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2001 CITROEN C5 reviews

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Marc English, Cambridgeshire

Citroen C5 v6 auto 2001

1 star review

What a pile of very expensive French junk. Had the car a year, in that time the faults were: head gasket £1000,suspension £1800,ecu £800. Then the cruise control packed up, the car developed a oil leak, then the plastic radiator sprung a leak. Oh and by the way my father in-law had a 2l diesel and he had a new gear box, starter motor, alternator, head gasket, etc, etc. These cars are over priced and should carry a warning. DANGER THIS CAR WILL EMPTY YOUR WALLET FASTER THAN YOU CAN FILL IT. Now have a Mazda 6 and oh the joy of driving without the worry of will I get there or will it be recoverd on a trailer again. Buy at your peril.

Submitted: 20/12/2010 21:22:21

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Bev Varnham, England

Citroen C5 HDi LX 110bhp 2001

2 star review

Upon buying this car in 2004 (2nd owner), I was initially quite pleased with it. It drove well and was a great spacious car for the family. However, after owning the car for less than 3 months, the oil sensor started to go off every time the car was started, the warning lamp for the water level also came on and the central display monitor, steering wheel controls for radio etc all stopped working. It was taken to a Citroen main dealer who reset one of the computers. Literally 2 days out of warranty, the cylinder head went, swiftly followed by the crank shaft, the hydrolastic pump and many other faults occurred. The car now has had to have one of the 5 computers reset yet again as the accelerator pedal was to the floor and it was impossible to drive, the suspension still has a mind of it’s own and raises and lowers when it feels like it even when parked, the alternator has been replaced and yet the car still now has flickering headlights and central display unit. Oh and the immobiliser turns off when it feels like it, and sometimes it can take over 30 mins to get the car to recognise the key. It is yet again going to have to go back to a main dealer for repairs etc, and quite frankly, I only still have the car as I can not afford to get rid of it, but upon working out the amount spent on repairs etc I have calculated I have spent more than was originally paid for the car. (It does have/has had other faults too, non locking door, leaking window, diesel leak which 3 garages can not locate, seized callipers, exhaust damaged due to speed bumps.....the list goes on) To cap it all tonight I read the health review on here, and noticed that myself and the children have been feeling ill for a while - headaches, flu like symptoms, fatigue etc, and am now wondering if even thought the car is regularly serviced, we have a similar problem?)

Submitted: 09/02/2009 09:17:37

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Amy Kenny, England

Citroen C5 2001

2 star review

I have found this car to be the most comfortable car ever, and has never actually failed to get me from A to B, however, the faults I am experiencing seem to be common. Cold starting problems, car loses power and trips to limp mode, will not change gear. Switch off, restart, Traffic Master speaks, and off we go again. Problem seems to be getting worse now, also, cruising happily on motorway, start up an incline, bump into limp mode again, stop and restart...ok. Have read a lot of reports in forums, but no answers really. The ECU has shown, anti-pollution fault, and automatic gear box fault more often. I hate main dealers and can’t afford to go there, once was charged £96 for a fuse!! When it falls apart I would like a car that has NO ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, as I had the same anti-pollution fault problems with a Peugeot 307, the only brand new car I ever bought and biggest mistake ever. Dealership was abominable, and I gave up after 6 months of hell and got rid of it.

Submitted: 06/10/2008 15:32:13

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