The glove compartment courtesy light remained on when the glove compartment was closed resulting in several of my CD and Cassette cases having melted holes in them.
Plastic trims on the sides of both rear seats have broken.
The vehicle started misfiring just after 12 Months and the Coil Block had to be replaced.
The engine management light came on again recently and the vehicle was taken to our local dealership by my wife. They not only let her walk home (two miles) but when she went back to pick the car up, they told her that the fuel system had picked up some dirt from the fuel tank. After explaining this they advised my wife not to let the fuel level fall below a quarter full.
I have done some calculations, fuel economy on a long run is 31 MPG, and on local trips, the car develops 25 MPG. (so much for ecotech)
We bought this car because we had an addition to the family and found that the Peugeot was too small for the family, prams and shopping etc…
The car itself is probably the most versatile and practical car I have ever bought and we have no real complaints apart from its poor economy.
My only real gripe with Vauxhall is the inability to be able to talk to someone about technical problems.
In general their after sales service is very poor.
Never buy any opel / vauxhall with a petrol engine. the diesel engines are fine.
May I suggest the dual fuel (LPG) version is the most economical. Will save you hundreds of £'s!!! We have. Covered the extra cost in 10 months. Keeps the engine in excellent condition.
Had the same problem with plastic cracking on rear seats.
Otherwise, most useful car we could have bought.
I have the 2002 diesel version - about a year ago I had the engine management light come on intermittently - the garage replaced the glow plugs (which were less than two years old) ; a few weeks later it came on again intermittently and this time they topped up the oil despite my argument that I know how to check the oil level and I keep a close eye on this; a few days later it came on again and has been coming on intermittently regularly now! - I don't know what to do and it is costing me money! Any suggestions please to sort the problem?
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