2004 Vauxhall Zafira DTi 2.0 turbo diesel from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Great car, let down by reliability problems
Faults:
Alarm fault. Would go off at any time of the day or night.
I fixed it by removing the power sounder, de-soldering the batteries, and soldering new batteries in place.
Loss of power. The car would go into limp home mode at any time usually when driving in the outside lane of the motorway (not nice). Coped with this for nearly two years until I cleaned the EGR valve two weeks ago, and haven't had a problem since.
General Comments:
I like the car a great deal, it suits me very well, unfortunately there are a few issues that I believe are a manufacturing fault/poor design that have left me disappointed with the manufacturers. If the car was reliable, I would keep it for longer, but am looking to replace it with something similar, but from another manufacturer such as Toyota.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 21st April, 2009
26th Sep 2009, 13:02
The engine slowing on the motorway only seems to happen in the UK. I recently drove to Holland, had this problem until Dover. From Dunkirk to Amsterdam not a single problem. As soon as I returned to Dover, got 5 miles out, the problem started again. There seems to be environmental interference effecting the engine management system. Vauxhall must be aware of this problem, but is not telling the public, as you may find out if you have an 04 and need to change the rear pads and discs; it will cost you if you have Bosch calipers and not Lucas. Nevertheless I like the vehicle and would get another.
Junior R.