Recent content by Lins

Its not a slight clonk like you get in the car park. Its bloody loud and continuous and what gets me is the complete disinterest from Renault as I am a small fish. I have worked for Vauxhall and Hyundai and have been in the motor trade for 11 years so I know that different manufacturers have...

The 172 has a manufacturing defect which Renault France are fully aware of but have no fix for.....The top suspension mount is hitting the bodywork and so as a temporary repair to resolve Renault dealer has been told by Renault France to put a rubber spacer between the top mount and the bodywork...

No mate thats not life - I aint paying £11750 of my hard earned money for a car with problems from the start - any car. The dealer has called me and thinks it is the steering rack - my boyfriend is a motorcycle mechanic and even he knows more that these monkeys. I want what i have paid for -...

Well what can I say....I picked the car up last night drove it five minutes up the road went round a roundabout and clonk! I took it straight back to the dealer and demanded a technician go out for a test drive. I got the assistant manager - but he certainly got the point when I went round the...

Dealer has just called me to say that the technician has taken out and is satisfied it doesnt make a noise anymore! Ill pick up after work and see....

Personally I dont think so. The noise sounds like its steering rack or driveshaft. The guy who had a problem says his whole suspension has been replaced and it seems to have solved the problem. The way shocks are would not produce a noise like this - could even be the rollbar! He took his to...

Hello I bought a 2002 172 and its nearly 5months old. Shortly after taking delivery I became aware of a clonking noise from the front. The noise happens when on full right lock around mini roundabouts or u turns and mostly on uneven ground. Renault had the car in a week before christmas to...