Points associated to the timing chain of Stellantis’ 1.5-litre BlueHDI diesel engines constructed between 2017 and 2023 have led the car producer to increase its guarantee cowl.
Below this enhanced coverage, Stellantis will cowl 100% of components and labour prices for as much as?10 years or 150,000 miles, topic to particular circumstances.
To be eligible to the particular protection, upkeep ought to have been carried out by any automotive skilled in accordance with the producer’s suggestion.
The place points come up, prognosis and restore have to be carried out by a workshop or dealership inside Stellantis’s authorised repairer community.
The motion follows a compensation scheme that was launched to assist prospects who confronted restore payments attributable to timing belt points on sure Stellantis petrol engines, earlier this 12 months.
Stellantis vehicles which used the engine embrace Peugeot 208, Vauxhall Astra and Grandland, and DS3 Crossback.
Some vans from the Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall and Fiat manufacturers can also be affected.
As a part of this initiative, Stellantis can also be offering, to its used automobile prospects within the Spoticar and Stellantis licensed community, the Examine + certificates that informs them that they’ll profit from the identical particular protection.
Stellantis mentioned that along with this extension, prospects who’ve beforehand skilled camshaft chain points could request from mid-July on reimbursement for associated bills. This?complementary coverage?applies to qualifying repairs carried out between?January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2025, supplied that the car’s upkeep and prognosis adopted the rules advisable by the respective model.
Fashions that may very well be impacted embrace:
Peugeot: 208, 2008, 308, 3008, 5008, Companion vans
Citroen: C3, C3 Aircross, C4 Cactus, C5 Aircross, Berlingo and Dispatch vans
Vauxhall: Astra, Grandland, Crossland, Combo and Vivaro vans
DS Cars: DS 3 Crossback, DS 4, DS 7 Crossback
Fiat Skilled: Scudo, Ulysse and a few Doblo vans in later manufacturing years
A devoted?on-line compensation platform?is obtainable at?https://stellantis-support.com.
