Brand new Vauxhall Corsa - help! DPF!

Comtesse

So I bought a brand new Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition diesel four weeks ago and I've done less than 300 miles. On Saturday it was recalled as part of the steering column issue, which was fine, I figured these things sometimes happen and just handled it. It was recovered to the dealership to be sorted and I got a call to pick it up yesterday, again, fine. I called in after work, picked it up and the. 3/4 of the way home I lost acceleration, the engine management light came on and I ended up having to nurse it home in rush hour traffic which was. To say the least,not fun.

I got Vauxhall assist to send an AA patrol out and he said there was a strange code flashing up on his computer saying 'P2458 max time exceeded' on the DPF regeneration. He's told me to take it in tomorrow to get it looked at.

Thing is, the service desk at the dealership are telling me that it's my fault, despite driving it very little, and making sure that it gets a 45 min run at motorway speeds about once a week! The last time was a week prior (and I would have been driving a 40min journey up the motorway on Saturday had the car not been recalled!)

I'm at a loss to explain why a DPF would even be able to clog up within such a small space of time, unless the dealership had kept it ticking over for hours while they had it! I've certainly got wayyy less in the tank than I had when it went in!

Has anyone else had this issue? I'm at my wits end and currently without a car for the foreseeable - which has meant a 2 hour round trip by public transport to get to work today.

jimjames

4 weeks & 300 miles seems exceptionally short time to clog DPF even if it was sat in traffic the whole of that time. That can't even be a single tank of fuel.

Seems far more likely that it's a fault and as a new car they need to get that fixed.

daveyjp

It could be a DPF sensor fault, especially on a new car, that's why you get a warranty and Vauxhall should investigate.

However if 300 miles a month is to be typical mileage for you a modern diesel is not what you should be driving.

topdaddy_2

Is this not similar to another recent thread?

And why are people buying diesels for a car like this?

Gloomendoom

topdaddy wrote: »

And why are people buying diesels for a car like this?

It does seem rather silly.

Comtesse

Lol! 'people' buy diesels for a car like this because they do a lot of mileage on their own and don't need a big car!

I think you guys are right... A sensor fault seems most likely. I should have
Pointed out that 300 miles a month is very low for me... In a 'busy' week alone I can do 550 miles. This month's mileage has been low as it's been parked in a car park for a week and then not driven every day (working from home quite a bit)

I'll get the dealership to look at it and hopefully sort it... If not they'll be replacing it.

Thanks!!

force_ten

topdaddy wrote: »

Is this not similar to another recent thread?

And why are people buying diesels for a car like this?

yes it is similar to a recent thread

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5027655

that is the other thread and it may be worth having a read through it

it seems that the corsas are having problems with there DPF,s and they are getting blocked at very low mileages

AdrianC

topdaddy wrote: »

And why are people buying diesels for a car like this?

Because cheap VED and high official MPG figures.

But I suspect it was a rhetorical question.

Comtesse

Thanks for the info force ten. Much appreciated. Thats a VERY low mileage to get blocked on though... If I continue having issues I'll be getting them to exchange it, especially as i explained my rather erratic mileage (one week 100. Miles, the next 500) to the chap who sold me the car and he said the DPF would be fine.

DH drives a Vauxhall combo and has never had issues with the DPF, sounds like it's just the corsa...

...really wishing I'd bought the Citroen now!!

force_ten

Comtesse wrote: »

Thanks for the info force ten. Much appreciated. Thats a VERY low mileage to get blocked on though... If I continue having issues I'll be getting them to exchange it, especially as i explained my rather erratic mileage (one week 100. Miles, the next 500) to the chap who sold me the car and he said the DPF would be fine.

DH drives a Vauxhall combo and has never had issues with the DPF, sounds like it's just the corsa...

...really wishing I'd bought the Citroen now!!

I know somebody that had DPF problems with a vauxhall insignia on 600 miles, but 300 miles seems very low for a dpf to block and car going into limp mode

keep us informed what vauxhall have to say about it

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

My guess is that the filter detected a need to regen and as you were stuck in traffic it didn't get cleared and that is now your fault. The manual hints that if the light comes on it is essential that you clear it within two attempts at a regen.

As the dealer and the manual give no advice on how to deal with this situation which in my book is normal driving, I would suggest that you ask them to fix the car or you will be returning it as unfit for purpose and that after a fix if the problem arises within a short time again that you still reserve the right to return the car.

If they are suggesting that it is your driving, ask them exactly what techniques they suspect you are using and to put it in writing how the dpf can be blocked by these driving techniques. It is no good blaming the driver if they offer no concrete advice on correct driving methods. Point out that this must be feasible where you live.