307 electrical problems

The boot opening problem is normally a broken wire where the loom passes into the boot. But since you have checked that..... However there is an interlock on the boot (well on my SW of the same year anyway) where you can't open the boot if the engine is running unless you open a door first, or something like that. The other issue is likely to be a bad earth connection somewhere. It is possible that you could get the fault codes read which will give a hint.

Yes, mine also has the interlock. - I think it goes that the boot won't open if car has driven over 4 mph unless a door is opened first. I've tried opening each door, and none allowed the boot to open. Car recognises that the doors were open though as the display on the dash indicated them as so.

There are only 2 wires going to the boot "handle" switch, so how does it receive the pulse to open the catch? Is it from those little plastic "things" each side of the boot slam? If so I suppose it could be them at fault.

More ideas please.. I'm not paying Peugeot to spend hours on this unless I have to!

This morning clock and date is once again "re-set" to 0

Come back my old 504 where everything worked so well :o(

k and date is once again "re-set" to 0

Hi The clock reseting happened twice on my wifes 307 sw before refusing to start- turned out the battery was faulty. Al

Thanks for all the above replies. I may have found the problem with the boot. One of the magnets (thanks Mike) was not in it's clip properly and was moving about when the lid was shut - perhaps this was enough for the solenoid to fail when trying to open??

I'm going to get a new battery fitted as this one is sometimes reluctant to turn the engine over with any great enthusiasm.

I don't have the code for the radio - does anyone know if these 307s need a code to be entered if the battery is removed??

Thanks Chris

Wire a 12 volt supply via the cigar lighter before you disconnect the battery.

Bryan

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I'm not really sure, but I don't think you need a code to reactivate the radio. I have read somewhere that the radio is programmed to work only in your car.

Grtz, Eric B.

No you don't need a code for this, the radio is matched to the car VIN. However, be very careful when changing the battery, there is a fixed routine to follow, if you don't you can end up with all sorts of problems like the immobiliser no longer working, and having to pay both arms and at least one leg to Peugeot to get the keys reprogrammed. The routing goes like this as far as I remember. Open driver window. Leave car with doors closed (bonnet open) for at least 5 to 10 minutes for the BSI to go to sleep. Then change battery. Leave again for at least 10 minutes, then lean in open window and switch on lights. This should be enough to wake up the BSI and then all should be OK. I have had a problem in disconnecting the battery in that it wouldn't start afterwards (before I discovered the above) but waiting 10 mins or so did restore everything. Of course you could just hang a small 12v battery across the terminals so that you keep a constant 12v supply to all the computer gubbins.

Thanks to everyone for your help! Car now sorted with new battery, clock and calendar which don't re-set and working boot latch.

Chris