2002 Peugeot 307 Rapier from UK and Ireland - Comments

I am an owner of a Peugeot 307 2.0 LX HDI 2001,

Faults so far...

1. Indicator stalk does not correct itself... I have been told it will cost me £300 to correct this.

2. Horn has stopped working... I have been quoted anything from £50-£200.

3. This car is supposed to be a 110bhp, but runs no better than a 90bhp and won't accelerate and to be honest really does run like a bag of c***p!

4. If cold it will take at least 3 attempts to start in the morning! It coughs and sputters on driving... accelerate and decelerate (all filters have been changed)

5. Bad knocking sounds coming from mainly the right when turning right, but often on the left too...? Suspension, bushes, anti-roll... who knows!!

There are plenty more faults, too many to list really... so if you're thinking about buying one, I really wouldn't!

I have owned a 52 plate 2.0 HDi 110 BHP 307 for 2 years. It has 77k miles on the clock. So far it has cost me nearly £3000 in maintenance.

The turbo seized, the steering rack has been replaced, the coil springs on both front sides have snapped, the suspension down links have been replaced twice, the alternator belt tensioner has broken twice, the FAP filter has been replaced and the Diesel Additive tank filled twice costing £160 each time.

The paint is coming off the spoiler at the back and there are lots of stone chip marks on the bonnet. The wheel arch linings don't fit properly and the steering makes odd noises when you turn the wheel.

The CD multichanger only has 3 working slots left and the air control dial is breaking.

I have had to replace the battery twice and the alternator is apparently on its way out.

A Peugeot dealer service totaled £700 and they lost my servicing record.

The car starts to lose power at the same point on the motorway every morning, apparently due to the ECU and warning lights remind me about the Anti-Pollution Fault and Diesel Additive minimum level every day.

I had previously owned Peugeot 205, 306 and 309's, but this dog of a car will be my last Peugeot!!!

I have a Peugeot 307, and have had nothing but problems with it since I bought it 4 years ago, and the money I have spent is a joke.

Every MOT it has to have anti roll bar replaced.

I have had 2 new exhausts fitted in the last 3 years.

The horn never works unless I bang on it really hard, and I only do that when Mot is due as it will be yet another bill.

I had to have the indicator switched replaced, costing £300.

The heating doesn't work, and for it to be fixed will be a cost of £600 to £700.

The back wipers have a mind of their own.

This is the only car I have ever had trouble with, and the cost to keep it on the road is joke.

IF ANYONE IS THINKING OF BUYING ONE, PLEASE RE-THINK.

Does any one know why the rear wiper on my 307 might slowly sweep when the ignition is off & the car is locked?

It is driving me insane.

On another note, I have a 307 2 ltr HDi estate on a 54 plate, I have had this car 18 months. When I got it, it had 118000 on the clock and now has 131000, and I am happy to say that I have had no problems, and it starts first time; no knocks, squeaks or smoke. I may be just lucky or it may all go wrong tomorrow! But I am happy with my pug.

I've had a 307 1.6 Rapier for nearly six years, it's the worst car I've ever had, it costs me so much to run I've nothing left to buy something else.

For the first week I hardly had a peep out of it, but that was because the horn had packed in.

The engine management light has been on for years, but emissions OK at MOT, dealer wants to sell me a sensor plus a CAT as the sensors usually seize in place sir.. aye right.

Despite getting regular services, I've replace nearly everything; indicator stalks (not correcting), ABS sensors, the warning lights back on again now actually, but that's good because the grinding ABS judder stops when the system has shut down!!!

It eats anti roll bar bushes and suspension parts in general, doesn't like its wheel bearings, it hates its exhaust system, which is blowing at a crack in the manifold as well as the silencer.

New radiator, self opening glove box hatch (despite being modified twice) - it's now held firmly shut with a 3 inch screw, the front & rear washers just stopped working, not the fuse (pump not operating) as it knows winter is round the corner, yep the heater blower has packed in too. I've heard that's expensive!!!!

Pulling the the seats forward to get into the back(3 door) takes someone with huge arms and an aggressive nature, as the catch is impossible to move.

The last MOT cost me £420 and that was at a garage run by a friend, can't imagine what a dealer would charge!!

Never.. ever buy one of these, it's got 112,000, but my old Escort did nearly twice that with hardly a peep.

I could go on, but I'm running out of page. I'm sure this must be familiar to many 307 drivers; clutch plate went, leaky slave cylinder, leaky brake caliper. Seized caliper, pity because it's really a roomy car and nice to drive when it's going and you keep the radio up loud to hide the drive shaft and exhaust noises.

The engine only let me down once (ignition coil unit), it's just that the overall build quality is poor.

Oh yes drive shaft and a hub (ABS fault again), would anyone like to buy it???

Throttle cable outer snapped under bonnet, bulbs bulbs bulbs aaaaarrrrgh. I feel better now, thank you Peugeot.