Citroen Problems

Owner problems and repairs

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The Latest Citroen Problems
No imoberlights on and engin wont start

can open car doors with fob but no indicaters flash and car wont start,no wipers no blowers and no radio.

2001 Citroen C5 2.0 HDI SX
Posted: Oct 16, 2011
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Indicatingwhen lights on

when the lights are on, and you use the left hand indicater and brake to go round a corner, the bulbs on the back left hand side all go on and flash, inside the car the indicator noise goes very fast.

2000 Citroen Xsara Picasso
Posted: Oct 15, 2011
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Fog lights front and rear not working no lights on dash

Hi all I am new to this but thought I would give it a go as I have seen a lot of great feedback. I have a 2004 (new shape I am told) picasso 2.0 Hdi, I have just noticed that none of the front or rear fog lights are working. Any help would ...

2004 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDI
Posted: Oct 15, 2011
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DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT IDENTIFICATION

I would like to know what the right hand orange warning light is for. It looks like a shower head and flashes sometimes when starting the engine.Unfortunately, when I bought the car, there was no Operators' Manual. I thought it could possib...

1992 Citroen ZX 1.9 Diesel
Posted: Oct 14, 2011
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Tail gate

cannot open tailgate :( i have checked fuse but still no joy

2002 Citroen C5 hi estate
Posted: Oct 14, 2011
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Changing front wiper blades

Just bought replacement blades by Bosch from amazon but can't see how to remove old blades. Looks like press plastic clips at sides but blades will not move. Can anyone help please?

2009 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
Posted: Oct 13, 2011
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Air box noise

i have a citreon berlingo van between 2000-3000 rpm there is a noise from the front air box side of engine bay it sounds like some thing is vibrating on the body after 3000 rpm the noise goes away any idea what it could be

2003 Citroen Berlingo van
Posted: Oct 13, 2011
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Automatic Transmission Problem

I took my Citroen C3 car to a specialist for automatic transmission and run a diagnostic test using a LAUNCH X431 computer. These were the 3 codes that appeared: 1) Slip fault (clutch/brakes):Local - Intermittment fault 2) Vehicle speed...

2002 Citroen C3 1.4 SX Auto
Posted: Oct 12, 2011
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Water Leak

i have a water leak into the driver side footwell of my saxo and this has now stopped the vehicle from starting - i have cleared out all leaves etc from under the scuttle etc but this doesn't seem to have helped - can anyone advise as to a ...

2001 Citroen Saxo 1.6 VTR
Posted: Oct 11, 2011
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No gear selection

hi in auto mode going down from 5 get to 2 and it goes into no drive switch to the padles and it changesup and down ok (know all of a sudden it wont select any gears) and the car has gone into eco mode so it wont start (on the dash auto lig...

Citroen C3 c3 exclusive auto
Posted: Oct 11, 2011
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Electric seats

i replaced my old cloth seats with electric leather seats for my C5 LX model (2002),all the multi plugs where under the seats and plugged in ok but the seats dont move or heat up.Is there a relay switch that needs to be added to make them w...

2000 Citroen C5 lx
Posted: Oct 11, 2011
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Whiningfromthepulley/cambelt side of the engine

Have had a whining ,noise from the cambelt side/pulley .of the car was told it was the bottom pulley ,which was replaced ,BUT as not solved the problem .Its there constant almost as if its a bearing of some kind .Its there even when the car...

2004 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2ltrExclusive Auto
Posted: Oct 10, 2011
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Engine cutting out

The engine cuts or almost cuts - similar to a stall - apparently when the speed has dropped but not much brake pressure has been applied i.e. when gears have not been used to slow the car. This sometimes happens when turning a corner or if ...

2008 Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 Hdi VTR+
Posted: Oct 9, 2011
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Automatic Transmission Problem

I took my Citroen C3 car to a specialist for automatic transmission and run a diagnostic test using a LAUNCH X431 computer. These were the 3 codes that appeared: 1) Slip fault (clutch/brakes):Local - Intermittment fault 2) Vehicle speed...

2002 Citroen C3 1.4 SX Auto
Posted: Oct 9, 2011
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Error appears on display

A beep occurs as I am driving and what appears is a letter S with the icon of the air/cooler next to it. The icon is like the one of the aircondition which looks like a star. No error lamp lights on just this error. I read the handbook and ...

2002 Citroen C3 1.4 SX 75 Auto
Posted: Oct 5, 2011
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Speedo working intermittently

Speedo starts to work then goes to zero then works then goes to zero! Looked at the fuse but that looks fine, any suggestions of what is causing this and it has only started today.

2002 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi
Posted: Oct 4, 2011
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Rear washwipe working when reverse is engaged

I noticed that the Rear washwipe works when reverse is engaged. I've had the car for 5yrs and never noticed it doing that before. Maybe it's a well intentioned Froggy safety feature or maybe an earth fault. I do get noisy FM reception when ...

2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0HDI Desire
Posted: Oct 3, 2011
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Preheater relay does not switch off

Preheater relay does not switch off. Computer Error - short circuit to positive. Measured with multimeter - 9.3V pre-start, 10.5V post start. Relays and control unit replaced - same error, same measurement.

2001 Citroen Xantia Xantia 2000 HDI
Posted: Oct 3, 2011
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Electric window relay gone

my relay on drivers door is knackered and exspensive to replace want to no if and how i can bypass it so i can open my windows

2003 Citroen AX relay 2.0 td panel van
Posted: Oct 1, 2011
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Horn not working

the horn only works when van is off and key completely removed from the ignition. it also works when the van is running with side lights on but not when headlights are on or no lights. sometimes out of the blue it works as normal. any solu...

2003 Citroen Berlingo 1.9D
Posted: Oct 1, 2011
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