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E-208 has started getting a number of errors coming up.

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Hi all, my e-208 has suddenly got quite a few errors coming up and I wondered if anyone had ever seen anything like this before or could help me diagnose what could potentially be going on?
 

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Discussion starter · #3 ·
How old is the car? What sort of journeys do you do? How far? How do often do you charge?

Strange errors like this are almost always caused by a flat 12v battery. Sometimes just disconnecting and reconnecting it is sufficient - Stellantis know that their software isn't great, and just like Windows 95 machines, often need to be turned off and on again. For that reason (EVs are never really off), they've provided a handy quick release. Leave it 10 minutes, reconnect it, wait another 20 minutes, and see if the issue reoccurs. If it does, change the 12v battery.

Make sure it's been taken to a dealer for the recall issued last year.

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It's a 2020 so not too old. I have unhooked the battery but not for 10mins it was more 2mins so I'll give that a shot. If they come back I'll change the battery.
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
Most probably a weak 12v battery, like already suggested, but if it doesn't solve it, then it might be a damaged ABS wiring loom, as these are known to be vulnerable on Peugeots. Look under back wheels to see if the cable I have highlighted below has any tears/splits in it, like the one shown.

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Thank you, currently charging the battery but I'll have a check of these too
 
Discussion starter · #9 ·
By the symptoms on an e-208 or Corsa-e, it's almost certainly going to be one of the rear wiring looms; a design flaw in how they were routed means they're prone to damage, and since they're a CAN bus, any systems attached to that same CAN bus will show errors if the wiring ends up open circuit or shorted - which is why you have a lot of warnings on your dashboard for what is a single fault in the wiring.
Peugeot have issued a technical service bulletin to its dealer service departments on how to deal with it, but they stopped short of issuing a recall.
Thank you for the reply. Are there any guides on how to replace these?