Citroen are recalling just 36 cars in the UK over the sticky throttle problem
Citroen has told Cars UK that only 36 Citroen C1s in the UK are affected by the sticky throttle issue.
Yesterday we ran a story on the Toyota Recall spreading to affect Citroen and Peugeot, and commenting that we thought the number of cars in the UK that would be affected would be relatively small, certainly in comparison to the number of Toyotas affected. And it turns out we were right – just 36 Citroen C1s sold in the UK have a potential problem. Which is very good news for Citroen.
Citroen have told us that only petrol-engined C1s fitted with ESP have the accelerator pedal which is causing the problem, and as ESP is fitted to so few C1s in the UK the recall here will be very small. No diesel-engined C1s are the subject of a recall.
Other countries in Europe haven’t fared as well as the UK, with up to 9,000 cars affected in some countries. But this is a much more manageable number than Toyota are having to deal with and will reassure Citroen’s customers that the problem is not widespread.
We are expecting an update from Peugeot shortly on how many 107s are going to need recalling and we’ll bring you news as soon as we get it. But it does seem likley that number from Peugeot will also be small.
Must be a relief for PSA.
David J Parkes says
our new c3 piccasso has only covered 11000 miles in its 12 month life and the front brake disc,s are warped citroen say they only warp because of corrosion and that is not covered by there warranty. The retail pric e quoted by our citroen dealer(SB CITREON WAKEFIELD) is £225 !! there is no corrosion what so ever on the disc,s and only 1000 miles ago the car was in the dealers for its 10000 mile service , EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED AND SIGNED OFF AS OK as part of there service (£213.00).Does anybody out there think this is a bit excessive or am i the only one
Regards
Dave
Elaine Usletten says
Citroen C1s are really cute like a Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo. I would only like a Citroen C1 and a Toyota Aygo because Peugeot 107s arent my favourite car. Toyota Aygos would be the cheapest out of all these cars. I would say a toyota Aygo would be around £7.500 a peugeot 107 would be about £9.995 and a Citroen C1 would be about £8.750. Im shoked that only 36 people have bought a Citroen C1 i see plenty of them were i live. There is a chip shop and it is near were i live but they carry there deliverys in a Citroen C1 and there is plenty of cars byt apart from delivery cars there is harly any Citroen c1s on the road only delivery cars
S says
so is electronic stability programme the same as Cornering stability control?? Ive always wanted a citroen c1/ peugeot 107 or toyota argo, not sure if i should get it now. sort of lost confidence in them
Phil says
Best thing is to go to citroen.co.uk click on the contact us link at the bottom of the page.
At the bottom of the contact us page is another link re the recall – click on that and enter your VIN no from log book – it will tell you that 34 cars are affected and yours (hopefully) is not
Richard says
scratch that. it appears ESP is in addition to CSC??!!! The safety pack is optional.
Richard says
As far as i know. the ESP (or CSC – cornering stability control as it is also known) has always been standard on the Citroen C1. I am therefore very suprised at the announcement stating only 36 cars are affected.
Matte says
Re warren’s querie: The vehicle number is recorded in the vehicle documents along with the owner’s name and address. In this day of supercomputers I would expect the manufacutrer to contact Swansea and then Swansea to issue recalls, by post, within hours. They, (Swansea) should do something for the fees we have already paid. Too great an expectation?
Steve says
Thanks very much for the speedy reply. I have a basic spec C1 so I doubt very much that this optional extra has been fitted.
I expect Citroën customer services are currently overloaded with worried customers, so I shan’t bother to phone them. If they have identified that there are only 36 vehicles affected, I would expect to receive a letter by tomorrow asking me to get this fixed. I can wait that long.
Steve says
I’m afraid you’ll have to explain what ESP actually is, as I don’t have, erm, ESP (extra-sensory perception). Is it an optional extra?
I also have a C1 and would appreciate clarification.
CarsUK says
Sorry Steve, we should have made is clearer, as it’s quite unreasonable of us to expect every reader to know what ESP is.
ESP stands for Electronic Stability Programme, and it uses some clever electronic gizmos – and the brakes – to help prevent you losing control during emergency (or ‘enthusiastic’) manoeuvres. Only 36 C1s in the UK have ESP fitted – and none of them are diesels. But if your car is petrol-engined – and you don’t feel knowledgeable enough to start foraging round your brake pedal or engine compartment to see if your car has a throttle cable (cars with ESP use a ‘fly-by-wire pedal which sends information by electronic means so there is no cable) then call Citroen Contact Centre on 0844 463 3500.
We’ll try to explain things a bit better in future!
warren says
I will wait out for you’re answer ASAP Thanks
warren says
awaitng an answer re. my Q.
CarsUK says
Wow! We try to help if we can – but two minutes for a gee-up for an answer seems a bit strong!
Your ’07 Yellow C1 isn’t exactly enough information to give you an answer. But the only C1s affected are petrol engined cars with ESP. And there are only 36 of those. If you want more information call Citroen Contact Centre on 0844 463 3500. But the balance of probability is that your car won’t be affected.
jon says
What a pillock! Its a yellow c1 o7′ And expecks a reply within zero time!!
warren says
I have an 07 yellow C1
Is mine 1 of the 36 to be recalled?