Are you having problems with your 2009 Peugeot 308? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest 2009 Peugeot 308 issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the 2009 Peugeot 308 in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.
It needs to be a 12-volt battery with a capacity of 700-750 cold cranking amps. It also needs to fit into the battery box and have the appropriate terminal alignment. Buy a good quality battery. Any battery retailer should be able to help you.
The Peugeot 308 is a small-medium French car that’s well regarded for style and comfort. It has never reached the sales heights of the likes of models in its class from Hyundai, Mazda and Toyota and so on. But those who like driving something out of the ordinary should put a 308 somewhere on their short list.
If you're heading down the SUV road then the Qashqai is fine but the new 308 is a ripper car that gets The Tick from me. I would go for either Peugeot option.
The choice car buyers have today would have been unbelievable even just a few years ago. No one could have envisaged the number of makes and models now on offer in our market. Buyers now have the choice of a vast number of locally produced and imported cars, among them the Peugeot 308. The French carmaker launched the
The answer lies with the dealer and the Peugeot distributor. Presumably the problems that have so far occurred have been fixed, so while you have lost confidence in the car you really can't predict what might happen in the future. If the problems haven't been fixed request a meeting with a senior manager at the dealership and have them give you a plan of attack that will see them fixed. Feel free to get Peugeot involved directly.
You need to get an independent assessment of the paint from a specialist. Graeme Cuthbert can be contacted on 0422 444 335. Once you have an independent opinion you can approach Peugeot with confidence that it is a warranty issue the company needs to fix.
Generally it was always felt that the air-conditioning of European cars wasn’t up to the task for Australia; that was because there wasn’t the demand for powerful A/C in Europe where the climate is generally milder. But when the European carmakers began to move on to the world market and export their cars to places like America where the demand for good A/C is very high they have improved the performance of the A/C systems in their cars. The cars you say have had good air are cars that are typically built for the US market, those you say don’t have good performance are not. A/C systems soak up quite a bit of engine power in driving the compressor and that has a greater impact on smaller engines than big ones, and again the cars you are critical of have smaller engines, so they will also probably run smaller compressors.
HOPEFULLY you have a receipt showing the date and time you bought the fuel and, armed with the report from the dealership, go to the servo and show them they have a problem that may affect other motorists, and go to the fuel company and seek compensation for the cost you have incurred.
A HOPEFULLY you have a receipt from the servo showing the date and time you bought the fuel, and armed with the report from the dealership showing the water content, you need to go to the servo to show them they have a problem that might affect other motorists. Also, go to the fuel company involved and seek compensation for the costs you've incurred.
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Answered by Graham Smith · 27 July 2017
