Citroen C5 2.2 HDI Wiring Loom Burnt

mak224751 · Post by **mak224751** » 20 Mar 2006, 20:42

Hi All,
Has anybody heard of the wiring loom in a 2001 Citroen C5 2.2 HDI catching fire/smouldering in the engine bay.

Only it has done exactly that in my dads car.

He is still waiting (2 weeks so far) for the wiring loom to be sent over from France as apparently they are not stocked in the UK as they should never need replacing.

Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated as he really doesn't want this to happen again.

PowerLee · Post by **PowerLee** » 20 Mar 2006, 20:55

Not heard of that fault before & there are NO recalls on the VOSA site about C5 wiring looms or under bonnet fires either.

What are Citroen saying caused this? Who has to foot the bill for the repair?

mak224751 · Post by **mak224751** » 20 Mar 2006, 20:59

At the moment it is my dad who is having to foot the (hefty) bill. However i feel that Citroen should be. Like i say if anyone has any info that will help when he complains to Citroen it would be greatly appreciated

PowerLee · Post by **PowerLee** » 20 Mar 2006, 21:01

Strange one that, Not heard any weaknesses about C5 wiring looms myself & VOSA havent recalled any C5s for that problem.

dnsey · Post by **dnsey** » 20 Mar 2006, 21:20

It would be well worth investigating carefully which conductor started burning first, if you can work it out, and checking what it feeds and its routing (for sharp edges, etc.).

wheeler · Post by **wheeler** » 20 Mar 2006, 23:51

where does the fire appear to originate from ? do you have any pics ?

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 21 Mar 2006, 00:42

Does this C5 has the standard headlights (not the dearer HID units) ?