hi i have a problem the van starts fine but will not rev for about 10 sec then it revs and will run fine till it is tured of its been in renault dealer for diog and it comes up no faults all started after new alternater was fitted the battery was disconnected over night and could be part of the problem any one had the same problem or any idea thanks mark

mark, November 2009

This is a regular problem and is easily solved, look at your tacho and it will be reading too low , now the ECU thinks that the ignition is on but only goes into tick over mode as it has not recieved a high enough reading from the tacho sensor so will not release controll of the wireles throttle to you, Replace the tacho sensor, problem fixed, let me know how you get on !

John Perry, April 2016

Hi mine does exactly same normally takes about 20 seconds ticking over before it will rev up same age and model

andy, September 2011

anyone found the answer to this problem ?

ade, April 2010

hi guy's. iv got a 04 plate vivaro with same prob , starts but wont rev for about 30 sec then goes ok , started it this morning and it ran fine for a few secands then cut out ! then it wouldnt start for 5 mins ???. it doing my head in. Grrrrrrrrr

deano, January 2010

just had a similar problem,van starts ok,wont rev over 2000 rpm,as it warms up will slowly rev to 3000 rpm and on the road it can be coaxed slowly over this when it flies.air flow sensor causing the fault but without giving a fault code

dk autos, November 2009

i have same problem with mine i am trying new glow plugs and boost pressure sensor this week

paul, November 2009

Hi Mark,
I have had the exact same problem about 4 months ago. Renault said there was nothing wrong with it because the computer said so?!!!
It now wont idle properly when cold and the airflow meter was the only thing to show up as faulty. New air flow meter fitted and goes like the wind, really smooth but still wont idle properly and wont rev untill engine sorts itself out after about 1 min.
My advice is take it back to Renault and DEMAND them to investigate further before you end up in my position and it costing you a lot of money to get it sorted.
What annoys me is that i am sure that Renault know there is a common fault but will not admit it.
So far van not fixed, and costing me more money than it is worth through loss of earnings. Will let you know the outcome.

Steve, November 2009