I went down to weymouth yesterday which was great, but before i went i took it into where i work (VW) to put it on a ramp, as i was getting a chattering from the gearbox. Now the car has been in to renault twice for this problem, and there was no fault found, so i just wanted to know if there was something, or was i hearing things. So up goes the car on the ramp as one of our techs puts the car into 1st and wow what a noise, also the o/s/f wheel is buckled and their is slight play in the n/s/f wheel. So over the road i go to renault and tell them what i have heard, and i get the excuse " seeing as there is no strain on the wheels, the gearbox will chatter", so off i go on a road test with a technican who has not got a clue, but he did hear the noise, but couldnt confirm if it was normal as he wasnt an RTE. So off i go to another renault dealer in the Bristol and yet again same excuse and another road test, and the noise could be heard again. Now i paid alot of money for this car and if this noise turns out to be normal, then im sorry but the renault product is getting very very shoddy. All i want is this noise sorted, the guys at VW were shocked at how much noise their was. I love the car to bits, but come on please, chattering from the gearbox isnt normal, a wheel shouldnt buckle unless hit and play in the n/s/f wheel. The car has only done 8500 miles. I will never ever buy another renault again, NEVER.
toon