Peugeot 307SW Clutch & Flywheel Problems

[The Scientist]

Just experienced the same problem with the mass flywheel, however my car is now almost 5 years old and done 120 k miles. incredibly surprised that it just failed losing the whole drive. Not much fun in the out side lane of a motorway across a junction.

Talking to the friends who repaired my car (they own a small independent garage) this is a common problem for quite a lot of modern diesels, so for once it is not just Peugeot.

I note there are a number of other issues surrounding these cars, and i shall have a root around the website to see if anyone else has experienced them such as a faulty particulate trap system, electrics momanterily cutting out and then coming back on and the quality of Peugeot dealers in general. find a decent independent, avoid the main dealer like the plague. I do not believe they actually know what they are doing, and certainly do not want to help you or I.

[stefbabe]

hello guys
just reading your thread. i have a quick question, does anyone know if this is a common problem with all peugeots, as the flywhell sensor on my 206cc has just gone, and i would like to get a rough idea of how much its gonna cost and if anyone knows if it is common on the 206cc as well
cheers

[sparkle121]

Hi everyone
I was searching the web about flywheel problems etc & found you lot! Cant believe how many people are having the same problem!!!

I have a 4 year old Peugeot 307 D turbo HDI 110 with only 50K on the clock & on friday it broke down. No warning, no strange noises, nothing. After waiting 1 1/2 hours, the RAC towed me to the Peugeot garage... flywheel disintergrated & damaged the clutch. £1084 ive been quoted.. . Having only just had it serviced and MOT'd was not a happy bunny.

Thing is - I have no choice but to have it fixed as im a single mum now & need a realiable (ha!) car. Im def selling it now - well when i eventually get it back from the garage!!!!

I see a lot of people are taking it up with Peugeot.. whats the best course of action for me as im seriously p****d off.
Thanks
B

[molymops]

yes I had a problem with a flywheel on my 4 year old 307. Initially took it to a private garage and later had the car transferred to a Peugeot garage when the problem was identified as only a Peugeot dealer can rectify the problem FOC. The flywheel has a 5 year guarantee don't let them fob you off. The clutch has a 3 year guarantee in line with the warranty. I had the flywheel changed FOC but paid to have the clutch renewed while the engine was dismantled. I just paid for a new clutch at a discounted price. The original garage quoted £1000. I don't have the receipts now as I have since sold the car and replaced it with yes another new 307. I had no other problems and I do like the car.

[molymops]

yes I had a problem with a flywheel on my 4 year old 307. Initially took it to a private garage and later had the car transferred to a Peugeot garage when the problem was identified as only a Peugeot dealer can rectify the problem FOC. The flywheel has a 5 year guarantee don't let them fob you off. The clutch has a 3 year guarantee in line with the warranty. I had the flywheel changed FOC but paid to have the clutch renewed while the engine was dismantled. I just paid for a new clutch at a discounted price. The original garage quoted £1000. I don't have the receipts now as I have since sold the car and replaced it with yes another new 307. I had no other problems and I do like the car. The bill was a couple of hundred punds at the most for the clutch. You have been grossly overcharged.

[molymops]

yes I had a problem with a flywheel on my 4 year old 307. Initially took it to a private garage and later had the car transported on a trailer FOC by my Peugeot dealer when the problem was identified as only a Peugeot dealer can rectify the problem FOC. The flywheel has a 5 year guarantee don't let them fob you off. The clutch has a 3 year guarantee in line with the warranty. I had the flywheel changed FOC but paid to have the clutch renewed while the engine was dismantled. I just paid for a new clutch at a discounted price. I paid nothing towards the fitting of either the clutch or flywheel. I was very happy as the original garage quoted £1000 and my bill was under £200. I don't have the receipts now as I have since sold the car and replaced it with yes another new 307. I had no other problems and I do like the car.

[reidnet]

Ive had a couple of serious Electrical Hickups on my 307sw, Had an instance when the car was parked on drive , the headlights would for no apparant reason come on, It took my dealer 4 weeks to sort this problem out with the replacement of the ECU units at a cost of around £1200.00.

And more recently, over the period of about 3 weeks for no apparant reason the engine would limit the revs to 2000 revs, as you can imagine not a good thing if your overtaking etc, Only way I could resolve this was to dip the clutch and hit the accelerator, this appears to clear the limmiter for some reason. Peugeot had the car in for 3 days again and could find nothing definate that caused this to happen, they did re download the software to the unit and gave me tha car back to run it for a few weeks to see if the problem has been fixed.

The guys in the Dealership here in Dundee are very helpfull, I always get good service, and I almost have my own Private Parking space there as the number of times My car is in there recently..lol

Ian

[bn454612]

My 02 plate 2.0 HDI 3 Dr 307 just went it for it's yearly service. Service and M.O.T. cheap no problems. I asked them to investigate a high pitched whine which sounded on acceleration. Apparently it was Flywheel problem. I did a Google search for 307 flywhhel problem and found this site and learned that Flywheels are 'something of a problem' on 307's. My extended non-Peugeot warranty engineer had a look - guess what? Wear And Tear. Ho hum.

Non-the-less, Peugeot offered to cover 50% of the cost of sorting the Flywheel and I got the clutch, which was nearly gone, done at the same time saving a lot of cash in the long run.

Lesson for me - Don't buy Two Bob extended warranties!

[sequenci]

i think you should all get "watchdog" involved. they would love this sort of thing - hopefully it'll do you all favours too.

[bn454612]

Just a note to say that I have done an online report to BBC Watchdog about this problem.

It could be good if a few more of us do a report and it might actually get through!

Obviously will keep everyone posted on this.

Have a nice weekend.

[reidnet]

I have now Cured all my Problems with my 307SW, Clutch, Flywheel and horendous Electrical Problems..

I Traded it last week and replaced it with a Vectra..lol

Ian

[lindsay22]

scary stuff i bought my 206 over 2 years ago second hand, both wish bones have gone, starter moter gone, both power streering pipes replaced due to leak, petrol gauge broken, passenger seat wont pull forward and backwards, passenger seat door catch snapped and the lights that tell u about faults are always flashing, and everytime i take it to the garage its a problem with the electrics not the car. absolute nightmare hopeing to get rid soon and certainly not another peagot.
also there really easy to break into, my lock has been snapped out twice probably with a screwdriver.

[mandalaybay51]

Hello. Was wondering whether anyone could help. We are not sure if the problem we are experiencing is to do with the flywheel it sounds like it but not too sure. We parked up and turned off engine for about 20 min and when restarted the engine, everything was fine except for when we tried to put it in gear. It felt like something was blocking it. We called the AA and when they arrived, tried to put the car in gear and it worked! We took the car to a private garage and still the problem was happening intermittently. Can anyone tell me whether this sounds like a flywheel prob? The engine sounds fine it's just that the gears feel notchy and sometimes will not go into gear. Hope someone can help or point me in the right direction. Thanks

[yiddo]

long story short(as poss!)-peugeot/citroen know all about these dual mass fly wheel problems and if your car has been serviced to their specs will pay out of warranty for them to an extent. clutches are seen as wear and tear but if you argue that it wouldnt have failed if the fly wheel hadnt you should expect to pay a percentage of the cost of replacing it and if you have a good dealer they might also cover some of the cost for you. starters and speed sensors should also be replaced due to the flywheel failure-if in doubt-take it to the dealer-let them know you know all about the problems and make it clear you dont expect a major component to fail at such a small mileage please dont get an independent to do it then hope to reclaim the cost as it wont happen im afraid! electrical problems are also notorious-see the 'multiplexing' post above and just as difficult to either reproduce the fault you have experienced or to put right-even for the most experienced technician-be sure to get a loan car and tell them you dont expect the car back untill completely resolved! mandalaybay51-sounds like either gear linkage cables or a clutch clearance prob-most likely related to all the above!!-take it to the dealer-assuming you still have warranty-they will charge you to investigate if you dont! cant tell you how i know this-and believe me i wish i didnt but i do!

[bluejay]

Hi All,

I have already posted about my problem on another thread. Long story short. Bought a 51 reg 307 in Oct 04, flywheel died in Feb 05 not even 2 months out of warranty and only 16k on clock!!!,

Anyway having read these posts and those on the other thread I understand that there is an extended warranty on the flywheel opr that particular part is guaranteed for 5 years - can anyone confirm this??

I would really appreciate it if anyone has seen this in black and white that they could let me know as although the warranty will now have expired the work was done well within the time period. Also is there part of any consumer act that covers this??

Basically I want to write another letter to Peugeot S A showing that I have physical evidence of the 5 years and quote some legal stuff etc, they didn't pay much attention then as I had bought the car from a car supermarket. I don't suppose I will get anywhere this time but you never know it may pay off so if anyone can help that would be really appreciated.


Many thanks

bluejay

[bluejay]

Ok I have just written the following letter - what do you think?

F.A.O Managing Director
Peugeot Motoring Company Plc,
Aldermoor House
PO Box 227
Aldemoor Lane
Coventry
CV3 1LT 23 June 2007

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you to return to your attention a problem that I encountered just over two years ago.

I wrote to Mr Tod Evans in this office on the 22nd February 2005 (original letter enclosed) regarding my Peugeot 307 2.0 (90) HDi LX. In short the fly wheel failed less than two months out of warranty of the car. The official response that I received was that the car was out of warranty so Peugeot will not do anything to assist in the cost of repair – despite the very low mileage on the car.

I have recently discovered through reliable sources that the part in question was actually covered by a 5 year warranty and that when I originally made you aware of my complaint this information was withheld from me.

Due to the fly wheel failing prematurely in such a young car at the time and within the 5 year warranty for this part, I feel I must redress the situation and ask yet again for some form of recompense. The bill for the repairs (copy enclosed) came to £767.15 including V.A.T.

Unfortunately the entire incident cost me nearly £1000 which included car hire, I would be prepared to accept an offer of around £500 which would cover the repairs to the fly wheel and the initial investigation.

I understand that as we are now a long time out of the warranty that you are under no obligation to make a contribution to the repair work that was carried out. However I do feel that at the time information was withheld which had It not been then a more satisfactory outcome may have resulted. An offer close to the amount above would go a long way to restoring my faith in the Peugeot brand.

Many thanks for your time in reconsidering this matter.

Yours faithfully




bluejay

Please find enclosed:

• Copy of original letter to Mr Tod Evans MD
• Copy of repair bill
• Copies of Original replies from Customer Care Centre

[lancelotcat]

We have an 03 plate 307SW bought when it was 6mo (ex demo v low mileage). Within 6m of purchase the clutch and flywheel were banjaxed- happened whilst overtaking on a dual carriageway- took pug straight to main dealer who said 'bring it back in 4 days'. had to tow it to main dealer with our 92 plate honda civic. work was covered under warranty. since then tailgate struts went with a bang whilst unloading from boot (ouch!); track rod end bust at MOT this year. Regular problems with airbag light coming on (no airbag fault diagnosed at local pug specialist). Clutch now seems to be failing again. And so the saga continues....

[Greyday]

Hi all,

I was driving down a dual carriage way with my son and 4 month old baby in my Peugeot 307 SW 110 HDi, when suddenly I could not get the gears to engage, rev meter went crazy. I managed to pull over safely and my husband came and rescued me. Next day Peugeot main dealer's garage looked at the car and within the hour were able to diagnose the problem as broken clutch and flywheel and I was looking at £1200 repair bill. I have taken it to a local garage and on Monday I will find out what the damage is. My car is 4 years old and as only done 56,000 miles and has been serviced regularly on the mile due. What are Peugeot parts made out of, 'chocolate????' I can't wait to get shot of the car and get something German or Japanese

[swebb99]

Originally Posted by molymops

yes I had a problem with a flywheel on my 4 year old 307. Initially took it to a private garage and later had the car transferred to a Peugeot garage when the problem was identified as only a Peugeot dealer can rectify the problem FOC. The flywheel has a 5 year guarantee don't let them fob you off. The clutch has a 3 year guarantee in line with the warranty. I had the flywheel changed FOC but paid to have the clutch renewed while the engine was dismantled. I just paid for a new clutch at a discounted price. The original garage quoted £1000. I don't have the receipts now as I have since sold the car and replaced it with yes another new 307. I had no other problems and I do like the car.

Hi there,

found this thread via a google search. I've just has my 307 SW 110 HDI (2002) serviced (72K) and they tell me that the flywheel is making some squeaking sounds that suggest the flywheel springs are getting weak. Now my father owned the car before me and 3yrs ago almost to the day had the original flywheel explode. It took the clutch and gearbox case with it !

Some of the posts on here talk about a 5 yr warranty on flywheels which I assume included replacement flywheels fitted by peugeot under warranty ? Does anyone know if I would have a case with peugeot if I was to contact them and ask for them to replace the previously replaced flywheel before it goes pop ?

Thanks

Steve

[Greyday]

I got my Peugeot recovered to the main dealer whom told me the clutch and flywheel had probably broken up and they managed to diagnoise the problem within a hour and a half without taking apart any components. They then told me to get the car fixed would cost me the best part of £1,200 and the parts would have to be Peugeot only. So I promptly took my car to a private garage which charged me just under £600 which included parts and labour. The flywheel that came off of my Peugeot was made by Valaeo and not Peugeot. I e-mailed Peugeot UK and asked how long was a flywheel under warranty and they told me all parts are under a 3 year warranty only.