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Steve

 posted on 28th Sep 14 at 07:10

Must be the same steering column rosberg uses


neil h

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 19:44

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Must be serious for them to advise against driving it. Recalls are nothing new but grounding the fleet is a bit more worrying.


I wouldn't have said so personally. It's probably just an arse covering exercise.


ed

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 13:25

Don't think GM would really be in the mood for using a recall for some kind of marketing exercise. Unless they're doing it balls deep by recalling 28 million cars, plus all these Vauxalls :0


fazza

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 11:41

quote:
Originally posted by deano87
The online marketing cynics amongst us could see this as a back link excercise...:look:


:lol: I thought that!


Nic Barnes

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 10:54

its definitely put me off buying another vauxhall in the future.


deano87

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 05:17

The online marketing cynics amongst us could see this as a back link excercise...:look:


Ian

 posted on 27th Sep 14 at 00:08

Must be serious for them to advise against driving it. Recalls are nothing new but grounding the fleet is a bit more worrying.


VegasPhil

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 22:42

Customers love a recall. Free stuff :cool:


taylorboosh

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 21:55

Found an issue with a part - fixing it

No accidents

No issue


John

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 21:54

Porsche has something similar the other week and a big deal was made of it over nothing.


Ben G

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 21:51

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Dont see the issue


Recalls affect consumer confidence in the brand. That not a big enough issue for you?

I would say safety is massively important here, although it seems like journalist sensationalism and the part isn't actually dangerous. It just doesn't meet their quality standards.


taylorboosh

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 21:37

Dont see the issue


deano87

 posted on 26th Sep 14 at 21:24

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

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 that, "as a precaution, these vehicles should not be driven prior to inspection."

"Vauxhall puts the safety and convenience of its customers first and as this condition concerns their safety, the company is taking immediate action."

Customers can find out if their car is affected by going to the Vauxhall website homepage from Saturday for further information. Alternatively they can call for advice on 0800 026 0034, from 09.30 on Saturday.

The carmaker said it had discovered the fault during routine testing and, as far as it was aware, no accident or injury had been caused by the problem.

[Edited on 26-09-2014 by deano87]