2001 Citroen C5 Reviews - Page 4 of 11

Recalled for change all 5 road wheels, after which had to fasten wheel trims on with 2 cable ties.

Drivers side rear door fails to lock sometimes.

Tyre wear fairly heavy compared with previous cars.

Appalling headlights, not bright enough and prone to flicker.

Occasionally engine runs at, seemingly, reduced efficiency. Intermittent and dealer unable to pinpoint.

Occasional Brake squeal, annoying "they all do that Guv"

As a family car this has few equals, fast comfortable & cruises all day at 70mph +

Huge boot and fold down seats give estate like cargo space.

My motoring consists of heavy commuter traffic or high speed motorway cruising with the occasional spell pottering around the lanes of southern Ireland yet overall fuel consumption is around 45 miles per gallon. I have achieved 52 mpg.

A whole lot of car for the money.

External Temperature Sensor.

Antipollution fault.

ESP / ASR Fault.

Airbag Fault.

Overspeed Control Fault.

Dashboard momentarily 'died'

This car has a first class engine, but the supporting electronics do not do it justice.

This could be a great car.

There does not appear to be a wealth of expertise available to resolve the persistent electrical faults.

When running well the car is responsive, extremely comfortable and a joy to drive.

When the (intermittent) ESP / ASR fault occurs, the performance and power is the car is removed.

Not much.

In two and half years of ownership two doors wouldn't open with the remote key and required new motors.

Very occasionally the volume control on the radio has jammed at full volume - fixed by switching off and back on.

There has been a rattle from the boot area since I got it.

The doors feel flimsy after the last car (Galant)

I love this car. It is superbly equipped with colour sat nav, 6 speed CD plus a dash mounted single CD, digital climate control, traffic master, rain sensor wipers, light sensing automated head and side lights, cruise control etc, etc.

The 2.0 litre Hpi petrol engine is superb on motorways. Excellent torque in mid range. The comfort level is also excellent with dial in sports mode and height adjustable suspension. The car gives around 30 m.p.g. with mixed driving

My only problem is it's time for the car to go... I have never had the same model twice, but this one is a serious temptation.

- Sat Nav computer crashed frequently and refused to come back up, even after switching off and restarting the car.

- Display frequently went haywire, with lines buzzing up and down the screen.

- One cylinder failed resulting in the AA having to tow my wife to the garage.

- Alarm system failed causing the alarm to go off at all hours of the day and night.

- Brakes squealed terribly, dealer said that this was a known problem and they were unable to fix it.

- Washer fluid level sensor failed.

- Airbag warning light came on occasionally.

- Steering wheel 'melted' - frequently after a long drive I would end up with some of the steering wheel stuck to my hand.

- Xenon lights were not very bright and the auto-leveling system cause the lights to 'jump' slightly which was very annoying on long journeys.

- Strange rumbling sound from the back at low speeds.

This is by far the most luxurious and most comfortable car I have ever owned.

Boot space is excellent too.

Loved the V6 and the semi automatic mode on the gearbox.

However, poor reliability meant that it was back in the garage up to twice a month, with most of the faults appearing to be unrectifiable.

Eventually it was the brakes squealing (really embarrassing in slow traffic) and the alarm problems that led us to sell the car.