2001 Renault Laguna sports tourer Dynamique from UK and Ireland - Comments

Gearbox - It wouldn't stay in 5th gear. Was told I was lucky it didn't do more damage.

Catalytic converter. Requires replacing, it has collapsed.

Tailgate lock switching unit. The tailgate wouldn't open (including the glass section!)

3 Resets required on ECU.

Throttle body - Don't ask me!

Throttle position sensor - This caused the car to go into emergency mode and was intermittent before finally being identified.

Many minor niggles like 97mpg and the door sensor not sensing a closed door.

I like the design of the car, looks far more than the money. However the car was cheap (originally interpreted as value for money!) and now I am paying for it!

I have very little confidence with its reliability and even less with the dealer network. It appears that everything is a problem to them; they offer no explanation to failures and fail to recognise the inconvenience of not having a car.

I generally need to book the car in to the garage about 2 weeks before it breaks down.

This review has a very familiar ring to it!

My Laguna has had 25 repairs under warranty and still going! It's latest fault is the dashboard loses power intermittently and it keeps adding millage (7K in one week!)

I have a 2002 Laguna which goes into emergency mode on startup on an intermittent basis. I had the throttle body replaced as I was told this was the problem, but 5 minutes after leaving the garage, it happened again. I have now been told that the car needs a new computer to resolve this problem. Unfortunately the car was just out out warranty when problem occurred so it has been an expensive problem to date, but thanks to your suggestion 'Throttle position sensor' I will refer back to the dealer and hopefully save myself 900 euro.

Declan, Ireland.

I have had a company laguna for the past 8 months and can't wait to get rid of it,with only 60000 miles on the clock, it feels and drives like a car with 160000 mile on the clock, my last car was a 2.0 dti vectra and had 105000 mile on the clock and wore these miles well. i had it to the garage once to change return diesel hose pipes, the laguna on the other hand is always in the garage, my advice is to by this car at your pearl, please give me back my vectra.