List Your Saxo Problems !

25th November 2012, 10:58

just to see what the regular problems are

we all know what they are but heard of some weird ones lately lol !
ill start had 2 saxo's one a posi furio now a red vts

furio
handbrake weld gone
gearbox more than wobbly practically neutral in gear
passenger and drivers seat bolts gone so squeaked and moved like mad
2 driveshafts
1 wishbone
alternator + belt
plenty of flat batterys
a lorry jump started me knowing his battery was twice almost 3 times the power of mine and fried my headlight wires , drove around with fogs for a few days got pulled and got a producer so whipped hids in and problem solved.
slipping clutch and probably more

Vts
no really problems yet but
1 driveshaft got another to do now
punctured wheel
and a flat battery but thats it this ones going really strong

list your probleymooos and lets have a look why these un reliable money pit french plastic tins are so addictive and we love them !

25th November 2012, 12:21

If im being fussy

ECU side engine mount
Gear linkages - probs next week if another 2 go in the group buy and i make the 10th

Problem free car to be honest.

25th November 2012, 14:42

Welding,pas pump 2 wishbones alternator coil pack map sensor & battery+full exhaust & lambda sensor.

25th November 2012, 14:59

Drop links

25th November 2012, 15:58

Tiny bit of rust.

All the rest aren't really problems just service parts on a 12 year old car.

25th November 2012, 16:10

coil pack. welding. wheel bearing (put two drop links on anyways)
glove box lid catch broke.
seat bolt mount split (now rewelded)
cv boot. thats about it. i did put a shaft in thinking it were that bit it were the bearing.
rear axel randomly decided to sieze on the drivers side after 6 months off road.
not bad for an 11 year old french car with nearly 140k on the clock.

mates cars with less miles have had more problems.

25th November 2012, 18:09

some are a good batch some arent its weird that no matter what goes wrong we still pump loads of skrilla in them ... i had one and gave up and then got a vts to see the "16v hype" its quick but comes at a price especially tax too thats a joke , to be fair tho why do you actually think we all keep them and mod them and daily drive or track it etc what is the big addiction to french hatchbacks ?

25th November 2012, 18:12

ICV, both driveshafts, both drop links, rear beam, leaky sunroof.. That's the stuff that broke, the rest never really worked in the first place!

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25th November 2012, 18:19

Rust hole under the ecu, now been welded so its ok.
Key fob does not turn on or off the alarm.
Throttle position sensor is a bit dodgy and on idle sometimes sounds like im reving it when im not.
Drop links, now fixed though
Thats about it for a years ownership.

25th November 2012, 20:22

Coil pack twice
Both driveshafts
Track rod ends
inlet blank splitting
Headgasket
Leaking footwells

That was in the space of about 2 months!

25th November 2012, 22:08

My old vtr:

Soaking wet inside, dip in the dashboard on the passenger side was actually a lake of water.
Rear brakes stuck on
50 shades of silver
Central locking didn't work
Engine was on the way out
Rear beam was shagged
Power steering didn't work
Blowing exhaust
Sunroof leaking
Gearbox whined like a rape victim
Brakes were shocking
Overheated regularly, radiator exploded
Fuel pump failed
Seats were vile, could feel the springs
Suspension was knocking
Engine was tappy
Brake lights came on when they wanted to
Oil leak
Coolant leak
Door cards came off when I opened the door
Door handle cable snapped
Boot lock was broken
Immobiliser keypad didn't really work, had to force the buttons

Hence I don't really like saxos now.

25th November 2012, 22:09

No rust though!

25th November 2012, 22:11

Oh forgot:

2 engine mounts
Coilpack
Gearbox oil leak
No radio signal

25th November 2012, 22:12

Did you buy that from the scrapyard Tom? massive list of problems lol :/

No rust is about the only bonus lol.

25th November 2012, 22:18

Worse, I got it from up north.

It really was just the worst thing ever. Wasn't even quick.

25th November 2012, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdawayt

Worse, I got it from up north.

It really was just the worst thing ever. Wasn't even quick.

I think if i had that list of problems i would feel the same tbf. Puts you off massively.

Nar VTR's arnt.

25th November 2012, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prickle

I think if i had that list of problems i would feel the same tbf. Puts you off massively.

Nar saxo's in general arnt.

Fixed that for ya John.

25th November 2012, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bedford126

Fixed that for ya John.

Cheers. I forgot to put "/S"

25th November 2012, 22:39

Both front wheel bearings
Rear axle
Icv
Map sensor
wishbones
1 driveshaft
couple of exhaust parts
Steering rack
Small bits of rust in the usual places
Droplinks
Track rod ends

25th November 2012, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdawayt

My old vtr:

Soaking wet inside, dip in the dashboard on the passenger side was actually a lake of water.
Rear brakes stuck on
50 shades of silver
Central locking didn't work
Engine was on the way out
Rear beam was shagged
Power steering didn't work
Blowing exhaust
Sunroof leaking
Gearbox whined like a rape victim
Brakes were shocking
Overheated regularly, radiator exploded
Fuel pump failed
Seats were vile, could feel the springs
Suspension was knocking
Engine was tappy
Brake lights came on when they wanted to
Oil leak
Coolant leak
Door cards came off when I opened the door
Door handle cable snapped
Boot lock was broken
Immobiliser keypad didn't really work, had to force the buttons

Hence I don't really like saxos now.

Sounds like an absolute minter of a car

25th November 2012, 23:04

vts:

this was most of the issues it had

offside front chassis excessively corroded.
offside rear sill excessively corroded.
offside rear radius arm pin/bush has excessive play.
offside rear inner arch excessively corroded.
horn not working. ..... thats what my middle finger is for lol.
nearside rear wheel different size.
exhaust emissions carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive.
offside front indicator (orange bulb has faded white).
nearside front inner wing near strut tower excessively corroded.
rear brake load sensing valve linkage seized.
offside rear brake pipe excessively corroded.
fuel filter insecure.
offside front lower suspension arm has excessive play in ball joint.
nearside front drop link linkage has excessive play.
nearside and offside macpherson strut modified and seriously weakened.

advisories:
front and rear numberplates deteriorated but not likely to be misread.
exhaust noisy.
both rear indicator bulbs slightly discoloured.
centre exhaust box has small crack.
nearside front tyre close to legal limit.
nearside rear inner wheel arch corroded but not holed.
nearside rear subframe mounting corroded but not excessive.
both front chassis rails prescribed corroded but not excessive.
offside rear inner sill corroded but not excessive.
offside front arch trim, offside door trim, nearside door trim, nearside front arch trim loose.
oil leak.

306 td (still french):

turbo shit itself after 3 hours of having owned the stupid car
central locking wouldn't work, so had to leave doors unlocked everywhere i went.
plenty of smoke but absolutely no poke.

106 gti:

pair wishbones
pair driveshafts
pair drop links
no rust

vtr:
driveshaft
pair lambda sensors
again, no rust

25th November 2012, 23:26

small amounts of rust
welding needed
front wheel bearing
leak from ariel
gears need looking at
blocked sunroof drain
pass side fog light needs replacing

not been too bad of a car! this is my first saxo

26th November 2012, 00:24

My rear wheel bearing exploded into a million pieces a couple months back..can't say I've really had a great deal else go wrong tbh

26th November 2012, 01:26

Heaters not working at all

26th November 2012, 07:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdawayt

My old vtr:

Soaking wet inside, dip in the dashboard on the passenger side was actually a lake of water.
Rear brakes stuck on
50 shades of silver
Central locking didn't work
Engine was on the way out
Rear beam was shagged
Power steering didn't work
Blowing exhaust
Sunroof leaking
Gearbox whined like a rape victim
Brakes were shocking
Overheated regularly, radiator exploded
Fuel pump failed
Seats were vile, could feel the springs
Suspension was knocking
Engine was tappy
Brake lights came on when they wanted to
Oil leak
Coolant leak
Door cards came off when I opened the door
Door handle cable snapped
Boot lock was broken
Immobiliser keypad didn't really work, had to force the buttons

Hence I don't really like saxos now.

sweet mary mother of jesus and his orphan friends , do you mind me asking how much you paid lol

26th November 2012, 07:44

Haha what happened to the parents of all of Jesus' friends??

I paid 800 for the shed. I was young and naive.

26th November 2012, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdawayt

Haha what happened to the parents of all of Jesus' friends??

I paid 800 for the shed. I was young and naive.

they went on a mad pilgrimage to jerusalem to look for parts for your saxo

ive done that before bought a magical ebay wonder for 900 , dropped to bits 8month later lol but being young and naive and just passing thought driving was amazing so got a delivery job , car clocked miles up not enough money for a service etc and fell apart but times have now changed and i just laugh at what it looked like before and wtf i was doing lol

26th November 2012, 22:13

Wheel bearing x2
Lambda x2
Radiator died.
Lower rad hose split.
Washer pump died.

Not to bad considering its done 52k in 2 year.