Faults:

Rear window replaced, heater strip faulty.

Problem with oil level indicator sensor, replaced with modified unit, control unit also replaced; and soldered connections made.

N/S/R door handle replaced (Twice)!.

Door trim replaced, (Kept falling off)

Spare key replaced/reprogrammed.

Squeak from CD changer (Unresolved)

Gearbox whines on over-run.. worse than a land-rover (Unresolved)

Vibration through drivers floor-pan when engine cold (Unresolved)

Air conditioning mists up screen if turned off (Unresolved)

Engine smokes heavily under acceleration (Unresolved)

General Comments:

In the process of trying to reject this vehicle under the sale of goods act!

Faults:

Nothing yet.

General Comments:

Nice looking car, but seriously let down by two major niggles. The blind spot created by the sweep of the windscreen supports is bad enough, but the 5 inch band which the wipers don’t reach on the right hand side of the windscreen is ridiculous and positively dangerous. My local dealer adjusted them and said ‘everyone complains about that.’ Why don’t Peugeot provide windscreen wipers designed for right hand drive?

The clunk from the rear suspension on slightly bumpy roads when you have people or luggage in the back indicates the suspension simply isn’t good enough. Come on Peugeot, beef the suspension up to a decent standard.

Faults:

Faulty horn which was cured after being back to the dealer for the second time by re-positioning the earthing point.

Vehicle seems to have a dead spot on acceleration and deceleration. I have had the vehicle back to the dealer twice for this fault, but they say they can find nothing wrong.

Engine sounds noisy when first started up.

Drivers window sticks on occasion.

The radio de-tuned itself and the dealer did say this happens on other models of Peugeot.

I do find the seats are a little too hard.

General Comments:

So far the car has presented me with no serious problems. For the engine size, price, and model of car, it performs as well as I would expect.

Faults:

New car was very good, quiet, comfortable, relaxed motorway cruiser with decent handling and space, plus excellent levels of equipment. All went well for first 9 months, then throttle pedal jammed under leading edge of Peugeot-fitted floor mat. Hairy experience having 138 BHP on full throttle in an automatic, on a dual carriageway approaching a lot of brake lights!

Managed to stop without incident, but dealer informed me "Oh that's quite a common fault."

From there on the car suffered from just about every engine management fault in it's, extensive, repertoire. I can log 14 visits to local dealer for new components and/or re-programming, including once in France.

Final straw 3 weeks ago when car went to full throttle on it's own. Following much hard braking and not a little sweating it came off full throttle, displayed "Catalytic Converter Fault" and settled to a fast tick-over. Unfortunately, the throttle pedal was now seemingly disconnected so we trickled home at 1200 rpm in Tiptronic 2. Following another reprogramming and another new part, my Company have decided that this is a potentially dangerous car and are disposing of it back to the lease company. Thankfully I work for a caring Company and it's not my own money tied up in this time bomb.

General Comments:

Great shame really. Two previous 406's have been brilliant motor cars. However, I have met quite a few nice, but equally frustrated, 307 owners whilst sitting in my local dealer's reception area. The Receptionists care, but seem nearly defeated by the almost constant moaning from upset customers.

Next car? Skoda or Honda.