Car not starting intermittently. Pulling my hair out!

[u/whitchurch11]

Hey all, I have a bit of an odd problem here. Sorry it’s a long one!

It is a 2017, Peugeot 3008 - I think the engine is a PSA BlueHDi, but I don’t know much about cars. It’s a 1.6l diesel with AdBlue - the 8th digit of the VIN is Z. I hope that’s enough to go by, but please let me know if there’s anything else I can check if that’s not enough info.

To the problem. I drove the car around on Sunday no problems, then when I needed to drive it on Monday, it wouldn’t start. No clicking when I turn the key…just, no sound at all.

I have attached images of the errors that come up when the car won’t start. I haven’t been able to get an image of one particular message as it pops up so quickly and disappears and I’ve not been able to make my car not work since to grab a video. It’s something in relation to the parking brake but I honestly can’t remember what else it says.

The things that I’ve done so far:

- All of the above problems on Monday, until the evening when it would start working again, so I took it around the block.
- Tested with multimeter with engine running and is charging at 14V.
- Neighbour brought home diagnostic tool from work and all tested fine (though the car was able to start at this point).
- I had the battery replaced on Thursday (because I couldn’t get into a garage and I absolutely needed my
car for Friday, so I took a punt on a battery issue).
- I drove the car 20mins each way that evening no problem.
- Get ready to leave Friday, car won’t start. It did eventually after 5/6 tries, but I didn’t trust that it would get me back on Sunday as it’s over 3 hours away, so I abandoned my plans.

Each time it doesn’t start, the same errors come up (in the order I’ve uploaded them, if that’s at all helpful).

Now here’s a weird thing (probably not to you, though). Normally my wing mirrors pop out when I unlock the car but, when the car won’t start, they stay in. So I basically know whether or not it’s going to start based on whether they pop out when I unlock the car.

If anyone has any clue what could be going on, that would be amazing. I can’t get my car to a garage until late next week but in the meantime I’m hoping to have an idea what it could be/how much to prepare to pay. If there’s any other information or tests for me to do to help diagnose, please let me know and I’ll report back.

Thanks!

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[u/chris_diesel]

All that information but no actual fault codes!
Guessing is expensive diagnosis

[u/whitchurch11 → u/chris_diesel]

I don’t know what the fault codes are, how would I get them?

[u/RichardSober → u/whitchurch11]

Messages displayed on the screen are to warn consumers about a problem using generic wording. People who repair cars need more detailed information, and car manufacturers expose some of it through the OBD-II diagnostic port.

[u/whitchurch11 → u/RichardSober]

Okay, thanks! It sounds like I’ll need to wait until I can get it to a garage then in that case.

[u/RichardSober → u/whitchurch11]

Keep in mind, you should not drive the vehicle in this condition. The first picture alone indicates a stall condition, which means your car may stop unexpectedly and leave you exposed to being hit by another driver who may not notice you fast enough.