Corsa engine issues

Corsablues

I purchased a 1.3 CDTi Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex Active in September 2012 and have had nothing but trouble with it. It is currently in the garage following stalling to a stop on the dual carriageway and required to be towed to the dealership garage. it has currently been in for 5weeks now and they are apparently waiting for a new catalytic converter as a result of the DPF hose blowing and tearing. This is it's 5th time in the garage and I would like some advice of why this may have happened to a car which is just turning 1 year old and only completed 8600miles on the clock. I am well aware of the DPF issues and have been driving it as recommened (once a week for 25mins in 4th gear over 3000rpm) following a full service after 4months and the car only completing 3600 miles due to the engine management function stalling the engine. The sales manager very helpfully informed me that I shouldn't have bought a diesel, although this was never mentioned at the point of sale by the salesmans!!! This issue has been ongoing now for the past year and I have lost all confidence in this car, but unfortunately am tied into a HP agreement. Do I have any legal ground to return the car as 5 times in the garage surely means the car is not reliable and fit for purpose?
Would the recommended weekly trips have caused my DPF hose to blow? Also, if this is correct why have Vauxhall build in a feature where the car is alerting you to change gear? Even when I do take the car for these weekly journeys, less that 12hours later and the DPF regeneration warning light is on again. Is there a fault with my car or is everyone having these issues. I would be very grateful for any advice or support in dealing with this issue. Many thanks

oliverr

Love the username. Shouldn't this be covered with Vauxhall's lifetime warranty? Shame, I have Corsa and I haven't had any issues, it's a petrol not a diesel though.

Retrogamer

The 1.3CDTi engine is a pig. It's really a 1.2 FIAT engine. They're doing well if the modern ones pass 70k miles

Strider590

Salesmen want to sell you a car, it's easier to sell the one they think you want to buy. They're not there to be your friend, they're not advisors, they're just "gift of the gab" salesmen.

I think these problems are becoming more and more common as people mistakenly buy diesels for relatively low mileage use.

In my diesels have no place in small cars, because small cars don't get driven in such a way as to maintain the DPF.
BUT of course manufacturers will make whatever is in demand and there are enough poorly educated people out there to create that demand.

What are these weekly runs? it should really be 20 minutes along the motorway at one speed (i'd say 70 in 4th gear) and keeping the throttle as constant as possible, easing off can stop the process.

I think you can resolve this if your given the correct information, but unfortunely a bunch of smiling, chatty monkeys in suits don't have the technical knowledge to really help you, in fact I doubt they understand what the DPF does at all and probably wouldn't be able to so much as change a wheel.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuels-and-environment/diesel-particulate-filters.html

spacey2012

This is the polish built JTD engine, has to be the most unreliable unit ever made.
A 1.24 cc 43 bhp standard Lump that they are absolutely blowing the nuts off to get the 75 + bhp power from.

Get rid quick !