Question 1

What does a rear shock absorber do?

Accepted Answer

Shock absorbers are responsible for your vehicle’s smooth drive over bumpy or uneven roads and are an essential part of your suspension system.
Your shock absorbers are gas-filled tubes that are compressed by a piston, dissipating kinetic energy to provide a comfortable ride for you and your passengers, regulating the rebounding of the car.

Question 2

How often should shock absorbers need replacing?

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You can expect shock absorbers to last at least 50k miles. Your owner’s manual may specify a different mileage or duration, as this figure is only a guideline. You should also have your shock absorbers checked after heavy contact with potholes, curbs or large rocks in the road.

Question 3

The law, vehicle regulations and your MOT

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Car suspension is a common reason for MOT failures. Broken or faulty shock absorbers, including oil leaks, will be a definite fail at an MOT.

Question 4

What happens when we replace your shock absorbers?

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Our efficient and fully qualified mechanics will examine or test-drive your car to establish the cause of the problem.
Wherever required, a shock absorber will be replaced, and you’ll be advised of any other connected or associated problems arising from its malfunction.
You will also be advised of any other parts that may need to be replaced for the best operation and health of your vehicle.
Once the faulty shock absorber has been replaced, our mechanics will test it thoroughly to ensure the correct running of the new part and make any adjustments required for its premium operation.

Question 5

What causes a shock absorber to stop working correctly?

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If a shock absorber is leaking fluid, from malfunctioning or damaged seals, it will fail to operate correctly.
A damaged, broken or bent shock absorber will also fail to operate as intended. This can happen through continual use, general wear or through damage from an accident.
Some of the smaller internal parts will eventually wear out, which will prevent the complete component operating correctly.

Question 6

Symptoms of a malfunctioning rear shock absorber

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If your car is providing uncomfortable ride quality and is bouncing excessively, it could be that your shock absorbers aren’t operating correctly.

Question 7

Excessive bouncing and an uncomfortable ride

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When navigating corners or over uneven ground and your car feels unstable, this could also be due to suspension damage.

Question 8

The car feels unstable

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When driving over speed bumps or raised road elements causes uncomfortable and excessive bouncing, it is likely that your shock absorbers are damaged.

Question 9

Driving over speed bumps is difficult

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Any puddles of oil-like fluid on the road around your wheels could be escaping from leaking shock absorbers.

Question 10

If you spot signs of leaking

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If your tyres lose contact with the road when driving over bumpy or uneven surfaces, then your suspension isn’t working properly and could be down to a faulty shock absorber.

Question 11

Citroën

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Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group since 1976, established over 100 years ago in March 1919.Citroën produced the world’s first mass-produced front-wheel drive car and one of the first to feature a unitary type body, with no chassis supporting its mechanical components.

Question 12

How popular is Citroën in the United Kingdom?

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Citroën is probably better known for its quirky design and fun fashion styled brand of cars. Offering something different from more traditional sporty looks, they are a brand that provides value without being cheap.There were 1.3m Citroën cars on the roads at the close of 2018; a figure that peaked in the early part of 2015 and has maintained a very similar number ever since.

Question 13

Good value vehicles for family driving

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Citroën offers a range of fun-looking smaller city cars and family cars for every ilk. The smallest starts with their C1 city model, growing into the C3 mini-MPV and SUV models, then the C4 subcompact and compact featuring crossover and SUV styles, up to the C5 family saloon, that is also available as an SUV sporting Citroën’s Aircross moniker.
With models featuring up to 7 seats, Citroën doesn’t just create cars for everyday family motoring—they supply cars for the biggest of families.

Question 14

Citroën’s reliability and reputation

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You wouldn’t instantly think of Citroën as one of the technological leaders of the automotive industry, but as well as being the first to introduce front wheel drive and unitary body type vehicles, they were also responsible for producing the first hydropneumatic self-levelling suspensions system in 1954. Just one year later they introduced another milestone in motoring history, producing the first mass-produced car with modern disc brakes.Citroën ranked 25th place out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. Probably not a figure to earn them too much confidence and an increase in sales, but when you consider that they still featured higher than Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Land Rover then maybe the competition is a little tougher throughout that survey than it first appears.

Question 15

Recent Citroën recalls and reliability issues

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Various recalls have been made on Citroën models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

Question 16

25/04/2019 – Citroën Berlingo

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The handbrake mechanism may not be correct

Question 17

27/02/2019 – Citroën C4 Aircross (2011–2015)

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The battery charge program may not be to specification

Question 18

12/02/2019 – Citroën C3 Aircross (2016–2018)

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The wires of the seat position sensor may not be correct

Question 19

01/02/2019 – Citroën Spacetourer and Dispatch IV (2015–2108)

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The loosening of the front wishbone lower ball joints

Question 20

01/02/2019 – Citroën Spacetourer and Dispatch IV (2016–2018)

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The fixing bolt of the front suspension wishbone

Question 21

01/02/2019 – Citroën Spacetourer and Dispatch IV (2015–2018)

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The air conditioning compressor pulley could break

Question 22

01/02/2019 – Citroën Spacetourer Dispatch IV (2016–2018)

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Rear suspension wishbone mounting bolts

Question 23

14/01/2019 – Citroën C3 (2018)

Accepted Answer

The steering column universal joint clamp may be incorrectly fittedAll recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.

Car make and model	Average dealer price	Price estimate	Average savings
Citroen Berlingo IV	£259	£203 - £248	£34
Citroen Jumper	£296	£218 - £267	£53
Citroen Relay II	£274	£202 - £247	£49
Citroen C3 First	£240	£191 - £234	£28
Citroen Jumpy IV	£339	£245 - £300	£67
Citroen 2CV-6	£222	£166 - £203	£37
Citroen C4 Picasso	£335	£267 - £326	£39
Citroen C3 Aircross	£334	£244 - £298	£62
Citroen LNA	£381	£270 - £330	£81
Citroen DS5	£400	£293 - £358	£75
Citroen C5 II	£493	£364 - £445	£89
Citroen BX	£451	£322 - £394	£93
Citroen Evasion	£320	£228 - £279	£66
Citroen C1	£208	£157 - £192	£33
Citroen C3 IV	£343	£243 - £297	£73
Citroen Jumpy I	£296	£218 - £267	£53
Citroen Xantia	£248	£180 - £220	£48
Citroen C3 Picasso	£287	£210 - £257	£54
Citroen C4 Grand SpaceTourer	£324	£241 - £294	£56
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso	£333	£265 - £324	£38
Citroen Berlingo IV	£259	£203 - £248	£34
Citroen Jumper	£296	£218 - £267	£53
Citroen Relay II	£274	£202 - £247	£49
Citroen C3 First	£240	£191 - £234	£28
Citroen Jumpy IV	£339	£245 - £300	£67

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