Citreon C5 estate - Common fault on Citreon c5 estate

Honest John Back Room » Motoring discussion
View Threaded
Tue 19 Apr 2011 15:40
Citreon C5 estate - Common fault on Citreon c5 estate - Bowen1

Hi all,

I have a Citreon C5 estate 2 litre HDI and i have developed a clunking sound on the back wheels, I have taking it to 2 local M.O.T stations and there are unsure of any acurate solution.
(I have been told it could be a sphere, and many many other things)

Does anyone know any common fualt with the back suspension or hydrolic suspension??

Thanks

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Wed 20 Apr 2011 15:26
Citreon C5 estate - Common fault on Citreon c5 estate - dieselnut

The trailing arm bearings do wear out after high mileages.

Will usually show up going over a whoop type depression that compresses the suspension rather than a pothole.

It will start to show as lateral play at the wheel when jacked up & start to wear the rear tyres on the edge.

Edited by dieselnut on 20/04/2011 at 15:27

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Wed 20 Apr 2011 19:49
Citreon C5 estate - Common fault on Citreon c5 estate - Collos25

Most C5's had a recall for this very thing I would check with a main agents.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Wed 20 Apr 2011 23:38
Citreon C5 estate - Common fault on Citreon c5 estate - SteveLee

What year is your car? There was a bodge involving weights to try to cure the problem on early C5s, then they redesigned the trailing arm set up (2003ish?) it's all documented in the "what's bad" section of HJ's writeup on the C5.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link