2004 Vauxhall Zafira DTi review from UK and Ireland
"Great car, let down by reliability problems"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Alarm fault. Would go off at any time of the day or night.
I fixed it by removing the power sounder, de-soldering the batteries, and soldering new batteries in place.
Loss of power. The car would go into limp home mode at any time usually when driving in the outside lane of the motorway (not nice). Coped with this for nearly two years until I cleaned the EGR valve two weeks ago, and haven't had a problem since.
General comments?
I like the car a great deal, it suits me very well, unfortunately there are a few issues that I believe are a manufacturing fault/poor design that have left me disappointed with the manufacturers. If the car was reliable, I would keep it for longer, but am looking to replace it with something similar, but from another manufacturer such as Toyota.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
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| Distance when acquired | 20000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 51000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 21st April, 2009 |