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I have got the same problem on my 2008 C5 Mk3. Sounds like some sort of air flap is being opened at startup with a noisy gear drive. The noise comes from somewhere behind the drivers side dash.

Hi All, I have an early Mk111 C5 on 18" wheels with hydraulic suspension and can confirm that there is no tyre roar from the back, only the front. I have tried different makes of tyres and some are quieter than others but not that much difference. At present I have Goodyear Efficient Grip fitted which are quieter than the Michelins.I get a roaring noise on gravel dressed surfaces and a "thrumming" noise on smoother tarmacked surfaces similar to worn wheel bearings (these and the drive train have all been checked and are fine)I would be interested to know if the steel sprung cars are as noisy as the hydraulic ones? Regards Martin

Have you seen this article: http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36838&hilit=daylight+running+lights&start=0 It seems that you can change the bulb without removing the bumper with a bit of a struggle.

I have just replaced my front tyres (Michelin Primacy) with Goodyear Efficient Grip. Whether it is because they are new or not I don't know but the Goodyears are noticeably quieter. (225/55/17, C5 Exclusive). Is this road noise just related to hydraulic C5s or do the steel sprung C5s also suffer from it?

I own a 2008 C5 2.0 litre diesel Exclusive saloon. When I first bought it (at 34000 miles) I too thought it had wheel bearing problems until I read all the C5 forums. When I purchased it, it had cheap Malaysian tyres fitted and I thought these might be causing the noise. As soon as I could, these were replaced with Michelins thinking that as these were what the car was designed to run on by Citroen the noise would be minimised. I found there was hardly any noticeable difference in the noise level. Driving over gravel dressed roads the Citroen is considerable noisier than my wifes Mini which is fitted with 17" run flat tyres! I have only owned hydraulic Citroens, GS, XM, Mark 1 C5 and all have been very quiet runners and I loved them all, which is why I bought this C5. What astonishes me is how Citroen could put a car on the market with such a fundamental design fault. Surely during development they must have noticed how noisy it was. I too share the sentiments of Jonesy and will looking to sell it in the new year, maybe I should change back to a late model Mk2 C5.

Name: Citroen C5 Exclusive (2008) Date Added: 04 December 2013 - 08:03 AM Owner: Manthony.h Short Description: None Provided View Vehicle