Vauxhall Zafira t/c light flashes,car goes sluggish and has poor brakes only when light flashes on and off,had vauxhall diagnostic said they cant read the codes

Car: Vauxhall Zafira
Variant: 1.8 petrol
Model Year: 2002
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
t/c light flashes on and off when driving,when the light is on car has poor acceleration and goes sluggish,also has poor brakes!had vauxhall diagnostic they said lots of codes came up but they could not read them and to take the car back when the light stays lite!the car has been doing this for 2 weeks now does anyone have any ideas as it feels quite dangerous to drive!
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 (14 years ago)
sounds like traction control is kicking in,which will cut the revs anyway.is it just sensitive,is that ur concern,could be one of your wheel speed sensors is faulty and giving an incorrect reading causing t/c to kick in when not meant to
Posted Jun 22, 2010 (14 years ago)
no not sensitive,i feel that the brakes are not responding the way they should does not feel as sharp as they normaly are.thankyou for your suggestions about the speed sensors,il let you know!
Posted Jun 22, 2010 (14 years ago)

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