Vauxhall Vectra Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems

Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss Problems and faults
Reduction in power when warm and thermostat not rising

We brought A 2005 Vauxhall Vectra Estate CDTI SRI this week, it has 77,000 miles on the clock and has a full MOT, all seemed well until we took it on a longer run yesterday, at the end of a 90mile round trip, all of a sudden it appeared to ...

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI SRI Estate
Posted: Aug 25, 2012
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Engine missfire when going from 5th to 6th

The car would get a bad missfire when changing gear and would make the whole car shudder, scary when you have just overtaken someone and there are catching you up !! It would only do this when it was hot,so took it to a local vauxhall deale...

2008 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti
Posted: Aug 15, 2012
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Enginenshaking when idle and driving.

Hi, I have a Vuxhall Vectra 51 plate (02 reg year), petrol, 1.8 LS. It has done around 133k. It's engine has recently started to shake / vibrate. This happened several times before but it was intermittent so by the time i would take...

2001 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 LS
Posted: Jul 27, 2012
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Noises from front and cuts out

my car cuts out after about 5 mins then start it back up ya have to put ya foot right down for it to start again. also there is like a tinny whiney noise (not sure how to describe it) lol

1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.6 manual
Posted: Jul 26, 2012
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Car cuts out after 5 to 10 secs

hi my vectra cuts out after 5 to 10 secs then restarts and does the same there is no throttle response inlet has been done injectors have been done and egr valve has been blocked off anyone got any ideas

2007 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti
Posted: Jul 18, 2012
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Wont go above 3000 revs

wont go above 3000 revs no management light changed egr valve took exhaust off at manifold but still same anyone help please

2002 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 ltr diesel
Posted: Jul 7, 2012
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Accessory socket not working

My accessory socket has suddenly stopped working. I have check the fuse and that is OK however, when I have checked for power, there appears to be no power going to the sockets or even the particular fuse socket within the fuse box. Does a...

2007 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 life 5 door
Posted: Jul 5, 2012
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The word(safegaurd) is on display panel

when the ignition is turned on the word (safegaurd) is coming up on the display panel.

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti 150 bhp
Posted: Jul 1, 2012
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Electrics

car starts and runs fine, then then speedo, rev counter, battery light, oil light comes on radio goes of. if using indicators or wipers at this time the stay on and cant be cancelled headlights come on. i have to turn of and on again for it...

2002 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 petrol manual
Posted: Jun 23, 2012
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Engine management system

have encountered several problems i.e.exhaust air mass sensor (air mass sensor replaced) engine management light still came on after driving afew miles had it checked out machine indicated air con problem although air con not in use system ...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti
Posted: Jun 16, 2012
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Egine warning light

start the car when cold no problem when car is warm brake at lights or stop revs go down to idle engine light comes on pull of in 1st gear lmphe mode change to 2nd gear still lmphe mode until 2000 revs then engine light goes out car runs gr...

2002 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 dti
Posted: Jun 16, 2012
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Engine management light on/off

when driving normally engine management light comes on restricts power for 3 to 4 seconds then clears but although it restricts power it will still accelerate this happens sometimes as little as once a day or as often as ten times a day any...

2000 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 dti manual
Posted: Jun 2, 2012
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Noisy when cold

when engine starts from cold it sounds more like a diesel than a petrol but as soon as the engine gets warm the noise stops

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 direct sri
Posted: May 6, 2012
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Window wippers

Hi everyone, going to work this morning the windscreen wippers stoped working,as i pulled off they was working and judderd to a stop.A min later they started again so off i went to work,about 3 miles later they judderd to a stop again and h...

2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 tdci estate
Posted: Apr 25, 2012
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Cutting out

our 05 plate vectra cuts out as we go into a right turn, the spanner light appears and this fault has been diagnosed as an alternator fault, cant understand why this should happen wont do it going left any help or clues would be a help, no ...

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti
Posted: Apr 22, 2012
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Hunting when idle,black smoke at high revs.

hunting on idle badly wen cold,not as bad wen warm.exhaust black with soot,fumes very smelly but not of petrol,black smoke at high revs,starts every time,runsgreat?

2000 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 sri estate
Posted: Apr 7, 2012
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Engine manegment light comes when getting warm also heating problem

had new head gasket fitted new thermostat fitted new inlet water pipe fitted engine been fully flush but still getting air pressure building up the top hose gets very hard when you release the expansion tank top you can here the air come ou...

2000 Vauxhall Vectra manual
Posted: Mar 27, 2012
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Car cutting out under load

Hi all, I have a vectra cdti which is causing me a real headache. last night the car was driving perfectly when it suddenly cut out and wouldnt start again for a few minutes. when this happened the spanner light came on but when i chec...

2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti sri 150
Posted: Mar 22, 2012
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Electrial problem

I am having an electrical problem with my vectra, but my fuses seem to be fine, my clocks are failing when i hit a bump on the road, when the clocks fail the Electro-hydraulic power assisted streering (dont even know what it means)light com...

2003 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 CD TDI
Posted: Mar 16, 2012
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Service light

Have just purchased this estate car it is the 16v 150 variant the service light takes about 2 mins to go out once the engine starts to get warm the car has full main dealer history the cambelt has been done and the dual mass renewed the car...

2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti 150
Posted: Mar 14, 2012
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