iank
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 12:51 PM |
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200k Corsa's being recalled
ABS system catches fire (ironically as its only function is to try to improve safety)
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23409038-details/The+combustible+Corsa%3A+200%2C000+Vauxhalls+are+recalled+over+fault/article.do
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 01:08 PM |
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They will get less than 200k cars back. There is at least 1 a week lands upside down in a field near me at a bad bend 
[Edited on 20/8/07 by TGR-ECOSSE]
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nitram38
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 01:10 PM |
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If you have one in a garage, now is the time to stick it out on the road!!!!!!! 
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dan__wright
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 01:11 PM |
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i own a corsa and regular member of a corsa forum, this was discovered a long time ago and vaux have done a shite job with the recall, there have been
people on the forum who have had their cars set fire in the middle of the night - this was when vauxhall know about the problem!
takes the piss!
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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smart51
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 01:38 PM |
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Vauxhall almost certainly don't make their own ABS. It is most likely some arguement between them and their suppler that has caused the delay.
No-one likes a recall. They are million-pound expensive and everyone argues who will foot the bill.
[Edited on 20-8-2007 by smart51]
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iank
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 01:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Vauxhall almost certainly don't make their own ABS. It is most likely some arguement between them and their suppler that has caused the delay.
No-one likes a recall. They are million-pound expensive and everyone argues who will fiit the bill.
Absolutely, depends how you do the accounting, but Vauxhall will have to pay the main stealers to do the work. Wild but reasonable guess of £50 per
car taking into account mechanic time and parts gives £10 million plus any compensation they are forced to pay for the ones that went up.
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meany
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 03:11 PM |
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my eldest has a 55 plate corsa c.
he has never had a recall.
ill let him know when comes home.
vin numbers affected below.
*********5E000023 to *********5E037478
*********44000009 to *********54330240
*********43000023 to *********54330240
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/searches/search.asp
[Edited on 20/8/07 by meany]
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novacaine
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 07:02 PM |
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its no the abs unit that causes the problems, its the earthing on the chassis leg, the solution is to clear off the spade connector with wet n dry
paper, coat it in solder and then put some heat shrink tube around it and say problem solved
amazing what you learn after 2 weeks of work experience at a vauxhall garage
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again, the sun is the same in a relative way but
your older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 08:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by novacaine
its no the abs unit that causes the problems, its the earthing on the chassis leg, the solution is to clear off the spade connector with wet n dry
paper, coat it in solder and then put some heat shrink tube around it and say problem solved
amazing what you learn after 2 weeks of work experience at a vauxhall garage
How does this spade connector cause fires in the middle of the night? Does it become detatched from the chassis and short out on something else?
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 09:09 PM |
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My old Combo got recalled for this ages ago now, so long ago in fact that I don't have it any more. It's actually had another recall since
that one as well (another wiring fault)...
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matt.c
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 09:59 PM |
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 I have two corsa's, one a 02 and the other is 05. What should i do? Take both of them in the vx garage?
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dan__wright
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 03:14 PM |
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yep, the 05 may have the timing chain recall on it aswell.
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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Simon
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| posted on 21/8/07 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt.c
I have two corsa's, one a 02 and the other is 05. What should i do? Take both of them in the vx garage?
Save Vauxhall the aggro, and do the rest of us a favour, and throw a match in the window
ATB
Simon
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