how bad is you sax

[Tobs]

how many things have gone wrong with ur saxos then lads i just woundering whos had the worst saxo life history

mines:

brake light switch gone
needed new manifold downpipe

[Clouds_mate]

General wear only.

[Mystic]

2 inner cv boots, an oil seal, gearbox (due to oil seal :sad:), drop links, coil pack... possible an alternator & ABS sensor on the way + many trim clips & torx screws ;)

[craig180]

Anything and everything. Normally around MOT time

[kcsaxo]

well since ive owned my little 1.1 for 8+years now, i must honestly say that its been a great little runner. obviousley i have chagned the following:

wiper arms
down pipe
sentre pipe x2
backbox x2
full suspension due to lowering
both wishbones
radiator
cambelt x2
water pump

also you get the regular like tyres etc, but i really cant complain its a good little car.

[Danr]

Clutch, expected really.

But as you have said How bad is you sax

I as got one bad ass saxo mofo :dj:

[Japman]

1.Blew up my VTR engine lol - that was me driving lk a C*nt tho
2.Front Arches keep cumming off
thats about it

[b0t13]

had a new cambelt and headgasket done when i bought it, clutch has been done, new wiper blades and centre section for MOT, thats it :)

[saxoash]

Anything and everything. Normally around MOT time

yup exactly lol just befor my MOT my driveshaft went, i needed 2 ne wrear typres and my power steeting pump went (but i gave that a good seeing too and its behaving now)

[Leo]

hope not to jinx myself but so far with cars i have been lucky, never had any problems at all. Had to change an exhaust on an old proton before and that was it

[Barry123]

bits and piece's... fun of owning a saxo though :d

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Ok since August 2006 Ive had to replace . . .

Clutch
Driveshaft Seals
Ball joint
Radiator
Thermostat
Aux belt - not servicing, most of the teeth came off
Rad Cap
Rad hose
Rear wiper arm

Touch wood thats all for now, never broke down or let me down just things wear out quicker on a Saxo thats all :-)

[Luke]

*touches wood*

Nothing.

[Tammy_VTS]

blown up diff on the gearbox...

need a new rad...
oil change needs doing
passenger side driveshaft on its way out
rear arch clip has snapped
FRIGGING squeak when driving think its something to do with rear suspension... i love saxos.. but fook me do they have some problems :(

[Curran]

nothing in 19 months of ownership & now it's sold. an excellent buy.

[hesslevtr]

the thing whats have gone wrong is beacuse of me modyfing it

PAS pipe rubbed through

and gen wear
tyres
pads
and thats it

[Baz]

battery
new straight through pipe
rear drums

[Ruddy]

Alternator went as i was driving like a tw@t to work when i was late, meaning power steering failed..... on a corner!!!


Cue change of underwear!

[Joesnow]

well my dads had a 1.1 t reg from new done 150,000miles most of them thrashed and its never broken down once!...
My R reg VTS done 77,000miles ive only done 7kmiles since i got it and its needed

New radiator
Head gasket
Axle
almost every sensors needed replacing in the engine
clutch
had a leak through the roof
the cat broke in half
power steering pump needs a good smack with a hammer every month or so!
makes loads of squeeks and rattles
and the bush in the axle ive just put ons axles started to go! :(

[Easty]

Coil pack
Rear arm bearing

other than that just general wear and tear !

[Mark51]

last year i had to replace the following:-

coil pack x2
wishbone
clutch
battery
rocker cover
6 tyres
3 engine mounts
plus about 100 clips throughout the car
brakes all round

not that bad really, gear box will be soon though

[tastic]

Furio only needed 20 new clips (when taking off the door cards!), thermostat and a radiator cap (me just being picky!) and of course general servicing (Cambelt, Alternator Belt, 4x new tyres, 2x Oil changes, Antifreeze etc)

not bad for 1 year (10k)

[saxooxas]

when i bought it i didnt know it was in such a bad shape - needed new cv boot, the PAS doesnt work, the windscreen has a massive crack, it needed a new clutch cable, 2 new tyres, a new spare wheel because it wasnt the right size and only three stud!!! it needed a cd player(there wasnt one in) needed to get rid of the lexarse lights, a new hub and i think thats it

[Steve]

leak
radiator
exhaust centre pipe
steering which surround twists
inner boot
exhaust backbox

dents which were not the cars fault

[SNewham]

I'll just list current problems:


- Drivers door makes a god awful noise when closing/opening
- Central locking just stopped working
- Joint from downpipe to centre pipe squeeks
- Front suspension clonks when turning to full lock
- Rear suspension knocks when pulling away
- Torsion bar seized


that's just current though there's a hell of a lot more that I've already had fixed :)

[Anushka101]

LoL

Drive Shaft
Cracked windsreen,

both happened in two days

[BunnyBoiler]

I've had to do the PAS,Rear Demister and Blower repair and one new front tyre so far :o

[BruceybabyVTR]

radiator, Backbox exploded a hole and washer jet pump. 10 months of ownership

[Mikey]

my needs a new manifold as its cracked and now blowing and erm, thats all i think. touch wood

[Jackman]

Rear Drums
Clutch
Central Locking
Rubbing From Alloys Eating Into Heater Pipe.
Exhaust Snapping..
And My Bulbs Seem To Go Alot.
Driveshaft.
Then Damage From The Crash.

I Think Thats Just About Everything.

[seat-craig]

coil pack went on day one. then it was exhaust had a big hole on it. then a couple of days ago had to replace brake discs and pads

[Richardson_VTS]

Owned my VTS for 9 months now and have only needed a N/S Driveshaft and thats it!! very proud of its reliability so far!

[Laura]

starter motor, central locking (unlocked itself all the time and also didnt lock at all), heater - also found out about the previous owners and it being repossessed about 3 times!

[Luke]

In the Westcoast, I drove 10,000 miles and NOTHING went wrong.

In the VTR I have driven nearly 10,000 miles and again NOTHING has gone wrong.

20,000 Reliable Saxo miles.

[Tobs]

i think thats a first then mate u are one lucky sod;)

[R4T]

its got to be me lol

rear axle
2sets of injectors
3head gasket + head skimming etc
power steering pump times 2
2clutches
1engine mount
2plus gearboxes
central locking mechanism
seized door catches
leaking radiator
passenger headlight clip


the list goes on after alot of money it got sold!!!

[Tobs]

i think my mates mini van is more rebile than a sax and thats saying somthing

its fucking rapid can keep up with a vts too only a 8v 1380

[Viper]

a number of exhaust clips.
exhaust blowing
engine wasnt sitting properly
got a new radiator, and the water pipes had air in them.. so couldnt get hot air out.
large number of rattles
gear box and clutch.
gerbox is still being a bitch! lol keeps trying to pop out of reverse

[Tobs]

if its jumping out of rersve or gear then ur detent spring or selector shaft is nackard or just out of place

[lavo-vts]

clutch
2 engine mounts
alternater belt stripped of all its grooves
drive shaft
wishbone x2
numerous engine mount bolts snapped
lambda sensor
map sensor
bottom hose [soon to need another one as the drive shaft rubs on it]
need to try n solve that one.... to low me thinks

[Karl]

Current Saxo VTS:
Brake pads fell out on first day
Battery
Clutch
Gearbox
Melted a headlight in the oven

[Didz]

nothing so far! fingers crossed

[Barry123]

Melted a headlight in the oven

hahaha cracks me up everytime i hear that
:fcuk:

[vtsgirly]

where do i begin??!! i bought my vts in october 2004 had to replace the front discs and pads coz discs had cracks in, then soon after had to change the starter motor. in december 04 the head gasket went so did an engine rebuild replacing main bearings, big end bearings, piston rings, oil seals, valve stem seals. also replaced radiator, thermostat, clutch, cat and in 2005 the geabox decided to break as i was driving to work, so replaced that and ended up sending the new box back under warranty coz it was shite!! and now ive gotta replace passenger side wheel bearing! oh the joys of owning a saxo, i do love her tho!!!

[potatopete]

Current Saxo VTS:
Melted a headlight in the oven


WTF???

[hazyvtr]

power steering .heaters .2 flat tyres .rocker cover bolts worked selfs loose oil pissed everywere rear dimister all in 6 months of havin car

[Reef]

power steering pipes - due to lowering

front drivers side wishbone - due to 10mph kerb hit

rear brake lights - a million times

starter moter

break pads

front wing

[devilsadvocate]

Only had mine a month but touch wood, nothing has gone wrong. To be honest I can normaly tell if something is wrong when i drive a car (Maybe a Sixth Sense lol). Just had the Car MOT'd and the only thing was the front disks and pads, £40 cause i fitted em myself, so cant really complain.

[pug_boe]

maybe i should list the things that went right with my saxo when i had it..ermm well ermm the horn worked right way through the 2.5 years i had it lol. But i just break cars so it dont matter

[vtcarl]

the only thing thats gone on my vtr is the rad. suspension, discs and pads, brake hoses, sports cat, middle section of exhaust and backbox, suspension bushes, and cam belt have been changed during it's time due to modding it and servicing it.

[sick-Saxo]

3x new gearboxes
3x new clucths
1x new engine loom
2x new manifold
1x new engine
2x all round break pads,disc,calipers
many new arch trims
new winndows lol

[Ste-88]

You silly, silly, SILLY person.

[danzman1991]

Touching a srs amount of wood here

Driveshaft and thats it :y:

£100 expense in a year and a half of ownership isn't bad :)

[rossfisher89]

yup exactly lol just befor my MOT my driveshaft went, i needed 2 ne wrear typres and my power steeting pump went (but i gave that a good seeing too and its behaving now)

what did you do to your power steering pump mate? mine's gone. Are they easy to ft if does need replacing?

[dannyboycov1991]

3x new gearboxes
3x new clucths
1x new engine loom
2x new manifold
1x new engine
2x all round break pads,disc,calipers
many new arch trims
new winndows lol



2 year bump.

[L33h]

3 windows
driveshaft
2 wishbones
rear axle
break pads fallin out :S
ariel snapped
3 back boxes
3 downpipes
2 middle sections
timing belt
head
2 sumps
head light
wing
idle control valve
battery
clutch
power steering pump
head gasket
rad cap

and more that a cant remember

[L33h]

thank god i dont have to pay labour

[Prickle]

Clutch went
downpipe joint rotted away
Electrics went wild
2 drums broke
Idlings wrong again.
my handbrake cable has just snapped like 20mins ago
and a couple of other minor things

In conclusion im never getting a saxo again!

[Spanky]

Only had one major problem with my sax and that ws the boot floor falling out...

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/Saxo_89/Photo027.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/Saxo_89/Photo028.jpg

Other than that just the normal things like a leaky aerial, rattles and creaks, etc etc

[saxovtrstevie]

gearbox and clutch need doing now

[JamesR]

Wrecked my fuel filter, and had problems with the idle, and the battery going flat but thats about it.

[wilksey]

The only things wrong with mine at the moment is my two front arches are loose and having a new clutch fitted the beggining of may. Apart from that it's just the really anoyying stone chips and dents that you come across when cleaning but mines used every single day so that cant be helped

[dynebaruk]

Caliper retaining spring
Fan belt
Fuel Filter
Spark Plugs
Engine coolant sensor
Glovebox
3 Bottles of coolant
ECU cover
Rocker gasket
Locking Nuts
Fog light
Lambda sensor
ICV
Coilpack
MAP sensor
Fuel pump
Exhaust backbox
Brake shoes and cylinders
Driveshaft
Battery
Headgasket inc. Stretch bolts, cambelt + tensioner
ECU circuit boards rebuilt, engine Re-timed, new pulley, oil + filter, temp sensor
MOT inc. Welding, headlamp, full exhaust system
Engine loom rewired

All that in 10 months.

I'll never buy a saxo or any french car again. Ever. :wall:

[Ashleyp]

dig up ftl

[Mochachino]

gearbox
icv
lambda
downpipe
wishbone ball joint
rear beam stub pin
rad fan
rad
alternator
driveshafts
wheel bearings
and the latest and biggest

Whole engine dosent turn over which is:

Headgasket
Coil pack
ICV
Lambda
spark plugs
Engine coolant temp sensor
crack posistion sensor
ECU is nakered


All gone at once on the 1.4 westie engine n its fked lol

[saxoboy91]

clutch
cat
door
gearbox
right off :n:

all in 5 months :(

[Nij]

Mine isnt too bad

Dirty as hell
Bottom arms gone
Flat battery

[Ryyy]

Rear Exhaust Silencer deteriorated
Exhaust emissions excessive hydrocarbon
Exhaust emissions excessive carbon dioxide
Lambda Reading out of limits
Parking brake below requirements
Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle
Centre steering rack gaiter missing
Nearside & offside rear arch subrame mounting corroded
Rear brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
offside rear parkign brake recorded no or little effort
Front brake juddering severly
Exhaust has a major leak of gases
..And my horn went walkies

*All from my MoT iFail certificate*

[Mattymcn]

had a lady slam her brakes on and as my brakes are worn (got my new mintex pads and discs today ) rear ended her at an angle as i tryed to go past. didnt wanna have a full on impact.

Head gasket seal. been lucky with mine only owned it a month and a half :P

[Tontsy]

shocks, Rad, Alternator, full exhaust system, PAS, electrics and near on every sensor under the bonnet! Gear Box and Clutch...

got the feeling rear beam will need doing pretty soon as its been slammed on bumpstops for the last 3k miles.

[Zach]

Rattles.

All else is insignificant when compared to the constant rattles.

[VTRelite]

HG
Clutch
Valve Stem Seals
Piston Rings
Discs and pads all round within first week
Alternator
Exhaust split down the middle (perfect excuse for supersprint race centre :p)
Rear bearings on the way
Got all windows smashed
Door got pummeled by a clio cunt
Sounds like front wheel bearing
Crankshaft blew hole in block

About it i think
P/S Pump
Cambelt

[steve01536]

only wheel bearings so far apart from wear and tear like tyres and pads

[lewza]

Well...
Ive had my saxo for 4 months now and been driving it 3 months...

After 1 month of having my saxo my headgasket went. Me, my bro n dad sorted this on the drive so nothing expensive.

Then had to get some welding done for the MOT.

Then on my 3rd month of owning it, i was driving along at 35mph in 5th gear and my engine just turned off. My bro (who is a mechanic) has done work on it and said that i need a new engine because my crankshaft has snapped.

Seriously, i wish i never bothered having a saxo! I love the cars but from my 1st experience and its my first car... I wish i never bothered.

When i get the new engine im selling it.

[steve01536]

you could also get a bad car though . maybe you were just unlucky

[lewza]

Yep i agree...
Im getting a Metro VVC sleeper next though :)

[Prickle]

So it appears to be saxos are full of fail. :P

[Jimmy-Boy]

Nothing yet touch wood as mot is coming up.

but only real bad points are knocking on full lock
and lots of squeaking apparently when im driving ?

[ley]

had two vtr,s in the space of six months on both of which the rear beams went just my luck

[CoolC]

Ive had quite a list of problems with the saxos ive had
Westy:
Headgasket
Driveshaft
Leeked
Thermostat
Tyres
Rear brakes leeked
Handbrake failed
Bent chasis
Written off

Vtr (current)
Lexarse lights
Hole in manifold
Misfire
Manky oil
Completely worn pads
Handbrake fail
EML
Airbag light

Thats all i can think of now. :)
But its worth it, love my car

[dougieph2]

down pipe
mid section
2 brake pipes
warped discs
2 seized rear calipers
2 handbrake cables
new windscreen (cracked)
needs a n/s driveshaft
exhaust manifold gasket
tiny tiny bit play at the n/s rear beam
new rear brake pads
cooling fan not coming on when it should
and .. the lights behind the heater dials on the dash dont work lol..
oh i just bad luck that i burst a tyre when hitting a pothole :y:

[Jazz]

I owned a VTS for 9 months and have to say, the little thing was very reliable with constant use. Only little annoying things like a rattly dash with the heater turned up and a slight rattle underneath from the exhaust, but on the whole it was fine.

[dougieph2]

I owned a VTS for 9 months and have to say, the little thing was very reliable with constant use. Only little annoying things like a rattly dash with the heater turned up and a slight rattle underneath from the exhaust, but on the whole it was fine.

i think some people just get lucky tbh lol

[Spanky]

i see alot of people going on about "new rear pads" or warping dics etc etc

New rear pads are just car maintenance, warped discs is your own fault.... nothing to do with a "problem" with the car as such....

Like replacing worn wishbones etc, its all general up keep of a car.

Things such as rusted bodywork, gasket failures, ECU problems etc is what i would class as "problems" or "faults" with the car, not having to replace brake pads lol

[Prickle]

Rusty holes are a terrible thing to sort out ;)

[Ferg]

Totally misread this thread for 'How bad is your sex?'

Disappointed now ... Wanted to hear people crying about their sex lives.

[WiseyVTR]

only thing thats went wrong on the vtr is

2 drive shafts, my fault :panic:
4 brake pads
PAS pipe, after not bending it up after lowering

thats it, in nearly 2 years :D

[naturally_dizzy]

Clutch went
Head gasket went resulting in a new head gasket, new water pump, new timing belt, etc.
Got crashed into wrecking a quarter panel
Wing mirror got snapped off,
dunno if the last two count?
She cost me money but i love my lil saxo regardless :)

[Jamie]

Exhaust
CV
Power steering went with on a country lane that was fun lol
& overheated quite abit after that women took her reverse on it..

[danzman1991]

Head gasket went resulting in a new head gasket, new water pump, new timing belt, etc.


How much did that set you back?

[carlos7777777]

hmm...

drive shafts and cv boots
oil leaks
tyres as expected
torsion bar
wish bones links or w/e :S
tappets adjusting
icv and tbs
some twat crashed into my drivers door and drove off when i was in college :@... need a new 1 still..
dents all round

urgh, should i get rid and start again? or keep and give a lil tlc??

[Saxo_theedge]

Good luck to anyone trying to sell their car after this thread lol

When i got mine:

Gearbox went and thats it in terms of citroen parts.

But i had to replace a hell of a lot of the service'able parts when i got it. discs, pads, full engine service, exhaust, cat, tyres. Still should mean its good for a while, fingers crossed!!

[vtrsarah]

at the mo mine is awful a never ending money pit

[Saxo_s7evo]

Mines Needed:-

New gearbox bearing (got New clutch while he was at it)
Tires
Pads

thats it but now after a while it needs new slam panel as for some reason the bonnet fucked up and a respray as some cunt keyed it the other day other than that it ok lol

[Kenco]

lambda sensor went
doesnt start everytime
needs new wiperblades
that is all

[shooorn94]

err... CV joint.... But nothing has officially "broken" on me. The cars a great runner for its age and never shoves too many problems in my face.

Has developed a nasty clunk since lowerring though.. but that's purely my fault.

[alexsmith]

main problems

vtr
overheating and knockin on full lock

blak vts
new rad and handbrake stuck on

blue vts
cat has just broke

think im gonna get a nice 172 or gti 180 for a change

[vtrsarah]

did you ever find oout why your vtr knocked on full lock alex because mine does that and havent got a clue why?

[shooorn94]

did you ever find oout why your vtr knocked on full lock alex because mine does that and havent got a clue why?

Full lock knocking? Driveshaft is the most common cause. :y:

[vtrsarah]

oh is that a nasty thing to get sorted shoooooorn because to be honest lookin to get rid

[cmh369]

Getting on 2 years of owning saxo's and not one problem (touch wood), had to replace brake pads and things subject too wear obviously, but all in all I've found them quite reliable tbh :y:

[LVC_VTR]

ive had mine for nearly two years and its needed:
fuel pump
lower suspesion arm
rear beam
both rear bearings
door hinge replaced
both drive shafts
and its now making a nocking noise when i go round corners
:( but its all part of owning something french :y:

[alexsmith]

did you ever find oout why your vtr knocked on full lock alex because mine does that and havent got a clue why?

nahh tbh couldnt afford it back when i was paying 240 a month on insurance full time in college haha

[vtrsarah]

oh no im defo gonna av to get mine looked at then great...

[d4r3n]

sick of mine tbh... never ending spending money on it, fix one thing something else breaks lol. need to get rid i think

[phil-jones]

owend mine since december 2008 and replaced

gearbox
clutch
window regulator
middle box
bypass ignition
new tyre
2 drive shafts
new immobilser key
front disks and pads
rear shoes
wheel bearing
number plate light

[LVC_VTR]

thats unlucky mate and for some reason we keep spending money on the little french hatchs :geek:

[phil-jones]

yer its going to go now, hopefully gettin a golf

[JCs_VTR]

just new rear brake pads and discs so far *touches wood* love it to bits great little runner so far lol

[Olly]

Owned mine over 2 years, it owes me,
Pads n discs
Exhaust
2 tires
Headlight bulb
Keyfob battery,
Windscreen wipers
Rear brake calipers
N loadsa time fiddling with it, rattles knocks.... lol

Like how this is the biggest thread on the page! says something really.

[speedysheady]

driveshaft
gearbox oil seals
rear dampers
rear wheel bearings
both bottom arms
sump resealed
antiroll bar links
cv boot
2wheel cylinders
ect

[goodall3518]

gotta get a new clutch thisd week :(

[joshg_7]

i was meant to be picking some wheels up today. Just had it m.o.t'd and when i set of the cat snapped and new ehaust hit the deck. At least passed m.o.t though lol