2001 Vauxhall Vectra LS review from UK and Ireland
"Worst car I have ever owned"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Complained about poor gearchange - impossible to get a silky smooth gearchange - (Old Scania tractor unit with 400K miles on the clock is smoother that this car!)
No fault found by garage.
Intermitant problem when cold - Engine ran on 3? cylinders - new DIS pack 6K miles.
Engine ran on 3? cylinders when cold after 7K miles - new DIS pack.
As above on and off after 8k miles - no fault found - vauxhall replaced temp sensor to keep me happy.
Steering column Knock - dash was tighted (still 3 cylinders when cold!!!)
No fault found.
Rear brake grind - vauxhall not interested.
Power steering failure 10K - Vauxhall fixed problem with steering and even replaced the steering joint that was OK on the previous visit!!!
Complained to vauxhall about 3 cylider problem - garage had car in for a week - no problem found.
Two days later took car back with 3 cylinder problem - yippee - they finally fixed it - crank sensor.
Tyres started wearing on the outside edge - vauxhall garage said cause was bad roads and driver driving through pot holes (funny though - the driver of this car is a proffessional driver!!)
Tyres were OK befote the steering joint was replaced!
Boot leak! 3" inches of water in spare wheel well.
Seats creak.
Dash creaks when warming up from cold.
Stearing rack knocks when turning - fed up with vauxhall.
Paint work tarnishing below rear doors.
No one believes how much trouble I have had with this car!!! And vauxhall are not interested.
General comments?
I bought the car new so that I could say yes I have had this car for so many years and looked forward to good motoring with it. Things do go wrong with cars, but when this happens to you...
Good news is I cannot afford another car for a few years and now stuck with a car that I doi not have any faith in!
Car is now two years old with one yesrs warranty left.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 3/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 30100 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan Primera |
| Date of Entry | 19th September, 2003 |