2002 Renault Clio Extreme from UK and Ireland - Comments

I bought a Clio 1.2 16v 51 plate as my 1st car from a second hand car dealer, in October 2007. A couple of months down the line I started having problems with the car cutting out when setting off from junctions or round abouts, I took it to my local garage and they did a diagnostic which stated the fault was in the mat sensors or something, this was changed and I paid £108 for the repairs and diagnostic. I got to the end of the road and the car cut out again, so took it back in, and they did another diagnostic free of charge and it came up with the same part they had just replaced so they rang a Renault specialist garage (not dealer), They did another diagnostic costing me £80 and came up with a fault with the ECU to replace this will cost me £730, money I haven't got, and reading other forums it seems having this part replaced isn't actually going to solve the problem for long before it starts again. This obviously IS a common problem that needs sorting by Renault so I have written to watchdog, back me up and do the same, if enough of us write in as with the bonnet problem they may be able to get Renault to admit there is a problem and recall the cars and make them right free of charge!

After reading all of the posts I too have copied this link in a complaint to watchdog. My 51 reg 1.2 Clio authentique has the intermittent fault of losing power when driving along, as you press the clutch to change gear it loses power and the engine management light comes on, after pulling over and taking out of gear the revs are fluctuating up and down wildly. However after turning off the ignition and restarting everything is fine, this has happened on numerous occasions on the A1 and on junctions and is very dangerous. The garage cannot find any fault after connecting it up to the computer and examining the car, I have just paid £320 for a service and MOT only for it to do this 3 days later. (i also had the airbag light problem which is due to the wires being under the passenger seat and getting damaged easily and the car battery dying for no reason - luckily repaired whilst still under warranty) Please contact watchdog!

I bought a Clio 2 weeks ago; a 1.2 dynamique billabong, 53 plate.

Its been great until today. I was driving along and was on the slip road which leads onto a busy dual carriage way, and I got to 40 mph and the car just lost power. I tried changing gear, but as soon as it got back up to 40mph it lost power again. I had to pull over, and luckily my boyfriend (who is a mechanic) managed to get out of work to come to my rescue.

He drove my car to my house and said the car was losing power, but he managed to drive through it and he picked up speed. He left my house to go back to work and took my car so he could look at it. He said it didn't have a problem at all for the 7 mile journey back to his work.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? My boyfriend said he is going to get it put on some machine to see if it brings the fault up. He had a quick look over it, but could not see anything obvious.

Any Ideas? Please help.

Thanks.

There are two main faults. One is that the car idles poorly and becomes jerky. The other is that the car looses power.

The remedy for my car, clio 1.2 16v which is the same basic design as the 1.4 etc. Renewing the lambda sensors corrected the idle/judder. The power loss though was still present. This was cured through changing the (TPS) Throttle position sensor.

Car is now 100 percent.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

I bought my Renault Clio Dynamique nearly 2 years ago.

Up until recently it was a great car to drive however...

The engine management light has recently been coming on... At the same time, the car either cuts of completely or starts to rev itself!!

This happens when the revs drop... I. E when slowing down or when I put my foot on the clutch.

I booked it into a garage last week & they put it on the diagnostics machine. At first it came up with 5 faults all of which cleared except one... The MAP sensor...

They cleaned the sensor & said it should be fine however... two minutes down the road & the light came back on...

Plugged it back in the diagnostics machine... MAP Sensor...

They replaced that which in itself was over £110.00!!! However, small price to pay for the car being fixed.. Or so I thought!!

Again... 2 minutes down the road & the same thing happened again... Back on the machine again... MAP sensor connection!!!

The garage had a look @ the main engine wiring loom which seemed to be a bit frayed... The insultation had come off a few of the wires so they re-insulated & said there were no codes present... therefore... no fault...

What a joke... Drove it 2 minutes along the road & still the same problem... They advised it might need re-programmed, but were unsure & told me to book it into Renault as they were the only ones that had the equipment to find out what was actually wrong with the car...

This is costing a further £70 for a Diagnostics check!! I feel ripped off well & truly... Help me please!!

There may be some light at the end of the Clio stalling tunnel, I have just purchased a second hand Clio and as is the norm it decided to randomly cut out and then not start again until the computer reset, after thorougly verbally abusing my Renault mechanic we finally found the faults.

Firstly the throttle body needed to be cleaned and a new throttle body seal fitted. (this leaking seal tends to confuse the engine management system causing spluttering and stalling.

Second the TDC or flywheel sensor was loose so we soldered the wires onto the sensor.

The car starts first time and runs smoothly now, try these fixes you might like them and the price tag..

Well... after finding this site trying to find a solution to my problem I am now facing a very large Bill.

Clio is a 1.2 16V dynamique '04 plate problem incurred is a "emission warning light" (which the dealer told me is basically connected to the whole car and very hard to diagnose any one problem "great!!: (")

I first started seeing this emission warning light bout 2 years ago! local dealer took in changed the coil and plugs as they all come as one now... fixed for 8 months.

In October '07 this fault came back to haunt me!.. took it to the dealer they said I had the same problem miss fire on cylinder 1.. I would not accept this so they kept the car for 3 days and finally said that that the valve clearance needed sorting.. I was having no of it half hour later I get a call from Renault UK to say the work even though it was 2 months out of warranty they would do teh work free of charge I thought great! there working with me to solve this fault!

4 Months later.. I get the same light would you believe it as so many others have... I have poor repsonsive car up hills and slow acceleration... they seem to think my injector is blocked! They have put in some engine cleaner to try to solve the fault don't hold out much luck! Otherwise I could be looking at a new injector! could be in the region of £300+ labour. Not happy customer car is nearly 4 years old. A car of its age you shouldn't need to replace injectors crazy!! someone at Renault needs to sort this out pronto sooo many people with problems and faults come on Renault sort this please! You have a good car when it works lovely to drive and confy when its faulty it's a nightmare and COSTLY!!

James - jamesmorgan104@blueyonder.co.uk.

I have just got rid of my clio 1.2 16 v 2001 reg, after spending about £1500 to fix it. car constantly cut out when I stopped and the warning light came up each time. had to sit there and rev it like mad before it would go again. It once cut out when I was doing 50 mph on a dual carriageway and wouldn't start back up. luckily a layby was there and managed to pull in.

I had map sensor changed, spark plugs changed and a new head gasket. it worked for 4 weeks until driving to work one morning it cut out on me just as I pulled into my parking space (how thoughtful of it). it wouldn't start back up for ages. This has happened on and off for 2 years. It feels great to be rid of it.

Just got a ford ka hopefully things will be a lot better.

19th Feb 2008, 07:18.

RE...PLEASE HELP ME!!! READ BELOW THIS..

I bought my Renault Clio Dynamique nearly 2 years ago.

Up until recently it was a great car to drive however...

The engine management light has recently been coming on... At the same time, the car either cuts of completely or starts to rev itself!!

This happens when the revs drop... I. E when slowing down or when I put my foot on the clutch.

I booked it into a garage last week & they put it on the diagnostics machine. At first it came up with 5 faults all of which cleared except one... The MAP sensor...

They cleaned the sensor & said it should be fine however... two minutes down the road & the light came back on...

Plugged it back in the diagnostics machine... MAP Sensor...

They replaced that which in itself was over £110.00!!! However, small price to pay for the car being fixed.. Or so I thought!!

Again... 2 minutes down the road & the same thing happened again... Back on the machine again... MAP sensor connection!!!

The garage had a look @ the main engine wiring loom which seemed to be a bit frayed... The insultation had come off a few of the wires so they re-insulated & said there were no codes present... therefore... no fault...

What a joke... Drove it 2 minutes along the road & still the same problem... They advised it might need re-programmed, but were unsure & told me to book it into Renault as they were the only ones that had the equipment to find out what was actually wrong with the car...

This is costing a further £70 for a Diagnostics check!! I feel ripped off well & truly... Help me please!!

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Hi This is exactly the same as what happened to me.. take it back to the garage and ask them to clean out the throttle body... It gets gunked up.. they may try to say it needs replacing however ask them to clean it out first...

It cured my problems and 6mnths on still no problems..

Good Luck Jason.

Hi Everyone!!!

My Clio is now fixed... Please read my "Please Help Me" comment above!!

Like many of you my Clio's engine management light was coming on at junctions... sometimes it was reving itself & sometimes it was cutting out...

I had the MAP sensor replaced & the wiring loom fixed... However... Waste of money!!!

After reading this site I asked the garage to check the fuel throttle...

There was actually a pool of oil in the manifold & the fuel throttle was soaked in oil!!!

The diagnostics computers will never pick up the correct fault as the oil on the fuel throttle confuses the machine.

Before Renault charge you £70 for a diagnostics test ask a garage to strip down the engine first... It's a bit old style, but it works!! I only paid 2 hours (£50) for this & my car has run great ever since.

This is a design fault... I have contacted Renault & watchdog...

What should we need to repair these design faults??!!??

Hi I tried to drive my 1.4 Clio earlier today. I put it into reverse, but when I lifted the clutch to the bite the car would reverse slowly, but it felt like I was driving with the handbrake on and the car was relucutant to move. The car was also making a very loud grinding noise and it felt like something was dragging on the floor. I checked under car and nothing loose.

Also had the same problem when I tried it in first. Some friends think it could be the clutch cable, any ideas? many thanks.

Hi people, I have the exact same problem as most of you and I am almost convinced my problem lies with the throttle body. I am getting this replaced by a local garage and hopefully this should cure the fluctuating of revs and the engine management light.

Does anyone have any idea if this problem would be causing the battery to completely drain itself?

My clutch is also going and this is like my 10th problem with my 2002 plate clio 1.2 dynamique. I am wondering if my clutch is a cable clutch or a hydraulic one? Does anyone know?

Cheers.

Martyn

mart007@live.co.uk

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR AN ALMOST 300 POST THREAD.

Wish I had read it before! 90% of this thread must be about the toxic fumes warning light and the injector coils issue.

I have a 65,000 miles Clio 1.2 expression 52 plate. Had it for two years, no major problems. Regularly serviced.

TOXIC FUMES light on this weekend coming home from work - over the Easter holiday!

I ll be looking forward to a £800 bill next week to sort this out. + expenses for rail fares to get to work + 2 extra hours of commuting time. Gutted : (

Afraid a company the size of Renault should have been big enough and honest enough to create a national recall. I was put in a very dangerous situation going 75mph on the motorway with the engine shutting down, clearly a well known problem to them, but covered up. Not amused at all.

Once fixed I will be trading in for a VW Polo or a Japanese car - only 65 posts of complaints compared to nearly 300 here mostly about the same fault.

Hi could anyone shed light on which warning light is which?

I currently have the warning light on the far right of the dash flashing. Is this the gearbox warning light?

See entry above:

this is the light which seems to be flasing in my car too? its the orangy engine looking light, its as if I'm driving with the handbrake on because the car is so slugish! when I'm driving its so jerky and as if I'm about to stall!!! any ideas please before I have no option than to take it to renault and get completly and utterly ripped off!!!???

Cheers.