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Title: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: feeutfo on 14 January 2009, 20:26:29
Father in law, after a load of agro with a Vulvo C70, has aquired an 08 vectra, cant tell me what model, but says he has seen it on watchdog with engine issues, hes now worried, can anyone tell me the model and engine/issues ?
Cheers

Chris
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 January 2009, 20:31:32
Its the 2.2 and its fair to say its a bit of hype!
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 January 2009, 20:38:26
Just got the latest, its fuel pump issues

London, south east, sufolk and norfolk.....appears to be linked to Morrisons petrol from one specific refinary...but Vx cant point any fingers (despite getting evidence from the fleet operators and the associated fuel cards to track purchases).

Man father hs seen 1 in 4 yeas!
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Pete Elite on 14 January 2009, 20:45:21
 Something to do with the fuel pump(seal) and another part of the fuel system with a plunger in it that sticks and it seems they are not sure which is causing the fault so replace both and hope for the best ::).
  
   As Mark says though only on the 2.2 petrol between 2003/2006? i think :-/.

            HTH,
                  Pete :y.
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 January 2009, 20:50:28
Its fuel pump, nothing else.....results in reduced power and slight missfire
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Pete Elite on 14 January 2009, 20:58:36
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Its fuel pump, nothing else.....results in reduced power and slight missfire


   That's not what they said on Watchdog Mark, have they found out something since then?
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 January 2009, 21:00:16
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Its fuel pump, nothing else.....results in reduced power and slight missfire


   That's not what they said on Watchdog Mark, have they found out something since then?

Nope but, as usual, watchdog is run by journalists so very rarely resembles the truth......the info above is straight from Vx technical!
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Pete Elite on 14 January 2009, 22:37:47
Ah right Mark, bit of media glorification, typical >:(.
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: feeutfo on 14 January 2009, 22:57:56
ok guys, thankyou. Ill let him know. He does live that way, Colchester/Clacton ish. And has a Morissons near by, but fairly sure the car is 08, late 07 at worst. So should not affect him...
Mrs gixer says thankyou... :-*
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Danny on 15 January 2009, 16:40:01
doesnt someone on here have one sat on their drive with a fuel pump issue that has been quoted about £3500 to sort out?

good job its the 1.8 i'm after!
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: tmx on 15 January 2009, 16:45:56
its again the BBC blowing things out of proportion! i can well believe that vauxhalls research shows cheap and nasty fuel as the problem!

they have done it before about the vectra with its handbrake!
Title: Re: anyone see the vectra isssues on watchdog....?
Post by: Danny on 15 January 2009, 16:48:13
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its again the BBC blowing things out of proportion! i can well believe that vauxhalls research shows cheap and nasty fuel as the problem!

they have done it before about the vectra with its handbrake!

and signum! does this mean the fuel pump issue will affect the 2.2 signum aswell?