Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 15:46
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Imrie
Hello,

My C3 has recently started intermittently displaying the orange engine lamp on the dash and LCD shows "Anti-Pollusion system fault". Usually the error goes away the next day. I've booked it into a Citreon garage who are going to take a look at it. Has anyone experienced this and how much did a repair set you back? The car does have a 12 month Citroen Select used car warranty (it's an 06 reg and I bought it last July) - will this problem be covered in that?

Thank you 

Edited by Imrie on 10/12/2012 at 15:47

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 15:51
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Collos25

If you have taken it to an official Citroen dealer then they will more than likely fit a new DPF and charge the earth these can be bought for fraction of the price Citroen want.Wether its covered by warranty is debatable but you are covered by the SOGA .

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 17:13
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Imrie
Oh great. Well it's had under 1000 miles put on it since I bought it, so no way will I be paying them hundreds to fix this. Surely they should fix this?
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Mon 10 Dec 2012 19:11
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Collos25

Like I have said its covered by SOGA you will not have to pay a penny.They might see it differently but if the problem arises stand your ground and tell them the car is covered by the Sales of Goods Act.

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 20:33
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Imrie

Will do thank you.

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 19:28
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - galileo
Oh great. Well it's had under 1000 miles put on it since I bought it, so no way will I be paying them hundreds to fix this. Surely they should fix this?

Under 1000 miles since July? Hardly ideal usage to justify buying a Diesel and more likely to cause your DPF problem.

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Mon 10 Dec 2012 20:32
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Imrie

Under 1000 because from July to October as it sat in my garage because I was away working in another city - still being driven occasionally.

But it's racked up most of 1000 miles only recently.

Edited by Imrie on 10/12/2012 at 20:40

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Wed 12 Dec 2012 02:10
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - Imrie

Turned out it was a problem with the ECU software and a software update fixed it from throwing this intermittent error. Although apparently software updates are not included in the warranty...(?) .

I would have thought that it would be, as the driver can't exactly damage or corrupt the ECU software nor would I classify that as 'wear and tear'. Am I wrong?

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Wed 19 Dec 2012 15:36
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Desire 2006 - Citroen C3 Anti Pollusion Warning - andy815

Citroen polution warning,repair not covered by Citroen Select warranty. I dont think anything else is coverd by Citroen warranty. Or what warranty.

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