problem which you all seem to be having. The coil pack light coming up on my dash, the engine idles very low and nearly stalls. I have to rev the engine so it doesn't happen.

Has anyone found out what causes this? somebody must have resolved it at some point? Could you give us an idea how it was fixed.. and what it cost to fix?

Thanks.

15th Jul 2007, 10:29

After reading through all the pages of comments, I am still struggling to see what the problem could be with my 98 S Reg Renault Clio 1.2. In the last month, I have experienced a loss of power when driving at lower revs (generally in gears 3 of 4) and after pulling away from junctions. I have experienced all the horror stories of previous posts and can sympathise with them all; only yesterday the car stopped in the middle of a busy junction! The car will start, but only after trying the ignition two or three times. I have taken it to a nearby Renault garage who ran a diagnosis, but they could only see a water coolant problem which they said could be unrelated. They cleared the computer memory, but this has not resolved problem.

I am at a loss as to what to do. I have had a new fuel filter added in case it was related to the low level of petrol in the car at the time of the first problem.

Any help would be much appreciated.

C.

15th Jul 2007, 12:45

Throttle body problems.

Having had the rough idle and stalling at junctions problem that many of you are experiencing, it came down to the throttle body. Picked one up off eBay for £30, fitted it and the ECU light (the light that many of you are calling a coil light!) went off and had no problems since. If you take it to the dealer, they will want about £700, with re-mapping the ECU etc.

Before this I changed: TDC sensor, coil pack (which includes leads), spark plugs, cleaned throttle body, it had already had both lamb sensors and a new wiring loom before I purchased it!

If it has had a new wiring loom, worth checking if they spliced the wires on to the MAP sensor (The sensor that sits on top of the rocker cover) if they have, the solder joints are worth a look at under the heat shrink.

Hope this helps.

17th Jul 2007, 12:55

We purchased this car 2 years ago it's a 2002 dynamique (excuse spelling) Nothing but all the troubles you have all mentioned. It is now 12 days out of warranty and no one wants to know... The coil with the 4 plugs has just been changed as well as the 4 spark plugs... again at £7 each... and still I get the warning light (Monitoring Exhaust gas) blinking at me. Come on Renault sort yourself out...

23rd Jul 2007, 06:06

I have a Y plate 2001 clio, 1.2 16v Dynamique.

I also have had many problems with my car.

1. The service light will come on and off when it pleases, usually at high revs.

2. The airbag light will also come on and off when it wants.

3. Driver side electric window once came off its rollers and would not shut. I had it replaced for no more than £20, and it was fine for a while, but lately when I close it, it creaks when it gets to the very top, as if it is getting pushed too far up.

4. Rattling sun roof also, but not a major problem as I have my music too loud to notice.

5. Problems starting the car, as if the spark plugs were broke, very annoying!

6. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT! This has just recently happened to me, and I bought the car in April 2005! The car will start to shudder and slow down with no power, and the light will start to flash!

I took it to the garage; they had it wired to their computer and could not find a fault, however the guy did clean out the engine and under the bonnet for me. This seemed to be fine for a few days until it started again last night. Then this morning it started first time, which is pretty unusual, but still juddering and the light flashing.

I then came to an uphill junction where the car was REALLY shaking and cut out twice on the hill. I have had to leave it in a nearby street as it would not get me to work and back! I am now looking for another car, and have just came across this website! I am appalled, especially at Renaults behaviour! I am now not going to even think about getting the car fixed, as I know it won't make any difference, and will not buy or recommend another Renault.

Advice to all... Get rid!