KNOWN FAULTS · Opel
Opel Vectra B 2.0 / 2.2 DTI common problems.
2000–2002 · Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
3 known faults with sources
Applies if: Only Vectra B from model year 1998, with the restraint/pretensioner connectors described by HELLA and matching symptoms; check equipment and diagnosis.
Opel pretensioner/airbag connection contact faultBrakes and safety
- Engine / equipment
- Only configurations, equipment and VINs included in the documented assignments.
- Period mentioned
- Bulletin-specific period and equipment stated in each assignment.
- Symptoms
- Airbag warning illuminated; confirm connector diagnosis.
- Possible cause described
- Poor contact in the restraint-system connector can illuminate the airbag warning.
- Check for the garage
- A technician should diagnose the connector and repair/secure the loom under the HELLA bulletin and manufacturer procedure.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verifiable estimate; request a diagnostic and repair quotation.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryApplies if: Only the DTI diesels.
Blown head gasket on the Opel Vectra B DTI dieselsEngine
- Engine / equipment
- Opel Vectra B 2.0 and 2.2 DTI diesel
- Period mentioned
- 1997–2002
- Symptoms
- It loses coolant with no visible leak, the engine overheats, white smoke comes out of the exhaust or there are bubbles and pressure in the coolant reservoir.
- Possible cause described
- AUTO BILD lists blown head gaskets on the diesels as one of the known problems of the Vectra B.
- Check for the garage
- Pressure-test the cooling system and test the coolant for combustion gases (CO₂); check the cylinder head is flat when replacing the gasket. Do not keep driving with the engine overheating.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryApplies if: All engines.
Handbrake that does not hold on the Opel Vectra BBrakes
- Engine / equipment
- Opel Vectra B, all engines
- Period mentioned
- 1995–2002
- Symptoms
- The handbrake holds little or not at all on a slope, the lever comes up too far or the car fails its inspection because of the parking brake.
- Possible cause described
- AUTO BILD reports that the Vectra B’s handbrake is often criticised at German technical inspections (TÜV), and that overall its TÜV record is worse than that of most cars of its age.
- Check for the garage
- Check the cables and their travel, the rear-wheel handbrake mechanism and its adjustment, and its efficiency on a brake tester.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.