Vauxhall Zafira engine management light coming on and off

Car: Vauxhall Zafira
Variant: 1.9 CDTI
Model Year: 2006
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
The engine management light has started to come on now and again when driving and the car won't accelerate as normal. If I turn off the engine and then restart it The light goes out and things are normal again. The light sometimes comes on again and again the car loses power (this must be some sort of fail safe). Sometimes I can go days without it happening. It had its MOT today and passed (not that it wouldn't if the issue isn't something that could be picked up on an MOT).

Your advice would be very much appreciated.

Cheers.
Posted: Feb 19, 2011 (13 years ago)
Sounds like car is going into safe mode . You will need to get it scanned and see what faults show .
Posted Feb 19, 2011 (13 years ago)
mine did the same had blocked breather hose made themass airflow meter fail and go in to limp home had allsorts done before i found it my self
Posted Feb 19, 2011 (13 years ago)
HI
MR ROSSI my car did the same thing today. can you please confirm what solution you found for this problem. any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Posted Mar 14, 2011 (13 years ago)

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