Power loss 1.8 club

**daniel9807** · 26th January 2012, 16:09

hi ive owned a Vectra C 2003 1.8 club for about 6 months. it has been fine until this morning.

i set of normally (pulled out of parking space) then put my foot down n nothing happend so put the accelerator to the floor n still nothing happened. then suddenly it kicked it. got to end of road attempted to turn up hill but it wudnt go. the revs were on idle with my foot through the floor. once engine was warm it was normal. it only happens when the car has been stood for a while (about 7 hours)

does anyone have any advide what the problem is.

thanks

**Ben50n** · 26th January 2012, 16:14

Is their a fault on the fly by wire throttle pedal? Possibly a worn component that is making and breaking the connection.

**daniel9807** · 26th January 2012, 16:34

dont think so coz the car is normal when warm but ill check it when my bro gets back

**daniel9807** · 26th January 2012, 16:46

is there any way of checking this with out buying replacement then swapping them over.

**rich r** · 26th January 2012, 16:51

Start by reading the fault codes. It's quite possible that that ECU was limiting throttle for some reason rather than it being a mechanical issue.

**keith1983** · 26th January 2012, 16:51

If it was intermittent I'd say have a look at the fuel filter, but the fact that it's ok when it's warm might suggest otherwise. What's the service history of the car?

**daniel9807** · 26th January 2012, 16:55

last full service at 72k now at 80k n just done plugs, oil, air myself as ive always done with my cars. i ordered a obd2 cable for vauxhall about 2 weeks ago. ill try reading codes 1st