chirpy Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN WHEN INDICATED ON CITROEN C5 SCREEN AND YOU HAVE LESS POWER THAN NORMAL?I SAW ON WATCHDOG TV TONIGHT A VOLVO PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER WHICH WAS RATHER DISTURBING AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD ARISE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briank Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This has happened to our Citroen C8. We took it to the garage and they reset it. They said if it happened again they would take it in and it would take a day to sort out. About ten days later it happened again and we took it back. They spent about two hours on it and said that it was fixed. So far nearly three weeks later it has been fine. Our French isn't up to asking too many questions and understanding technical answers so we don't really know if it is a serious problem but they didn't seem too bothered at the garage.Does anyone have any more information about this fault?Brian (86) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Brian and Ab,Wife has a Diesel Picasso and when it developed an electric fault (theindicators were permanently on right turn !!) I googled Citroen forumand a few came up, this one should be OK for you to ask or read whatothers have to say. Not much in C8 but quite a few in C5. Have alook around this site and maybe google some other options. We found outwhat the problem was and under guarantee, the "indicator stalk" waschanged FOC.http://www.citroenpicasso.org.uk/citroen//index.php?act=ST&f=51&t=849&s=9a60b67880277f3cfb7e8d15fef6c0c2As they say on the forums, welcome to the crazy electronic world of Citroen [;)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 went to garage and they connected the car to a computer and rectified fault-no charge.i am still puzzled as before computerisation i could do some work myself.is this the price we pay for modern cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Sure is ! it's called progress !They plugged the computer in to the car for the indicator stalkand then again a few weeks later, when the CD player mysteriously cameon under it's own power!A few minutes on the computer et voila !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilec Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The down side is when the computer doesn't show a fault. Then they are totally lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJay Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I had this problem on a nearly new Peugeot 807 last summer in France. If there is a percieved fault with the anti-pollution protection the vehicle will automatically restrict the driver to around 40 m.p.h. On my vehicle all it needed was for the sensor to be changed and no problems since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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