2009-2021 Peugeot 3008 Problems: 9 Known Issues

On the 1.2 PureTech petrol engine, material from the degrading timing belt can clog and damage the brake vacuum pump, reducing braking assistance. A later EU alert for the same build period describes insufficient lubrication of the vacuum pump, which can make it break. Applies to: 3008 with the 1.2 PureTech turbo petrol engine. EU alert A12/01505/20 (Peugeot code JZR) covers 1.2 turbo petrol 3008s built March 2013 to April 2017; its type approvals include the second-generation 3008's, so it reaches early second-generation builds as well as first-generation cars. Hong Kong recall 10001115 covers 3008s built 3 April 2017 to 28 October 2020, and EU Safety Gate alert A11/00077/23 (Peugeot codes KGG, KGH) covers 3008s built 3 April 2017 to 11 December 2020; neither names the engine in the text opened, so inclusion is set by VIN. Not every car in these ranges is affected: check your VIN with a Peugeot dealer.

First-generation 3008s with the PSA/BMW Prince 1.6 petrol engines (turbo THP 156 and naturally aspirated VTi 120) suffer premature timing chain stretch caused by a soft original chain and a tensioner that is starved of oil, aggravated by the engine's aggressive variable valve timing. A stretched chain rattles on cold start and can jump or break, putting the engine out of synchronization and risking valve-to-piston contact and full engine failure. Peugeot issued revised chain and tensioner parts and a TSB, and forum-documented failures occurred well under 60,000 miles.

Owners of first-generation 3008 1.6 HDi diesels report the "Risk of particle filter clogging" warning, sometimes after failed forced regenerations. These cars use Eolys additive for the particulate filter.

Owners report an anti-pollution fault warning counting down to "starting impossible in 1100 km", with the Peugeot dealer diagnosing a failed AdBlue tank pump or AdBlue tank and replacing the whole urea tank. Peugeot says certain Euro 6 diesels with SCR (AdBlue) technology had problems with their urea tank and has extended coverage for them; its page does not list models. Applies to: 2017 3008 (P84) BlueHDi diesels with SCR (AdBlue), per owner reports on a February 2017 3008 120 EAT6 and a 2017 3008 2.0 180 GT; not petrol or hybrid 3008s. Peugeot's coverage applies to certain Euro 6 SCR diesels built January 2014 to August 2020; whether it applies to a car is decided by a Peugeot dealer.

The 2012–2016 3008 HYbrid4 (2.0 HDi diesel + rear electric motor) suffers hybrid-system faults from two sources: ageing of the Ni-MH high-voltage traction pack under the boot floor, whose poor ventilation accelerates cell imbalance, and an undersized 12V auxiliary battery whose low voltage triggers cascades of spurious fault messages and no-start conditions. Owners report 'Hybrid System Fault' and reduced-power warnings, loss of electric drive (and with it the car's all-wheel-drive capability), and rising fuel consumption when the electric side stops contributing.

On the first-generation 3008 (2009-2016), the BSI module is the central body-electronics unit controlling the immobiliser, central locking, lighting, wipers and dash communication. Owners report BSI faults producing no-start or immobiliser faults, hazard lights that will not cancel, door locks that lock and unlock by themselves, and multiple warnings at once.

Owners report the EAT6 automatic juddering or jerking on gear changes at low speed: one on 3-2 and 4-3 downshifts when hot in heavy traffic, another on shifts at 40 to 60 km/h and when pulling away again after almost stopping. The faults come and go, and one dealer could not reproduce them. Applies to: 2017 3008 (P84) with the Aisin EAT6 six-speed automatic, per owner reports on a 1.2 PureTech and an April 2017 1.6 BlueHDi. Other owners in one of these threads report smooth shifting. No applicable recall or service bulletin was identified in the reviewed sources.

First-generation 3008s fitted with the rear Dynamic Roll Control hydraulic suspension (mainly 2.0 HDi 150, 1.6 THP 156 and HYbrid4 versions) commonly lose fluid from the crimped flexible pipe connections at the centre of the rear axle, with failures reported at as little as 30,000 miles. Once the fluid leaks out, the rear suspension knocks and crashes over bumps and the roll-control function is lost, and the OEM hydraulic unit is expensive and prone to failing again.

Owners report the central touchscreen (NAC head unit) restarting at random or repeatedly shutting down; one says the radio cuts out when the screen goes black, another that Bluetooth stops working. Applies to: 2017 3008 (P84) with the central touchscreen and NAC head unit, per owner reports on a 1.2 PureTech EAT6 and a GT Line. No applicable recall or service bulletin was identified in the reviewed sources.