1999 Vauxhall Zafira 16v from UK and Ireland - Comments

Would have to agree with mr or mrs 275 words.

I am experiencing engine reving when it should be idling as 275 words says between 1000 & 2000 revs.

I have 2 warning lights on intermittently on my dash board

1. Engine electronics

2.Electronically controlled engine cooling. (according to p.12 Zafira book supplied with vehicle).

Vauxhall don't seem surprised!

When this happens temperature gauge does not work and fan runs constantly.

Engine functions in emergency mode.

Seriously NOT something I would expect from a 2 year old vehicle!!

I hope I do have a positive experience when the vehicle goes into vauxhall tomorrow.

Interestingly I now have a 2 year old vauxhall with problems, after owning a Lada Samara (yes I did say Lada) that never saw the inside of a garage unless it was MOT time!!!

The vehicle is nice in general, although you cannot see the end of the bonnet - Weird experience.

When working properly runs well.

My kids love it and for our family of 6 it's a practical vehicle.

Not a huge mpv, but certainly practical and with enough room.

A nice vehicle at a seriously competive price although I hope it sees more of the open road than the inside of a vauxhall garage!!

Your over-revving engine sounds very much like the idle control valve, my Cavalier did have the same problem, but the tick-over was at 5 thousand! R.P.M

I had taken my car to a local engine management garage who specializes in Vauxhall.

I did even consider my local Vauxhall dealer... Sherwoods of Darlington, who incidently could not even repair the clutch properly, so to trust them to fix the revving issue was ultimately beyond them.

It did work out expensive, even though the garage had knocked some 15 hours from the bill

The hours worked out at 25 hours- and that was without the 15 hours, it had turned out that the E.C.U that stores the codes relating to any engine faults it did not have any codes stored relating to the revving so it would not reset.

I bet Vauxhall wouldn't do that?

I had the same engine revving problem on a 2.0ltr 16v sri Astra. The Vauxhall dealer found the problem to be the engine coolant sensor. If this sensor fails then the engine runs very hot and in emergency mode.