Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9DTi LWB Reviews

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bought van/sportife new "FAB" DREAM VAN, AFTER MY OLD TRANSIT WITH 250,000 ON THE CLOCK,WITHIN NO TIME THE CRACKS APPEARED IN ITS BUILD QUALITY,TRIMS,LOCKS,MUD FLAPS,CLUTCH SIDE DOOR SLIDE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED,CHEAP VAN BUT COST DEAR!STILL THINK ITS A LOOKA,NICE FACE SHAME ABOUT THE LEGS.

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117k so far. AA recovered 5 times. 2 turbos.1 boost valve. 2 sets gear cables. Driveshaft. Catalyst. Master cylinder and slave cylinder. 2 pipes to gearbox. Back in at Dealers again, no clutch and low power from turbo. Don't even let someone give you a Vivaro for free!!!!!!!!!!

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Had Vauxhall Vivaro van for 3 weeks and turbo blew!! cost over a £1200, hadv it back for 4 weeks and gearbox went cost £1500, got it back 3 days later went to petrol station to fill up, and clutch went!!!!!!! worst van ever had a kangoo for 3 years only ever cost me a new set of tyres!! now i get the van from hell!!!

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thinking of buying a vivaro ? dont its a poor van- it looks nice and drives like a car but its rubbish
new gearbox-new fuel pump-new egr valve - new crank case sensor -new ecu - new steering rack- new throttle pedal - new mass airflow sensor -new flywheel there is more ive had done but i have tears in my eyes and i cant go on lol
had an old smiley transit for years with no problems but it was looking a bit sore so it had to go -i have almost paid out the original price of the van in repairs ...

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I have been running a Vauxhall Vivaro swb 1.9CDTI since 2005 (54 plate), fitted with 6 speed manual gearbox. The gearbox has developed a serious oil leak which appears to be coming from the breather pipe mounted on top of the gearbox housing. In cold weather both reverse and second gears are difficult to select, but no problems in warm weather! Like many other reviews here, my van has done only light work and has just covered 40,000 miles. My local independent garage has recommended a reconditi ...

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I thought my Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9DTi LWB was great,fitted new stereo to get bluetooth and speedo stopped,as it happens all systems are connected and getting it done was a nightmare,if i leave van unused for any more than 5-6 days then battery goes flat and now my alternator has melted,i thought i had an engine fire.not have this much longer.had 3 ldv convoys and thought they were bad,they are simple and basic and easy to fix.would not buy another vauxhall,not a quality product.

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The Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9DTi LWB is a lovely motor just what i needed, looked great, drove like a dream. it broke down with in 12 hours of having it, i done 70 miles. the turbo went, been in the garage now 2 weeks, but now wont be ready for another week so 3 weeks in total. they had to replace the turbo, engine, gear box and more.
not happy....................

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This is a poorly designed van as there are no armrests because of angle of door/window design, and instruments are blocked due to angle of steering with airbag, which means you cannot see the fuel low warning light.
When viewing rear of van through door mirrors the stupid curves of the van detract from judging parking distances. Washer bottle is hidden well below the offside wing which means you have to put water and screen wash into a 2ltr plastic drinks bottle.

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Gearboxes, clutches, stearing racks, drive shafts, injectors 53 reg repair costs this year £2,760, second clutch slave cylinder failed he thinks, another clutch now £500 inclusive of labour, happy new year!

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My Vauxhall Vivaro has been the most unreliable van I have ever had. At just 43,000 miles first breakdown got towed of motorway to a diesel spiecalist (who at first refused to even look at the van) after telling him he a been recomanded by a freind he told me to leave it with him. This is what he found all of the injectors where broke, at which point he told me about one of the common faults number 1 injector welds itself to the cylinder head. Got a phone call of him day after he couldnt get the ...

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At 75k valve fell off and killed it £2500 worth of damage90k fuel pump went £1500 worth of damageEng management fault off road 3 daysWater in the fuel off road 2 daysHeater packed up Lots of brakes3ed gear only works when not coldThe AA probably know my van well!

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If you need a van buy a transit trust me. Van is 3 years old this month and has had 2 new gear boxes and is in garage just now getting its 2nd clutch, its only done 42000 miles! 2nd gear box took 8 weeks to fit and nearly put me out off business, The van has never done any heavy work and has spent more time in the Vauxhall garage than my own!

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A badly built vehicle that should never have been put on the road, also the vauxhall movano has a gearbox differential fault, unacceptable to try and sell these as a reliable vehicle for someone self employed.

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Beware, do no assume that because youve had it for one year or so everything is rosy, just wait and see, and keep your bank balance topped up, Renault, Vauxhall know theres a fault, but obviously wont admit it, save your money buy a reliable van buy a Transit, its where I'm going next.

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If you want a reliable van then do not buy a Vivaro I have had mine now for a total of 15 months it is been into the dealers for a total of 2 months over 13 ocassions when you are self employed and respond to 24/7 this aint good news so please do not buy you have been warned!

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Gearbox went after just 36000 miles, 6 months out of warrenty.
Dealership and customer sevice centre did not want to help, just offered 20% off £3,500 bill.

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Another gearbox gone at 42K, the side door fell of at 30k, the thottle sticks...what a nightmare of a van!

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Great Vans, much better to drive than an a Transit, you dont feel like you've stepped back into the early 80's when you get in the Vivaro, unlike a Transit!. The gearbox & clutch in my vivaro lasted 142,000 miles!, and its never missed a beat before hand.
A brand new uprated gear box/clutch/slave cylinder & release bearing is £2,205 fully fitted by a main dealer.

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The Vivaro is reliable, great to drive barring lots of gear changes, have done 32654 mile gust gone in for 2nd service, gearbox fault found, this is being replaced FOC due to being within warrenty, needs a new clutch though, service at my dealer fantastic.

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I've been told that new gear boxes have weak bearings if a recon unit had been fitted this would not have happened a problem that Vauxhall, Renault and Nissan won't admit to it.