2003 Renault Megane Reviews - Page 2 of 10

Drivers electric window stopped working (typical).

Clutch start sensor gone (have to press brake to start).

Boot catch failed and replaced.

Really cold mornings (below -5 degrees) can lead to various electrical issues. Hands Free locking didn't work and "Auto Wiper Fault" message. Fixed themselves when temperatures rose!

Absolutely love my Mégane!

Chose this particular one as it is loaded with options. It's got:

17" Nervasport Alloy wheels.

Automatic climate control.

Full black leather interior (amazing!)

Panoramic glass sunroof.

Electrically folding door mirrors.

6 CD Autochanger.

Hands Free Renault Card.

And that's just the extras!

The Ink Blue metallic paint and satin chrome door handles really set the car off.

Regularly use the Mégane to travel between England and Ireland. It's great on motorways, the 6 speed gearbox is awesome. Plenty of pull in any gear (it will comfortably move off from 30 MPH in SIXTH GEAR) - and it's great racing away from the lights!

Fuel consumption - 30 MPG average, road tax is £215/year. Yes it's expensive, but worth every penny. Not many 2.0 Méganes around either, very rare to see one.

Favourite features: Hands Free Renault card. Just keep the card on you and the car unlocks when you touch the handle, you don't need to insert it to start it, and just click the button on the handle to lock the car - love it. Panoramic sunroof makes all the difference. The car would be really dark without it, but it's nice and airy, even with black leather.

It's aged well too, still looks great.

ERG valve went and was replaced.

Turbo blew and was replaced.

Diagnostic socket had to be re soldered, and brain required replacing and was replaced. All 2 months after buying - fortunately covered by dealers 3 month warranty.

The front mudflaps came off on ramps.

It is a fast safe car to drive, when it is not getting fixed in the Renault garage (about a 1/4 of time I have had it)

Excellent all round family car, and one I can afford to use.

Had to replace battery.

Adjusted steering wheel - balance of front wheels. (my fault, I hit something when I drove...)

Very roomy inside with nice quality materials. Easy to adjust to a good drive position.

Very comfortable to drive. Soft and smooth. Could be even smoother, I have 16" alloy wheels, but still smoother than most german cars.

Easy on the ear, low noise. A bit low geared so some engine noise comes on the motorway, I would welcome a higher 5th gear - or a 6 geared transmission.

Clutch feels a bit "on and off", and not as smooth as my previous Laguna.

Good heat in the winter, nice ECC - climate control for the hot summer days. Well equipped with cruise control and electric windows. Driver's seat with adjustable lumbar support, a must for me.

Good fuel consumption, high mileage. Low running costs.

Feels reliable.

Radio CD broke in the first 6 months. Replaced under warranty after 1 month, poor customer support (they wouldn't call to inform the part came, didn't know where the part was when I went to replace it).

Water flooding on the right side. Technicians knew about the issue, it became a common problem.

Trunk door refused to lock. Technicians had no clue about the reason or how to dissemble the door, almost broke some plastic parts. Advised me to never wash the car with pressure as the water gets in and contacts rust.

Rear tires worn prematurely & sooner than front ones. No explanation from dealer.

Sunroof broken, lubricated, broke again. Common problem for the model.

Both front windows broken (electric windows). For a very small plastic part that broke they asked about EUR400 as it was part of an assembly that controls the window and didn't sell it separately.

Engine stops when idling or running in 1st or neutral. Apparently some sensor needs cleaning/ replacement. No fault when diagnosed on computer.

The suspension makes a lot of noise, although the car was not abused (no country roads or so).

Steering also makes strange noise. Yet another common problem.

Airbag & service lights on dashboard come on and off with no particular reason.

Steering requires a lot of effort as compared to other cars I drove.

Quite expensive car for the pain endured. Another proof that some manufacturers nowadays make money out of spare parts.

Quite surprised to find on a forum the other days almost ALL the faults this car had listed by dozens of users. I only missed a couple: e.g. AC controls still working.

Incredible how Renault survive (do they?) while delivering such lousy cars from technical point of view. They seems to only invest in design and useless gadgets (rain sensors, light sensors etc.)