Wiring loom problem where the interior lights would not go out. The light problem was rectified, but a permanent radio interference is audible.
The turbo has stopped working four times due to engine management system defects.
Excessive oil usage, one litre per 1000 miles and difficult to check as it takes a good while for the oil to settle in the sump which can lead to overfilling if caught unawares.
Intermittent starting problem still not diagnosed, but recorded over the last 30000 miles.
Absolute loss of power, the engine runs, but will not pull the vehicle in third gear. Not yet diagnosed after two weeks.
One of the best MPV layouts for a family.
Vauxhall need to pull their mechanical side up - this is one of their fleet hire vehicles on a full maintenance contract.
General opinion on the 'net and elsewhere is that this engine has to be run in 'properly' or they burn lots of oil for ever. By 'properly' I mean given the full rev. range regularly after the first few hundred miles.
My petrol Zafira guzzles OIL. It is hard to check it also, our driveway steep is on a hill. Ours' uses about half a litre approx' every 1000 miles, sometimes more. It is really poor.
I would not like to think I had to drive over to the continent, it would probably seize on-route.
I've read many similar comments about excessive oil use, but my experience is that I've barely had to top my 2001 petrol model up at all in over two years of ownership. My old Mondeo used far more.
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