2005 Renault Grand Scenic Dynamique from UK and Ireland - Comments

My Grand Scenic 1.9dCi 130 FapIV is a 55 reg and will be 3 yrs old at the end of this Oct 2008. I ordered it from Renault dealer and opted for the sunroof and ESP as extras.

With the Renault warranty almost expired I feel cheated because for the whole THREE years and 50,000 miles I have not had to make one single trip to Renault for any faults!

Headlamp bulbs can be replaced DIY (remove the plastic cover plate, L or R, to see down through to the back of the h/lamp units). At each service Renault want to replace things like brake pads and wipers but a bit of savvy fends them off.

Tyres (16" Michelin) lasted 42,000 miles. Brakes still okay, front discs and pads still OK.44.8mpg still.

I would buy another but for the depreciation. Will keep it, extending the warranty via Warranty Direct for 27.50p.m (new dash is £750ish), until it dies.

MOT looming, it will be interesting to see if it passes.

Reading these posts I suspect I've been lucky (for once).

Like many others I bought a 1.9 Renault Grand Scenic 04 plate based on design and seating arrangement. I have had the car for 10 days and so far the rear passenger side motor has broken with the window fully open. The alarm consistently triggers itself throughout day and night. A headlight has failed and a warning light come up for the injection system and the car is extremely rough. The brakes squeal.

Avoid - the bills could end up higher than the value of the car. My last car was a Nissan - started every time and didn't cost a penny over two years.

Hi, we have just brought an 05 plate Grand Scenic Dynamic from an independent dealer. Having had it for the first week it has started to have squealing brakes which is becoming very annoying. We have a 30 day warranty with the dealer who has offered to have it back to 'clean the brakes'. My question is, will this rectify the problem or is it a known fault that I can get in writing off Renault for the dealer to put right properly. Anybodys help would be appreciated.

E-mail calvr1ch@aol.com.

18/11/08

Grand scenic 1.9dci 2005, car from new: 28,000kms barely run in!

So far:

Starting motor ripping (could be ring gear)

Brake noise from new, and never addressed by Renault Ireland.

Bonnet catch, faulty from new and never addressed.

Shock tops front, (common fault)

Master/slave cylinder, causing clutch burn out (common fault)

Safety trap windows, worked for first week, sick of getting it sorted.

2004 Scenic Privilege 1.9.

Had for year or so now, up until last few weeks no real problems.

Headlight went, no problem I thought, I tried to change bulb and unless you have spider arms (long and really thin) no way you can get to them. Called Renault, will cost £48 to change bulb... However the nice lady did point out that they didn't charge extra for the bulb! Found another garage who were able to do it for the discount price of £35. They itemised the bulb at £2.45 + VAT...

Then, driving down the road and started to hear wind noise. Looked behind and rear window had dropped. Tried to wind up and wouldn't shift.

Didn't bother going to Renault as would need a new mortgage. Same garage that did light have quoted £318 inc VAT - BARGAIN! Apparently Electric window mechanism gone kaput, garage told me that Scenics are notorious for it, did also mention that Renault would want £450 + VAT to fix. (not sure if he was trying to make his sound like a bargain or not)

Renault Grand Scenic 05 Plate.

I've had this piece of junk 8 months and regret the day I set eyes on it.

LCD display went off totally and had to be replaced, which meant the timing belt needs replaced as the garage need to remove it to access the panel apparently.

Loud rattling noise on startup, this was due to "cam dephaser unit" needing to be replaced, which I was told Renault covered 40% as it was a common fault, (still £650 to fix both problems).

Last of all, I came out of supermarket to find that rear window had dropped to be half open. Got in car and control no longer worked, leaving me to drive to garage in pouring rain with window open!! Another £300 to replace window regulator. Brakes now starting to squeak and it's due an Mot next month, what next?!!!

I bought a Grand Scenic 04 plate 2.0L petrol auto cat d, tried to save money, I thought. No problem in bringing the car all the way from Poland; over 1000 miles, not a thing.

Had to go a Renault garage to get it diagnosed due to: air bag light, check parking brake light, check gearbox light, check ABS light popping up on the dashboard. Been told that 4 sensors need to be replaced + labour + vat is in total £1100.

Then last Friday my battery started to be drained out after a night, thought the battery may dying, however a smell of burned insulation developed, same day within the cab (driver side mainly), and today after the visit at the Renault garage to order the parts, while driving the power steering fault came on dashboard. At the same time, no power steering while driving. Got it home, switched the engine off and on again, and the power steering came back to life with no fault on the dashboard. However hours later, went to the shop, switched the engine off, come back after 10 minutes, a new fault developed on the screen.

Just can't stand that piece of... must switch back to german cars, especially VW. It has never let me down, even after a 7k miles trip did not even opened the bonnet with temperatures from +30 to -30 C, it just proves that the french car industry know how to make money while the credit crunch bites everyone.

We bought our 1.9 DCi Grand Scenic Dynamique from new in April 2004, and all went well for the first 40,000 miles and five years i.e. until now.

Some months ago one of the four front scuttle drains became blocked, which allowed rainwater to build up at the back of the scuttle, lap over into the fan intake and then drip down into the footwell. We'd noticed the odd drip for a while, but when the no. 4 fan position cut out we started to investigate - and found over an inch of water in both front footwells (i.e. under the bottom of the floor bins). However, the several inches of foam that lies under the floor was also wringing wet, along with all the underfloor wiring, and has taken over a month to get dry. During this period, the rear windows and sunroof have stopped working and the handbrake is now showing a fault.

Both the west London dealers we bought the car from and where we had the last (36,000 mile) service have disappeared (along with all our service history), so I took it to the next nearest today, who quoted nearly £400 'just to investigate'. They said it was a very common problem and could cost several more hundreds to rectify - so I said don't bother. At least I know I can get £2000 from the government in five years time, which is probably a lot more than the car is worth now!

Anyway, the lesson is: at least every year remove the windscreen wipers and underlying panels and put a hose down all four drain tubes to ensure they are working (they come out in front and back of each front wheel arch respectively). Also, when driving in heavy rain, set the air control to internal circulation as this closes the fan flap and should stop some of the scuttle water from simply pouring in. Where's that VW catalogue...

Had our Grand Scenic 05 for 6 months.

During that time, I have had 4 new engine coils £80 each, Now I have lots of errors showing on dash i.e. CHECK EMISSIONS, my brake light showing as well as the engine management light stays on. Have just been told I have a faulty ECU. I know it looks good and feels great, the kids love all the space, but what a heap.

If any one knows the part No of my ECU, let me know, as I will hunt for reconditioned one, as a new one costs around £900.

jcmackintosh2003@yahoo.com

Renault Scenic 2004 petrol.

Looks good and plenty of space, but what a piece of crap. I have read so many articles about the faults they have, and the majority come back to the instrument panel being faulty, which somehow acts like a second brain over the piece of crap computer. Now if I were Renault, I would want my customers happy, not degrading their car and company to thousands of people. I know for a fact that all the people I know will never buy a Renault; they have seen enough from mine, and they're all common faults that Renault won't acknowledge.

1. Windows faulty El fault

2. Instrument panel faulty

3. Brakes squealing

4. Radio controls on steering wheel not working

5. Tail light intermittent fault

6. Cutting out at idle

7. Emissions fault

8. Lacking power before all the electrical faults

9. Child locks faulty

10. Faulty cam

And that's just for starters. It's going cost more than the car in repairs.

Renault Grand Scenic Dynamique 2L 56 plate.

Bought this car used 1 1/2 years ago. Within 6 months there was a high pitched whining sound when in biting point - a fault in the clutch, which was replaced under warranty.

Then we had a recall, saying a blockage in the air compressor could immobilize the car, so went in for an injection reprogramming. Been back several times since then.

Air conditioning and cruise control stopped working - computer trouble.

Air conditioning stopped again few days later - loose wires.

Check emissions and toxic filter warning lights appeared a few weeks later with a smell of petrol - nothing wrong apparently.

Now 2 months later, the check emission warning is back again (still smells), with days left under warranty am wondering if there's something wrong with the computer or something else, and they're trying to delay any major repairs until we have to pay the bill!

On top of that - dash board and various other things rattle, plastic around inside front passenger door keeps coming away, black on the trims around windows is peeling off, which looks unsightly. Wish I had listened to everyone when they said stay clear of Renault!!!

I have a 2004 1.6 Scenic Dynamic.. have read these reviews and have become very concerned.

Bought this 2nd hand 1 owner. Now has 40,000 miles.

After 6 months out of warranty, the electric sunroof stopped working. Dealer I bought it from, agreed to take it to local Renault dealer, who said they took the roof off and inspected the motor. Said motor was u/s and 450.00 for new one. When I got the car back, I couldn't see where they had done any work. Looked at forums who mentioned a resetting code.. contacted ex renault mechanic told me resetting code. Worked 1st time. No problems since (hence I won't use that dealer).

Only other problem is clutch start switch didn't work. 2 small wires snapped. Did DIY fix.

Windows regulator snapped, 200.00 for 2nd hand one inc fitting.

Fingers crossed for the future.

We bought a 2 yr old (54 plate) Grand Scenic 1.9 dCi in 2007. It was a brilliant car until it got to about 60,000 miles when literally it fell apart.

Power steering failure, electric window failure, glowplug failure, instrument panel playing up, turbo hose blew off, spurious "STOP" warnings accompanied by an ear splitting beep, the panoramic roof wouldn't close properly, bits of the interior fell apart, and to cap it all, we got a grands worth of bill when the clutch slave cylinder exploded without warning (the bang woke up my 2 yr old daughter who was sleeping in the back), soaking the clutch plates in fluid and immobilising the car.

Then you find Renault's ludicrous policy of refusing to sell you individual parts, but instead only offering complete assemblies at hundreds or even thousands of pounds. We got it to a point where we could flog it on, and cut our losses.

In terms of practicality and design, it was a lovely car. The rest of it was junk. I don't know how Renault actually get away with selling such appallingly made cars with so many inherent design faults. They seem to think £1,000+ bills every few months on a car that's not even four years old is acceptable. I've rescued £50 bangers from scrapyards over the years when times have been tough, which have given more reliable service. I would never buy another Renault.

We have an 05 Grand Scenic 1.6 petrol bought from new. We have had 4 dephaser pulleys fitted in this time they seem to fail 3 months after been fitted. The car is out of warranty. Renault know about our problems. so does the finance company. We have been in touch with the financial ombudsman who have said there is nothing they can do to help us as our agreement was pre 2007 when they started to deal with consumer credit claims. Any one know of anywhere we can go now with this???