Hello Peugeot enthusiasts.
I have a problem with my 207 2007 Peugeot, it just started itself, in the home parking lot luckily,,
in gear it hit the house and stopped with windscreen wipers on full
not sure whether it actually fully started, or just cranked itself that one meter to the house.
locked - no remote start, keys in the house
Have you any idea what this could be?
any had this happen
Ignition?
Starter solenoid?
any advice
thank you kindly
Daddi Bjarna
Iceland
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Does the car have or has it ever had a remote starter system installed? This would not be uncommon in Iceland I guess. The car won't be able to run, but is obviously cranking. So something has either been miswired / changed (especially the ignition / battery terminal wiring), or it has a malfunctioning remote starter system I would suspect.
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Is it manual or automatic gearbox?
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Id check the under bonnet fusbox for water ingress, Is the cover fitted correctly on it? there is a seal on it that doesnt work properly if it is not fully clipped down properly.
Does the car have stop/start system?
Does the car have stop/start system?
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Thank you, yes a remoter start would be a thing to look for, but it has not a remote start,,, not that I know of, only had it for 2 years now.GiveMeABreak wrote: ↑31 Aug 2020, 11:31 Does the car have or has it ever had a remote starter system installed? This would not be uncommon in Iceland I guess. The car won't be able to run, but is obviously cranking. So something has either been miswired / changed (especially the ignition / battery terminal wiring), or it has a malfunctioning remote starter system I would suspect.
well worth checking again
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Thank you, that´s a good point, the fusebox was shady when we bought it, will check it.
and no, not a remote that I know of - but worth checking again for it.
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Re: 207 starting by itself
By stop/start i mean does the engine auto stop when you stop at traffic lights & junctions then restart automatically when you go to move off?
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Was stop/start even available back in 2007?
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Re: 207 starting by itself
Stop/start was first available on the C3 as early as 2005. It had known fault where water got into the stop/start ECU (located next to the radiator) which caused the engine to crank by
itself, That was why I was asking, This was the model that used a reversible alternator instead of a starter motor.
My bet here is an issue with the under bonnet fusebox.
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Re: 207 starting by itself
thank you, I will check the under bonnet fusebox this weekend, would be nice to figure this outwheeler wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 12:35Stop/start was first available on the C3 as early as 2005. It had known fault where water got into the stop/start ECU (located next to the radiator) which caused the engine to crank by
itself, That was why I was asking, This was the model that used a reversible alternator instead of a starter motor.
My bet here is an issue with the under bonnet fusebox.
and hopefully not to expensive to fix