KNOWN FAULTS · DS
Known faults for the DS DS N°8.
2025–2026 · Electric
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2 known faults with sources
Engines: Eléctrico (Electric)
Applies if: Only the campaign VINs (the press gives no dates for this model); confirm by VIN.
Interior door handles that deactivate with the engine running (308, 408, 3008, 5008, C5 X, DS 4 and DS N°8)Bodywork
- Engine / equipment
- Peugeot 308, 408, 3008 and 5008, Citroën C5 X, DS 4 and DS N°8 built between late 2023 and 2026
- Period mentioned
- 2023–2026
- Symptoms
- With the car switched on, one or all four doors cannot be opened from inside.
- Possible cause described
- A software fault in the vehicle supervision module (VSM) can deactivate the interior handles with the engine running, so occupants could not get out, for example after a crash. Recall published in June 2026 on Rappel Conso (45,500 cars in France): 308 built from 1/11/2023 to 12/2/2026, 408 from 3/11/2023 to 9/2/2026, 3008 from 9/10/2023 to 9/7/2025 and 5008 from 5/12/2023 to 10/7/2025, plus some C5 X, DS 4 and DS N°8. The VSM software is updated in about 30 minutes.
- Check for the garage
- Check the campaign by VIN at the dealer; meanwhile, test the interior handles with the car switched on.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Caradisiac: Peugeot, Citroën and DS recall 45,500 cars in France so occupants do not get locked inPresse-citron: Peugeot and Citroën models recalled over the handles, with the VIN ranges
View full entryEngines: Eléctrico (Electric)
Applies if: Only the VINs in campaign G3W; confirm by VIN.
Front wiring harness that can chafe on an earth stud and short-circuit (DS N°8)Electrical and electronic systems
- Engine / equipment
- Electric DS N°8
- Period mentioned
- 2025–2026
- Symptoms
- Sudden electrical faults; a burning smell or heat at the front.
- Possible cause described
- After a design change to share parts, the electric cars were built without the protective cap: the main front harness can touch a metal earth stud and, with vibration, wear through its insulation and short-circuit, causing loss of electrical functions, overheating and a fire risk. DS recall G3W (Rapex alert 34/2026).
- Check for the garage
- Check campaign G3W by VIN at a DS dealer.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines for this model
- EléctricoElectric