Big Problems With The C3...... New Gear Box?

[kipper101]

first things first, im on here cause my girlfriend has a 03 reg citroen c3 desire 1.4 16v (99% sure that its a 16v anyway) shes brought it just over a year ago i think and its quite low mileage and its a nice smooth car cant say its not but recently shes been having problems with it and its getting worse.......

 

firstly when sitting in a traffic jam or moving very slowly it over heats, only in jams tho when driving it normally its fine.

 

secondly the gear box was having trouble going into reverse and now its having trouble going into second and today she sent me a message from work saying her second gear doesnt work any more......

 

was wondering if n e one knows the problems with these and if theyre a common problem on the c3 and also how much they'll be roughly to get fixed.......

 

any help much appreciated........

 

thanks.

[DACA]

first things first, im on here cause my girlfriend has a 03 reg citroen c3 desire 1.4 16v (99% sure that its a 16v anyway) shes brought it just over a year ago i think and its quite low mileage and its a nice smooth car cant say its not but recently shes been having problems with it and its getting worse.......

 

firstly when sitting in a traffic jam or moving very slowly it over heats, only in jams tho when driving it normally its fine.

 

secondly the gear box was having trouble going into reverse and now its having trouble going into second and today she sent me a message from work saying her second gear doesnt work any more......

 

was wondering if n e one knows the problems with these and if theyre a common problem on the c3 and also how much they'll be roughly to get fixed.......

 

any help much appreciated........

 

thanks.

[DACA]

first things first, im on here cause my girlfriend has a 03 reg citroen c3 desire 1.4 16v (99% sure that its a 16v anyway) shes brought it just over a year ago i think and its quite low mileage and its a nice smooth car cant say its not but recently shes been having problems with it and its getting worse.......

 

firstly when sitting in a traffic jam or moving very slowly it over heats, only in jams tho when driving it normally its fine.

 

secondly the gear box was having trouble going into reverse and now its having trouble going into second and today she sent me a message from work saying her second gear doesnt work any more......

 

was wondering if n e one knows the problems with these and if theyre a common problem on the c3 and also how much they'll be roughly to get fixed.......

 

any help much appreciated........

 

thanks.

 

 

I have a 55 plate 1.6 HDi Excl and it started with problems when it was about a year old. as the box got hot usually on a long run the gate tightened up. After numeruous visits ti the dealer and having th ebox out at least twice got fed up and spoke to both the dealer and citroen. within 3 days i had a new box a smooth transmission and 8 mpg better. That is all after almost 2 years.

[paul.h]

The overheating could be the engine thermostat is stuck closed (is the cabin heater hotter than before, putting this on full heat and blower speed may stop it overheating. Is the hose to the top of the radiator not getting hot ?) or the cooling fan in front of the engine is not working (check wiring connectors/wiring earth point/check fuse) or an electrical fault (temperature sensors/control unit) - once on our 1.4 petrol suddenly the overtemperature light came on and the fan started , I stopped the engine to let it cool and it has not happened since or during testing so must have been a one off electrical fault.