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Hi All, first post so please bear with me as I learn the terminology.
I have a 2012 Ampera thats broken down a couple of times now and im not getting many answers from Vauxhall and/or Vauxhall dealerships so I thought i'd share it here to see if anyone else has had the problem.
A couple of times now (along the motorway approx 60mph) as the battery power stops and the engine kicks in the car flashes up a couple of messages instantly - 1) Reduced propulsion and 2) Engine not available - service soon.
Everything operates fine for a few miles and the total loss of propulsion. I come to a stop, turn off and back on again and the car can now move albeit slowly and with the engine performing much greater than normal. Im on the motorway so literal use to crawl off the next junction. During this crawl the engine has picked up and can increase speeds if I wanted, which I dont. The engine noise is much lower than when it first started but still a bit more than in normal operation.
Thankfully in both recent times I have only been a few miles away from a charge point so after it has a bit of battery power added it operates perfectly normally again but with the orange management light. It has been returned to the garage where they have made a "software upgrade" and all ok.
The same has happened again today but I have now left it for a full charge and the orange management light (which was on earlier) has now gone.
Ive got to take it to the garage again but would like to maybe supply some suggestions rather than get another software upgrade. I know they're Pros but they may be missing something that someone here has uncovered.
Thanks for your help.
I have a 2012 Ampera thats broken down a couple of times now and im not getting many answers from Vauxhall and/or Vauxhall dealerships so I thought i'd share it here to see if anyone else has had the problem.
A couple of times now (along the motorway approx 60mph) as the battery power stops and the engine kicks in the car flashes up a couple of messages instantly - 1) Reduced propulsion and 2) Engine not available - service soon.
Everything operates fine for a few miles and the total loss of propulsion. I come to a stop, turn off and back on again and the car can now move albeit slowly and with the engine performing much greater than normal. Im on the motorway so literal use to crawl off the next junction. During this crawl the engine has picked up and can increase speeds if I wanted, which I dont. The engine noise is much lower than when it first started but still a bit more than in normal operation.
Thankfully in both recent times I have only been a few miles away from a charge point so after it has a bit of battery power added it operates perfectly normally again but with the orange management light. It has been returned to the garage where they have made a "software upgrade" and all ok.
The same has happened again today but I have now left it for a full charge and the orange management light (which was on earlier) has now gone.
Ive got to take it to the garage again but would like to maybe supply some suggestions rather than get another software upgrade. I know they're Pros but they may be missing something that someone here has uncovered.
Thanks for your help.