Peugeot 207CC roof fault

When activating the 'roof down' switch, our 207CC winds the windows down, half opens the boot lid, then, with a 'bong', stops and displays 'Faulty roof mechanism'.

It's probably optimistic of me to ask, but is there anything I can try DIY-wise before I take it to the Peugeot dealer?

TIA.

Neil

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Neil Bush
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Perhaps optimistic to ask here, but lots of info if you Google. Also worth asking here:

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where one suggestion is that a design fault causes a hydraulic pipe to fracture, dumping the fluid.

Sadly, the pipe is all part of the cylinder, so possibly not cheap if it's that.

I would also try to find a specialist local to you before you go the dealer route.

Chris

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Chris Whelan

You may find that a complete open and close sequence using the manual method will re-set it. Should be an allen key somewhere IIRC

Reply to
Mrcheerful

I think you are thinking of the 206. Nothing in the manual and no allen key. Thanks anyway.

Reply to
Neil

Thanks. It seems quite a common problem, judging by that forum.

Neil

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Neil

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If you're keeping it then the lexia clone is almost certainly worthwhile.

Reply to
Duncan Wood

replying to Mrcheerful, ralph wrote: where do you insert the allen key please.

Reply to
ralph

I now believe that was only on earlier ones (206 ?)

207cc roof is plagued with problems and there are some specialist places that fix them.

such as these:

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Reply to
MrCheerful

I had a similar problem with mine and was aghast at the prices being charge d by garages so I called out our breakdown company. The mechanic had no id ea but phoned the garage from where I had brought the car. He was told tha t there was a reset button just inside the passenger locking mecanism where the roof locks into the windscreen. He got a pen jiggled it about and tha t was it problem solved. The garage told him that there is sometimes a blip with the computer controlling it and tells the the wrong info ie the roof is shut when in fact it is open. Hope this helps people. Eileen

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bramble12

replying to bramble12, Karen wrote: Can you tell me where he stuck the pen as mine has just started doing this. Drove quite a few klms with roof down last weekend but went to put it down today windows down boot lifted slightly then error message Also can't open boot

Reply to
Karen

Have a little bit different problem. Boot lid openes, roof folds down but boot lid wouldn't close.

Reply to
danijel.bezuh

Any luck in this? I have the same problem

Reply to
rtwbet1

thanks for sharing!

Reply to
Adrian Caspersz

Did you find out your problem

Reply to
Rob5981

Chances of someone actively logging and checking "motorsforum" is nill, as that source leaches newsgroup posts that that user is not really an active participant of.

You will be in for a long wait.

If this is your thing "web forums", there are some dedicated to Peugeot. Google will find them.

Oh, f*ck it. Just google ...

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Reply to
Adrian Caspersz

Yes, it was the roof.

Reply to
alan_m

It would be more to do with the car being made from a collection parts made to the lowest price possible instead of up to specification.

I'm fairly certain that Bosch electrics fitted to French cars were/are lower grade than Bosch electrics fitted to German cars.

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Peter Hill

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