KNOWN FAULTS · Renault
Known faults for the Renault Talisman.
2015–2022 · Petrol / Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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3 known faults with sources
Engines: 1.3 TCe (H5Ht) (Petrol) · 1.6 / 1.8 TCe (M5Mt / M5Pt) (Petrol) · 1.5 dCi (K9K) (Diesel) · 1.6 dCi (R9M) (Diesel) · 1.7 / 2.0 Blue dCi (R9N / M9R) (Diesel)
Applies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.
Battery, electronics and campaigns on the TalismanKnown weak points
- Engine / equipment
- Renault Talisman (TCe and dCi)
- Period mentioned
- 2015–2022
- Symptoms
- A battery that drains and will not start (also in ADAC data), R-Link, wireless charger, flickering ambient lighting; on petrol, oil leaks from the front cover and carbon build-up; on diesels, typical high-mileage wear.
- Possible cause described
- Many recalls, mostly 2015–2016: front brake hoses, seats that could fold, dashboard trim, an ABS unit with swarf (26/2–22/4/2016), curtain airbags, child lock, an engine that could stall (2015) and a fuel line (20/9/2018–27/5/2019).
- Check for the garage
- Check every campaign by VIN; test the battery and its standby drain.
- 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.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines: 1.5 dCi (K9K) (Diesel)
Clogged particulate filter on the 1.5 dCiExhaust and emissions
- Engine / equipment
- 1.5 dCi (K9K) with particulate filter
- Period mentioned
- 2010 onwards
- Symptoms
- Particulate-filter or emissions warning, limp mode with loss of power and frequent regenerations.
- Possible cause described
- The filter clogs, especially on cars that mostly make short town trips and never complete a regeneration.
- Check for the garage
- Read the soot load with a diagnostic tool, run a forced regeneration at the garage and check the differential-pressure sensors and EGR. Make long road trips now and then.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; from a regeneration to replacing the filter.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines: 1.7 / 2.0 Blue dCi (R9N / M9R) (Diesel)
Applies if: Only the 2.0 Blue dCi (M9R).
Seized injectors and stretched chain on the 2.0 dCi (M9R)Timing / injection
- Engine / equipment
- 2.0 dCi (M9R) diesel with timing chain
- Period mentioned
- Approx. 2005–2023
- Symptoms
- Chain noise at high mileage; loss of power and emissions warnings in town use; injectors that will not come out when removed.
- Possible cause described
- The chain can stretch at high mileage, the injectors can seize in the cylinder head and, with short trips, the particulate filter and EGR clog.
- Check for the garage
- Listen to the chain from cold, check injection and emissions codes, and before removing injectors have extraction tools ready. Keep oil changes up to date.
- 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.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines for this model
- 1.3 TCe (H5Ht)Petrol
- 1.6 / 1.8 TCe (M5Mt / M5Pt)Petrol
- 1.5 dCi (K9K)Diesel
- 1.6 dCi (R9M)Diesel
- 1.7 / 2.0 Blue dCi (R9N / M9R)Diesel