That excellent crash protection that the authors praised is earned by things like the thick A-pillar that the author criticised. At which point that magical 70+mpg figure will never be achieved and the DPF will clog regularly. However, the fault can often remain unresolved because the previous owner didnt know about the recall or ignored the manufacturers letter. If driving the car from an engine-charged battery is still 10% more efficient than just using the engine then hybrids are a (literal) no-brainer for fuel economy, and ICE only cars should be phased out. But my space shuttle Haynes manual is still giving value for money :-)a, "has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be?". RENAULT CAPTUR II (2019) DETACHMENT OF THE GLASS SUNROOF, RENAULT CAPTUR (2019) AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, RENAULT CAPTUR (2018) THE SEATBELT BUCKLE FIXING BOLT, Fire risk with French vans; detached roof on older Mercedes (week 8/23), BMW 7 Series and I7: Airbag control unit failure, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). I own an 1.0TSi Audi A3 (0-62, 9.6secs) so have no axe to grind. Are you sure is actually subsidised for private drivers, as in: Subsidy is money contributed by a government to make an item or commodity cheaper than it's cost? Where the Clio city car on which the Captur is based is supple and controlled, the high-rider feels wooden and clumsy by comparison. Rust? The safety cell comprising of ultra strong high tensile steel does away with the rear airbags, removing a device which saps up interior space. Renault have a history of making bonkers cars; the Renault 17 Gordini, Renault 5 Turbo, the Espace F1 (who in their right mind puts an F1 engine into an Espace? Seriously it did not have many redeeming features. But the number of people who need to buy cars is much greater than the number of people who care about the process of driving them. My next door neighbour, who works for Nissan/Renault UK, got one partly due to their large dog. You want the right tyres for the conditions, and you want the best grip available because that is the safest configuration available. The latest and future car tech from around the world, We're here to help you with any car issues. :-). But Renault can move the production to cheaper places and now make unreliable crap at lower cost. It took half an hour to find the bonnet (hood) release, passenger side? In many situations, a safe speed is well below the posted limit, and is dependent on weather, traffic, road condition etc. However, the bonnet release catch is on the driver side in my car despite the steering wheel being on the opposite side of where it would be in Germany. at least you HAVE an option for a tight, efficient diesel motor. Is it reliable? The Toyota C-HR would be one, the Honda HR-V another. Feb 24, 2022 (Edited) Hello everyone, I am pushed to the wall with my Renault Captur 2014 1.5dCi. There are several little patches and version upgrades Search on the forum and you'll find instructions for updating Media Nav Evolution. I could wax lyrical about the times I've fixed cars with knicker elastic, and I have, but nowadays the engine bays of virtually all new cars are so cramped you can't even find a spark plug let alone replace one. It sounds like you have a bit of a thing for French cars right now, Carmel. This isn't Hot Rod magazine. BIK was great and the fuel economy figures looked great. oh, like I want a surprise with my house keys, MS Office 2020, wife? Could it be possible theres a difference in speed the gearbox ecu sees that resolves itself once above a certain temperature. I don't know the difference between how far a litre of 95/98 unleaded gets you vs how far a litre of diesel gets you; but I do know that diesel is generally 0,30ish per litre less expensive and back in the days when "Some nut blew up a pipe? I'm not defending Renault, it's only Clio and Megane that make some sense for me, but even in that class I'm more for a Peugeot or Citroen. Well, you sure WILL need a special license for it and cops can show up announced to check your garage for "non-licensed items". Summer tyres are practically worthless in snow or ice. Does anyone know those comparative figures for hybrid vehicles? Felt solid enough with doors having a solid thud when closing. Shortly after I got the Prius I was stuck in traffic on the M6, and in three quarters of an hour made barely a quarter mile of progress. The economy was the worst of any modern car I've ever driven. @HarryB Damn it, you got there before me. Neither brakes nor lights were adequate, and it rolled like a tea clipper on the easiest of roundabouts or bends. In over 20 years of driving I've never claimed from my insurance and never had a speeding ticket. Problm s nadmrnmi emisemi by se vak mohl tkat i dalch voz znaky, dajn jde a 700 000 aut. But nobody is going to query whether you *really* need a car engine with more power than that on a 52-seat passenger bus. I've also driven the clio with the same engine. Do all my own servicing, and have done for last 5 years. Captur. Atomic are from Salzburg, Austria, and their skis are (mostly) made in-situ. Of all the models you have looked at I would select the Suzuki Grand Vitara. Safety is actually about being constantly aware of your surroundings and driving with the limit of the conditions, your car, and your own abilities, and being capable of preventing an accident in unexpected situations. If your car has a big heavy diesel engine in the front and is front wheel drive with skinny tyres, you are more likely to continue in the direction that you were going in before you moved the steering wheel than if you are in a light car with four-wheel drive, active differentials, and the ability to brake wheels individually or send power to where it's needed. It should not. Now try to go around a badly designed roundabout in the wrong gear in, say, a Micra, and then things do get thrilling -- will it oversteer at the wrong time or will it understeer? My neighbour had a people carrier thing (can't remember which model off-hand) by Renault. All cars have a driver though and cars which give the driver control and confidence are the safest. It's ridiculously easy to hit the rev limiter. Don;t believe what the manufacturers claim. Still full of stupid, stupid, stupid Gallic ideas like headlamp bulbs that can only be changed by entirely removing the front bumper, or on different models require removal of the front wheel and lining of the wheel arch. With Brexit and the falling pound, it is like!y that continental manufacturers will think twice as to whether it is necessary to build all models in right hand drive version. Beim ersten Mal wurde entrostet und neu lackiert auf Graratie . Why wont Renault admit there is something majorly wrong with the R-Link system. > I suspect that in the not too distant future the EU will prohibit the sale of new cars with engines producing more than 90bhp. Dont forget, either, the Hyundai Kona, Nissan Juke and the Mazda CX-3. A software upgrade will not affect the oil usage of the car. ), the Clio Sport V6 et al, and the Renault Sport division is based in France. In the following overview, you will find the most common problems for the Renault Captur, for which Renault has announced a recall through the EU Rapex system. Captur. SJG; Jan 20, 2020; 0. is a waste of time; expect no more than a gallic shrug in response to criticism of French cars, and probably the same from any other nation's constructor(s). And anyway, if one wants a thrill out of drving then I suggest that one can get a thrill out of any vehicle given the circumstances or the road. How did they miss them? Check the seat material for any difficult-to-remove marks and the seats operation, as well as that of the boot lid. Owners have reported non-engine electrical faults the most, notably with the sat-nav and air-con systems and their controls, although most of these have been fixed free of charge within the Capturs warranty period. I'm not sure about the practicality of its twin brother, the Juke, but the Nissan certainly feels less cheapo inside. Higher spec models get good brakes and the entry level models get crap brakes. The information may come from producers or distributors who voluntarily organise recalls of the products they found posed a risk to consumers health. After 6 years seems got faulty after the check from service center. RENAULT CAPTUR (08/07/2019 23/07/2019) RECALL: Problem description: Contact between the positive alternator wiring and the alternator casing which could []. I have a problem with the battery charging system. Also consider a factory reset. They grouped them by age for fairness. > Subsidy is money contributed by a government to make an item or commodity cheaper than it's cost? WebCommon problems with the Renault Captur. Family focused reviews and advice for everything family car related. A Diesel under the same conditions will use much less fuel by volume, because Diesel versus Otto cycle and Derv is much denser than gasoline. Jaguar, Lancia, BMW, Chevrolet, Nissan etc. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Apple do not do that, they would get in trouble car makers? Safety isn't just about whether you die or not if someone crashes into you. Get over it. Cars may get more efficient, bit actually they are getting more powerful. general guide only and should not be relied upon as bespoke advice. Thats whats called a pre-existing fault and even though the car may now be out of warranty, if the problem was there before the warranty ran out, its still a warranty claim. Driving back I maintained a steady 70mph. If your Capturs engine wont crank or cranks very slowly, then the most likely culprit is weak or dead 12v battery. Investigating more closely and doing a battery voltage test will clarify whether the starting problem is due to the battery. This resulted in the entire system being replaced three weeks ago. Daniel Defense firearms, parts and accessories, https://www.capturownersclub.co.uk/forum/16-faults-problems/4773-radio-fault-r-link-sound-stops.html. My own personal car is a 2003 (Back before the environment mattered) Volvo S40 2.0 litre petrol. Also made in Europe, in Germany where they drive on the right hand side of the road too. For recalls and faults found in the UK scroll down. The Captur drives as well as it needs to. A couple of guys at a place I used to work got Priuses on the company scheme when they came out. Off-road for beginners and the experienced, plus camper trailers, caravans and motorhomes, We make it easy to compare design, practicality, value and more, Buying used? You do see an almost continual chain of smokey, slow diesels. I agree with the consensus, in as much that for the people that car is aimed at it'll probably be just fine. There's still a LOT of room for improvement and this is why a well-balanced sports hybrid can blow the doors off a "muscle car" whilst still returning economy figures in the mid 30s. After all, its a Renault, therefore it is French! I don't know what they may have told you, but the actual reason was because they had a good mass-discount deal with Atomic negotiated on condition of exclusivity: they got cheap skis, but weren't allowed to use anything else. As per the reviewer of this one the car is mahoosively underpowered for it's size - but then doesn't make up for it with economy. Be prepared for expensive spare parts and dealers that often appear to be inept at diagnosing problems. I had a 306 GTi-6 a few years back. It was horrendously underpowered as all Pandas were (especially the 750 CC one I had) but the Panda wasn't built for the UK market. Create a new account That won't suit everyone, of course. Methinks it's not so much lazy as a mixture of "who really cares" mixed with a VERY large dose of "it's cheaper that way". This was possible because the emphasis was on making the car quick for that type of driving, pretty much effortless in every conceivable way and also insanely comfortable. Nope. The car is plastered in Eco badges. However, if you are making the charge back by using the internal combustion engine as a generator (it is not designed to be an efficient generator, it's designed as a car engine), I suspect that the total power efficiency of motive force from engine generated electric charge sent to the wheels, vs total power efficiency of motive force from the ICE, are going to be comparable, if not slightly biased to driving directly from the ICE. "This has voice recognition but, like the engine, the processor is so underpowered it spends an age decoding what you have asked it.". 3: Tajmahal777: 325: 30th September 2022 - 21:07 Forum Renault Romania - Renault Club Romania. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Generally, all cars are capable of doing that. Assuming a Haynes manual for your car exists at all. Or a 10 year old Rolls Royce if you're not worried about fuel economy? Every now again taking of from a junction on the stop and go it If you mean not going so quickly that you are potentially unable to stop then you're right. Indeed, if you do see a sports car on French roads it is far more likely to have a GB plate than a French one. The Renault Captur (Dynamique MediaNav dCi 90, to give it its full name) is the kind of car people who buy them describe as easy to drive. "Looks like?" He threw tapes of the War of the Worlds out the window??? Possibly, but the ones I've spoken to were all passionate about cars, and usually had a soft spot for at least one french model. So at least you guys get decent gas mileage with your gutlessness. Detailed advice for you - the tradie - on what car is right for you and your job, Looking for an answer? Whatever you do you will be paying for the depreciation and for most this is the best way to spread the cost if you want a brand new car regularly. But after reaching a certain speed, the performance of the engine will drop due to blockage of increasing exhaust I pointed out that my 'German' car was built in Portugal - at which point his rant changed to fits of laughter and derogatory descriptions of Hispanic working practices. The most common causes that hinders normal operation of windshield washer system on your Renault Captur are clogged spray nozzles, leaking hose, blown fuse, pump failure, frozen fluid or any fault in the electrical system. That's the problem with underpowered cars. Which used cars are the most reliable and which are best to avoid? Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, Be fun to watch. It gets The Tick but be careful that you dont spend too much there are 14 models in the line-up. I speak as an unhappy Nissan/Renault owner who has enjoyed the flimsy products that this alliance has gifted to Nissan (who were once reliable, but never had a name for durability in the first place). Our database has the answer, Everything you need to know to keep you and your family as safe as possible, Helpful advice before you finance your next car, Tips for getting the right insurance and how to make a claim, Everything you need to know when sizing up your new car. You need to simplify your needs and wants. They are a joke. Work got Priuses on the right hand side of the car, https: //www.capturownersclub.co.uk/forum/16-faults-problems/4773-radio-fault-r-link-sound-stops.html Salzburg, Austria and! 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