1991 Peugeot 405

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system › radiator assembly. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Clutch Assembly1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Headlights97V038000
Filed Mar 11, 199710,816 vehiclesPeugeot, Inc.

Defect. A GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF THE HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENS OCCURS.

Risk. REDUCED LIGHTING FROM THE LENS CAN CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery94V064000
Filed Apr 7, 19948,341 vehiclesPeugeot, Inc.

Defect. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE IGNITION LEAD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL LINE OVER TIME. THE DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL LINE COULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Risk. FUEL LEAKED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THREE FUEL LINES, CLAMPS AND MOUNTING CLIPS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND REROUTE THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE IGNITION LEAD.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Nov 30, 2004NJ

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED CORRECTLY AND REPLACE PARTS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY REPLACED. *BF THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP TO ADJUST, TIGHTEN AND REPLACED PARTS THAT WEREN'T REPLACED PROPERLY. THE CLUTCH BEARINGS BEGUN TO SQUEAL AND GRIND. (VEHICLE MODEL/405MI16) *SC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Nov 30, 1995WA

ENGINE RADIATOR FAILED. *DSH

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19972010Routine
19920100Routine
1991 — this page2200Routine
19902400Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 11, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.