Rover Metro 114 auto

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Thu 13 May 2004 13:23
Rover Metro 114 auto - drdlloyd
Hi,
I've got a L-reg rover meto 114 si auto which was passsed onto me by my grandmother who decided to quit driving. Its brilliant although a little heavy on the steering. It is my first car.

Only problem is that it seems to have developed a problem with juddering! It seems that especially when it warms up, that when it comes to a stop (at traffic lights for example) the power to the wheels stops completely (while still in drive) and then with a touch on the accelerator its bites in really hard and the car jolts away. The other case is that it judders after this inital bite. Its an absolute nightmare in a traffic jam?

Can anyone throw any light on this problem?
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Thu 13 May 2004 20:40
Rover Metro 114 auto - LeePower

Hi

GET RID OF IT NOW!

I had one of these 5 years ago, Lucky for me it had a Rover warrenty on it, It cost them £1200 to rebuild the gear box, which then failed again within 11 months & cost them another £1200 to fix it again.

These cvt autos fitted by Rover are rubbish, Fixing it is going to cost more then the cars worth, Do yourself a favour & get shot of it.
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Sun 16 May 2004 09:33
Rover Metro 114 auto - DL
Yes, I would echo that advice.

Having had direect experience of these ZF CVT boxes, I wouldn't entertain having one myself nor would I advise anybody else to either!
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Mon 17 May 2004 14:10
Rover Metro 114 auto - Big Cat
So much for German engineering.
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Mon 17 May 2004 16:17
Rover Metro 114 auto - Aprilia
So much for German engineering.


I think a fair bit of the engineering on these was done by Rover (particularly the input clutch).

CVT's have a very chequered history and I would not entertain owning one for the time being. They may come good one day, but I remain sceptical.

Trade this car in against something safer and more reliable.
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