Thursday, February 6, 2025

Life-threatening defect in Denmark – recalls Swedish cars

In Denmark, 1,200 Peugeot e-3008 and e-5008 may be affected by a fault with bad ball joints and tie rods. Now the fault has been found in Sweden.

A potentially fatal defect that can cause the front wheels to collapse on Peugeot e-3008 and e-5008 has now had consequences in Sweden. The defect, which was discovered in Denmark, affects around 1,200 cars in the country.

A number of cars of the same models are now being recalled in Sweden. Swedish owners of the affected cars are being offered loaner cars while they wait for repairs.

The fault is caused by a defect in the ball joints that connect the undercarriage to the suspension. If a ball joint falls off, the wheel can rotate 90 degrees outwards, which can cause the car to make a sharp turn.

In Denmark, Peugeot has urged owners of the affected cars to refrain from driving them until the defect has been corrected.

"Due to delays in the delivery of spare parts, we recommend that you temporarily refrain from using your car until the necessary repairs are carried out," Peugeot in Denmark wrote to owners in December 2024.

In Sweden, the importer of Peugeot, Wismo Automotive, has chosen to offer loaner cars to the affected customers.

– There are approximately 200 affected customers who received a letter in December asking them to contact the workshop immediately.

"So we and the dealers are fully informed about this. The cars must be repaired as soon as possible and in the meantime the owners are offered a loaner car," says David Lindahl, press manager at Wismo Automotive, to the Swedish media Elbilen .

The defect is not limited to Denmark and Sweden but has affected cars throughout Europe. It is a so-called factory campaign from the car group Stellantis, which owns Peugeot.

It is not yet known how many cars are affected at a European level, but Peugeot is far from the first or only car brand to recall cars.

In 2024, for example, Ford was the car brand that recalled the most cars in the shortest time. Boosted has previously reported how the American brand may have to scrap up to 5,000 cars due to one faulty weld. Read more about it here .

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