The propshaft goes to the rear differential. The driveshaft is I think from a differential to a wheel.

Had car RAC inspected. Amongst other things there was no evidence of anti freeze .. was stated by dealer as being present.

Tiaposy, Maybe I'm just getting old and crotchety but I'd be more than happy fork out £44.50 at a dealers to get an error code read. I'd be very grumpy if a dealer charges £80 per hr for labour and wants £80 for reading error codes. That does seem unfair! By the way do the manufacturers provide dealers with software updates and what happens when models become unsuported... Can manufacturers encourage people to upgrade their vehicles by removing support. Certain software companies seem to do this.. Thanks everyone for replying.

Hi, Nothing written down I'm afraid. Although I did get the tracking sorted out at the local garage. They did the wheels on the 14/02/2008 and the 15/02/2008 which is less than 4 weeks after purchase. Thinking about it the garage said absolutely nothing about the vibration other than they had balanced the wheels. Only the front wheels got weights fitted. They told me the oil leak came from the pulley seals and had used "Conditioner" (such stuff really exists!) to help sort out the leak. Guess they were hoping that the conditioner would cure all the engine oil leak problems....

Hammy, A very kind offer thanks I will try and get it read again. I do appreciate up front costs for expensive equipment. I also appreciate that some garages are more reliable than others. That said, not all main dealers are reliable either! I know of several garages that take pride in their work and some that don't. Cheers....

Humm,, Would agree except the code was actually read. The problem is .. there is no translation for the code in the public domain. As to dealers purchasing equipment; I would have thought that manufacturers would have provided dealers with the electronic equipment to service their cars. After all, how can you provide a manufacturers warranty without the equipment to service your vehicles? If the diagnosis was not so expensive, people would not shy away from main dealers once fault codes are read and the dealers would get more trade. I still think it's a nice earner in a monopolistic sort of way. I do get your point about up front equipment costs though!

Anyone any ideas where I stand (other than wrapping the engine in a large nappy to stop fouling the road!) ...??

Hi, ABS sensor came on and local garage tried to read it. It turned out it was a manufacturer specific fault code and needs to be read at a Renault dealer. Now ... It only costs £90 to get the fault read at a dealership. That's £540 an hour if the job takes 10 min, or £1,080 hr if the job takes 5 min. The question is ... Is this sort of fee unreasonable. The dealers do have a monoply over the ability to read manufacturer specific (undisclosed) errors?? Anyone got any thoughts on this one??

Renault Megan Scenic RX4 (Y Reg)

Ho Hum, Car was at 63,000 miles, car now at 64,440 miles. Have had car for No reply from garage about issues raised so now have had Renault main dealership look over car and found that vehicle needs: New Propshaft. New driveshaft. Sump and End plate engine leak. Power stearing leak. Gearbox leak. Total price (dealership..) for fix £2,800. Have got documentation about other issues. Namely statement from garage about tape being wrapped around bottom shock absorber bush after MOT passed. Obviously things to go wrong with second hand cars but not I believe to the point that all the above need rectifying at once! Have sent letter to garage giving 14 day for repair, replacement or refund. Have I got a good case if it goes to court?? Ta, Muncher

Conniff, Thanks for your very promt reply! Sorry.. got it wrong, it was the Mass Air Flow sensor that was replaced not the EGR valve. I need to think about getting the EGR valve cleaned but this is a wear and tear issue rather than a point of sale problem. The only issues that need rectifying at the moment are the wheel arch liner, bottom gasket leak and shock absorber leak. >Replacing only one shocker wont cause the other to start leaking. It is always prudence to change both sides at the same time, they will have both done the same mileage so if one goes the other probably wont be far behind. With the shock absorber I was told that Renault had changed their design and shock absorbers no longer came with bushes. In fact Renault still manufature shock absorbers with bushes. The reason my shock absorber got changed was that Renault do not supply bushes without shock absorbers and I was provided with an after market shock absorber of a different type to the Renault shock absorber as it was cheaper. The aftermarket (new) shock absorber has a different diameter (1cm smaller) to the Renault shock absorber. As the Renault shock absorber has a larger cross sectional area than the new one it is probably getting worked harder than before. The car has only done 64,000 miles so it is more than likely that the new shock absorber has lead to early failure of the other. The replaced shock absorber was not replaced because it was failing but had a missing bush. As I need to go off road and tow when I've got a towhitch fitted the car is not currently fit for use. Do you think I've got a strong case..?? Muncher.

Hi, Bought a car which has had several problems: 1) Radio satellite not working. 2) Climate control display not functional. 3) Snapped Aerial. 4) Asked for wheel balancing (car gets noisy above 50mph). 5) Missing bush from shock absorber. 6) Duff EGR valve (could not drive home properly). 7) Leak from bottom gasket (oil stains on drive). All issues were noted within first two weeks of owning car. Dealer rectified issue 5 by replacing shock absorber ("For your own piece of mind....". However, wheel arch lining has been cut to get at top shock absorber bolt and now the other shock absorber is leaking. Presumably this is a result of the dealer not replacing both shock absorbers at the same time. Dealer is adamant that he has not cut the wheelarch liner but there is no other reason for the cuts being there other than getting at the top bolt!! I gather that the sale of goods act applies in this case as the wheel arch state is such that it would not occur with fair ware and tear on a second hand car. The wheel arch has two parallel cuts and a piece of liner missing. As the second shock absorber is now dying as a result of his botched fix am I right in assuming that both issues have to be rectified at his expense under the sale of goods act?? What's the situation with the warranty he took out with a warranty company...? Finally, if he gets grumpy, what do I do? I've already had two visits to his garage to rectify faults and on the second visit came back with an extra fault provided by his good self. Suggestions would be appreciated as I am working on a timescale. I am a farmer and if things are not resolved by Mid April I will have to get the faults rectified at my own expense. Grass Muncher