engine died wont start anymore

[PeteRs]

hi any ideas was travelling at 40mph when the engine just stopped rolled to a stop engine will turn over but will not start no smoke from exhaust when turning over have spanner & emission light on tried to get it recovered but its too low for spec lift so gotta wait for flat bed this maybe the last straw for the vectra i never had any breakdown with Fords in 17yrs but 3 times in 5 months with the vec is getting annoying & costly

[vectra-c1000]

I had a problem a few times it just lost power thinking it was the turbo but i pulled over turned off and turned back on after a minute or 2 then off it went dont no if its the same kind of thing but thats all i can say sorry.

[Big Sig]

Never had any breakdown with fords....... Well I did, I have with this one too. Pretty much all makers are the same lately.

[PeteRs]

yea i tried disconnecting battery for 30 mins to reboot it but it still wont start

[scottyd]

so if you get a ford again next and it brakesdown then what are you gonna buy? you might just have bought a problem car.

[PeteRs]

i have 2 ford cosworths here they have been fault free in 16yrs i needed a second car because of the mileage i was doing so bought the vectra i do like it but its starting to annoy me im losing money when its not running how many more faults is it going develop its 3yrs old & has only done 26k miles just after the warranty runs out things start failing on it was fine for 1st 6 months only put fuel pump on 2 weeks ago

[scottyd]

thats my point tho its just a bad car you might have it happens last owner mightve abused it

[VauxVeteran]

That's likely to be a sensor, when these fail they shut the ecu down and obviously the engine to prevent any further damage.

And you should get rid of tbh, the 1.9's seem to be either very good or dogs, if yours has broken 3 times in 5 mths, I'd say you have a dog there.

[m8internet]

i have 2 ford cosworths here they have been fault free in 16yrs

You can't buy decent Fords any more
These were classics, almost bomb proof
The latest Ford diesels all use PSA group engines, and have more faults than metal!
My company had four Mondeo Mk3 diesels, mine was the first to blow, and the last one finally went at the beginning of this year
Warranty claims were a joke, with delays, lack of parts, and having to book the car in twice for an inspection then repair

[PeteRs]

i like the vectra so might start look for a 2.0T they seem more reliable