How many problems you had with your clio

[V1NNY]

I've had loads of intermitant faults from lights not working properly to emobiliser issues, no real mechanical brake downs apart from the throttle cable coming off, how about you guys, are your experiences good or bad?

 

[Akira2506]

I wub my clio when it's working, I think it's a great runabout and a great first car.

However, when it isnt working...GRR... my problems:
Immobiliser stopped working, Alternator died, sunroof died, sunroof leaked, windows go up super slowly, slipping belts, EVERYTHING electrical.

They're normally small fiddly things, but its just so frakking annoying to fix.

Cool for a first car (you get to learn the ins and outs of a car as you fix it every day...) but as for a car that I'd own into my late 20s... not a chance. I'd go for much higher build quality and reliability of a Honda, etc.

Still love my lil' clio



-Akira

 

[V1NNY]

Yeah my sunroofs bust at the mo, also the rattling is so annoying

 

[Akira2506]

Thats why God invented the Subwoofer +_+



-Akira

 

[Martin_172]

1 new coil pack to fix a dodgey idle is the only problem its had in 120,000 miles over 3 years

 

[V1NNY]

120,000 miles and one problem, thats good

 

[Martin_172]

especially for a renault!

 

[Akira2506]

LoL, my God! The inspectors must have been round the factory on the day yours was made!



-Akira

 

[V1NNY]

I know yeah, i'm sure the RS owners will have a few problems to report

 

[Akira2506]

Well, they havent posted in this thread yet bc their cars all broke down on their sunday drives... ... no net access at the AA impound.


-Akira

 

[V1NNY]

lol, you wont be making too many friend with comments like that lol, only kiddin

 

[Friction]

on 81k and the car, since new (been in the family since new), has had...

new instrument panel (at 4k)
new rear cylinders recently (leaking)
new handbrake cables (left hand snapped)
new battery at 65k
timing belt snap at 75k (my own fault cause im an idiot)
a small earth problem on the rear lights, just corrosion
new track rod end at 70k-ish.
exhaust mount weld broken (silencer was still going strong at 70k)
sunroof rattle (but who doesnt have that? lol)
sheared 3 wheel bolts and had to replace the hub as a result - not really anything to do with renault build quality though.

currently needing a new ball joint

we moan about our cars, but mine will be 7 years old in september, and thats not exactly a big list of faults imho.

 

[ajketley]

Where to start...

• Broken down twice-cell in the battery and starter motor dead, and second time the clutch cable snapped
• Clutch cable snapped again as I was driving out my drive way
• Water pump went
• Clutch went
• Rear drums siezed up
• Trackrod end snapped
• Injector gone but havent replaced yet
• Head Gasket on its way out to

Im sure ill remember more after posting it. Oh its done 95,000miles

 

[ajketley]

Yep, ad new cambelt, fan belt and 2sets of disks and 7 sets of pads :S

 

[Fletcher]

A few things have gone wrong lately.

3 of the rear window heating elements needed repair
Headlamp washer ball fall off

But they have now all been fixed under warranty, so i can't really complain,
apart from the above problems the car is great.

 

[DebV6]

I've only had mine 3 months and done almost 3000 miles, but i haven't had any problems/rattles so far, touch wood!

 

[The Big Yin]

I had to replace the battery , cat , rear silencer , 2 bulbs and a set of wipers in 3 years of ownership not too bad me thinks

 

[Fletcher]

I've only had mine 3 months and done almost 3000 miles, but i haven't had any problems/rattles so far, touch wood!

I think they start to rattle and the 10k mark

 

[andy_p7777]

split and twisted axle bushes
head gasket leaking oil
replaced map sensor
swapped the computer inside the ecu that controls the sensors
new wiring harness
new battery at 55k
2 new wheel bearings
got 77 miles out ov a tenner other day, not raggin it either is that bad?

 

[clio__chris]

4 problems in about 15k

1. run in the primer on the bootlid (noticed when i cleaned the car 1st) - i should of noticed when i picked the car up really but was quite a small mark so got the boot lid resprayed
2. engine coil went
3. about 3k miles later another coil went
4. had to go to renault to get all coils changed lol

so only fault with the car is the coils and tbh i dont hold out much hope for them for the future

 

[dannyboy]

well i've had my valver 18months now, and all its needed is a new battery, this failed last winter, and a new sunroof motor, and switch, cos it used to leak. Other than that (TOUCH WOOD!!) its not missed a beat or ever failed to start. its on 71k now, so 72 will be a major service, all belts, and fluids changed, etc, so it will prob get its own back on me ;o)

 

[Martin_172]

yeah the inspectors must have been in when mine was built because mine doesnt really rattle eather lol sunroof does a little but they all do it, might start to ratle more now that its lowered.

ive had a new clutch but that was at 118,000 and is expected and obviously a few sets of brakes l, all consumable things, still on factory battery, starter motor and alternator

 

[edde]

Not to bad for me
Alarm/central lcoking issues took some time to fix
Sunroof rattles.
Starting issues linked to faultly glow plugs leads.

 

[V1NNY]

has anyone had throttle cable problems?

 

[Josh@Renparts]

1 new coil pack to fix a dodgey idle is the only problem its had in 120,000 miles over 3 years

Sods law now... you will be driving along.... the engine will die and all the wheels fall off..... don't jinx yourself....

mines been ok..... 2 coils, engine mount, seat cable and a relay.... and thats before the 3 year self destruction timer has kicked in

 

[The Fatty]

mine breaks every other day lol nd iv had it 2 years, so thts 364 problems lol

 

[modifiedmadness]

1684 problems... but still love it for some STUPID reason.

 

[ianlowry]

No problems on my 182 so far (apart from that full lock scraping noise business which i can't be bothered to get fixed). Previous 1.4 mk2 between 15K - 50K miles the manifold gasket (?) went, head gasket went, elec sunroof broke, slow leak in engine coolant which garage could never find (top up every 2 weeks!). Between 50K - 75K no problems (as long as you didn't need a sunroof + remembered to top up the coolant). I had 2 x mk1s and seem to remember wheel bearings were a favourite problem with them.

 

[Middo]

-exhaust dropped off
-kept going in limp mode (summit do with throttle potentiometer)
-bloody great range rover ploughed in the back of me (not a renault problem but one that greatly annoys me)
-alloy wheel was bent
-found out the car had a crash before i owned it which needed bout 3 grands worth of work spent on it
- general rattles
-now my emissions light is on my dash (ok so put a sports cat on )

 

[Neil G]

None so far but only owned my 172 for around 4 months and it's only on 14000 miles