derekscoopers

Can anybody help ?, our Clio automatic suddenly within 1 mile of starting up decides to , without warning, go into safety mode, it changes down in gears and the engine management light comes on, but if you stop the car, switch off and start up again it does not do it again on that journey, the problem is made worse if you are in traffic you have to pull over to restart it,

I have had the car checked on a Bosch diagnostics but no fault show up,!

gillterry

This has happened to me twice - as with you, it happened within a mile of starting the car - I was doing about 60mph on each occasion. Renault have done a full check but there is no record of the events on the inboard computer. My experience is that there was a loud clonk from the engine compartment then the car went into safety mode. Renault advise me to take the car straight to them if it happens again and to keep the engine running so the warning light is still lit for the engineer to see. They say safety mode is max of 40mph. I also had a problem starting the car yesterday. The engine wouldn't turn over as though it had been left in gear when the engine had been switched off. The car had correctly been left in park. Rocking the car freed the problem but, again, Renault can't locate the error. Please let me know if you resolve the problem.

neretah

I have the same problem now! Did you get it sorted?

scewydog3

hi had the same problem apparently it means that the gear box is low on oil if u put about a litre in the gear box that should cure it if not have a look around that area and see if theres a leak allso to the not starting try hiting the starter moter its obviyously just stuck hope this helps jay