57 Plate Peugeot 207 'Cutting Out'

lufcgirl

Morning Everyone,

I currently have a 57 plate Peugeot 207 and have done for the past 18 months or so. In the 18 months I've had it, it's had new brake discs, pads, something came off the exhaust (apparently stolen in the night according to the garage) and now the car appears to have a new fault most days - for example on Monday night all of the lights on the headlights cut out and are now working fine. It has had around 30,000 miles on it since I bought it and regularly does long 500 mile round trips absolutely fine

Most worryingly, every couple of weeks or so I'll be driving along, always between 30-40mph and the car will cut out. Radio will go off, everything. I restart the car engine as it's still coasting along and it works again. This will happen a couple of times a day for 2/3 days and then stop for around two weeks and happen again. The car also is very very loud when driving it, it sounds like revving at such a loud noise level which is also worrying

I work for an accident repair company so work look at my car but they've said they don't have diagnostic software to deal with this, does anyone have any idea what this could be or what's causing this to happen so intermittently? Also the revving noise so loud, what could cause this?

I'm having my new car delivered mid-May so it's only another month with this one, but don't want to spend money when I'm pretty sure nobody would buy this car so will end up as scrap!

n217970

You need to get the codes read first off, without it any advice given would be pure speculation. Dealer level software is best for diagnostics but any old code reader should be able to give you any fault codes stored - a quick google means you can then start to guess at what the problem might be.

As for the loud noise, I would suggest the first place to start would be the exhaust.

lufcgirl

n217970 wrote: »

You need to get the codes read first off, without it any advice given would be pure speculation. Dealer level software is best for diagnostics but any old code reader should be able to give you any fault codes stored - a quick google means you can then start to guess at what the problem might be.

As for the loud noise, I would suggest the first place to start would be the exhaust.

Thank you for your advice - it's appreciated.

I think in my head I wanted some reassurance the car would be fine until my new one arrived, but it seems to be getting worse and worse by the day!

Lorian

Diesel or Petrol?

Lorian

And on the topic of wild speculation....

No ABS light? No warning on the central radio display?

While waiting to read the codes make sure the rubber drains from the scuttle (the grill under the front windscreen) that drain into each of the front wheel arches are not full of mud an leaves (they probably are).

Here is someone's guide to checking the drains:
http://allgoodnogood.blogspot.de/2015/05/peugeot-207-water-moving-and-sloshing.html

Also check for signs of water having run down the bulk head into the engine bay at the back, the wall in front of the skuttle.

and check for water in the fuse box!

Also worth checking the air filter cover is on properly.

Our Peugeot (57 plate) 207 used to be more of a submarine than car.

lufcgirl

The car is a petrol car. I'll certainly check as much as I can for leaves and mud or anything else. I get warnings on the display about the lights all of the time but nothing about the car cutting out. All of the gauges don't change - and I have noticed the petrol is dropping very very quickly too. At the moment it's running on around 38 mpg and it's a 1.4.

System

lufcgirl wrote: »

I have noticed the petrol is dropping very very quickly too. At the moment it's running on around 38 mpg and it's a 1.4.

Depending on the type of journey you do and how you drive that isn't anything out of the ordinary.

markudman

So said before you need the fault codes

But It may be the BSI
Peugeot and Citroen BSI (Body Control) units are very prone to failure. Symptoms include no indicators, ignitions lights on with no key, wildly incorrect cluster readings and complete non start ETC.

Try the BSI Reset procedure as this may cure your faults:

Put the driver's window down, lift the bonnet and ensure all equipment is switched off.

Ensure all doors are closed and remove key from the ignition.

Wait for 3 minutes, disconnect the vehicle battery and wait 15 seconds.

Reconnect the vehicle battery, wait a further 10 seconds (do not open doors.).

Switch on the side lights through the driver's window.

Switch on the ignition and check system's functionality.

Hold lock button on key down for 10 seconds.

Remove key open & close door test central locking system.

Start the engine and complete the system's check.

Failure to follow this procedure could result in incorrect operation of many BSI related items.

Can you bring the delivery date forward for your new car?

markudman

As to the noise you say you had part of your exhaust replaced, due to being stolen, ( do you know if it was the front or back?) but if the exhaust is leaking it can sound very loud, I would get this checked,
not by the garage that fitted it. also so was it a national chain that fitted it?

I may be pointing you up the wrong path, but the car is not in front of me so hard to diagnose

Lorian

Mine wasnt a petrol - but I think on that engine at that age wasn't there a common problem with water running inside the temperature sender cables and in to the BSI?

Something like that anyway.

markudman

Lorian wrote: »

Mine wasnt a petrol - but I think on that engine at that age wasn't there a common problem with water running inside the temperature sender cables and in to the BSI?

Something like that anyway.

The fix was cable tie it so water did not get inside LOL