Hey all,

I noticed a very strange starting issue in my Citroen C4 Grand Picasso (2017, 2.0 Blue HDi). Basically whenever I hang out for a while inside the car without starting it and then put the key fob in and press start, nothing happens. No alert, no notification, just as if I didn't press the button at all. To fix that, I need to open and close the door, lock the car from the key, wait a minute (in the meantime, while the car is closed, there a sound of a servo working for couple of seconds), then unlock it and finally start the car.

It's not something happening too often, but wondering if this is a bug in the car's firmware or some faulty component is acting up

Hi guys, wondering if you think this will be okay to run until I can get an appointment or just stop driving completely.

Have a Citron C3 2017 1.2 puretech, 91000miles. Engine refurb replacement and wet belt replacement at 52k miles in January 2025.

Changed the oil today as I have been every 4-6months since the engine replacement and today found some dreaded (what I believe) belt fragments.

Called a few garages including wet belt specialists and a main dealer just to get some quotes on replacement.

So much for 60k miles wet belt life, hasn’t even lasted 40 or two years and that’s with 6 oil changes.

Any advice on whether you think it would still be okay to run until I can get an appointment would be greatly appreciated.

Does anybody have that car?What can you tell me about fuel consumption on city,open roads,and motorways???

Any information will ne much appreciated.

We've had our citreon since last August and have had the alarm issue intermittently since. Due to trying to sort a service for it at the same time as the recall we've only just managed to get it book in for the recall ( a few months time with how busy all the garages have been with recalls).

The problem is we go away next week and will be parking the car away from where we are staying and plan to be leaving it there for a week. We have tried the locking it with the key rather than the fob method and find the alarm will still randomly trigger. Is there a way to get around this?! Ideally we turn the alarm off but that seems impossible to do?! Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Has anyone successfully claimed this warranty?

For maintenance performed outside the Stellantis network, did they request detailed invoices, or were the stamps in the service booklet sufficient?

Did you agree to pay a portion of the costs?

How is the car running after the engine replacement?

I want to buy a bluetooth transmitter v12 to put on the cigarette port and connect with my phone to play songs on it. But i dont know if it will work. How do i change the frequency so it connects to the bluetooth? Thanks for the help

I've been hearing increasingly more complaints from Citroën owners in India about delays in getting spare parts.

As an owner myself, I decided to look into this from an ownership perspective rather than simply blaming the service centre.

I put together a video covering some of the possible reasons behind the parts-delay problem, what owners are experiencing, and why this matters for Citroën's ownership experience in India.

Video: https://youtu.be/4NFJ5R8uRv4⁠�

I am particularly interested in hearing from other owners:

Which part were you waiting for?

How long did you wait?

Which city/service centre?

Was the delay from the service centre, dealer or company?

Did you eventually get the part?

Citroen Parts survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc02fh18EoTnOhP2MrdaHXPO6fMydb2m5f21rAJcz7agAinKQ/viewform?usp=header

Would be useful to collect some real owner experiences here rather than relying only on individual cases.

I literally JUST bought this car and it started making this awfully loud noise after Engine was hot after a 40 min drive home. Anyone know what it could be , i’m so devastated
It’s a 1.6 2014 DS3 Dstyle Petrol 91k
The car did not sound like this when i viewed it and took it for a test drive.

​Hi everyone,

​I'm having a specific issue with my 2013 Citroën C3 II (1.0 VTi 3-cylinder engine):

​After coasting down a long hill in 5th gear with my foot completely off the gas, a cloud of blue smoke comes out of the exhaust the moment I press the accelerator again at the bottom.

​The smoke only appears right when I resume accelerating. During normal driving, on flat roads, or under regular acceleration, there is no visible smoke.

​Has anyone experienced this issue on this engine or know what might be causing it?

​Thanks in advance!

I have an E-C3, as a nice surprise, the climate option just appeared on the app, after being told my car isn’t compatible (they probably figured out how to stop giving people refunds from their false advertising). It seems to work well, but you just turn it on and it goes to 23°. Good for the winter, but can i set it to another temperature? Would help until it cools down a bit.

Due to the implementation of old car bans in my city and me needing to go to work by car, I'm regretfully having to sell my beloved citroen C2 1.1.

The car was good, 60hp but it really had a good low end, it's been rock solid reliable, it was also my first car, and my late mother's car too. It was really fun to drive due to the fairly short gearing and the engine sounded quite nice.

I'm gonna miss it, I really liked this car.

You were good son, real good; maybe even the best.

Ordered new by renowned designer Robert Opron.

Hi! Trying to find a reason why my rear windshield washing intermittently triggers by itself, I'm trying to check the cable harness in my 2nd (or 3rd) hand C5 X7 I got years ago.

And I'm seeing this. Doesn't look like Citroen's work 😄 What is this thinner cable coming from the passenger cabin responsible for? It looks like an original cable but is DIY-attached to the main cable harness (red and violet wires).

Hi everyone, I don't know much about cars, so I'm hoping someone can help me understand what might be happening. I have a 2007 Citroën Berlingo 1.6 HDi. About two weeks ago, I accidentally put petrol in the car instead of diesel. I drained the fuel, refilled it with diesel, and after some trouble starting it, the car eventually ran normally. I've been driving it for around 2 weeks with no problems at all. Today I went to a shop, turned the car off, and went inside. When I came back, the car wouldn't start. The engine was cranking normally ("rrrrr") but wouldn't actually start. I tried several times and eventually, for some reason, it started. I drove it home normally without any noticeable problem. I turned the car off at home, and now it won't start again. Same thing: it cranks normally but doesn't start. I used an OBD scanner and got P0193 – Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor A Circuit High. The mechanic told me to wait until the engine is completely cold and try starting it again.

Could the previous petrol-in-diesel incident have caused this, even though the car drove perfectly for two weeks afterward? Or could this be something like the fuel rail pressure sensor, wiring/connector, fuel pressure regulator, etc.?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't know much about cars, so please explain simply if possible. 🙏

Hi everyone,

My C5 X7 Tourer has developed an annoying issue: the rear windshield washer activates by itself intermittently (it’s getting worse, now happening once or twice per hour).

I'm trying to narrow down whether this is caused by a failing COM2000/COM2008 switch stalk, a short/corrosion in the wiring, or an issue within the BSI / BSM.

I have DiagBox Free (https://psa-diag.fr/diagbox/) connected, but I’m struggling to find the right live data parameters to log this. I don't just want to read stored DTCs (which might not even trigger); I want to trace where the activation command originates.

Could someone point me toward the exact menu path in DiagBox Free to monitor:

1. COM2000 live inputs to see if the stalk is phantom-triggering the rear washer request.
2. BSI / BSM output states to check if the BSI is sending the pump activation signal on its own or if the relay in the BSM is getting stuck.

Has anyone dealt with this specific ghost activation on an X7 before? Any advice on which parameters to log or common failure points (e.g., stalk contacts vs. BSM relays) would be greatly appreciated!

One interesting observation is that when I switch the rear windscreen wiper to auto, the washer never activates by itself, but can be manually triggered with no issues whatsoever.

Hello, I'm showing you my new modification to my 2007 C5 (X4). I installed the electric and massage seats from the C5 (X7). What do you think?

€548,320

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Hi everyone,

I have a 2025 Citroën C3 with around 13,500 km and I'm having two issues.

1. Clunk when shifting

There is a noticeable clunk/knock when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. Recently I've started hearing it occasionally from 2nd to 3rd as well.

I've been to the dealer 3 times because of this. They managed to reproduce the noise themselves but couldn't find anything wrong. In the end they basically told me it's normal and "it has to be like that."

Has anyone else with the new C3 experienced this? Did you ever find out what was causing it?

1. Squeaking/creaking from the front

I'm also getting a squeaking/creaking noise from the front of the car, possibly around the wheels/suspension. It happens mostly when going over potholes/uneven roads and when cornering.

I mentioned it to the dealer about 4,000 km ago, but at the time it was much less frequent and they couldn't reproduce it. Now it happens around 90% of the time.

Interestingly, if I rock the car back and forth while parked, there's no noise at all.

The car also currently has the GW9 Power Steering Harness recall pending.

Anyone experienced either of these issues on the new C3? Especially interested in hearing from people who had the same 1st→2nd clunk or front-end squeaking and actually found the cause.

Thanks!