clio 197 steering wheel melting.

[seb]

Anyone else got this?

at about 9 o'clock on the wheel. it has melted slightly and then cooled and so feels a bit rough. not overly impressed tbh.

 

[Needster]

Yep. Mine has it. :dapprove: Exact same place.

 

[ben24]

they all go like that mate , guy a garage and pop it on the side of your house then put the car in it = job done , no more melting s/wheel

 

[Needster]

Mine lives in the garage. Hasn't stopped it as the majority of the time it's outside is during the day.

 

[ben24]

they all go like that mate , guy a garage and pop it on the side of your house then put the car in it = job done , no more melting s/wheel

forget that then :S

buy a new s/wheel

 

[Whisker biscuit]

Fcuk me u think Renault would have realised by now the material theyre using doesnt work !!

 

[Nik]

Yep, mine has started at about 2 and 4 o'clock on the wheel.

Add that to the bloody great hole in the now second set of recaros and i'm not happy. In the 3rd year of warranty so the dealer will no doubt play the 'wear and tear' card.

 

[Gally]

I'd like to see you try and get one from Renault on warranty!

 

[Needster]

I might go in and stomp my feet a bit, add it to the list of things they've yet to fix. FLOL. Love Renault build quality.

 

[Henry]

is this the same problem that's affecting Clio2 wheels? unbelievable Renault haven't done something about it if it is

 

[seb]

yeah pretty lame tbh. so it seems like a few of us are affected...

 

[Needster]

I'll complain and see where I get I think.

 

[seb]

plus i'm sure the steering wheel isn't as soft and squidgey as when i first got the car. or am i jsut used to it?

 

[Needster]

Hmmm, I remember mine being squidgy. It might just be that we're used to it. Other people who've driven it say it's nice and 'comfy', etc.

 

[Munson]

f**k me, not again. Disgusting.

 

[seb]

yeah it ain't great.

i think due to the current economic situation i am going to keep this car until i hit 100k. i needz the moneyz now...

 

[Munson]

yeah it ain't great.

i think due to the current economic situation i am going to keep this car until i hit 100k. i needz the moneyz now...

Weeeeey!!11123 undrid faaarsind moiles!!!1

 

[Needster]

Seb doesn't talk like that. :dapprove:

 

[seb]

what? :S

 

[Munson]

Seb doesn't talk like that. :dapprove:

:dapprove:

 

[seb]

translate.

 

[Munson]

what? :S

Turn your speakers right up, as the volume is well low.

[youtube]Aj5Ln3V5lOc[/youtube]

Fin.

 

[Needster]

Weeeeey!!11123 undrid faaarsind moiles!!!1

translate.

See Tom's video...

No... Not the Trax one... 100,000.


EDIT: Beaten. That. But I CBA to search for it.

 

[Tav]

Might be worth getting a steering wheel cover.

 

[Steve]

197 cup st wheel is fine.

 

[scott7912]

Maybe you should start a list off like the ever growing 1*2 melting steering wheel list, lol.
Seriously, you would think after all the 172 / 182 steering wheels that have fell to bits that Reno would have made the 197 wheel better....
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=389567&page=8&highlight=scott7912

 

[mark1989]

mines fine atm but i will keep an eye on it now :/

 

[Ralphizzle]

You joking right?
The 197 wheel looks quality leather to me...
Can understand the issue's we have with our 172 wheels but on a 197 wheel?
WTF***
Thought about replacing it with one.

Even my ex. 1997 Mini Cooper 1.3 Mpi had a 'real' leather wheel, which never gave me issues even on hot long hauls.
(Came of the MG F but nonetheless Rover spec.)

 

[Fletcher]

Not good.

My 52 plate 100k+ 172 steering wheel is still in great nic

 

[Needster]

It's very subtle. Just feels really, really rough between 9 and 10 on mine, yet when I look at it, it doesn't look noticeably melted... Just looks like it always did. Weird.

 

[ForceIndia]

Renault's. Cheap, because they're shite.

 

[alanc1000]

ahh god the legacy problem straight from the 172/182!

Terrible! The material on the 197 did look better than the 182's, looked like it would be more hard wearing?

Not good.

 

[ForceIndia]

They'll never learn, and that's why so many people move away from the brand.

 

[197eddy]

I'd like to see you try and get one from Renault on warranty!

It's possible, I got mine replaced at the end of June.

I asked when I took it in for a service, and I really was expecting a no, but they said yes no problem. They had to order it in and it was sorted a fortnight later!

Dont' ask, you don't get!

 

[Marky_]

I'm appalled they didn't sort this for the Mk3.

 

[Needster]

It's possible, I got mine replaced at the end of June.

I asked when I took it in for a service, and I really was expecting a no, but they said yes no problem. They had to order it in and it was sorted a fortnight later!

Dont' ask, you don't get!

I'm asking fo sho then.

 

[Brian]

It's a shame they are still getting something so simple, so wrong.

My steering wheel in the 172 is just starting to go bad, it's 6 years old with only 40k on the clock but is garaged - I would have thought it'd be alot worse otherwise. If I was keeping the 172 I'd get a new wheel as it would just annoy me tbh.

 

[stephen1985]

mine went in last monday
they said hand cream you use is the main
prob for them brakin up:S i dont use hand cream
so they will replace under warrenty:rasp:

 

[Needster]

FPMSL at handcream being the culprit. Damn all those vain people.

 

[Munson]

The problem is that the materials are not properly wear tested. This also applies to the Recaro chairs. They simply do not invest in the necessary wear testing. Or, they do, but don't care. It's a shame that their products are spoiled by these problems as, otherwise, they are fantastic driving machines.