Storm Has Killed My Car

[ActualMat]

hi guys, a rain storm has just passed over where i live, it thundered and rained hard for around an hour, my c5 tourer (09) was outside in it...... an hour after the storm passed ive just been to go out and been met by a anti pollution fault , and brake faillure messages on the dash board and nothing happens when i turn the key, all ignition lights are on but like the battery isnt attached , was working fine before the rains came ....... any ideas guys or are citreons just not cut out for wet weather and implode when it does rain????..... to say im annoyed would be an understatement to be honest.... any help would be most welcome....... thanks

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Possibly some water has got in to the electrics, maybe if the drains at either side of the windscreen are a bit blocked and it has run down inside the bulkhead. You could also have a look under the bonnet. Hopefully once everything has dried out the car will be ok without needing anything doing.

 

This is from the C5 Technical section Common Problems pinned topic

12. Wet driver's footwell, mark 1 C5 (2001 TO 2004 model), mark 2 C5 (2004 to 2008 model) and mark 3 C5 (2008 on model).

Rain from the windscreen and the middle grommet of the wiper arm drips in to the cabin air intake, runs down the inside of the cabin firewall and soaks the carpet. It is a bad design of the air intake, not carried over to the mark 2 C5. I fixed this on our hatchback by putting a plate under the wiper grommet over the air intake to direct water away, put holes in the air intake to drain water before reaching the firewall, used lots of sealant behind the holes and at the firewall.

 

This problem has also been reported on the mark 2 C5 due to a build up of debris below the bulk head - see this topic from Mike Lane http://www.citroen-o...ess/#entry85106

 

This problem has also been reported on the mark 3 C5 - see this topic http://www.citroen-o...ter-getting-in/