C4 Picasso - EGS issues

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Sun 3 May 2009 18:44
C4 Picasso - EGS issues - tack
For the 2nd time, my Picasso is heading for the main dealer to have the EGS gear box put right. Feels like "clutch slip" that ends in neck snapping jerk as cog fairy finally bites. This happens in all gears. Couple of times it has just revved as I accelerated, no traction from the box at all.

1st time this happened (6mths ago) the garage told me that they downloaded new software. It seemed to cure it I expect the same will happen again.

Car is 18mths old, done 14k miles, and it is a worrying sign that the electronics/computers etc are not up to the job.

I think the car is destined for autotrader!
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Tue 5 May 2009 17:08
C4 Picasso - EGS issues - boxsterboy
Yes, it sounds like the gear change/clutch settings need to be re-set.

One of the ideas behind automated manuals is that they are easier on the clutch, so I doubt this is the problem (although I did have premature failure of a clutch on a manual '02 Xsara Picasso a few years back - it started to slip after 6 months and was replaced FOC under warranty. I think they had a run of them down to poor clutches).

I never had any problems with the EGS on the C4 Coupe that I ran for a year.
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