2014 C4 1.6 Ehdi Selection Alternator - Tensioner Recall

[sleepy0905]

My car broke down on tuesday it started making a rattling noise before it ejected its alternator belt I managed to get it to citroen thinking it was just a belt but not that simple they had to put on a new alternator, belt and idler, they say it was caused by a miss aligned alternator and it had destroyed the front bearing it is all sorted now they did it under warranty it was a big job they said as the alternator is a pig to get out and a very very expensive part. So I would check your alternator or it could be expensive

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum after being a member for 2 years so a bit late for the welcome.

 

Is this a stop/start car ? I think there was another post on here not to long ago about a failed alternator on a newish car so maybe there is a common problem and there was this one for a belt tensioner that caused the belt to fail http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/24101-20-hdi-aux-belt-tensioner-failure/

[paul.h]

When our 2015 C4 1.6 hdi had its 2018 service at the dealer, they replaced the aux belt tensioner as a recall without charge to us. It is not classed as a safety recall so you are not contacted and if the car had not gone to a Citroen dealer it would not have been done. It looked as if the old belt was re-used so possibly they just inspect the belt and if ok will not replace it.