Something which nearly freaked me out:

kensutz

Driving home from the industrial estate in Waterford to home Cherrymount, came up past the AIB turned left past Larchville down to the Waterford Crystal. As I came to the turn at the lights my handbrake sign, battery light came on, then engine diagnostic light came on I had no control and could barely turn the corner as the revs dropped too. I bricked it as I'm no specialist in cars so wouldn't have a clue as to why it happened. The same thing happened at the lights at the end of Ballybeg and then on the roundabout where I had to drift over to the 3rd exit towards Advance Pitstop and leave the car there. I think my car could be well and truly fcuked. It's a 2003 Peugeot 206 with only 15k on the mileage only used mainly for work and getting to and from airports. Does it sound like something major is up with it?

seamus

Sounds like the engine cut out (or the car thought the engine had cut out) - all the lights came on because the key is in the ignition and turned, and you couldn't control the vehicle because the power steering only works when the engine is on (or at least that's the way it is in my Peugeot).

To me, it sounds like a minor electrical fault, probably somewhere in the ignition circuit. I'm no specialist or mechanic either though

kensutz

Another thing which happened on Tuesday night which was probably the start of it, I put a cd into the cd player and it loaded up as normal then after 5 seconds the display panel cut out and yet the cd was still playing. I tried pressing everything and it wouldn't turn off, volume wouldn't adjust or anything. As I pulled up in Waterpark to play a match I took the keys out of the ignition and yet the cd was still playing and it took about 2 minutes for it to stop after the key being taken out and the car locked.

seamus

Yep, definitely sounds like an ignition issue then. The CD Player relies on the ignition circuit to tell it to shut off when you turn off the engine and remove the key. If the ignition circuit is faulty, the CD player wouldn't receive this message and would continue to play.

kensutz

Hopefully it is only that. I'm due to fly out later and I don't want this playing on my mind. When I bought the car new, it cut out a few times and I was told if it ever happened to bring it back. I didn't think it'd take nearly 3 years for it to happen again.

ecodub

I had a '03 206 as well, I experienced a similar problem. A couple of of times it cut out on me as I drove across a right hand junction, it was like a stall, but it seemed the engine cut out for no reason and I had to restart it. A very dangerous situation, this never happened to me in any other car before the 206 and I'm driving over 20 years.

The 206 is a nice looking car but I got to dislike it for many reasons and after a short while (12 months) I sold it with great loss. I'm driving a Fiat now and it's a so much better car all round, I'm glad I made the change.

thelurcher

Might be a dodgy alternator? When it's on the way out some cars will light certain warning lights together - this could go on periodically for months until it finally quits.

Squirrel

thelurcher wrote:

Might be a dodgy alternator? When it's on the way out some cars will light certain warning lights together - this could go on periodically for months until it finally quits.

Alternator after 3 years is a bit short don't you think

AlanD

there's only one solution. Bring it to T&C motors (Peugeot dealers) there in Waterford. They'll tell you very quickly what the problem is with the car. Should only be something minor.

By any chance did you hit a big bump in the car? In the 206's, if you hit a bump, the fuel cut off switch sometimes activates. You need to open the bonnet and press the switch to reactivate it to restart. Although you'd know this if you couldn't restart. It's just a safety measure the car has in the event of a crash. But if you hit a pretty big pot hole or something, the swtich can also go off there too.

On some 206s though, the BMI interface which has something to do with the radio display up on the dash can cause minor problems. If your car is under warranty, you will be covered.

Save the guessing and go to your local dealer.

spartacus93

My fathers Passat often cuts out, he was told it was down to a dirty throttle valve that needs to be looked at every 20k miles. It's meant to be a common Passat fault. However when he brought it in they couldn't fix it for him. Believe it or not he's driving the car with about a year and it cuts out 3 or 4 times during every journey!

thelurcher

Squirrel: Could have been knackered from day one - since the problem occured ages ago as well - seen them take a long time to die but 3 years is a bit too long.
Could have screwed up jump starting someone :rolleyes:
Water could have got at it - not that he'd have been doing much off road and wading in a 206.

Some types seem a lot more sensitive than other.

Squirrel

thelurcher wrote:

Squirrel: Could have been knackered from day one - since the problem occured ages ago as well - seen them take a long time to die but 3 years is a bit too long.
Could have screwed up jump starting someone :rolleyes:
Water could have got at it - not that he'd have been doing much off road and wading in a 206.

Some types seem a lot more sensitive than other.

True, I was just wondering since the alternator only went after 10 years on my dad's MR2

curieux2

Heard this before ...
Check this out >

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4106437.stm

kensutz

T & C said that it might have been dirty petrol in the tank but looking at the site makes me think otherwise. I'm going to ring Peugeot when I get back from Norwich and see what they say.

Guy:Incognito

My ex has a 01 A class. Something similar happens when cornering seems to only happen when cornering) every so often, When you slow down and drop the gear, and begin to turn into the corner the power steering goes and some (or all ) of the dash lights come on. Sometimes evrything kicks back in and sometimes she restarts the car while rolling (maybe if left it might kick back in.

The car also went through a period where it cuts out when stopping at lights, which can happen 5 or times on a short journey. Hasnt happened in a while though.

Seem to remember something on here a whiel back about ecu issues.


On another note, seeign as this is a cut out problem, my 94 rover 620 has failed to start for me 4 times now since i got it in August. It starts every morning 1st time. The only time it faisl to start seems to be after I put petrol in, as each of the 4 times have been in the garage. It ticks over , so if i turn everything off and let it sit for around a minute it starts again and no problem for a few weeks. Is there a fuel line equivelant to a heating system airlocking? or somthing more serious, tbh it doesnt really bother me, but given the chice it'd be better if it didnt happen.

Gandhi

Had something similar happen to me in a VW Fox a few years back.

Of course, in my case the car dying was accompanied by a loud crash and a dead deer almost flying in through the windscreen.

Check for a dead deer embedded to the front of the car, and if so, do as I did and get thee to a scrapyard.

junkyard

Thats a common fault that Peugeot have been trying to cover up for years. You'll have to take it back to a main Peugeot dealer and let them play around with it but even they sometimes have problems trying to find the problem they just reset the diagnostic system and hope for the best.