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Loses power while driving and then shuts off?

Tiny
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  • 2006 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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  • 900,000 MILES
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.
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Thursday, February 9th, 2023 AT 1:01 PM

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Tiny
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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.
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Friday, February 10th, 2023 AT 8:43 AM

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