06 1.6 sxi Astra Sport Hatch Surging & starting problems!!
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Hi,
I'm hoping someone can impart some wisdom here as my Astra is at the last chance Saloon!
I firstly noticed the issue over a year ago, when at low revs, slowing down to queuing traffic, going over speed bumps etc. the car got a power loss & sudden regain, so it would lurch forward. If queuing in traffic & static, the revs would all of a sudden go up & fall away, then it would stall & would be a pain to restart! We put Redex in the fuel tank & it then seemed to run fine for the next year...
It started with the lurching again & then started cutting out (to my embarrassment) queuing at traffic lights, junctions etc. it takes some re-starting.
One morning I reversed off the drive as normal, went to pull off & it cut out, it turned the cars hazard lights on & the main interior light & the dash lot up like a Christmas tree. I couldn't get the hazards off for a good 5 mins, only fine by attempting to lock & unlock the car. Then the interior light stayed in & wouldn't turn off!
It's currently at the garage, the throttle body (? I'm female do have no idea) has been changed, but it's still cutting out. It then presented with a new problem of when trying to start it (unsuccessfully) the fuel gauge is reading empty even though there's a good half a tank in there!
Diagnostics have thrown up all the misfire codes but nothing else!
Does anyone have any ideas that could help?
Or, do I need to call an exorcist?!
Thank you
I'm hoping someone can impart some wisdom here as my Astra is at the last chance Saloon!
I firstly noticed the issue over a year ago, when at low revs, slowing down to queuing traffic, going over speed bumps etc. the car got a power loss & sudden regain, so it would lurch forward. If queuing in traffic & static, the revs would all of a sudden go up & fall away, then it would stall & would be a pain to restart! We put Redex in the fuel tank & it then seemed to run fine for the next year...
It started with the lurching again & then started cutting out (to my embarrassment) queuing at traffic lights, junctions etc. it takes some re-starting.
One morning I reversed off the drive as normal, went to pull off & it cut out, it turned the cars hazard lights on & the main interior light & the dash lot up like a Christmas tree. I couldn't get the hazards off for a good 5 mins, only fine by attempting to lock & unlock the car. Then the interior light stayed in & wouldn't turn off!
It's currently at the garage, the throttle body (? I'm female do have no idea) has been changed, but it's still cutting out. It then presented with a new problem of when trying to start it (unsuccessfully) the fuel gauge is reading empty even though there's a good half a tank in there!
Diagnostics have thrown up all the misfire codes but nothing else!
Does anyone have any ideas that could help?
Or, do I need to call an exorcist?!
Thank you
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