Vauxhall Vectra Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems

Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems and faults
Spanner light comes on

Recently had clutch change since this whilst driving a car with a spanner light comes on an looses power if I switch the ignition on an off it drives ok for a while then happens again does any 1 know wat is causing this to happen???

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 diesel
Posted: Aug 4, 2014
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Juddering at speed car spanner warning flashing

Went to Leeds today on m62 cruising along then started juddering car spanner warning came on got to were I needed to be but had to be recovered and taken home. The guy said it could be the injectors misfiring, engine juddered on tick over n...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti 150
Posted: Jul 25, 2014
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Trouble starting and once started drops revs below 1000 and cuts out

Hi The car takes about 20-30 seconds of continuous turning over first thing in the morning to start and once started and Idling the revs seem to jump. Also I have to give it a good boot full if revs to get it moving when over 2500 revs it ...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 16v Sri
Posted: Jul 19, 2014
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Starting problem

My car has trouble starting after it's been run and left for a few hours it's gradually getting worse HELP

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 dti
Posted: Jun 30, 2014
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Won't speed up, then suddenly goes fast!

Intermittently, when the engine is cold, it doesn't accelerate properly, stays pretty slow,then all of a sudden takes off quickly - feels like it's trying to run away with me. It doesn't always happen. I thought it might be the rubber mat...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9(?) Diesel Auto
Posted: Jun 12, 2014
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Immobiliser coming on while driving

Just had new cambelt and water pump done one of the new tensioners broke doing in 8 exhaust valves garage replaced valves and cambelt kit but since then my car has cut out 3 times while driving Rac done diagnostic and immobiliser come up.H...

2001 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 cdx auto estate
Posted: May 10, 2014
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Acelerator problem

Hi i have tried to research this but come up blank so far. here goes every now and the i lose all response from the accelerator, usually after turning a corner. The engine is still running but no response. it comes back if i turn the igniti...

2001 Vauxhall Vectra
Posted: May 7, 2014
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Engine management light

Hello there hoping someone can help. My vectra has always had the odd stutter but more recent this stutter has caused e.m. Light to come on this is not restricting the running of the car e.g speed limiting me. Anyway after continuous drivin...

2000 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8sri
Posted: Feb 26, 2014
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Losing power

Wen I start the car the engine management light comes on and the car drives very slowly no power. I switch it of and on several times and it drives ok up to 50 miles an hour then if I try to put my foot down it picks on speed but the emmisi...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 sri
Posted: Feb 20, 2014
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Fuse box fault

Hi, Does anyone know if the fuse box under the bonnet is coded to the vehicle of if it can b changed with a spars out another car? After a lot of fault tracing I found water inside the fuse box and I am hoping this is the reSon the car...

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti Sri 150
Posted: Feb 3, 2014
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Blowers blowing cold

my blowers blow cold and temp on dash is 0 while im driveing but if the car is idle the temp on dash works and blower are luck warm i have change heat resis chip and thormostat any iders any one

2003 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 ls
Posted: Jan 28, 2014
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No Boost

this is my last thread on this car if l cannot get this fixed then its bye bye Vauxhall hallo vw the car on rare occasions gets unburnt fuel in the exhaust had new inlet manifold egr map sensor now with the fuel problem the garage tells me ...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti 16v
Posted: Jan 14, 2014
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Starting problem

When I turn the car over it won't start and I have to roll it off the drive to bumb start it. Also I lose all the stations on my radio and have to re-program them every time I start the car. Is this a problem with the starter motor or some...

1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 LS
Posted: Jan 13, 2014
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Engine management light

My engine management light on, car running perfectly & no effect on power.. Cleaned EGR valve yesterday - light still on & car has lost ALL power until it hits turbo booster at 2500 revs. HELP?!?!

2008 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI SRI
Posted: Jan 12, 2014
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Cuts out

Car runs well but will unexpectantly and suddenly cut out but will start intantly afterwards

1998 Vauxhall Vectra auto 2 litre air con
Posted: Jan 7, 2014
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LOW END GRUNT

Hadthe inlet manifold changed and what a difference its a lot smoother and now starts first touch and drives compleyely different one thing l have noticed it feels low on power when pulling away once the revs pick up it flies away havent to...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti 16v estate
Posted: Dec 17, 2013
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Swirl flaps

It would seem at last that l have got to the bottom of the starting probs with this b****y car been told that the flaps are broken on the inlet manifold l assume that this means the swirl flaps and they cannot be repaired so must change the...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti 16v
Posted: Nov 23, 2013
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Starting

just had new clutch and fly wheel fitted since getting it done car is so hard to start when its cold this problem wasnt there before clutch fitted , is it possible somethink has been disconnected and not refitted doing clutch repair th...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti sri
Posted: Nov 12, 2013
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Cold starting

seem to getting a bit nearer to solving this problem there is no power getting to the glow plugs have changed the relay (no change)is the supply to the relay from a separate fuse have looked at the wiring diagrams but cant seem to get my he...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti 16v estate
Posted: Nov 10, 2013
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Poor Cold Starting

lve looked through the Vectra problems and cannot find anything quite the same now the weather is cooler difficult to start have to work the glow plugs 3 times in the morning and then its fine all day it started the end of last winter has b...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti 16v
Posted: Nov 3, 2013
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