1995 Renault Laguna V6 from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

At 25000km, worn lobes on the camshaft meant a replacement under warranty.

At 34000km the auto trans failed - another warranty repair.

At 46000 km a relay in the engine cooling fan gave up.

At 48900km the fan unit in the aircon has given up - a cost of $NZ5000 to repair.

The agents are no longer interested. Court action is proceeding

A gorgeous car to drive, but utterly unreliable. So far repairs have cost in the vicinity of $NZ12000.

The manufacturers should be ashamed of themselves for producing such rubbish.

No way would I recommend a Renault to anyone.

The French invented the word honour. A shame they do not follow their own precepts.

Renault have and do make really good and very reliable cars!!! I've had a few and nothing has ever gone wrong for me, about the worst thing was my alternator went and that was my fault!!!!!

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I've had a Laguna RTI V6 for about 2 years now and it has been totally reliable. The performance is incredible and in the traffic light grand prix it is unbeatable. No other V6 saloon can touch it for acceleration and it eats Golf GTi's for breakfast. It's a pity that the latest Laguna is only available as an automatic in V6 guise in the UK otherwise I would have another one.

Fast and powerful car. Good V6 engine, but some problems in other places. Water from nowhere invades my car from time to time. Anyone having this problem?

In the past 12 months alone, my 1995 Renault Laguna (73,592 kilometers, bought new) has cost me A$6185 for mechanical repairs, excluding regular servicing.

First the ABS system failed (which it also did under warranty, owing to a wiring fault). A new ABS computer and wheel sensor were installed this time at a cost of A$2312 for parts, plus labour (at A$95 an hour!). A fault still remained, which turned out to be a wiring fault (which I had told the dealer to check before ordering replacement parts, in view of the car's history). They claim this was a separate fault, of course, and how can you prove otherwise?

Then the air-con fan burnt out, and a new one was quoted at A$2000 plus labour. On the day I picked the car up (without replacement fan - I am trying to get a used one), the dealer told me another '95 Laguna had just come in with the same fault.

Then there are the trivial items this year, like a leaking coolant header tank (a mere A$135), disc brake rotor replacement (A$218)...not to mention a leaking main seal two years ago which required removing the engine and transmission -- a mere A$1915.

I agree it's a superb car to drive, but its underlying quality and reliability are appalling.

I HAVE A RENAULT Laguna 2.0 (RXE) AND HAD NOTHING, but PROBLEMS'S)

IT AS LACK OF POWER ITS ALLWAYS BANGING Don't KNOW WHERE ITS COMING FROM.

SOMETIMES IT JUST CUTS OUT.

I HAVE HAD RENAULT 5 19 25 NO PROBLEMS SO WHY RENAULT Laguna's ARE

SO RUBBISH I Don't KNOW. BUT I WOULD NOT TORCH A RENAULT Laguna AGAIN.

Anyone who spends $6000 or $12000 repairing their car is nuts and has been seriously taken advantage of. A new thermo fan for a laguna costs $250, not $2000 and there are generic ones for $130. I have owned 5 Renaults and have found them to be among the most reliable of all cars, especially motor wise. the trim is always cheap and plasticy, but otherwise these cars are excellent.