29th Apr 2011, 12:33
I recently bought a V6 CDTI estate SRi Satnav from 2004, and that is exactly what I experienced yesterday onwards (after putting Shell VPower Diesel in the tank instead of regular diesel BTW). Completely power loss and juddering when accelerating, in any gear. Very dangerous situation when overtaking. After research, it looks like the cost will surpass the value of the car. Can anybody help with advice? Or please let me know of a dealer who can do the job for reasonable money?
pieter@graffiti.net
3rd Jan 2014, 14:20
I had a 3.0l Vectra Elite Diesel Automatic on an 53 plate.
As far as the engine was concerned, I had no problems.
I had problems with other items such as the wipers packing up when the car was 3 years old, and front springs breaking.
There was one thing I didn't like about the engine, and it was a sort of rattling sound on the back of the engine, which we think was the alternator.
Other 3.0L diesels that I have heard have the same sound; for this reason I sold car after about 6 years of use.
3rd Apr 2011, 04:30
It was interesting reading the last comment. I recently bought a 05 3.0 V6 auto Vectra 70k, which drove perfectly on the test drive. Driving in slow traffic at 50mph, the car selects top gear and revs at 1500 rpm, and the car then vibrates quite badly, which is obviously coming from the engine. It only does this when the engine is warmed up. It does not do this when cold. I have taken it back to the local garage, and they updated the ECU and thought it was fixed, but my next drive revealed the same problem. All other driving speeds are fine.