Dave F Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Bought a megane on an 03 plate about a month ago as a runaround, now a month later its first issue arises. It has started having a problem firing up when warm. It has a key card and push button start system, and every now and then it just turns over without firing. It seems to be ok when I leave it to cool down but as you can imagine this is not ideal especially whn filling up at a petrol station. I have been told that renaults have crank position sensor problems, could this be the issue. Any help really appreciated. I traded in a n reg fiesta for this that never let me down:angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Have you plugged it in? £45 to give an idea as it should have stored a fault code..? But then again its french and shite..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Not yet mate, was gonna call out the aa to read it off for me seeing as I've not used them for two or three years. ANyone know how good these code readers are from ebay as if I keep it I may well be needing to use one a fair few times:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd just take it to Renault, have them fix it and get rid of it immediately, lesson learned. It'll save you a fortune in the longrun. Having owned several French cars myself, you can never underestimate just how sh*t French cars are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Angry Koala Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 03 Megane eh? Voted car with most electrical faults ever in a recent poll which included Alfas......... get it fixed and get shot mate - horrible car...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I have a French car. It's crap. I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 My dads renault went through coilpacks faster than tanks of fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 Cheers guys, don't worry I won't be selling it on here:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy07 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 You can try mate but nobody will buy it:d:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 My mate had a Megane he said it was the worst car he had ever bought and sold it 3months later, said it had numerous faults Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 There not all that bad. I bought a N reg 306 TD with 135K miles on it for £600 to use for work, as fuel was costing me a fortune on my RX7. It manages nearly 700 mile to a tank or 60 MPG, rx7 would get 250 miles a tank and would cost more to fill the tank. It's now on 143K in 6 months. With mileage allowance it's now paid for itself and other than having to replace 2 tyres and a lower arm as part of the MOT it's work perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 You still having this issue? There's a guy in Hartley that does auto electrics. I don't know if he'd be able to do anything with this, as it sounds like it might be a main dealer thing, but he's very good so it might be worth asking him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Its not done it since fella but every time I fill up or stop for a moment I'm paranoid that it wont start again for ten minutes or so. Still tempted to sell it or trade it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 There not all that bad. I bought a N reg 306 TD with 135K miles on it for £600 to use for work, as fuel was costing me a fortune on my RX7. It manages nearly 700 mile to a tank or 60 MPG, rx7 would get 250 miles a tank and would cost more to fill the tank. It's now on 143K in 6 months. With mileage allowance it's now paid for itself and other than having to replace 2 tyres and a lower arm as part of the MOT it's work perfectly. The Pug 306 was probably an exception to this rule. I had a 52 plate 2.0L Laguna a few years back and although it was a joy to drive and I did 70K miles in it, it let me down on quite a few occasions. One of the best ones was when I was late to see a customer and it refused to start. Put the card in and out loads of times, pressed the button and nothing got out locked it and unlocked it and it was still dead....... Rang the AA and they said that they would be up to an hour. Waited and made some calls cancelling my appointments etc, the AA guy rang me to say he was 2 mins away. Out of curiosity, I tried the button again and the tw@t fired up.....FFS! I was really embarrased to ring the AA guy and tell him the story. I would never have a French car again...... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Got to be honest, I'd get rid of it. A few friends of mine (incl. J with the mr2) have had French before and would not go back. It seems that peugeot just go out of their way to make things unnecessarily complicated. J had this 306 and I really wouldn't be surprised if you had to take the bonnet off to change the spark plugs. Having said that, Lindsey had a 106 for years and didn't really have any problems with it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 There not all that bad. I bought a N reg 306 TD with 135K miles on it for £600 to use for work, as fuel was costing me a fortune on my RX7. It manages nearly 700 mile to a tank or 60 MPG, rx7 would get 250 miles a tank and would cost more to fill the tank. It's now on 143K in 6 months. With mileage allowance it's now paid for itself and other than having to replace 2 tyres and a lower arm as part of the MOT it's work perfectly. The 306 TD is the best thing ever to have came out of France. It was the only thing that worked IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 The 306 TD is the best thing ever to have came out of France. It was the only thing that worked IIRC. Can you explain that to my headlights and also to the central locking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Can you explain that to my headlights and also to the central locking? Unfortunately i was only really referring to the engine lol. My little 106 is having numerous problems with the central locking. Goes through batteries like kids go through tic tacs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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