Vauxhall warns over Corsa steering problem

colin79666

Quote from BBC News

Carmaker Vauxhall has warned owners of 3,000 of its cars not to drive them due to a steering problem.

The company said the vehicles affected were Adam, Corsa and Corsavan models registered since May this year.

There was an issue with a part used in the steering column that did not meet company standards, it said.

Opel, owned by US giant General Motors, issued a similar warning to its customers, saying 8,000 of its Adam and Corsa cars should be checked.

Vauxhall said: "As a precaution, these vehicles should not be driven prior to inspection."

Customers can find out if their car is affected by going to Vauxhall website homepage from Saturday for further information.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29387561

jaydeeuk1

3000 people have bought brand new vauxhalls... Jesus.

If this was Toyota recalling a faulty light bulb it would have been front page news across Britain and about 10 threads on here about it.

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There are no recalls showing for Vauxhall

https://www.gov.uk/check-if-a-vehicle-has-been-recalled

OddballJamie

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

3000 people have bought brand new vauxhalls... Jesus.

If this was Toyota recalling a faulty light bulb it would have been front page news across Britain and about 10 threads on here about it.

Big difference between 3,000 cars with no injuries and 12 million, 5 deaths, massive cover up and over a billion dollar fine.

mrmot

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

3000 people have bought brand new vauxhalls... Jesus.

Or two car rental companies have bought 1500 each.

colino

With lowest tender wins, seems the most basic component, the hooke joint (an invention hundreds of years old) at the bottom of the steering column isn't up to the job. Not just a recall, but an instruction not to drive if within the VIN and part number range means it must be seriously shoddy.

Beachview_2

OddballJamie wrote: »

Big difference between 3,000 cars with no injuries and 12 million, 5 deaths, massive cover up and over a billion dollar fine.

Jamie, GM was fined for their failure to report safety issues, involving their ignition switch. There were at least 13 deaths. The problem was known about by GM for 10 years before they did anything. GM was fined for this by NHTSA and given the biggest fine allowed by US law.

iolanthe07

I can't understand why Corsas are so popular. There are so many much better cars around for similar money.