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After Puretech, Stellantis calls thousands of cars with 1.5 BlueHdi engine in Spain. In France there are 600,000 affected

July 3, 2025 by usatoday24

Thousands of Citroën, Opel, Peugeot, DS and Fiat. Specifically, those of diesel that mount the 1.5 BlueHDI engine and that were manufactured before February 2023. Stellantis has called for revision to more than 600,000 units of these cars in France, as confirmed by our partners from L’Automobileand is already beginning to do the same in Spain, as the company has confirmed to our colleagues from Motorpasion. In Spain, for the moment, the scope of the Call for review In figures but it has been confirmed that a review campaign begins in which the status of the chain will be verified since it can be broken prematurely. A breakage of the chain, Most likely, it ends the life of the engine since the repair is so large that the arrangement is not worth it. Those affected will be called to revision by waves with a communication by the brand but also with A letter from the DGT that will ask the owners of these vehicles to go through the workshop. Puretch ghosts come back Although Stellantis has not given the exact figure of those affected in Spain, the list of vehicles is long since it is an engine that has been used in much of the models of the companies specified above. Specifically, the following models will have to go through the workshop as long as they will be manufactured between October 2017 and February 2023: Citroën: C3 and C3 Aircross (2018-2023), C4 and C4 Cactus (2020-2023) as well as the C4 Picasso and C4 SpaceTourer (2018-2023), C5 Aircross (2018-2023). Peugeot: 208 and 2008 (2018-2023), 308 and 3008 (2017-2023), 508 and 5008 (2017-2023) Opel: Corsa (2019-2023), Crossland X and Crossland (2018-2023), Mokka (2021-2023), Astra (2022-2023), Grandland X and Grandland (2018-2023). DS: DS 3 and DS3 Crossback (2019-2023), DS 4 II (2021-2023), DS 7 Crossback (2017-2023). In the same way the following commercial models are affected: Citroën Berlingo (2018-2023) and the SpaceTourer and Jumpy (2018-2023), the Opel Zafira Life and Vivaro (2018-2023), the Peugeot Traveler and Expert (2018-2023), as well as the Fiat Double and SCUDO (2022-2023) or the Toyota Proace and Proace City (2018-2023) that continued to assemble this engine after the agreement with the old PSA. In the affected models, after the checks, Stellantis will decide whether to make a chain change or a reprogramming of the software. The problem is that the chain has a width of 7 millimeters in diameter that since February 2023 has been replaced by a 8 millimeters. The diagnosis will be made Analyzing the noise of the vehicle that, according to the company, will be decisive when replacing or not the piece. If they consider that it should not be changed, it will be when the reprogramming is performed. While this campaign is launched, Stellantis has announced that Special coverage will be applied. Vehicles equipped with this 1.5 BlueHDI engine, manufactured between October 2017 and January 2023 will have 100% of the cost of the parts or the replacement of them up to 240,000 kilometers or 10 years, which before happens. If the car is affected, the client has the right to be reimburse On this website But it is necessary to have fulfilled the manufacturer’s maintenance obligations. This way of acting is very similar to the one that has been applied with the Defective PureTech engines of the company. In that case, the blocks of gasoline They had the same problem, with a degradation of the distribution strap that could end with a complete breakage of the same and the engine. Stellantis has had to face the call to review thousands of vehicles but, above all, a Image loss in terms of quality who has tried to alleviate with The extension of the guarantee to the affected engines. However, he is facing a Collective demand in our country. Photo | Citroën In Xataka | The ghost of the Puretech engines chases Stellantis: it will pay repairs from 2022 to 2024 if these conditions are met

will pay for its Puretech engines and now for its failures with the adblue

February 15, 2025 by usatoday24

Stellantis has lived two great controversies in recent years related to their engines or the systems that make them work. Controversies that have ended up exploding in recent months and that is forcing the company to expand its guarantees and give greater coverage to affected customers. We recently knew that Stellantis promised Expand the guarantee of your PureTech engines retroactively and that would assume the expenses of the Repairs between 2022 and 2024 as long as some conditions are met, such as being able to certify that maintenance has been passed correctly. The other front that the conglomerate has open is related to the failures in the adblue systems of its cars. Now, the company undertakes to expand special coverage for Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles and Opel/Vauxhall cars with Euro 6 diesel engines. In the case of having paid this special coverage, now it will be the clients who can request that the money be reinstated. The problems with the adblue and the response of Stellantis In Europe, since 201 the standard has been applied Euro 6 To all the cars approved since then. This new emission regulations forced manufacturers to assemble SCR systems (selective catalytic reduction) to reduce NOX (nitrogen oxide) expelled to the atmosphere. He SCR system It is designed to break down part of the polluting gases in nitrogen and water vapor. It is, ultimately, a catalyst installed in the exhaust pipe. Said catalyst It works with Adbluea product in liquid format that combines water and urea (32.5%) that is injected into the catalyst. The heat produced by gases causes it to become ammonia and breaks down those same gases. To ensure that cars contaminated as much as possible, the European Union forced the manufacturers to include the impediment of starting the car if the deposit lacks adblue enough to guarantee its operation. If the tank is spent with the car running, it continues to work but once off, we will not be able to start it again. The problem that some Stellantis clients were found is that defective deposits were produced. If this failure was given, in some cases it was requested that The deposit will be filled Before time and the car was still working but, in others, the car understood that it lacked the liquid and, therefore, prevented the car from starting. The only solution to this problem went through the replacement of the Adblue tank, which could lead to an expense of about 1,000 euros. In December last year, The European Commission has already confirmed an agreement for which he forced Stellantis to compensate users as follows: 100% of the cost of the pieces in vehicles with up to 5 years and up to 150,000 kilometers. Between 30% and 90% of the cost of the pieces (depending on the mileage) of cars between 5 and 8 years. The cost of assumed labor will be 30 euros, unless the damage is recurring, in which case it will assume all the costs of the authorized workshop. The campaign began in Italy but now The special program to all of Europe is expandedincluding Spain. The cars that receive this guarantee are those manufactured between January 2014 and August 2020 when the adblue deposits that were set up until then in the diesel cars of Stellantis were changed. In addition, it is specified that customers who already repaired their vehicle from 2021 and were compensated at that time by Expanded coverage that have been applied so far by this problem, they will have the right to request an extension of the reimbursement money taking into account these new conditions. Those who wish, will have to request the expansion of coverage online using this link. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | If Tavares are out of Stellantis, it is because of a giant problem in the United States. One that already forces electric cars

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