Gyn_Paul Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I'm fairly new to this vehicle so don't know any of it provenance or breeding so what I have might well be a common fault, don't know.With a warm engine, starting off after a short break, often when pulling up a slight incline, when changing from 1st to 2nd (or possibly 2nd to 3rd) the engine races just as if the throttle was stuck. It isn't, of course, as there is no change in the back-pressure on the pedal and putting one's toe under it and flicking it has no effect. Anyway it roars like a banshee and you watch the rev counter sweep round the dial and then it calms down and everything is back to normal. Only takes a few seconds but by God it doesn't half frighten the horses !Sounds like an engine management computer fault which - naturally - won't show anything when connected to the Renault 'diagnostique'. Just wondered if this is a one-off, or am I treading a well-worn furrow?p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hi,Doesn't sound quite right does it?Have a look at [url=http://forum.parkers.co.uk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17214&whichpage=1]Parkers' forum[/url] .The link is to a thread especially for Renault Scénic owners and covers quite a few problems [blink]. There are a few extremely knowledgable guys on there who respond to most peoples problems. It was quite scary reading when I recently bought a Scénic RX4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 HiThis isn't exactly going to help, but I had a Renault Megane 2 litrepetrol back in the Uk and had exactly this problem with it, and alsosometimes when idling, eg at junctions........never discovered what orwhy though! My husband investigated thoroughly and we mentionedit when the car was serviced but no joy. It was intermittant andsometimes would go for ages without doing it, in the end I just gotused to it, we did sell the car to a friend when we moved to France,next time we speak to him I will try to remember to ask if it stilldoes it!Maybe it is a Renault thing.........Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 PS to last post - conforming to stereotype here as dumb female knowingnothing about cars......my husband has just said we DID get the problemsorted, the man at the garage fixed it, something to do with the powersteering relay which over-revs to compensate for low speeds - headjusted it and voila it was ok. I have no idea what this means!!Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezstevens Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 [quote user="Lou"]HiThis isn't exactly going to help, but I had a Renault Megane 2 litre petrol back in the Uk and had exactly this problem with it, and also sometimes when idling, eg at junctions........never discovered what or why though! My husband investigated thoroughly and we mentioned it when the car was serviced but no joy. It was intermittant and sometimes would go for ages without doing it, in the end I just got used to it, we did sell the car to a friend when we moved to France, next time we speak to him I will try to remember to ask if it still does it!Maybe it is a Renault thing.........Lou[/quote]Your last post certainly sounds better than selling a lemon to a friend!! Is it 'Caveat emptor'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 No, no, it wasn't a lemon at all (honest...) Said friend a) still hasthe car and is perfectly happy with it and b) is still a friend!!!!Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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