Hi all,
I have a '54 C4 and occasionally it loses power altogether when pressing the accelerator after the engine has been idling.
To give you an example; when I was driving home this evening the motorway had a long queue on it which meant I was constantly stopping and pulling away again. About 1-in-10 times when I gently pressed the accelerator pedal I'd see the revs drop to about 400 and when I pushed the pedal hard after about two/three seconds the revs would pick up to normal (this was BEFORE raising the clutch, by the way).
To be honest, this is one of the first times I've been able to experience this repeatedly since I normally don't get stuck in lengthy traffic jams but it does explain why I've had a couple of embarrassing moments when attempting to swiftly accelerate when joining busy roundabouts.
In 20 years of driving I've never had this type of fault and wonder if it's something to do with the 'packed with technology' feature of the C4 not quite working like it should?
Any help would be useful before I take it to the dealer - from what I've read, I don't have much faith in Citroen dealers..... :(
Thanks in advance.
JW