Vauxhall Tigra Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems

Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems and faults
Rattles when I accelerate

Hi I have had my 97 tigra for a few months now, no major problems apart from the engine light (this seems to come as standard!?!) Drove the car home tonight and it made a loud rattling noise when I accelerated..... Seemed to be fine wit...

1997 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6 Marine
Posted: Oct 25, 2010
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No power at all

Tried to jump start my car a couple of months ago... i drove it for ten minutes or so each day, left it for a week... wouldn't start again, so tried to jump start it again but it now has no power at all. No dash lights and any resplendence ...

2000 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 manual
Posted: Sep 12, 2010
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High revs

Hi all, New to the site and was wondering if anyone can enlighten me. Just recently my coolant light came on my dashboard which then led to my revs being at number two on the dial when sat with just the engine running. After re-filling w...

2000 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Jul 21, 2010
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EGR Valve

Done a diagnostics check on my Tigra. It has been losing power and has a strong exhaust gas smell. The diagnostics came up (47)EGR VALVE as well as (18)Knock Sensor, (29)Fuel Pump Relat - Low Voltage, (71)Air Temp Sensor, (85)Immobiliser ...

1995 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6 16valve
Posted: Jun 3, 2010
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Engine management light comes on

when driving the engine management light comes on and the car stalls and loses power

1997 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Apr 6, 2010
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Keep stalling when i slow down

i have vaxhall tigra which keep stalling when i slow down or turn to the junction any help please

1997 Vauxhall Tigra
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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Blink cods

my ecu light cums on after starting is ther a way of geting a dlink code rater then ues a diegnostic tester? i.e sumthing i can do to the inspection port conecting too of the contacts

1996 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Jun 26, 2009
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Engine auto-diagnostic light on

Hi, just bought my son his first car, a Tigra 1.4 with 90,000 miles on the clock. He got me to put a larger rear exhaust box on, then within about 10 minutes of test driving, the engine auto-diagnostic warning light came on, plus it's now s...

1996 Vauxhall Tigra ecotech 1.4
Posted: May 7, 2009
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Egr valve

Hi folks. have posted a few probs on here for my tigra. I cleaned the EGR valve today, (Er...... don't lets talk about the back bolt cos i found a very easy way if anyone is interested? let me know ok. it just looks hard but you can do it ...

1995 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: May 3, 2009
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New Cat, am i doing the right thing?

Hi everyone. I sent in a problem a few weeks ago under "Idle and starting when hot" and recieved advice on my car juddering and hard to restart when hot. Just recently the problem has become worse and with net searches it pointed towards ...

1995 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Apr 23, 2009
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Idle and starting when hot

Purchased a few days ago knowing of an idle problem. Starts ok when cold, but sometimes when on a longish run the throttle judders when cruising. When switched off, it has problems restarting when hot until revved high, then idles between 2...

1996 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Apr 12, 2009
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Oil

my engine is making like a knocking noise and the oil needs replacing every few months i do lots a miles weekly i have it serviced yearly and its done 64000 miles it sometimes over revs and can be slow at pulling away. Want to know how ofte...

1999 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6
Posted: Nov 6, 2008
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Low Revs

Hi On starting the engine, cold or warm, It turns over ok but the rev counter decreases and stalls. Once the car eventually gets going and Ive revved it up over 3000 revs it seems to drive ok, but while initially revving it up is quite ...

1998 Vauxhall Tigra
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
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Low Revs

Hi On starting the engine, cold or warm, It turns over ok but the rev counter decreases and stalls. Once the car eventually gets going and Ive revved it up over 3000 revs it seems to drive ok, but while initially revving it up is quite ...

1998 Vauxhall Tigra
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
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Car judders, seems to lose a bit of power

My car has been fine until recently, when i'm driving the car beings to judder. It seems to do it quite little on the motorway but when i'm driving around normal roads it judders quite bad. I have had spark plugs changed and its still the...

1994 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4
Posted: Jun 8, 2008
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Electrical problem there is no power at all on ignition or lights ect

the car had been standing for a wile so when i went to start it i had to use a battery boost pack but for some reson i put the clamps on the wrong poltry so in sted of red being on + and black on - they were the other way round an when i we...

2000 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 16v
Posted: Nov 17, 2007
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