Loses power while driving and then shuts off?

2006 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
900,000 MILES • MANUAL
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LEEGAUCI88
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My car will start perfectly but when driving will lose power and cut out, but if I lock it the unlock it and restart it it's all back fine. then it will do it again a few moments later, could be 5 minutes or 1 minutes later from starting. only when driving this happens.
Feb 9, 2023 at 1:01 PM
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STRAILER
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This sounds like the BCM is not working correctly, I would do a CAN scan to help confirm the issue, also you can get a preprogrammed unit by search google or eBay.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

The unit sits behind the glove box, I would tap on it with the engine running to see if that affects the engine, this will help confirm the issue. Please let me know how it goes.
Feb 10, 2023 at 8:43 AM
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