Very Very Quiet

[coastline taxis]

guess all the c5s in the world must be running fine or all the common faults have been listed so people dont have to ask anymore they just search.

[Johndouglas]

You're right! I look in most days but there's not much going on.

[paul.h]

We used to get a lot of new members with problems but that seemed to stop when we had a lot of spam posts which was sorted.

 

Only thing I have done recently on the C5 estate was replace a gaiter on a rear suspension strut that had started to weap oil, took an afternoon, a gaiter (£7.30) a new clip (£9.30) and about 700 ml of LDS fluid (£15.20 for a litre). This was my first C5 suspension job in 6 years. It went through the MOT with this which was a surprise but it failed on a front one which was more of a surprise since I thought it was the rear they were replacing, should have checked it before the MOT and wiped the oil off - labour was only £70 though but the strut £338 and 2 litres of oil £32 (dealer prices and similar to GSF so I could not have done it much cheaper).

 

Other things done outside of servicing during the year -

- The reversing sensors had started to give a false reading after parking it in the sun last August but I found by lowering the towbar 13 pin socket a bit seems to have cured it.

- Replaced the high level brake light - it was filling with water and whilst trying to remove the lens to seal it, I managed to break the lens, new one £46. When the doors are locked it glows dimly until the electrics fully shutdown - official cure is to solder a resistor across its +/- inputs but is not worth the bother and the space to do this is restricted. The old one did it as well so no product improvement.

- Loctite removed from rear brake calipers and suspension arm/caliper joint greased.

[coastline taxis]

Your right about the spam loosing people. Just for future reference 9 times out of 10 ive always got a c5 that im breaking so if you ever need anything just drop a line

[DaveHerns]

I look in once a week . My C5 is going well , touch wood

[seefive]

Maybe the reason for the drop-off in questions is the drop-off in the number of C5's on the road.

 

The current/mk3 has never sold in decent numbers in the UK, and early Mk1's are now over 10 years old, so numbers must be dropping, with more being scrapped than sold new

 

Just a theory...

[DaveHerns]

I wonder if the reason for the lack of Mk3's is because Citroen thought it would present a more upmarket image by no longer discounting prices (and reducing the level of extras fitted)

[seefive]

Good point - they also dropped their USP - hydractive suspension - on most models. A bad mistake in a crowded marketplace.

 

Interesting to see Motorpoint currently have 62 reg delivery mileage vtr+ nav's on at £16k - £6k off list...

[fatgut]

guess all the c5s in the world must be running fine or all the common faults have been listed so people dont have to ask anymore they just search.

I think it is the latter in my case, always seem to be able to use google to search this site and find pretty soon what the likely fault is with ours. In fact I think I must have read too much over the years because when my wife reported a recent power loss but it seemed to pick up dramatically when the revs went over about 2000 I said it's probably the MAF sensor. (Then checked site and it matched others symptoms).The garage connected up a fault find machine, test drove it and ordered a new MAF sensor, and it has never gone so fast since we had it as a new car. Also what has made a massive difference was me taking up an enormous amount of slack in the throttle cable. I'm convinced this had never been done before at any service we ever had done at a dealer or independent, because the adjustment clip was right at the very end of the cable outer before I took up the slack. Wish I'd looked into it years back, probably explains the gradual loss of acceleration over the recent years.

[Roger W]

I have been a long time visitor to this site and a (very) occasional contributor.

I have just taken delivery of my 3rd C5 and 7th Citroen.

After 2 Xantia Estates which gave very little trouble over 6 years I managed to write one off in the South of France but that's another story.

My first C5 was an 05 Exclusive 2.0 hdi Estate. The only problems were the regular corrosion on the rear suspension arms and one wheel bearing. I moved it to my Son in 09. He has just moved it on with 90,000 on the clock and a replaced front drive shaft and a blown suspension pump fuse as the only other problems during his ownership.

In 09 I bought a C5 Tourer, again a manual 2.0 hdi but this time a VTR. As with the previous car it was an ex-demo at a good price. In the first year it made 14 trips to my local Main Dealer! I think there were about 5 recall items plus window motors, heater blowers, ccu's, brake balancing units, etc. I swore I would never let another pass my door! After that period however it setlled down and has been faultless for the last 2 years. It drove well, was comfortable but I never took to the feel of the conventional suspension.It has now gone to my son with about 35,000 on.

And then 4 weeks back I received my new C5 Exclusive Tourer, again a manual 2.0 hdi. This time a new deal through the web was a better bargain than trying to find a 'nearly' new one. It's brilliant. The suspension has improved again, the economy is looking good although I am still sort of running it in as old habits die hard but it is a much smoother dive and more relaxing experience altogether. If this is to be, as is rumoured, the last of the proper Citroen suspension vehicles it will be a real shame. I took it over to Boulogne (from Bath) for my regular 'cheese' gathering trip when it was just 2 weeks old. It was just like the old days with the Xantias and the first C5.

Going back to the thread title, I still drop in about once a week. Over the years I've found hints and help here but generally speaking I have not had a lot of bother except with the 09 C5 which I think was an early model of the type. My Dealer, who incidentally did not sell me the car, was faultless. Everytime a loan car and all the coffee you could drink. They shared my frustrations but assured me that their experience with C5's was not as bad as mine.

Citroen's plan to make it more attractive to Fleets with the conventional suspension hasn't really worked. I haven't seen any increase, in fact I think they only shifted about 1,500 in the UK last year. I did think about a DS5 but was disappointed with the internal space when I tried it and look at the discounts on that now! Still closer to a 4 than a 5 in size though.

So perhaps it is a combination of better reliability and less of them that has meant things have gone quiet. I will still drop by to see what Coastline, JD, Randombloke and the others are up to, and if, heaven forbid, any issues arise with the 62 I'll look here first or let you know.

Enjoy the peace and quiet and keep your fingers crossed.