I was cheated!! I bought for my daughter from a private person 1999 model 206 (66 000 km) with automatic transmission. I tested it with warm engine and transmission was working very well. But next morning with cold engine after 2 kilometers drive, there was a light thump and warning lights started to blink. I stopped the engine and started again. The problem was gone and did not appear, when driving with warm engine. The same happens every time with cold engine and after restart its ok. In Peugeot service, they said, that there are metal particles in transmission oil and only way to repair it is to change the whole transmission box - cost 5500 euros! I have no protection of consumer laws, because I bought from private person. I cant get any money back from the seller, because he is not solvent! The Peugeot importer refuses to take responsibility even if it is very obvious, that the fault has been in the box already from the factory. The former owner had used the car in guarantee repair for the same reason, and it was said then, that there was some gap in fuse nest! But the problem was appearing after this repair every now and then and the former owner did not do anything to that! Personally I think, that there might be some problems in electric control functions. Is there somebody, who has experience of the same problem? Is Peugeot 206 automatic transmission total catastrophe??
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20 years ago