I have a 2016 Renault Captur Signature Nav Tce which has done just over 63,000 miles. A couple of weeks ago as I slowed down for a junction the engine seemed to over rev and the Check Auto Gearbox Message came on, this was just before I parked up. When I re-started the car about an hour or so later the message had disappeared and the car appeared to be running fine. I haven't noticed any problems again with it until today when the car appeared to 'lurch' quite noticeably at a gear change and again the warning came on, I had no choice but to continue driving as I was in the middle of nowhere and no phone signal! Again there were times when the engine over revved and 'lurched' when I took my foot of the accelerator, when I got home I went to put the car in reverse and nothing happened it wouldn't move, I could move the car forward but not reverse. I turned off the engine for a couple of minutes and then restarted it and low and behold no message and car went into reverse. Renault would like me to take it in for them to look at but as they are 30 odd miles away I am dubious about driving it that far in case it causes more damage? Is it likely to be something serious? Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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It's not cheap every time a Renault tech gets out his diagnostic gear. In Portugal I paid about 150€ for everything including re-calibration. It'll probably cost around that in £
Unfortunately, today's cars are so difficult to diagnose for faults. Modern technicians (not just auto) are trained to read fault codes for answers. As an aside I had a Gas Engineer attend to my boiler when my central heating failed (in UK several years ago). He couldn't fix it and was effing and blinding that it was an old unit (it wasn't) that wouldn't give him any fault codes. His inspection report (I needed it by law) said I needed a new boiler at several thousand pounds. Fixed it myself with a £30 exhaust fan. Just saying. So if you find someone who knows the Renault EDC box he will be worth his weight in gold.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Unfortunately, today's cars are so difficult to diagnose for faults. Modern technicians (not just auto) are trained to read fault codes for answers. As an aside I had a Gas Engineer attend to my boiler when my central heating failed (in UK several years ago). He couldn't fix it and was effing and blinding that it was an old unit (it wasn't) that wouldn't give him any fault codes. His inspection report (I needed it by law) said I needed a new boiler at several thousand pounds. Fixed it myself with a £30 exhaust fan. Just saying. So if you find someone who knows the Renault EDC box he will be worth his weight in gold.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
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Hi. I have a 1.5 dci megane with automatic teller machine. it is from the year 2011 and is only 60,000 km long. I bought it used with 58,000 km. Looks new! I put in a new battery (Varta Silver). In 3,000 km on the road I get 3 times the message to check the box. When that happens, I'm out of gears 1, 3 and 5. So I pull over, put in reverse and drive again and it's okay! I don't even need to turn off the car... What should I do? It looks like a random error. The battery is new... I've read that in some cases the automatic teller software reprogramming can solve it. Is this software programming that they do at renault a new update? Or is it simply reinstalling the same version? Thanks!
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Hi did you have anything come back from this, I’ve had the same problem, my car spent 2 weeks and Renault Nottingham and they couldn’t find the problem but wanted to take the whole engine out and put it back in again to see if that worked, I took it to an antomatic specialist but they couldn’t find an issue either. I’ve notice mine only happens in the spring summer time.
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I have exactly the same problem. Renault Megane 2014 model. They changed a solenoid that control the temperature for gear shift and it didnt solve the problem. They gave me a 1500 euro quote for the fix and as i was informed they need to change the computer brain in order to be fixed completely
Have a look here...
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It could well be the gearbox ECU (computer) that is at fault but that is several hundred euros to replace. Check first
1) Battery and charging system. A low battery does throw up spurious warning lights but these would be temporary and varied - usually for faults that haven't manifested, such as "gearbox overheating" on a cold box (happened to me). With the anti-pollution light as well, it might be worth charging the battery to see if that helps. If the battery is over 6 years old, suspect this
2) check and clean electrical connections to the gearbox
3) get the gearbox software updated. You will need a Renault garage to do this.
The software update was the solution for me, and while a PITA it was much easier than having the gearbox out to be sent away to a specialist company at enormous expense.
c) identify fault codes and clear them if you can
... replacing the ECU is the last resort, short of a gearbox rebuild - the last option only if the gearbox is really making a terrible noise between gears.
Yes there are other parts like clutches and solenoids but, statistically, these don't feature often. Obviously I cannot diagnose a gearbox problem from 1000 miles away but I have been following EDC gearbox issues on this and other forums (fora?) for ten years and the conclusions I have reached are that they are generally mechanically reliable but susceptible to voltage, software and electrical issues. It is also obvious that most garages still don't have a clue how to diagnose and rectify these issues (admittedly cars are getting increasingly complicated and OBD fault codes often point in the wrong direction).
And for the sake of future owners, please feed back whatever solution works for you.....
EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) automatic transmission
The EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) is a common gearbox in later (post 2010) Renault automatics. Dual clutch gearboxes have been around for some time and are an efficient third generation design offering smooth and quick gear changes with none of the losses usually associated with torque converters...
www.capturownersclub.co.uk
1) Battery and charging system. A low battery does throw up spurious warning lights but these would be temporary and varied - usually for faults that haven't manifested, such as "gearbox overheating" on a cold box (happened to me). With the anti-pollution light as well, it might be worth charging the battery to see if that helps. If the battery is over 6 years old, suspect this
2) check and clean electrical connections to the gearbox
3) get the gearbox software updated. You will need a Renault garage to do this.
The software update was the solution for me, and while a PITA it was much easier than having the gearbox out to be sent away to a specialist company at enormous expense.
c) identify fault codes and clear them if you can
... replacing the ECU is the last resort, short of a gearbox rebuild - the last option only if the gearbox is really making a terrible noise between gears.
Yes there are other parts like clutches and solenoids but, statistically, these don't feature often. Obviously I cannot diagnose a gearbox problem from 1000 miles away but I have been following EDC gearbox issues on this and other forums (fora?) for ten years and the conclusions I have reached are that they are generally mechanically reliable but susceptible to voltage, software and electrical issues. It is also obvious that most garages still don't have a clue how to diagnose and rectify these issues (admittedly cars are getting increasingly complicated and OBD fault codes often point in the wrong direction).
And for the sake of future owners, please feed back whatever solution works for you.....
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It could well be the gearbox ECU (computer) that is at fault but that is several hundred euros to replace. Check firstEDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) automatic transmission
The EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) is a common gearbox in later (post 2010) Renault automatics. Dual clutch gearboxes have been around for some time and are an efficient third generation design offering smooth and quick gear changes with none of the losses usually associated with torque converters...
1) Battery and charging system. A low battery does throw up spurious warning lights but these would be temporary and varied - usually for faults that haven't manifested, such as "gearbox overheating" on a cold box (happened to me). With the anti-pollution light as well, it might be worth charging the battery to see if that helps. If the battery is over 6 years old, suspect this
2) check and clean electrical connections to the gearbox
3) get the gearbox software updated. You will need a Renault garage to do this.
The software update was the solution for me, and while a PITA it was much easier than having the gearbox out to be sent away to a specialist company at enormous expense.
c) identify fault codes and clear them if you can
... replacing the ECU is the last resort, short of a gearbox rebuild - the last option only if the gearbox is really making a terrible noise between gears.
Yes there are other parts like clutches and solenoids but, statistically, these don't feature often. Obviously I cannot diagnose a gearbox problem from 1000 miles away but I have been following EDC gearbox issues on this and other forums (fora?) for ten years and the conclusions I have reached are that they are generally mechanically reliable but susceptible to voltage, software and electrical issues. It is also obvious that most garages still don't have a clue how to diagnose and rectify these issues (admittedly cars are getting increasingly complicated and OBD fault codes often point in the wrong direction).
And for the sake of future owners, please feed back whatever solution works for you.....
Am yet to solve the issue. They changed another motor related to the clutch and solution didn't work. I will provide the solutions you gave me to the mechanic and hopefully he can try them out.
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Have a look here...
It could well be the gearbox ECU (computer) that is at fault but that is several hundred euros to replace. Check firstEDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) automatic transmission
The EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) is a common gearbox in later (post 2010) Renault automatics. Dual clutch gearboxes have been around for some time and are an efficient third generation design offering smooth and quick gear changes with none of the losses usually associated with torque converters...
1) Battery and charging system. A low battery does throw up spurious warning lights but these would be temporary and varied - usually for faults that haven't manifested, such as "gearbox overheating" on a cold box (happened to me). With the anti-pollution light as well, it might be worth charging the battery to see if that helps. If the battery is over 6 years old, suspect this
2) check and clean electrical connections to the gearbox
3) get the gearbox software updated. You will need a Renault garage to do this.
The software update was the solution for me, and while a PITA it was much easier than having the gearbox out to be sent away to a specialist company at enormous expense.
c) identify fault codes and clear them if you can
... replacing the ECU is the last resort, short of a gearbox rebuild - the last option only if the gearbox is really making a terrible noise between gears.
Ναι, υπάρχουν και άλλα εξαρτήματα όπως συμπλέκτες και ηλεκτρομαγνητικές βαλβίδες, αλλά, στατιστικά, αυτά δεν εμφανίζονται συχνά. Προφανώς δεν μπορώ να διαγνώσω πρόβλημα στο κιβώτιο ταχυτήτων από 1000 μίλια μακριά, αλλά παρακολουθώ τα θέματα του κιβωτίου ταχυτήτων EDC σε αυτό και σε άλλα φόρουμ (φόρουμεδώ και δέκα χρόνια και τα συμπεράσματα που έχω καταλήξει είναι ότι είναι γενικά μηχανικά αξιόπιστα αλλά ευαίσθητα στην τάση, το λογισμικό και ηλεκτρολογικά θέματα. Είναι επίσης προφανές ότι τα περισσότερα συνεργεία εξακολουθούν να μην έχουν ιδέα πώς να διαγνώσουν και να διορθώσουν αυτά τα προβλήματα (ομολογουμένως τα αυτοκίνητα γίνονται όλο και πιο περίπλοκα και οι κωδικοί βλάβης OBD συχνά δείχνουν προς τη λάθοςI own a 2016 renault clio and I have the same problem check the automatic transmission have you noticed if this happens at somewhat high temperatures because what I have noticed is that this message will pop up at noon when the temperatures are high while in the afternoon and evening it works fine κατεύθυνση).
Και για χάρη των μελλοντικών ιδιοκτητών, ανατροφοδοτήστε όποια λύση λειτουργεί για εσάς.....
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This is useful information
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mate you are preaching to the choir
There's no choir here. Just a wide cross section of people looking for advice. You profess to know your stuff so why don't you offer some help instead of just criticising others.
I also get the "check auto gearbox" message now on my Renault Megane 3. 1.5 diesel The battery I had before was really bad (it was once showing "auto gearbox overheating" in red when the battery was low but that was gone after changing the battery to a new one) But I still sometimes get the "check auto gearbox" message. The backing/parking sensor is also sometimes going crazy with beeping without anything in the way. Any suggestions? I live in Sweden and the Renault garage want like 1000$ to check it out for some reason
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