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My Vectra loses power after braking.

My Vectra 2-litre diesel 1998 loses power for a few seconds after braking, and the engine management light comes on intermittently but goes off when brake is applied, this also causes loss of power.

Asked on 5 July 2012 by roy175

Answered by Alan Ross
Well you have a fault of some kind, most likely one of the many sensors.
It may be best to get a diagnostic check carried out in the first instance as this should then show up as a code ie P---- 4 numbers and can be used to identify the problem.

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