2018 308 Timing belt issues on the motorway - Advice please
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Hi all, new and looking for advice please. Sorry for the long post!
I have a Peugeot 308, 2018 1.6 HDI Auto, and recently developed a problem while driving on the motorway. The car has a full Peugeot service history, last serviced 4,400 miles ago, total mileage is 80,500, so quite high for it's age.
I was doing approximately 70 mph, when a big red 'STOP' light lit up on my dash, along with a message on the screen saying something along the lines of 'engine issue. Fortunately I was right by an area to pull off. So I was safely stationary within 1 minute of the warning light.
The AA came, and diagnosed it as the timing belt, code P0016, the engine was still able to run, roughly. The car was taken home by the AA.
I have spoken to my local dealer who has serviced the car the last two times, and they fairly quickly came to the conclusion, Peugeot would cover 25% of parts and labour, the figure is calculated based on the age and mileage.
The lady on the phone advised me this was Peugeot policym not the dealerships. When asked would the offer also apply to any other damage caused by the timing belt, she couldn't answer without the car being diagnosed. Getting the car to the dealership (£60), diagnosis (£168), this would cancel out any help Peugeot were offering.
They also told me the advised changing time of the timing belt is 10 years old, or 112,000 miles, which ever is sooner.
I am only going on the AA's diagnosis of it being the timing belt, I cannot be 100% sure. I am guessing the engine will need to be striped down to find the real cause, and the real damage (If any).
However, I have read other similar online cases with VW, where they'd offered to pay 100% and 50% labour. And, HonestJohn advising taking SKODA to small claims court if a resolution could not be found.
So, I'm asking for any advice on where people thing I stand? Has anyone had a similar problem? Is the 25% offer Peugeot admitting some sort of fault/failure on their part?
Thanks for any advice,
J
I have a Peugeot 308, 2018 1.6 HDI Auto, and recently developed a problem while driving on the motorway. The car has a full Peugeot service history, last serviced 4,400 miles ago, total mileage is 80,500, so quite high for it's age.
I was doing approximately 70 mph, when a big red 'STOP' light lit up on my dash, along with a message on the screen saying something along the lines of 'engine issue. Fortunately I was right by an area to pull off. So I was safely stationary within 1 minute of the warning light.
The AA came, and diagnosed it as the timing belt, code P0016, the engine was still able to run, roughly. The car was taken home by the AA.
I have spoken to my local dealer who has serviced the car the last two times, and they fairly quickly came to the conclusion, Peugeot would cover 25% of parts and labour, the figure is calculated based on the age and mileage.
The lady on the phone advised me this was Peugeot policym not the dealerships. When asked would the offer also apply to any other damage caused by the timing belt, she couldn't answer without the car being diagnosed. Getting the car to the dealership (£60), diagnosis (£168), this would cancel out any help Peugeot were offering.
They also told me the advised changing time of the timing belt is 10 years old, or 112,000 miles, which ever is sooner.
I am only going on the AA's diagnosis of it being the timing belt, I cannot be 100% sure. I am guessing the engine will need to be striped down to find the real cause, and the real damage (If any).
However, I have read other similar online cases with VW, where they'd offered to pay 100% and 50% labour. And, HonestJohn advising taking SKODA to small claims court if a resolution could not be found.
So, I'm asking for any advice on where people thing I stand? Has anyone had a similar problem? Is the 25% offer Peugeot admitting some sort of fault/failure on their part?
Thanks for any advice,
J
The timing belt obviously hasn't broken because the car wouldn't run if it had but it may have jumped a tooth or two for some reason, this fault code means the crank and cam are out of sync, it could also be caused by a faulty cam sensor or wiring fault.
I think your cheapest option is to get a decent mobile mechanic to come out to inspect the belt first (ask them not to run the engine before checking}, tell them the whole story.
I think your cheapest option is to get a decent mobile mechanic to come out to inspect the belt first (ask them not to run the engine before checking}, tell them the whole story.
In response to your comment on my thread, my situation is slightly different. My Peugeot 3008 hard warning lights on the dash and the car would go into "get home mode" or whatever its called.
The garage said this is a common issue with the wet timing belts in the 3008, where bits of the timing belt come off and block something. There was only roughly 40,000 miles or so on the car and the timing belt is not supposed to be changed after 70,000 miles I believe.
The Peugeot dealer garage took care of everything in terms of fixing and working with Peugeot and it was all covered with no charge.
Then a year letter I get the recall letter about this very same issue. Obv I had already had the work done but its clearly a big issue.
The garage said this is a common issue with the wet timing belts in the 3008, where bits of the timing belt come off and block something. There was only roughly 40,000 miles or so on the car and the timing belt is not supposed to be changed after 70,000 miles I believe.
The Peugeot dealer garage took care of everything in terms of fixing and working with Peugeot and it was all covered with no charge.
Then a year letter I get the recall letter about this very same issue. Obv I had already had the work done but its clearly a big issue.
bingobangobongo said:
In response to your comment on my thread, my situation is slightly different. My Peugeot 3008 hard warning lights on the dash and the car would go into "get home mode" or whatever its called.
The garage said this is a common issue with the wet timing belts in the 3008, where bits of the timing belt come off and block something. There was only roughly 40,000 miles or so on the car and the timing belt is not supposed to be changed after 70,000 miles I believe.
The Peugeot dealer garage took care of everything in terms of fixing and working with Peugeot and it was all covered with no charge.
Then a year letter I get the recall letter about this very same issue. Obv I had already had the work done but its clearly a big issue.
For the op, the timing belt on the above car is running in oil, the 1.6 hdi is a dry belt which is a different set up and much easier to access.The garage said this is a common issue with the wet timing belts in the 3008, where bits of the timing belt come off and block something. There was only roughly 40,000 miles or so on the car and the timing belt is not supposed to be changed after 70,000 miles I believe.
The Peugeot dealer garage took care of everything in terms of fixing and working with Peugeot and it was all covered with no charge.
Then a year letter I get the recall letter about this very same issue. Obv I had already had the work done but its clearly a big issue.
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