Vauxhall Astra 1.7 Diesel

Purchased this car 2nd hand at end of June, cannot trust anyone at all these days...a world full of choisters!!foreign izuzu engines no good.sluggish in low gears. when driving at 30 and 40 mph it is too fast for the conditions of the roads these days

Oil in coolant resevoir had previously been by passed. had 3 flush puts. then water from coolant resevoir leaking in the drivers footwell. Heater matrix and hoses perishes. Also tacky cheap immobiliser fobs bad design and failure to activate more times than activate.Loud vibrations of sound of engine through the chassey. You cant even hear the indicators because of the poxy raquet from the engine noise and the rear number plate bulb holder cover ...they fall out and then these picky garages wanna fail it on the MOt for it...These cars are a Joke

I purchased Astra 1.7 SRI diesel almost new, currently it has 37000 miles on speedometer but engine sounds as if it covered 137000 saying that I cannot imagine this engine doing much more the 60 000 it sounds like a tractor constant thumping down in bottom of the engine particularly on acceleration last I heard such sounds was in my MK2 Cortina which covered almost 80 000 miles (Which back in them days was quite high mileage) and the big ends packed in I wouldn’t be surprised if this engine don’t blow up as well. It seems to have a distinctive sound just like the big ends but with a silencer on. It has a service history with local Vauxhall dealer ship. Mechanics there have tried to diagnose the problem by fitting new injectors as well as other parts and have no idea why this engine is so noise however they do say that these engines are noise in general. All I can say is that I have had numeracy cars but have not experience such pile of RUBISH in my whole motoring life. I will not be buying another Vauxhall ever again.

i have a 52 plate astra 1.7 tdi est,it had a new engine just before i bought it and the car has done about 25,000 miles now.i was told it needed warming on a morning butnot for 2 hours!!.it misses,lurches along with clouds of smoke poring from the exhaust,sometimes its white but occ black,if i move the gears up quickly it seems to help a bit,ive had it to lots of people,cant afford to take it to the dealers,anyhow the prev owner had it there and they didnt solve it,i thought it could be an electrical problem so i am currently going through a process of elimination with an auto elec,new cranckshaft sensor because the spanner light was always coming on,new heating sensor,changed the ecu,all to no avail,i think it is a fuel problem but to be honest my pockets are empty,cant sell the car,wouldnt want to if it was ok,but its been on the diagnostic machine and now i dont know what else to do,if i take it anywhere it will have to stay the night cos when its warmed up its ok.has anyone else had a problem like this???

hi i have some problem with my car its i cant set my car timing plz help my out

Bought this June 2003 astra 1700CDTI ECO4 in February2004 and had no problems with it until this year (2011) had a new alternator and its just about to get a new EGR valve both repairs are quite expensive but I am still getting around 55-60MPG and road tax of £30 per year. It is still nippy and relatively quiet. It is very economical and reliable. It doesn't look the newest car on the road but it is so cheap to run I shall be keeping it untilit falls apart.

hello, i have an astra 1.7 diesel sl, it is a good car and dont drink alot on fuel thought,, when i drive on motorway after a while a worning light comes on, it is like a car with a spaner on the middle, and once this light comes on the car works like is tired, once i reduce the gears and the speed, the light goes off and the car works ok. any sugestions,what this light means?? please if someone out there knows it,, let me know. best regards.

Although reasonably nippy, spacious and comfortable, beware any poor sod who is thinking of buying one. The 1.7 Vauxhall diesel engine is a horrible, noisy piece of junk that sounds like it belongs in a clapped-out Polish tractor. I am still waiting for Vauxhall to do a "Field Remedy" repair on the faulty turbo actuator rod . In plain English, this means that they know it is a bad design, and haven`t got, made or even designed the parts needed to rectify the issue). At the moment and for the foreseeable future, with a tail-wind I can do about 60 going downhill. A total pile of *@?*^ !

Previously owned an Omega, very nice to drive, but cost a lot to maintain - sensors, etc.

The Astra 1.7 Estate has been a real surprise. This is my first diesel car, but it will not be the last. Average at least 44mpg driving on motorways every day at about 3500 revs in top gear, driving in the right hand overtaking lane most of the time (this is now slouch). Acceleration is very good. It uses very little oil (maybe 1 litre in 5,000 miles, no water). The fan belt recently broke at nearly 112,000 miles (cost less than £5). I have just booked it in to have the timing belt changed (will be about 60,000 miles of hard driving). Not the comfort of the bigger car, but still OK for long journeys.

I have loved my 06 plate, 1.7 cdti sxi since i bought it, it had a mere 5k miles on the clock. Then suddenly, yesterday, my turbo blew...a very expensive repair for a car that has only just done 22k miles. Am appalled at the turbo going on car vehicle with such low mileage...And I am no girl racer in it either...Has anyone else had the same happen to them? or am i just the unlucky one...not leaning towards any recommendation for this car now!!!

Would love to know if this is normal

My 1.7 Astra estate 2002 model Went from London to Inverness and back with £80 deisel.... thats about 1200 miles. Did the same journey in an audi 1.8 petrol and cost me £155....thats a saving of £75 I've had my Astra 3 years with no problems.