KNOWN FAULTS · Renault
Renault Fluence Fluence Z.E. common problems.
2009–2016 · Electric
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
1 known fault with sources
Brake vacuum pump and charging lead on the Fluence Z.E.High-voltage battery
- Engine / equipment
- Electric Renault Fluence Z.E. (and Kangoo Z.E. with the same lead)
- Period mentioned
- 2012–2016
- Symptoms
- Loss of brake assistance (hard pedal) due to the electric vacuum pump control unit; a Type 2 plug on the charging lead that gets warm when charging at 3.6 kW.
- Possible cause described
- Renault asked dealers (2013) to check and replace the vacuum-pump control unit if it did not match the corrected part number, and issued a technical bulletin to check or replace charging leads that get warm.
- Check for the garage
- Ask Renault whether the vacuum-pump control unit was replaced; touch the lead’s plug while charging: it must not get warm.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.