Vauxhall Signum manufacturing fault

clab1508

Does anyone know of a manufacturing fault with the Vauxhall Signum .. the fuel pump. Apparently its a widely known problem - even been on Watchdog but Vauxhall wont pay for mine as its no longer under warranty! How can I resolve this?

Silk

Hi clab,
Have you read the recent update on watchdog ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2009/01/vauxhall_update.html

How old is the vehicle ?

harveybobbles

clab1508 wrote: »

Does anyone know of a manufacturing fault with the Vauxhall Signum

You've answered your own question!

The signum was Vauxhall's amswer to a question that didn't need answering...

On a more helpful note - what engine have you got? fuel pumps fail on the old 2.0 diesel lump and also on the !!!!!! 1.9 slightly lighter lump too.

hewhoisnotintheknow

surely it cant be classed as wear and tear so should be replaced under warranty

leekat21

Vauxhall have a customer care department who will assist you in this. However, they have a sliding scale of contributions on repairs and this depends on age/mileage and customer loyalty. As you as looking for a goodwill gesture, they evaluate the following

a) did you buy from a Vx dealership
b) has it been serviced within the recommendations by a Vx dealership
c) age of vehicle
d) mileage of vehicle
e) is this a recognised 'known concern'

I used to work for them (left 5 years ago) but they always seemed fair in their considerations.

You should call them.

hewhoisnotintheknow

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

surely it cant be classed as wear and tear so should be replaced under warranty

scrub that, i thought we were talking about an insignia

mak1_2

fuel pump is £380 part, very expensive. i recently changed one on Signum.

goldspanners

mak1 wrote: »

fuel pump is £380 part, very expensive. i recently changed one on Signum.

personally i dont think £380 is very expensive for a diesel fuel injection pump. ive seen fuel lift pumps cost much more than that.

Batchy

I think you will find this is a bigger problem not cause of the fuel pump cost, but where it is located.

I heard it can cost upto 1500 including labour & parts to sort this, as its an engine out jobby.

This was on a Vectra deisel.

In the end my friend sold his as not working./ non runner to a polish guy!!! lol

roswell

Batchy wrote: »

I think you will find this is a bigger problem not cause of the fuel pump cost, but where it is located.

I heard it can cost upto 1500 including labour & parts to sort this, as its an engine out jobby.

This was on a Vectra deisel.

In the end my friend sold his as not working./ non runner to a polish guy!!! lol

Thats interesting I was always under the impressing the pump was in the fuel tank on astra`s / vectra 2.0dti `s

roswell

OP,

What are the problems you are experiancing ? when was the fuel filter last changed ? how old is the car and what milage?