Vectra gearbox failure at 37,700 miles

I bought a Vectra 1.9 CDTi Estate in April 2009. Recently, while on holiday in Cornwall, the gearbox lost 5th & 6th gears and there is a whining noise in 1st gear. On return from holiday I rang the Vauxhall...

Water pump seized after six days

I have just bought a Vectra from a dealer, the dealer provided it with a third party warranty covering up to £500 parts and labour. Within 6 days of ownership and less than 200 miles the water pump has...

Why do we accept speedometers that over-read by up to 10 per cent?

You may recall my email of May 2010 when you advised me I could not reject a new vehicle for what I thought was a speedometer that over reads by 10 per cent. I have now received confirmation from the MD...

Rattling from cold

I've got a 2006 Vectra 2.2 SRi direct with 29,000 miles. I just bought it two weeks ago and noticed there was 'mayo' on the oil filler cap, and upon investigating further, in the breather pipe to the...

How can I retrieve £280 that I contributed to the cost of repairs on a warrantied Vauxhall Vectra last year?

I purchased a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra V6 CDTi last November. I also bought a year's warranty cover for £350 from the same dealership. After three months a fault developed in the high-pressure fuel delivery...

Is this a good buy?

My mate has offered his 07-plate Vauxhall Vectra 1800 Life with 40,000 miles for £3000. I know the car and he has had it for two years with no problems. Should I buy? Any big problems you know of with...

Vauxhall Vectra turbo problem

My vauxhall vectra diesel 2.0-litre has a problem. Sometimes the turbo kicks in and sometimes it does not?

Alarm keeps going off

I own a Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 LS (petrol) on a 52 plate (Sep 02). This thing has become the bain of my life, with something needing fixing on a monthly basis. The alarm keeps going off when in the 1st and/or...

Exhaust fumes smell

I have a 2005 Vectra C with a few problems. Firstly I have exhaust fumes through the air vents and also in the engine bay plus it is a slow cold starter and occassionly I get an engine management light...

Problem with my vectra

My 2.2 direct sri petrol Vectra lost power 2 days ago while in traffic, the recovery people plugged the car into the computer and told me that the coil pack needs replacing as the car was misfiring on...