Vauxhall insignia yellow warning light with spanner

nottm1970

hi yesterday whilst driving i got a yellow warning light with spanner , i lost power and acceleration, and managed to drive home but was lack of power and would not travel fast

service has been done few months ago

not sure what the problem could be 

Jenni_D

Which exact warning light with a spanner? (There are two according to this website).

Electronic Parking Brake Fault

The yellow electric bolt and spanner / wrench is the The Vauxhall / Opel Insignia electric parking brake fault warning light. The light may illuminate steady or flash: Steady: The electronic parking brake is working but with degraded performance. Flashing: The electric parking brake is in service mode. If driving, stop the vehicle, apply the foot brake. Apply the electric parking brake - pull and hold the switch for more than 5 seconds. If the  symbol illuminates, the electric parking brake is correctly applied. Release the electric parking brake - push and hold the switch for more than 2 seconds. If the  symbol goes out, the electric parking brake is fully released. If the light remains on or flashing, have the system serviced as soon as possible and avoid parking on inclines and park with the vehicle left in gear until the cause of the fault has been remedied.

Service Vehicle Soon

The Vauxhall / Opel Insignia service vehicle soon warning light is an indication of a fault or vehicle maintenance that is required. There will usually be an error code associated with the light. Another dashboard warning light may illuminate alongside the service vehicle soon light. For more information about this warning light, see Service Vehicle Soon warning light.

prowla

It's probably an engine sensor has failed and put the car into limp-home mode.

The last Vauxhall I had was terrible for that; the sensors were the most unreliable part on the car.

(Of course, the sensor could have identified an actual problem.)

Username03725

As above; it's known colloquially as Spanner Mode and allows you to get home or to a dealer without letting the engine run at full power. It needs looking at; once the problem is identified and fixed and the error cleared it'll go back to normal driving.

shiraz99

As mentioned, sounds like limp mode to me. Is the car a diesel, if so it could well be the DPF.

Car_54

OP, didn't you get a manual with the car?

Bigwheels1111

First things first, get a cheap OBD2 scanner.
Scan car, get code, look up code.
My friend insignia did this, code was down to Nox sensor.
But it was not, needed an update, done At service and alls been fine for 16 months.

You need a scanner so you don’t have to pay the dealer £130 to scan.

nottm1970

thank you for the replies yes it a diesel car and , the warning light comes on but no other codes come up

Jenni_D

Which model/year of Insignia?

nottm1970

it is insignia exclusiv 130CDTI 5 door hatch

2009

Jenni_D

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/538971/Vauxhall-Insignia.html?page=83#manual

Which precise warning light?