31st Aug 2009, 13:34
Re:Zaf X plate 2.0L diesel
Had all the problems listed above, took to local diagnostics centre and he told me to scrap it or spend 1500 on a new pump.
After diagnostics it wouldn't start cause the garage had left it on the flat, not on a hill facing forward as I have had to for the past two years! Got AA out and he showed me how badly the leak off pipes were leaking, every one of them (all changed). He got me going, but could not do anything about spanner light so have had to drive on half power for past two weeks.
Yesterday I tried messing with the trip meter and hey presto spanner light went off went for a drive and was OK (full power). Started it this morning, spanner light came on and again half power. Been messing with trip again and spanner went off and just been 8 miles with no problems.
This is what I did:
With key in ignition, press and hold in trip, read out changes showing numbers which don't mean anything to me.
Turn ignition key but don't start.
I carried on doing this until it changed from numbers to read INSP.
Did this once more and started it (spanner still on).
Pushed in trip and started it, and the spanner went off!
Did same tonight and spanner went off.
I was told by the diagnostics guy the spanner light would only go out if pump was replaced, how come mine has gone out and why it chose to now three weeks after spill tubes were replaced?
Hope someone has an answer or I will be having a BBQ with my Zaf as the fuel.
4th Sep 2009, 14:24
Unable to idle and stalling when at junctions - this has happened a couple of time now on our 2004 Zafira 2.2 petrol.
The last time it happened was after a long journey with no problems. After we got home - I went out for a 2 minute journey to the shop and the problem happened when the engine was still warm from the previous trip.
I noticed that when starting the engine was hunting dropping revs between 300 and 500, and only stalled when putting the engine under load, or decelerating. I noticed that if you waited for about 30 seconds the engine would stabilize at about 750 rpm and then after that you could drive away with no problems. I reckon that the engine management system takes these few seconds to sort out whatever the issue is and then runs fine. Since discovering this - we have had no problems with the engine stalling.
I figure the underlying problem is still there - so I'll be checking fuel breathers, the EGR valve, oil levels and the inlet manifold.
Will let you all know if I find the problem.
6th Sep 2009, 14:10
I have a Zafira 1.6 Comfort V reg, great family car and I thought Ideal for taking the grandchildren out with me.
Day 11 after purchase, decided to go to Blackpool, after 60 miles the car completely cut out as if no fuel at all. Very scary at 70 m.p.h. Managed to start the car again and it happened about every 5 miles after that. Guess what, the garage had it on the computer and couldn't find anything wrong.
Wish I had seen this site before I bought it.
Been on 127 mile journey this weekend and the same happened, very scary on A55 with no hard shoulder to pull up on.
Took the scenic route home so I didn't have to do constant speed. Kept taking my foot off the accelerator and pumping fuel back in. Seemed to work and got us home. I have read all the comments on here, but there doesn't seem to be any permanent answer. Will keep looking to see if anyone comes up with anything. By the way no management light comes on.
The car is in the garage this week, and it isn't coming back until they fix it.
14th Sep 2009, 05:31
A bit more news of the the 2004 Zafira energy DTI from above.
Last week I had to do a couple of long trips - a 350 mile round trip and one of over 200 miles. No occurrences of the car/spanner light at all. I actually tried to make it come on from time to time as an experiment. Since its visit to have the error codes extracted, I have followed the mechanic's advice and avoided supermarket diesel completely. I have not put the fuel cleaning additive in yet. So, was that it, or was it that I had all the previous errors deleted that has made the difference? Or will my next long journey be a nightmare? We will see...
17th Sep 2009, 06:06
We have a 3 year old Zafira 1.9 TDI.
Yesterday it was completely dead with no warning, no battery light on. Had a mechanic have a quick look, jump started, but while the engine was running, all power was lost to dials and internal lights, but the engine continued to run, no charge going to the battery, he thinks it is the alternator. Car has 16k miles on it and we wonder if this is normal for a 3 year old car /common fault?
I rang Network Q where we bought it from, only to find our 3 yr manufacturer warranty was up in July! Great! I have also emailed Vauxhall about this. We have a mechanic coming to do a diagnostic on it later.
Other problems were juddering when driving, but other than that, no warning lights on or anything. I am seriously worried about driving this car from what I have read on here now with 4 kids in it.
26th Aug 2009, 17:32
Oh deary me, looks like I'm in for an expensive time.
My 02 1.6 Zafira has just started cutting out at junctions, traffic lights, anywhere really. Had it put on a fault reader and it has no faults? Well it does, it keeps cutting out. I don't have a problem restarting it, occasionally it takes two goes but it's the inconvenience and embarrassment, not to mention dangerous. I am frightened now to go out with it and tend to go ways that I know I don't have to stop at too many junctions. I am now waiting for it to conk out all together and leave me stranded with 6 children in the car as I'm a childminder.
The mechanic took it for a fast high rev journey, but that didn't help, so now he is looking into changing a valve as he believes that this is sticking. When this problem occurs, the car then drives like a donkey and stalls at the next two or three junctions as well, then it drives well again even if you take it out only five minutes later.
I don't have any lights that remain on, but it does need topping up with magnatec oil at least once a month.