Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.8 juddering in reverse only

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Fri 4 Sep 2009 16:23
06 1.8 juddering in reverse only - WLewis
I bought this car from a dealer last month. It was juddering quite badly in reverse at low revs, particularly when reversing up any sort of incline.

After a lot fussing (and me threatening to reject the car) they replaced the flywheel (it's not dual mass) and the clutch, saying that the flywheel was faulty and the clutch wasnt quite aligned properly with the flywheel (something to do with some springs).

Now, I can change gear much more smoothly, BUT there is no change to the car juddering in reverse.

This dealer is 1.5 hours away from me so i'm reluctant to keep going there.

I phoned a local dealer and he said that it's a quirk of the car.
As the flywheel and clutch have been changed there's nothing more they can do.

Could there be any other reason for the whole car to be juddering severly when reversing up a slight incline?

It's absolutely fine going forwards so the clutch must be OK.

Thanks for your help
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Fri 4 Sep 2009 20:37
06 1.8 juddering in reverse only - Wurzel83
During 06 Vauxhall did sell some cars where the flywheel / clutch matterials were substandard and there was a recall - you may like to google "vectra 1.8 clutch judder". If they changed these components then they should have put in the revised version.

Could it just be a case of the new parts wearing in? Maybe take it to a clutch specialist and ask their advice.
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