2002 Vauxhall Vectra SRi 150 2.2 petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
OK car, apart from the cam chain
Faults:
Cam chain and tensioner needed replacing at 60000 miles approx.
Catalytic converter needed replacing at 67000 miles approx.
Cam chain and tensioner went again at 76000 miles approx.
EGR valve went wrong at 65000 miles approx.
Front wheel bearing starting to rumble at 77000 miles.
General Comments:
I like the car, and it is very roomy. Fuel consumption is reasonable for a 2.2 petrol.
However I do feel very let down with the failure of 2 cam chains and tensioners. This item was designed to last the life of the vehicle!! If you search on the net, you will realise it seems to be a problem with this model engine. All I can say is, before you buy, check if it's been replaced, because it's not a cheap job.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 5th September, 2010
20th Oct 2010, 13:40
Just an update on this:
The air con has been regassed and that fixed the problem. It should have been done before leaving the garage but obviously wasn't...
The driver side wiper stopped wiping a few weeks ago. This was down to the splines wearing away and therefore there was no grip on the wiper arm to move it up and down. A new one from the scrapyard sorted this. Cost £10 and took about 30 minutes to resolve.
The car is very hard to start now that the cold weather has come. I'm fairly confident that it is the glow plugs, but have heard lots of stories about how the plugs snap off leaving the threads in the head. If this happens then it is a head off job to resolve.
Found another place water was leaking in, the rubber hose that connects in the top left corner of the boot. Sealed this with Tiger Seal and it now seems fine.