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My Zafira A was involved in an accident. The damage appeared to be mainly superficial. I had to replace all the driver side panels. I noticed that after the accident the front driverside, side light and rear light would blow quite often and need replacing. This carried on for a while and was...

Guys, Just after a little help from experts I want to get my cam belt done for Zafira 1.8, 2010 petrol. Couple of quick queries Local garage suggested to get cam belt of "Gates" brand - Is this a good brand, if not, which one is better? I am looking to replace water pump at the same time- Is...

Hi, I've just read everything I can find here about faulty boot locks but can't find my problem. When I open the car in the mornings and it's a frosty start the boot won't open. No noise. No give on the 'handle'. A few hours later when it's slightly warmer it opens. Trouble is I drive my...

What is the typical lifespan of these engines? Are they reliable and what are the weak points of this engine?

Hi guys, Zafira-B 2010 1.7cdti ecoflex A17DTJ with DPF engine. So i've started to get this fault code come up. Tends to only appear on first start of the day, when car has been sat a day or so. Initially driving along the road car is underpower and using torque on OBD I can see no boost...

Hi everyone. I have a 2010 Zafira B. I stupidly left the interior courtesy light on and locked the car. The car had a dead battery. I proceeded to charge the battery. This is my daily driver and I'm taking a taxi to work and back at the moment. With the battery charged- to around 70% or 80%...

Here's a better video of this weird noise that only happens when engine is under load at biting point.. I can feel it through the clutch pedal and it only does it when the clutch is slipping but under load.. any other time when the clutch is out under load its smooth and no noise.. If anyone...

Apologies but my return key isn't working on my laptop. I have a 59 plate Zafira 1.6 petrol. I suddenly had a loss of power the other day. I performed a peddle test and found that I have a misfire on cylinder 3. I replaced the spark plugs. I had a spare camshaft sensor so replaced the front one...

Hi there. Just purchased a Zafira A model 05 plate 1.8L petrol. Everything is sound with it apart from a strange noise at biting point, worse under load (I.E Reversing uphill and setting off). Wondering if anyone has come across a similar thing. Only way I can describe the noise is like a...

Hi all, My zafira B 1.7 diesel has a 6 speed manual transmission. It is really difficult to put into first and second. First as in its hesitant like it constantly doesnt want to go into gear and feels like im mashing syncros together but Im not. I need to push the clutch in and pump it...

Hi all I've recently purchased a Zafira 1.7 ECOFLEX. I would like to change the oil but I haven't come across a sure fire way of telling the correct oil spec My car has a DPF and some sources say 0w 30 Where as others say 5w 30 or 5w40 I live in the UK and the car will be used for family use...

Hi. The handbrake actuator lever has been sticking a bit so I tried to work the nut with a spanner to free it up, however I have been heavy handed as the nut and top of the bolt (the one that activates the caliper when the handbrake is used) has snapped off. My question is, is it possible to...

Hello, We have a zafira tourer 2016 diesel with a b20 dth engine. The old engine had seized and we had a replacement complete engine put in including turbo etc, but unfortunately it doesn't start, tried to connect to check the diagnostic can not read any codes, I would be grateful for any...

Hi guys I'm trying to get to the bottom of a issue I've been having with my car for a few weeks now, after many hours researching and a few trips down the garage, plus a few hundred quid later I'm still at a loss with it. I started having issues with loss of power, I have a 2013 model zafira...

Hiya, my air con stopped working blowing warm air. I had it regassed. looking into it the clutch was t engaging when the aircon should be kicking in. multimwter and zero voltage from the wire into the compressor. If itrun a wire into the compressor to the battery positive the clutch snagged...

Hello there. New here and desperately looking for some input please? I have 2 problems. I have a 06 Zafira that seems to have developed what I believe to be an intermittant immobilser fault. In my limited technical way - I turn the key and the dash lights up. When the lights go out i start...

Recently bought a Zafira under 100,000 miles for about £3000 and wanted to test it, so I drove it from London to Sussex and on the way back the camshaft position sensor failed and luckily I still had warranty on it so it was fixed for free but I would like to know what was the cause of this issue?

Hey everyone . I had the AA out to my Zafira 1.9 ctdi 2008 due to it losing power and completely cutting out . They blanked off the egr valve and got it started but still hardly any power so must be dpf? I know will be expensive job but do they clean them? Or is it even worth having them...

I have a Zafira 2010 & having the following problem today When the engine is running the car won't go into any gear including reverse. When you try to get into reverse while engine is running you will hear and feel the gears clash . When the engine is off, all the gear inlcuding reverse works...

Hi, I have a very annoying problem with my CD30 MP3 stereo in my Vauxhall zafira 2014. When the engine is off, all the buttons on the CD30 work fine, and the audio works as normal. However, when i turn the engine on, after a few seconds, the display remains on but the audio cuts out and all the...