Boot lock/catch problem

Can't help with your problem I am afraid, but as a fellow 406 owner (1999), and not being aware of the boot popping, details of the required mod would be of great interest.

Keith,

First point - I've fixed it!! I used a normal domestic sink plunger to suck the dent out, this obviously realigned the mechanics. Had to use the key first of all, rather than the fob. Makes me sick that I spent all that time cramped up in the boot.

Second point - There was a recall of a certain date range of 406s because of a defect in the boot lock. This was reported by the French two months before the UK did anything about it. Peugeots take on it was that they would not be liable for any compensation claims as the miscreants had found a way "to bypass the security system". I had my car done over, twice, the second time my dealer acknowledged there was a fix which takes about 15 mins to carry out. If your car is around 2002 then I would phone your dealer. The mod is free.

Neil.

I'm glad you fixed it, although unnecessarily crawling in the boot is a pain. Mine is a 1999 model, a hybrid between mk1 and mk2, and should be prior to the problem. Before it became mine, it was my company car at Royal Mail (it retired when I did) and the workshop were good at keeping up with recalls so I feel reasonably safe. Thanks for telling me about it, perhaps some other owners will see it and be grateful.

Cheers,

Keith

Hi,

I perfectly remember this era, the problem was known by some hundreds of people before mid-2002 (there was a thread about this on the NG), but it finally was widely told by some scam-eater journalists here, in France, in the middle of 2002 (I'd say in the first half of June). It seems Pug knew about that a far ago, then they had to recall many 406s for the fix. From memory, affects many Mk1. Pug dealers have the list of serial numbers, they should know.

Regards, G.T