1995 Peugeot 405 Reviews - Page 5 of 6

The clutch cable have snapped three times in less than a year.

The timing belt broke less than six weeks after a Peugeot P3 service.

The headlights do not function in low beam.

The fan/heater works intermittently.

The alarm still triggers even after disabling it under the bonnet.

The dealer service is appalling; for most of the repairs, I have had to approach general garages that provide better service.

The front fog lights have never worked and are too expensive to replace.

Three new tyres. The wheel brace bent the first time I had to use it

The exhaust front pipe blew and as this is connected to the Catalytic converter I had to have a new one of those too. £200.

The relay to the fuel pump has been replaced.

The key fob alarm control is temperamental. Sometimes it works from a few feet away, sometimes only when the key is touching the sensor. I have actually driven it with the headlights flashing ambulance like for a distance of 5 miles before I was able to turn the alarm off.

The alarm is not connected to the horn resulting in a 'silent alarm' situation, allowing it to be driven away as described above!

Not sure that the air conditioning is working as it should.

The wing mirror has been replaced.

The wiper arms both need replacing.

All this in 4 months of ownership.

When it goes, it goes well, but its just too temperamental.

Its comfortable, well equipped, quick and very roomy.

I have discovered that the likelihood of breakdown is directly proportional to the amount of toys one has to play with.

There is nowhere to store cassettes.

Handbrake cables to the rear wheels - outer case split (replaced twice at 85k & 128k).

Oil filler pipe split at 128k.

Rocker box oil leak, progressive from 90k.

I owned my GLX TD for three and a half years doing 52,000 miles, a total of 130,800 miles.

While the fuel economy was excellent, 50 MPG at 80+ MPH, the cost of main dealer servicing was expensive especially as a service was required every 6,000 miles.

There were no major mechanical failures, wear & tear failures were non-existent due to regular servicing.

Body work was excellent with no rust, the only body fault being worn hinge pins on the driver's door.