1997 Renault Megane Coupe from UK and Ireland - Comments

First 6 months

Alarm and immobiliser failed (couldn't start the car).

Key failed so had to replace.

Sunroof leaked.

Brakes needed replacing. Both disks and pads.

Seats broke! wobbled all over the place.

Exhaust went. Front Cat

Front near side drive shaft.

Second 6 months

Exhaust went again, same place.

Front off side drive shaft.

Exhaust kept falling off (brackets)

Car stalled on the motorway!!! due to loose earth wire, although this took at least 4 visits to various garages to sort it out.

All window wipers and washer jets failed

Paint was very poor.

Last 6 months.

Drive shaft again!!!

Front exhaust pipe.

Gear Knob came off in my hand!

This was a fun car to drive when it wasn't in the garage!

I found it quick for its engine size (1.6) and with good handling in the dry. In the wet however was another story! It was hair raising! The back end would fly around all over the place and this was very scary on the motorway! so much so I took it to the garage on a number of occasions, but they couldn't find anything?

This relatively good performance was somewhat out weighed by the serious let down on reliability! It was just total rubbish! I replaced 4 drive shafts in 18 months?

I own a renault clio I have some the problems listed. it seems that some renaults are poorly built some mechanics say the are a pain in the ass to work on as well.

Any solutions on fixing a Renault Megane immobiliser as car will not start be grateful if anybody can help.

If your immobilizer has been on the fritz, check your ignition key reader (in the steering column behind the key insertion slot) It may be broken or dirty. Mine cracked so I had to replace it. I had the same problem: sometimes it turns on, sometimes it won't start.