Limp home Zafira

There's a flat spot in my Zafira on moving off at lights, then a spanner light comes on and some form of skid light comes on as well. It runs badly after that.

Car went into Limp mode due to Turbo overboost and also problem with temp gauge

I took the car to a ford dealer and connected it to a computer and they informed me that the car went into limp mode due to a turbo overboost, though when I drove the car, the temperature gauge began to...

Faulty Vectra 1.9

I just bought a Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi 150 bhp. When I'm driving it's not picking up speed, but if I turn the engine off and back on again it will pick up speed. Once I reach a junction it will lose...

Recurring limp-mode problem on Zafira

I've reported a recurring problem with my Vauxhall Zafira to the dealership I bought it from over a period of 18 months. The problem is that the car loses power and goes into "limp mode", showing a warning...

Limping Vectra

Bought this car for my wife about 6mths ago and when we first got it every month or so the spanner light comes on and it goes into limp mode, once you switch engine off and back on again it was fine for...

Won't rev past 2,000 rpm

I have recently bought a 1998 S reg Corsa Breeze 1.7 diesel. The car has been absolutely fine, however whilst driving it there was a sudden jerk and lost all speed. Naturally I pulled over immediately...

My Audi A3 is losing power and misfiring - what's wrong with it?

I've got an Audi A3 TDI 2-litre. It suddenly started misfiring and jerking while I was on the motorway. Now its got worse and is losing a lot of power. It sounds like a tractor. I have to rev it very high...

Should I buy an ex-police Renault Megane which is stuck in limp mode?

Should I buy this 2001/51 Renault Megane? It's an ex-police car with all service history etc, but they say its stuck in limp mode. It's priced at £595. Is it a dud if their mechanics can't solve the problem?

I bought a Vauxhall Astra six weeks ago that has broken down - is the dealer liable?

I bought a 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.7CDTI from a dealer on 3 June 2010. About two weeks ago I was driving home and had a temporary loss of power at 60 mph, but this rectified itself after about one second....

My Citroen C4 automatic goes into 'Limp' mode despite having a new stop light switch - why?

My Citroen C4 automatic is a sweet car and the automated manual transmission works superbly and smoothly. My 56-plate example is ex-Motability and has covered 19,000 miles. Recently the transmission went...