Renault 5 electric e-tech: more than 15,000 vehicles affected by a start-up problem

Hard blow for Renault! This February 25, the manufacturer warned the owners of 15,722 electric R5 models, including ten ALPINE A290 versions, of a potential risk of “non -start”. Made between September 1, 2024 and December 23, 2024 at the Douai factory, these vehicles were called upon to present themselves for technical control.

The owners are invited to make an appointment with a Renault network advisor in order to carry out a “reprogramming the upsmail calculator of the main electric motor“; an operation which lasts about thirty minutes and which is obviously free. If this approach aims to prevent the display of an alert message (stop or”Electric motor failure “) and a possible inability to start, Renault specifies that it is not considered a regulatory reminder, because it does not fall directly from security.

In addition, the group ensures continuous monitoring of its vehicles put on the market, and this “during their entire life”, which could lead, if necessary, other preventive reminders.