u/uHazBrainz

Hi reader!

So as much as I love the 508 Peugeot and tbh miss it I was more than happy to trade it away after year and half of ownership due to monthly headaches I had with the car.

I bought Peugeot 508 2019 with 1.5 BlueHDI motor in 2024, car had 77k km and was owned by 1 owner and religiously serviced in the Peugeot dealer with full service history hence why it gave me confidence to buy it even though I knew about the engine problems 1.5 has with the chain but I was ready to pay for the conversion kit later down the line.

1st month I noticed condensation in two rear light units and decided to investigate. Seal has completely failed and water was pooling inside of them (one trip to car wash confirmed it). I decided to order the units online and replace them myself and that's was done (was around 250-300 euros for both units).

4th month noticed the driver window started to run slow, I cleaned weather strip, siliconed the sides and it just mended a issue a bit but alas it wasnt that big od a deal (subtle foreshadowing)

8th month I had an issue where while braking I the car would jerk into a stop due to start stop function, replacing break rotors, pads and bleeding the system didn't fix it all together alongside the 1st and 2nd gear jerkiness but I decided to live with it by coming to a stop while driving a bit more aggressively or turning off start stop every time I got inside of a car.

10th month I noticed vibrations during highway and they were getting worse and worse so I had tires replaced (to Continentals all seasons were placed) and balanced but the issue was still there, checked suspension and nothing appeared out of the blue, still a bit of thumping sound was coming every so often but car drove fine.(Another subtle forshadowing)

11th month that window issue that I had? Well the cable snapped on me while I was raising the window during a rainy weather and god bless I was close to home so I hopped to my local garage and we managed to get it propped up since the door is frameless. Got it fixed in official dealer for 300 euros

12th month I did my yearly vehicle inspection and car passed ofc with flying colors, which is not what I expected due to that highway speed vibration issue I still had but since it only happened on highway I thought something else was broken.

13th month I had the car checked by Peugeot specialist garage to diag the issue and guess what, the damn steering rack was fucked, the right inside bushing failed and steering rail was hitting up and down causing the noise. Got quoted for that 1800 euros for a new rack and hands.

14th month when they finally managed to get the part the chain noise started for 3 seconds on a cold startup. I asked for the conversion kit if they can do both of them but they told me the backorder line is huge so I would have to wait and that's where I just cancelled and said fuck it.

15th month I traded the car, told the dealer the issues and got myself a 2019 Mazda 3 g122

I owned french cars in the past and I love their drive comfort and design but this one made me hate them, I don't expect the car to stay perfect forever but some issues that came up should have not come this damn early and I'm not an aggressive driver. Any case I traded the car with 105k km on the clock, 3 oil services where done on it, car was serviced from day one properly. Long term ownership of Peugeot is non existant in this day and age.