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The Renault Trafic is a compact panel van with real personality and presence. It’s striking looks make this van stand out from the crowd, the Trafic, however, is not just a pretty face. Available in a range of styles, engine sizes, wheelbases and heights, the Trafic is a real work-horse that will suit any type of business you run and whatever cargo you need to transport. From refrigerated to basic panel the Trafic has a van for you.
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The van has a very good driving position and height. Good level of equipment, however, the electrics have been bothersome and power levels are only good if driving on turbo, which then drinks fuel. Would I get another one? No. Get a Mercedes Vito instead.
Submitted: 15/03/2010 09:13:14 | ID: 4824
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I have had the van two years. It’s in good condition and had 47k on the clock when I got it, liked the looks and it drove well, comfy etc. Two turbo boost sensors and an air mass meter went within the first six months. In the Renault garage, out of the Renault garage etc, etc. Thought fair enough, it is second hand. Then the van decided it didn’t want to rev past 1500 revs and went into "limp mode" (?) and then worked and then it didn’t etc, etc. AA followed me to a garage. Garage couldnt find the fault back to renault. More money for the fancy computer test. "It’s the EGR valve", "it’s the Air mass meter", its this - change bits put the original bit back on, blah, blah. No-one seemed to know what it was, which is worrying since they build them. Got the van back, took it up the road, still doing the same thing so straight back in the garage - this time they changed some vacuum pump to do with the turbo as it had blocked up (?) anyway seemed to clear the fault, until it rained. Faults back again. For f**** sake! Told Renault that this fault seems worse during or after a downpour, it doesn’t do it when the weather is dry. They said it was coincidence and told me they changed the engine oil as they said it was too thick and blocking up the Vacuum pump pipes, £100 + notes. Could it be a leaky filler cap; there is water on top of the engine after heavy rain or maybe water running into a sensor causing a short? Does seem odd that its worse after rain? They didnt want to know, what kind of service is that at £75 an hour? Now there is a buzzing noise then from the top of the engine when I turn off the ignition. Doesn’t do it all the time. Anyone got any ideas? PS. Renault had their top mechanic on the fault finding and the van still has the same fault, make up your own minds! I wont be buying another Renault, think I might fork out for a Transporter instead. Can’t afford to have the van off the road and playing up as I am self employed and need it to be reliable. Pity as it is a great looking van.
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Do the later 2.0 ltr facelift models suffer from the same gearbox problems? - Steve from England
Submitted: 13/03/2010 20:26:51 | ID: 4823
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I buy and sell loads of these, and are great as long as you remember a few things. Firstly, the van is mainly made of Renault components, which being are not built like VW or BMW German vehicles. Secondly, all the vans suffer from gearbox problems; this is due to the oil fill hole being too low in the gearbox and subsequently first and second is starved from oil. The best way to avoid this is to fill the gearbox via one of the joining boltholes. But Renault and Vauxhall will drain to the ’advised’ level during their services (made eh). A lot of courier and taxi companies do this and have achieved 200k plus on each gearbox. Lastly, like any car or indeed anything, which has moving parts, the more stress you put on them - the quicker they will break. These vans can begin to fall down at 60km but have had them owned by odd job old boys, which were like new at 170k. Be nice to these vans and they’ll last, drive them hard and they can be a pain!
Submitted: 12/03/2010 19:40:34 | ID: 4819
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Bought brand new 3.5 years ago. Had to go back the day after I first picked it up. To date its been in 14 times, its had; 3x new clutches, flywheel, new gearbox ordered*, new steering column, 2x ball joints, wishbone(or similar), resprayed, fuel sensor, airbag light stuck on *not fitted due to legal proceedings. It’s now being handled by my solicitor. I have had an independent report done and it needs £8,500 spending, it’s only worth £4-5. My local main Renault dealeship have been a joke. I’m going back to a faithful Toyota Hiace! Don’t be fooled by its looks, thats all they have, believe me!
Submitted: 03/03/2010 06:35:03 | ID: 4761
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These vans apear to be built to last, 100000 miles and thats it! Parking sensors, alternator, dash lights, £500 needed whole unit, speedo, remote locking, gearbox, windscreen seal all commoly reported faulty on vans somtimes with just 15000 miles on the clock. They are relatively nice to drive however with a smooth gear change and quick steering, if a little over assisted but the brakes seem weak when stoping from speed. The 115 engine is noticably livelier than the earlier 100bhp model but still doesn’t have any suprise punch facter.A well designed cabin is anuther feature of this van but compared to the Mercedes Vito the interior isn’t anything special to look at. As for the outside, even the facelift models are looking dated now, far too common a sight, these vans won’t age well and can get exspensive to maintain with milage.
I was glad to have sold mine.
Submitted: 26/02/2010 06:26:55 | ID: 4716
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Best van I ever bought. It had 96000 on the clock, all motorway driving, when I bought it, all it needed was a new steering pump. Now I have 140,000 on clock, all urban driving, still the same clutch and exhaust; I had to have new track rod ends for MoT at 126,000. Always starts first time, always serviced, 40+ miles to the gallon, lovely to drive, chipped it myself, I will buy another. Please dont hammer it, look after it and it will look after you.
Submitted: 18/02/2010 09:26:33 | ID: 4641
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Well, I am on the second Vivaro (same as Trafic) now, the first one was an 03 plate the only problem I had with it was the gearbox bearings (told by vauxhall mechanic it was design fault) at 70k; sold it at 2 years 9 months old with 100k on the clock. I had no other issues with it. Second one is a 55 plate. The day after it was collected from the dealership (104 mile on the clock) it desided not to do more that 20mph, it did not matter if I was going up or down hill or which direction the wind was blowing, it would only do 20mph. Local dealer (who I did not buy it from) were brilliant; faulty ecu replaced. Have still got it and it has 150k on the clock. It has been serviced regularly and I have had no further problems untill today, when it’s decided to loose power intermittantly. I will let you know what it is when I sort it out. Having said that, I will definitely buy another one when the time come to replace it.
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Hi there, I would be interested to know what caused the intermittent power loss, if you have the time to reply. Thanks in advance - Tim Baugh from France
Submitted: 24/01/2010 09:29:00 | ID: 4426
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I had owned this van for 4yrs 2months. Nice to drive and plenty of space inside. Just traded it it in with many problems raising their ugly head. Have had to replace the following items on it: 2 x Mass air flow meters at £200 a pop, Alternator £400, Power Steering Pump £400. Had the cambelt replaced (£600) 6months ago only to have the job redone when the diesel pump broke costing an additional £1250! Garage told me that 3 out of the 4 glow plugs had stopped working potentially costing £1500 to replace if they had become seized in the head. The gearbox was starting to make noises that the garage said would need replacing at a cost of approx £3000+labour+VAT (Renault main dealer and brand new gearbox). Recon box would have cost £1500+labour+VAT! All this is on a 03 plate with 89,000miles. Has a full service history, so had not been neglected either. Would not buy another one of these vehicles as they are too unreliable!
Submitted: 20/01/2010 08:44:11 | ID: 4354
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I’ve had this van from new, and done 48000 miles trouble free.It’s now out of warranty and the electrical warning light has come on, I can’t select Auto mode and the snow mode button won’t work . Has anyone any idea what is wrong? Renault want 90 quid to look at it, but I suspect they should know what is up and are having me over. The van drives ok using Quick shift mode But I’m worried things will get worse. Anyone had similar problems?
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Ref to your query, I had a simalar problem and found one of the heater plugs was faulty, once replaced the fault was cleared - David Rowsell from Cornwall
Submitted: 12/01/2010 23:59:17 | ID: 4277
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I have had 3 of these Trafics, all of them have had major problems inc EGR valves. 1 had a gearbox at 100 miles!!!!!! At the moment the 1.9 dci I have is in my garage (it won’t start at all now) having come back from the dealers after a new head, pump, injectors etc., and its only done 40000! DONT BUY THIS S***t
Submitted: 01/01/2010 19:27:50 | ID: 4219
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I bought my Vivaro van (exactly the same as Renault Trafic) in 2003 and loved driving it. Comfortable, fast, good looking, pretty good gas milage but I got disappointed very quickly by facing repairs all the time. I had problems with breaks front ,back, alternator(generator) , turbo, electrical disorder,light bulbs all the time, steering. The body got rusty duts after 3 years. After 140.000 Km the shifting gear needed to be replaced and even replacing it with second hand parts still cost me 1200 euros. I found out later that this is a serial problem and it is very common among renault trafic and opel vivaro ( as they are the same thing). I sold it and will never buy a French car again. I need something reliable (Ford was an option but the reviews are bad about it as well) so I am gonna go with Toyota (excellent reviews) . I do not recomend renault,opel to any person who’s priority is reliability . I hope my experience will be of use to you.
Submitted: 26/12/2009 22:08:20 | ID: 4148
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Good to drive, more like a good car, nice to look at, if you have to drive a van then this is the one. First year: Quick shift packed up and it took 4 weeks to find out why under warranty. First MOT: New back dics required at 30000 miles. At 3 years and 3 months old having done 38000 miles I was faced with a £1200 bill for EGR valve, wiring loom repair & replacement injection computor all at once! Asked was it the injection pump but they did not like to say as they all go at 36000 approx! I ran Astra vans for 20 years without any problems, this new bigger van that I did need has disappointed me from a reliability point of view. The sad thing is that I do enjoy getting into the van when it is working.
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Hi Dave, I would be interested to know about the problem and remedy regarding your quickshift. I have an 08 that has had a prob from new, which the dealer is unable to fix - Malcy from Devon
Submitted: 21/12/2009 19:35:28 | ID: 4114
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Just coming up for it’s first service at 18000 miles and I am impressed, this van hasn’t missed a beat. I regularly get mid 30’s mpg of very mixed driving and I don’t take paricular care to be economical. A recent trip of 620 miles involving high cruising speeds, many steep hills over moorland and long traffic jams at motorway roadworks returned over 37 mpg which I consider to be excellent. It is quiet, comfortable, has enough space for my needs (including carrying the odd 8’ x 4’) is very easy to drive, has a great view of the road and will cruise effortlessly for hour after hour at relatively low revs. I have run vans for over twenty years and I can honestly say that buying this van was one of my more inspired moves! I would recommend it to anyone.
Submitted: 11/12/2009 21:44:34 | ID: 4067
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This is the worst vehicle I have ever come across, if I could give the mark as minus 10 stars I would. Where shall I start? Bought as a low mileage demo from some garage in Portsmouth, second day of ownership a piece of metal fell off from underneath the drivers side dashboard, had it refitted under warranty, it then fell off again a week later, left it off this time. Gearbox crashed after only 60,000 miles. And surprisingly it’s just about to crash again (120,0000). I have a theory on this as it appears to be the top shaft bearings in the box again, I reckon it’s not getting enough oil, I think the breather pipe spits out oil as well as air hence lowering the oil level in the box and it’s not getting to the bearings. I have had the cambelt snapped, 20,000 miles within recommend Renault service requirement, and yes the pistons meet the valves and made whoopy. Quoted £8000 for repair from Renault Carlisle, van value at time £4000 or less, declined their kind offer and fixed it for £480 doing it myself. Alternator packed up. Steering wheel came off in my hands, so beware. Now my favorite, the turbo packed in, it took a lot of money and time trying to track this one down especially as the turbo vacuum switch had packed up at the same time! MAF sensor, just the 4 so far the last one bought in France from Renault (£213) ouch! Brake discs front and back twice each, clutch master cylinder, I have clutch judder as I pull away so new clutch going in at the same time as the repair to the gearbox. But to be even handed I will say the o/side front indicator has never given any trouble!....Please don’t buy a Trafic, get something made in Germany.
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Interesting forum. A friend has just replaced the gearbox on her Trafic which had, surprise surprise, just done 60000m. She was told this was a known fault with Trafic/Vivaro/Primastar vans and it cost her £1800 to put right. We went to look at a Primastar on Thursday at a leasing company and they REFUSED to sell us the van. They had just spent £1780 on getting it through the MOT on fuel injectors, MAF sensor, and brakes. It came back from the MOT minus 6th gear and they reckoned it needed a new box. The mileage? 61400m!!! They lease vans to companies and reckon that out of every 10 pre 06 Trafics etc they lease 6 will develop gearbox faults just out of warranty at 3 years or 60000m. The fault lies with the clutch master cylinder leaking corrosive fluid into the box which gradually wears the teeth from 6th thru 5th and onwards. 07 van onwards have had this problem fixed but as the vans came out in 02 that means it took 5 years to fix!!!- Keith Livingstone from County Down
Mike, my, my you have had a stoke of bad luck with your Renault Trafic, this seems to be a regular occurance with Renault. I have a Renault Master which has caused some considerable stress over the last week as after 4 trips to Renault, my Master has been diagnosed with a doggy turbo - cost $6000 and they say that they can’t say that it will fix the problem as there may be something else too. Doesn’t distill any confidence in Renault here is Aus. I must add that your last comment about your o/s indicator did give my wife and I a much needed laugh after the stresses of this week with my Renault. We are in the process of deciding whether to trade in this piece of s**t and get soemthing more reliable and easier to service. GOOD LUCK WITH RENAULT!!!! - Richard Colton from Australia
Submitted: 08/12/2009 18:49:04 | ID: 4048
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I ordred my van on the 2nd June 2009 from AUTOWORLD Wolverhampton and was told it was made in Luton (British jobs etc..) with a delivery date of mid July-early August so decided to wait for 1st september for 59 reg. called AUTOWORLD mid August to be told the French are on shutdown for all of August ! The salesman lied through his teeth about it being built in Luton as all high roof models are built by Renault in France. called the lying salesman early September and AUTOWORLD could not find any record of my van or when it might arrive. Mid September I called Renault U.K. and there was still no record of my order. So at the end of September I cancelled my order and bought a Citroen! Stick that in your pipe and smoke it !!! p.s. Very happy with the Citroen.
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I wouldn’t have bought a citreon, wait until it starts to go wrong and the dealer can’t fix it - Neil Dixon from Durham
So they told you it was made in Luton, do you still believe in Father Christmas too? - Connie Edwards from England
Low roof, short wheelbase Trafics are built in Luton - Martin from Hertfordshire
Submitted: 14/11/2009 23:51:39 | ID: 3882
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I have the 57 plate Trafic van, 34000 miles and it needs a new clutch. The slave cylinder has been fixed under warranty but I was then told that the new clutch would cost me £1052. Nothing but trouble.
Submitted: 21/10/2009 09:53:30 | ID: 3748
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As I own a sign company, the only down side to the long wheel base is that it won’t just take a 10ft board without having one of the rear doors open a little, it could do with being a bit longer. Apart from that the van has been a pleasure to drive, it has been reliable, economical & looks great. I had a good deal when I bought it new, the electric windows & air con are a must, I would recommend the van to anyone. I have heard from a couple of my customers that they have had problems with the gear boxes on their Trafic / Vivaro that have cost them a small fortune to replace. I’m not sure if this is a common fault, would appreciate feedback from anyone with same story.
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Mine is just going in for clutch slave cylinder under warranty. Great I thought, then they told me new I need a new clutch costing £1052. Nothing but problems from new 57 plate, 34000 miles. Renault do not want to know - Duncan Stephen from Worcestershire
Hi mate. The gearbox problems with these vans are common because the oil sump is far too small so it is advised to change the gearbox oil far more frequently than usual - Mark from Pembrokeshire
I have a problem with the OPK type gearbox on my Espace 1.9 DCi. Specialists say it’s common, Renault do not. Is your gearbox a PK type do you know?? I’m trying to prove to Renault how common the fault is! Any comments can be sent to pkgearboxfault@hotmail.com please get all who have suffered to send details here as i require the evidence to help prevent others facing these huge repair bills please help! - Stuart Tite from Northamptonshire
Submitted: 12/10/2009 09:36:22 | ID: 3708
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The air bag warning light and the service light keeps coming on. Keep away from all Renault cars and vans...
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I had the same problem with my Vivaro, it turned out to be all the crap I had stuffed under the seats interferring with the seat belt warning sensor - Keith from England
Submitted: 05/10/2009 09:17:46 | ID: 3659
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UPDATE on my Trafic. At 198000 miles the 2nd turbo chuck it big time, sucked the engine dry of oil. on the day I replaced the van we were on our way home from Oxford when the Traffic chucked it we got it home, I stopped it and it never started again so i bought another Vivaro, accident damaged 05 model, humped high front, no engine or suspenson damage and only 34k and swapped everything over in one lump. I know it might sound to some a bit extreme but i bought the vivaro damaged for £800+VAT and the local garage took £750 to remove and fit engine and suspension in one and I have still all the rest of the van for parts. And the van I bought to replace the first van is a Nissan Primastar se 2.5 dci150 (ok the badges say nissan) but it is a Renault and it goes well so far but I will keep you informed. Ps. I tripped it on a journey from East Kilbride to Tilbury docks it returned 57.1 mpg, that was at 50/56mph.
Submitted: 03/08/2009 16:03:26 | ID: 3328
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I’m running a swb trafic and am finding strong smell of oil when travelling on motorway recently. Came off slip road this morning, where i found it impossible to get any gears. reading these reports, sounds like I’m in for a major shock with a replacement clutch!
Submitted: 16/07/2009 08:50:15 | ID: 3239
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I have eight Renault vans, 6 Trafic’s and two Master’s - had Ford and Vauxhall vans too - but Renault by far the best. The Vauxhall’s spent more time in the garage than working. Ford had a fuel problem - took 10 weeks to fix. No major problems with Renault’s, our vehicles do 80,000 miles per year. Master vans side doors are rubbish though - don’t close properly after the 1st week.
Submitted: 04/06/2009 08:47:31 | ID: 3050
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I have just bought a 2005 Renault Trafic 1.9dci 100bhp with 50k miles. Drives very good, easy to run and nice to handle. I gave the van a full service and then noticed at road ends the van would stall. Put the van onto the computer and it said broken "fly wheel tooth", at the end up it was a broken wire. Fixed by Renault for £148. A week later the master cylinder to the clutch has packed in so it is hard to know what to think, but will keep you posted.
Submitted: 02/06/2009 08:51:55 | ID: 3035
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What a crock of s**t. I would advise anybody who is thinking of buying a van with this engine to seriously think again. It is nice to drive, comfy and a great size but the mechanics/electrics are c**p and it is not reliable in the slightest, in my experience. I have had a new gear box, clutch, alternator, EGR valve, air mass sensor plus numerous other bits and bobs. I would stay STAY CLEAR.
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I have a problem with the OPK type gearbox on my Espace 1.9 DCi. Specialists say it’s common, Renault do not. Is your gearbox a PK type do you know?? I’m trying to prove to Renault how common the fault is! Any comments can be sent to pkgearboxfault@hotmail.com please get all who have suffered to send details here as i require the evidence to help prevent others facing these huge repair bills please help! - Stuart Tite from Northamptonshire
Submitted: 11/05/2009 08:52:40 | ID: 2919
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DON’T buy this muck. It was the worst van I have bought. I had one which we got and had extra seats and a pull down ramp fitted and parts for a wheel chair to clip into this. It was bought brand new and on arriving at my home the electrics were faulty 3 months later. Renault tried again and again to fix; then the roof started to leak and the power steering went, then the gear box went - all before the car was a year old! What a pile of tin.
Submitted: 06/05/2009 11:28:09 | ID: 2896
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I bought this van brand new, my problem was the paintwork (unfortunately I bought a red one) and after 18 months white cloudy circles started to show - first on the bonnet then on most of the panels. I took it to my Renault dealer and the first thing he said to me was "Renault won’t be interested in this" (van still under warranty). I even had a phone call from France, all they did was to cut the paintwork back. It lasted a couple of years. Had to sell it before I wanted to due to deterioration. I don’t rate Renault after-sales or my local dealer (Fish Bros.) and would not buy another Renault ever.
Submitted: 14/04/2009 11:58:01 | ID: 2804
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I bought the van in 2002. The current mileage is 100250 miles. I run a small business and (would like to) do 20k miles per year. This van is about to have its third replacement gearbox!! at £1400 each. It has had numerous electronics problems 2x BDC sensors, 1x various immobiliser components ie ’black boxes’. 1x Hydraulic steering pump. 1x Windscreen (stress fractures). And finally just out from having its fuel pump and cam sensor replaced the van is making a high pitch whining sound from the gearbox!!! I will NEVER buy a Renault van again. I also have an 03 Trafic which has had very similar faults. Both have a very poor reliability history.
Submitted: 31/03/2009 15:05:45 | ID: 2732
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I’m from Guernsey, but now live in France. In Dec 06 bought brand new Trafic with 2 year warranty in France. Just 3 days after end of warranty hydraulic pump & cylinders failed. Renault France repaired all for free. On 28/12/08 whilst in Guernsey master & slave cylinders failed for clutch hydraulics. £1350 to repair. Renault UK tell me it’s an occurring fault with the Master range, seems also to be with the Trafic’s, having browsed the web. Renault have offered to pay 50% of cost. This morning had meeting with advocate to pursue through courts as Renault France failed to answer just one question; is it possible that they have inadvertently used parts from their supplier that may have been substandard? I have had many more problems too numerous to mention on this site plus 2 recalls one only just before Christmas; the last regarding a possible brake defect.
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Hello Steve, I'm French and have got mechanical breakdown with my Trafic 2.5 dci 06/2006. I live in Tours, France - could you please contact me by phone (Home: 0247665799, Cell: 0683460401)? You have said that you contacted a lawyer, I would be interested in talking to you about this - Emmanuel Francois from France
Submitted: 23/02/2009 10:10:33 | ID: 2546
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I bought a brand new van 26 Oct 2008 and have already driven over 8000 miles. Fantastic drive, very comfortable and am getting over 31mpg which, considering I’m a courier is very good! Much more than my trusty old Sprinter! Driving position and seats are excellent, gearbox is a bit sloppy but the 6 speed is really nice. Good overall torque and performance especially when loaded! Excellent handling even down nasty country lanes, smooth and quite on the motorways too! Have noticed a few rust spots and runs in paint - will mention this to garage but Kent is not frozen all the time so am not throwing my teddy in the corner over it! As I did with all previous vans I will do weekly checks and get the van serviced on time - do this and life is easy!!! It’s a work van at the end of the day!
Submitted: 30/12/2008 11:36:38 | ID: 2322
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I have had problems with egr valve - manifold over pressurising fault - loss of power fault until turbo kicks in and handbrake sticking when weather is very cold. Lucky I have equipment to fix it or else god knows how much it would have cost. But... when it runs right its ok to drive, its permanently at max weight as I carry tools all the time, the brakes could do with being more powerful, and the engine has not got enough torque when not in turbo range but when i first got the van and it was empty it drove brilliantly. It also drove well at about 75% capacity but any more and it struggles. It seems that all modern vans are the same; too much electronics to go wrong for nothing and cost an arm and a leg to fix if you can’t do it yourself and if you can you end up with a headache, that goes for you to Mr Mercedes and you Henry Ford; bring back the old Transit - it may have been slow and noisy but it always worked.
Submitted: 30/12/2008 08:42:14 | ID: 2318
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I had the same problem but I had a rattle so, being under warranty I took it to Renault and they told me it was the dual mass fly wheel making the rattle so they took it in only to find out my van had a solid fly wheel - do they know what there on about? I thought they would of checked the serial number on the van first? So they put it all back together with a new clutch & master cylinder & wanted £1000. I told them they got me in the garage under false pretences & only paid £200 - never trust main dealers. I have a 54 plate that carries its maximum wait every day and I get around 42 mpg which I think is pretty good... and I don’t hang around.
Submitted: 12/12/2008 17:03:11 | ID: 2254
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Hi, I bought a Trafic DCi 100 LWB, my first new van. It seems to go through airflow meters - an average of 25k each time. I had wiring loom under bonnet replaced - most things covered by the good warranty they have. Fuel economy ranges between 38 and 44mpg, the most I’ve had is 780miles to a full tank. I got 74,000 miles out of rear pads and 87,000 out of the front. It has now turned 3 years old and has 180,000 miles on it and still no real problems. I was going to renew but the resale I was offered was £1500 - so keeping it for the moment. This van runs part loaded at 2750kgs all the time since new. Anyone thinking about getting one - I would definitely recommend.
Submitted: 08/12/2008 10:01:01 | ID: 2225
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Got rid of under powered Volkswagen Transporter 2.5 tdi to buy Trafic 140 in February 2005. Climbing mountains whilst working in Europe, Transit was a dog whilst loaded with tools, Renault was a dream. Last year at 20,000miles major service, new track rod ends. Warned that brakes were 50% worn. This year problems with turbo-lag. Foot down; then wait a bit, not good when starting from lights etc... Fuel consumption up, major flat spot at approximately 30mph. No signs of problems on computer read out . Going in the shop Monday the 8th of December 2008 for full service and checks. Relatively low mileage of 37K.
Submitted: 03/12/2008 15:52:30 | ID: 2217
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Hi readers, just to let you know. I got my van back; great so I thought. The garage told me that they had painted the car all over - this was a lot of lies - all they had done was use a paint brush and painted straight over the rust now the van looks worse than before. I am now very angry and all the sanding down was done with a course sand paper and not smooth so now the van also has big sandpaper scratches all over the car. I went back to the garage ready to kill someone; these people are like time-share salesmen - always telling a pack of lies. I have a meeting with the owner of the garage and now doing TV and newspaper reports for any readers wanting to buy a new van. I would not recommend it. If you could see the state of my van with your eyes you would run a mile from Renault.
Submitted: 28/11/2008 08:40:24 | ID: 2203
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Hi readers - just to let you know that my van has been back in the garage for the last four days and no one has contacted me yet to let me know what is happening to my rust bucket of a new van. I am very angry with the customer service of all the Renault garages so I have contacted customers rights and try to get in contact with radio and TV companies to forward my complaints. These people who work in these garages need a good kick in the back side.
Submitted: 25/11/2008 08:28:14 | ID: 2181
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You can talk as long as you wish, but this is the best commercial vehicle I have ever drive (this is not just mine suppose) !!!!! Good performance, little consumption, very very comfortable vehicle, you can enjoy in drive like in much expensive vehicles!!!!! There was no bigger problems at all, just drive your Trafic in service regularly to regularly services and there will be no problems, and drive him normally with enjoy!! p.s. try to put chip with 30% more power, and enjoy, it’s less consumption, I have this chip more then 2 years and I’m very pleased! ;-)
Submitted: 17/11/2008 08:45:28 | ID: 2161
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Had the van brand new 2005. Good driving position and quite comfortable to drive and in my opinion looks pretty good. Not that good on fuel though! Probably about 22-25 mpg. Had no problems at all with van until yesterday when clutch peddle fell to the floor and I was unable to drive home. Towed to garage by my mate (same van as me, no problems up to yet!) where mechanic says they will have to drop engine out to see what has gone wrong. Sounds like it is going to be an expensive job!!! Van has done 30,000 miles.
Submitted: 10/11/2008 16:37:21 | ID: 2131
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I have just bought a brand new Renault Trafic on the 26 of October 2008. The following day I was washing my van and I noticed there was already rust on the roof so I went back to the dealership and they were not very helpful and they are thinking about spray painting the roof again but now I have noticed there is rust everywhere on the van - how could this car be able to be sold like this or even allowed to leave the garage in this state? Why should I accept the van to be spray painted and all the rust sanded out when the car is brand new. So, I am trying to get a new van which I think I am owed. At the moment I am talking to lawyers so stay tuned.
Submitted: 05/11/2008 15:51:16 | ID: 2116
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This was my second Trafic - the first has major fuel system problems (2 new fuel pumps, new injectors, new tank, new alternator, new power steering pump etc etc) but as the dealers were very good I tried a Renault again. Unfortunately this one has had major problems also. As the back brakes were sticking (after being checked 6 times at the dealers), it required 2 new back disks and pads. Just before the warranty expired, it wasn’t starting just as it should for a few months and I thought it was just needing a service (which was due soon). About 2 months after the warranty ran out, it was getting really difficult to start so I had a quick look on the web at the forums - it seemed that it might be a problem with the TDC sensor - a common problem seemingly and about £100 to fix. I put it into the Renault dealer and they said it was a faulty injector at £440 to fix. I complained to Renault UK who eventually said they would cover 50% of the cost as it was just out of warranty. Unfortunately, the cylinder head was destroyed (somehow) and (all of a sudden) the 4 injectors were faulty. It ended up costing (with the 50%) discount over £1,500 to put right. Now a few months later, the clutch is slipping and the water pump is leaking and there is an oil leak from somewhere (I think oil is leaking onto the clutch). I have given Renault 2 tries by buying 2 new vans but although they are nice to drive they are quite greedy on fuel and seem to be catastrophically unreliable. Please also note that both vans did break down because of the EGR valve at least once and had to be towed home. I am never buying another Renault.
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I have a 57 Trafic. In the past month I have had 2 fuel injectors fitted and I’ve only had the van 6 months. The dealership customer service is a joke - Mr from Scotland
Submitted: 26/08/2008 11:01:51 | ID: 1824
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The van is a year old and has done 18,000 miles without a problem. Comfy to drive; great with fuel; only downside is the lwb version isn’t that long. Could have done with being just that little bit longer. Value for money though and I will be buying another in 3 years time.
Submitted: 26/08/2008 10:57:41 | ID: 1822
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Where do I start? My father has owned Renault cars for many years which prompted me to buy a Traffic. I got it at 18 months old 19250 miles. First day out the power steering pump fell off 2 miles from home, was towed to local garage to be told that warranty was void cause it had missed first service. To cut a long story short I had to threaten dealers with newspaper before they agreed to foot the bill, next thing severe over revving when dipping clutch to change gear, was told this was normal for common rail diesel engines to run - what a load of bo????ks - change of dealer time, to cut another story, 7 trips to Renault at 36 quid each on the machine, intermittent fault that’s cancelled when ignition is switched off. After leaving it with them to look at again whilst in for a service was told that there was a known fault known by Renault and they agreed to do it under warranty (although they hadn’t actually witnessed it). Collect van to see it over revving before I got it out of the car park - took it straight back in which a mechanic came out with me on a test but because I’d had the ignition off it had reset itself. Eventually the mechanic spotted it whilst in car park when we got back and took it straight in whilst I was told to go to reception. 1.5 hours later I was told that the main mechanic was now on the case (now I aint been funny but why the hell wasn’t he on from day one) - 45 mins later was given my keys and told it was done, was also told the computer had finally picked up the problem and it was showing the the pressure switch on the back of the clutch was faulty but he had just changed it, it turned out to be a loose wire on the van side of the switch but I was reassured that I was not going to be charged for the computer - wupeedddo - what about all the other 36 quids????????????????? and the last rant as about the fuel economy or lack of it I was informed that these vans would do 40 to a gallon - what another load of boll???s The guy that recorded that lie must of sat on a oval test track at 55mph in 6th gear because I’ve tested it in many ways, full, empty, loaded, unloaded, driven steady, absolutely caned and the best I ever got was 29 miles to the gallon. To which after buying was told by dealer that that wasn’t bad for a van of its size, tuck up like a kipper should have kept my old Iveco, reason for looking on this forum? Turbo and gear linkage has just gone another hire van on go they love me down there regards AND PS I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER RENAULT
Submitted: 31/07/2008 10:50:38 | ID: 1724
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Van is only 2 weeks old. A new master cylinder & slave cylinder are needed. The van has been off the road for a week so far as they don’t have a slave cylinder in stock. I’m very disappointed as this is my third Trafic van & its not off to a great start. By the way there are only 2k on the clock.
Submitted: 19/05/2008 09:18:17 | ID: 1476
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I have driven this van from new and everything was great until about two years in (just when the warranty expired). The first thing to go was the crank shaft sensor. The next thing, around 95k was the clutch slave cylinder, which I gather from all comments I have been able to find online is a common problem with this and all vans with the same body type (Nissan and Vauxhall). It is not a small job with these vans to fix it either. All that taken into account I would definitely buy a Trafic again, the only change I would make is to get a tail lift door instead. It is great to drive and on long journeys it is not as tiring as a car is. If only Renault would get it together with their customer services for issues that are clearly design flaws, hence the 4 stars instead of 5.
Submitted: 11/04/2008 11:01:35 | ID: 1265
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Going to start good to bad, This van is stylish value for money quick and ace to drive. Like they say it drives as a car would , Big fuel tank for those long miles. Miles let me just say the traffic does not like them, At 40k a new turbo was needed, At 60k 2 new track rod ends now at just 70k the clutch is slipping only 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1st 2nd are ok . I think that R gear is to hi putting a lot of strain on the clutch. Engine at the moment would seem to be sound. The van has been over serviced but it works hard for it ........... After all that, there is only one thing left to comment on. NO RUST well done Renault. Note to all, try putting a set of 17" wheels and low pro tyres on as it goes round a corner like stink.
Submitted: 25/03/2008 09:54:47 | ID: 1190
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We have five vans ( Traffic) of different ages from 05 up to 57 ,we now have two in the garage one with 96k and one with 112k that require new engine’s , as this happed to anybody else. The two in question are on three year lease which expires in May 08 Renault have refused to help with the cost of the repair due to high mileage, is it high mileage for working vans ?
Submitted: 15/01/2008 09:50:13 | ID: 928
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Have had a clutch problem on Trafic van since 36,000 kms (21,000miles). Full clutch kit and slave cylinder changed as i couldn’t select gear because pedal would not travel full distance up. 15000 kms (9000 miles) later, i’m getting clutch slippage in 3rd to 6th gears but not 1st and 2nd gears. Renault Australia are dragging their feet. This is my business as i do carpet & tile/grout cleaning. The dealers themselves have been very helpful, but Renault head office are looking for a way out i feel. Apart from this problem, i love the van, it looks great and is so economical. If they fix this problem i don’t know whether to keep van or not, because if it happens again i just can’t afford to have it off the road again. Renault needs to work on customer service, not just future design, otherwise people will steer away from their products.
Submitted: 18/12/2007 09:14:29 | ID: 863
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Submitted: 10/12/2007 09:42:54 | ID: 841
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Submitted: 10/12/2007 09:41:42 | ID: 840
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This van really stands out from the crowd thanks to some very stylish bodywork. Getting your company name noticed whilst on the road is not to be underated and this van certainly achieves that. The van itself is very easy and enjoyable to drive and comes with a good standard spec. Excellent value for money.
Submitted: 26/11/2007 09:45:04 | ID: 761
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