1999 Renault Scenic Base from UK and Ireland - Comments

Front fibre glass wings came away around headlights twice.

Squealing rear brakes.

Interior plastics around floor and sills is very difficult to keep clean, especially with three young kids!

I've had the car since new; my first new car. I've really enjoyed owning it and will miss it when I change later on this year.

It's very comfortable although front seats could do with a bit more side support.

It's quick enough for me especially considering it's only a 1.4.

Fuel economy has been excellent with 37-40 mpg around town and mid 40's on a run. My family and I went to Italy last year, two adults and three kids with all the usual gear you'll never use! we even took a TV!!! With all the weight and faster travelling on the motorways it proved extremley comfortable travelling at between 70-80 mph and returning 47mpg; seriously!!

The Renault dealer did not exactly fill me with confidence when their head mechanic told me that the squealing noise from the rear brakes was a result of the brake shoes needing adjusted. Really hard to believe you trust these guys to look after you when the car has disks all round!

We have a Scenic and we love ours too.

It is an easy car to live with, and is one of the best most appealing cars we have had the pleasure to own, and hopefully will be one of the most reliable too.

Owing to the cars height it is also very easy to get in and out of, especially when you lift the kids in and out, (drive a Scenic and then climb down into a normal saloon car) a Scenic it is easy on your back!!!... ask my wife who is heavily expectant.

My only real gripe is that I find that it suffers badly from wind noise at speed, which on on long run is rather tiring, I understand that MPV`s do suffer from this, but i`m sure that Renault could have addressed the situation.

We have the 1.6 engine and it certainly shifts, but still manages to return very good m.p.g... even when it`s pushed... but I have learned not to fully trust trip computer which tells you exactly how many miles you have left before you have to fill up... it lies!!!

You have commented that your brakes are making a noise, well let me tell you that my Scenic DID have the same problem... it is a fault with Scenic`s and my dealer has replaced the rear offending discs thanks to Renault... it is due to the fact Renault had removed the asbestos from the pads and that has caused the problem... they have developed modified ones which have since been fitted.

My dealership had told me that my case was not unique and other Scenic owners at my CO. DURHAM dealership were also getting new pads.

GET IT SORTED... and do not take any crap from them, they tried to bill me, until I said I was not paying the bill!!!

Renault have more money than I have, it was and is their problem... even if it was a fiver they were paying it... good luck and happy motoring.

I have a Renault Megane 1.9DT. I have enjoyed owning and driving it. However, I was on the motorway this week when the fan belt (alternator belt snapped) this got trapped in the cam shaft and completely ruined the engine. This is obviously a design fault.

My car now needs a £1000 repair for a 4 year old car.

BE WARNED.

I am still awaiting a reply from Renault.

I have a 1999 Renault Scenic. In November I was driving home from town when the car broke down. It seems that the fan belt broke and got caught in the camshaft. Damage has been estimated at €1,400 excluding labour and VAT. The reason why the fan belt broke is because a pulley on the power steering pump (driven by the fan belt) came away. The car was only serviced six weeks prior to the breakdown. Would I recommend buying a Renault? What do you think?

I have a Dec 1999 Scenic 1.9DTi, I had just received a letter from Renault saying a fault identified on the drive belt and was on my way to the dealer when my car died. All was well until my car lost power crossing the Tay Road Bridge. No warning lights showed on dash panel. It would start and go for 500 yds and loose power again, fan belt looked a little on the thin side, but no obvious signs of what is wrong. Could this be the drive-belt? Advice and more information would be most welcome.

Do what I would like to do with my Scenic, take it into a field a set alight to the DAM thing.

Crock of s+++ springs to mind.

I have a 2001 1.6i 16v Scenic it can shift too. But the Fuel economy is appauling at 31.7 MPG even on motorway runs.

I Have a Renault Scenic 1.9D which I bought from new, it is only 2 years old, Starting having problems with the brakes, in that the brake pedal had to be pushed down quiet hard for the brakes to come on. Took the car to the garage and the said the brakes were binding and needed cleaning and they wanted £120 to fix it, as this is not covered by the warranty, I thought this was high! Is this normal on a car that's only done 26K!