Vauxhall Hit by renewed faulty handbrake alarm

My Astra folled backwards with handbrake fullon and demolished a fence. According to Vauxhall there is nothing wrong with the handbrake. I have written a letter ofcomplaint to the managing director of Vauxhall. Handbrakes are not for decoration…they should work 100%

Hi Phillip,

I’m sorry to hear that your Corsa rolled away. I think the new Corsa looks pretty damn good, so it is extremely annoying that Vauxhall could make such a big error. Have they fixed it for you, and covered the repair on the vehicle your car hit?

List of malfunctions on my twin top astra design:
faulty handbrake
faulty roof function
faulty boot seals (4 lots and still boot is wet)
malfunction on emission control
car is 21 months old.
Am filing report with VOSA and have asked Grasmere dealership where car was purchased for a replacement or refund, as advised by trading standards.
If you have a fault or complaint about your vauxhall, report it to VOSA and trading standards. The more officially logged complaints, the stronger the case against vauxhall.

Hi, there,
My Astra rolled back recently (less than one year old) and it caused a lot of problems at work. You just cannot imagine how a handbrake problem can affect your life. From an earlier message, it is true that Astra had the probelm along with other models: Signum, Vectra and Corsa.

Hi Tara,

I’m really sorry to hear that you’ve been having problems. Grinding brakes are a problem I’ve had myself I must say.

You say you were fobbed off for five months, did this push it back beyond the limited warranty, or do you have a 3 year warranty? Either way, it sounds like you have a case here.

Given how essential brakes are to the operation of the vehicle, this isn’t a problem that they should be able to brush off. Here’s what I’d consider doing if I were you:
1) Document all conversations/visits to the dealership, and whether you received a satisfactory level of service.
2) Take your car for an independent inspection. This shouldn’t cost too much and it will narrow down whether the problem is an issue with the calipers or even just a build up of brake dust from soft pads.
3) Use the independent inspection when consulting with Vauxhall – if the inspection is done by a Vauxhall specialist then even better.
4) Talk to citizens advice – given the potentially dangerous nature of the problem I doubt they’ll see this as acceptable.
5) Write a letter of complaint to your local Vauxhall dealership along with sending a copy to their head office and MD.

What you really need to do Tara is to get to the root of the problem. Whilst grinding brakes are a symptom, the cause needs to be got at. If Vauxhall merely sees it as a case of the brakes needing to be ‘bedded in’ they will fob you off…

N.B. The following link has the Vauxhall Customer services number:
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vx/contact/loadonlineenquiry.do?method=loadPageOnlineEnquiry

Hi Tara,

Can you get confirmation in writing from the area manager that there’s a problem? If so, I’d certainly recommend going straight to point 4 above.

Have you had your car inspected? Do you know exactly what the problem is?

Tara,

Do you know exactly what the problem is? Hard compound brake pads (such as carbon ceramics) will not fade but require heat to make them operate well. They won’t tend to wear as quickly (when they do at all). Soft compounds may wear down much faster, but will provide a quicker stop – at least until they are worn to nothing. Have you tried to just having your pads changed? Alternatively, soft compounds can give you a lot of brake dust; this can create a squeal and damage your alloys but is rarely a serious issue. I hope this information helps you.

Hi Stuart,

I’m really sorry to hear about your wife – I trust that she is better now? By all accounts the Corsa VXR has been receiving excellent reviews and I was quite keen on getting one – I think I’ll be printing this whole thread off before going to my dealer though!

56 plate twin top
leaking roof twice, faulty doors twice, faulty window,s, wheel bearing renewed, EGR valve failed, Dealer had the car for four days to sort out a tracking problem, Lookers PLP in Warrington are awful at after sales service etc, getting no joy with them and want to find out how to demand a refund.
it gets worse….. my wifes 07 plate 1.2 16v corsa design, has a design fault which has no cure but they want it for TWO DAYS to try and fit a new clutch.
Would never buy from lookers PLP again!

Morning All.

Have had a similar problem with my 05 Astra, Parked it up on an small driveway at the in-laws. Put the handbrake on. What makes this significant is that I then had to open the boot, the and the rear driver side door to get a few things out and then had to close both.

I’m sure that given the incline of the drive it would not have just sat there had the handbrake not been on ( 20 degree incline). Over an hour and a half later the car appears to have rolled forward hit the a wheelie bin, a large terracota plantpot ( 3 foot high) and then struck the garage door taking it off a few of its’ runners. Damage to paint on boths side panels and the bumper and bonnet, and a potential insurance claim.

Thankfully the guys at the dealership all know me as a result of previous problems with the dab radio, and so far seem very keen to help me get this sorted. I’ll try to keep you updated.

Hi John
Contact trading standards. They in turn will contact the dealership on your behalf but a solicitor’s letter is likely to be needed as trading standards only deal with claims up to £5,OOO. Also contact Managing Director at Vauxhall in Luton. Send letter registered and keep a copy. You will probably be passed over to Samantha Wilson who is in charge of customer services. Keep at them, I am.
Pauline

i’ve just got a brand new corsa, about a month ago and have had no problems, although i have noticed with the handbrake you have to lift it a lot further up because i get a feeling like it’s going to roll away, thankfully it hasn’t yet!?!

Update for you all, been liasing with lady at Vauxhall customer services who amongst other things stated that there have been no handbrake recalls for any Vauxhalls. Quick check on the VOSA site revealed four such recalls have responded and await their response.

Not moving forward as quickly as I would like but i’m patient.

( and leaving the car in gear all the time )

I got that impression from the e-mails that I got in response.

I’m persistant, polite, and patient and in most cases, so far, have gotten the outcome that I have wanted in my dealings with Vauxhall. I expect this one to be a tough slog but I’m not going to let it go for a long while yet.

I’ve sent an email to the enquiries section on the VOSA website and can get the three other people present to provide witness statements. Hopefully they will come back to me on that front and I can let them know what happened.

My astra is soon to be sent to an approved vauxhall repairer, who are also going to inspect the handbrake system. I’m in no doubt they will find no problem but heres hoping. The gent that runs the place did mention to me that his car did the same thing.

Hi John
Contact trading standards, they are really good at advising and the mediate between you and the dealership, The mechanic here has admitted that there is a design faullt and that is why seals don’t keep water out of boot. I now have a clunking sound when I go from first tosecond gear..like you sometimes get with an automatic transmission. The onboard computer has got one on it as well and insists that the fuel tank is empty despite being nearly half full! File a report with VOSA. They need the reports in order to insist that Vauxhall remove these vehicles from the road for safety reasons, have posted contact details further up these postings. Good luck

Don’t hold yur breath. Contact VOSA, see above. They are dealing with mine and are contacting Vauxhall direct. They carry a lot of authority so please do request and then submit a report. It helps if you can also enclose photos and witness statements. Best of luck.
Pauline

Hi
I have a 7 week old Corsa 1.3cdti breeze purchased from Pentagon in Rochdale.
I use this car for Driving tuition and know that clutches dont last as long as a personal cars clutch due to the type of use. However i do expect a clutch to last more than 7 weeks!
I have jusst been told by Pentagon and Vauxhall that the clutch is not covered by warranty and its going to cost nearly £700 to replace!
I have had various different cars and never had to replace a clutch at less than 40k miles before!
Vauhall never again!!!!!!!!!!

Pauline,

VOSA are technically correct – a car cannot move with the handbrake on. What it sounds like in the case of these (MANY) Vauxhall complaints is that it is either working loose or simply not functioning correctly at all. I assume that if Vauxhall are asking people to not depress the button when putting the handbrake on then it’s something related to the teeth/ratcheting mechanism. Either way, it’s inexcusable.

John Tempest,

Have you had any updates? I would certainly hope PLP would deliver it…

Pauline.
I have benn told by PLP’s service Manager that I should take it to my nearest main dealer here in Falkirk as my problem is with Vauxhall and not PLP, I refuse to pass the buck to someone else, according to the Sale of goods act 1979 my contract is with the retailer and not the manufacturer, I have emailed PLP again today and advised that if I have to take the car back to Warrington then it will be left with them and I shall persue the matter through the courts, PLP’s customer service is awful, I have never come accross a company as bad, I know of five guys that I used to work with that have had vauxhalls but refuse to take them to PLP for any warranty or service works.

John O’Hara.
My wifes Corsa had a new clutch fitted on her 07 Corsa design under warranty and it was just over 12 months old, they first told her it had a fault that couldnt be cured and they had a bad batch of clutch’s, it seems to be fine now,……watch this space.
It is however well under powered for a 1.2 16V motor, and has miles less power than her old 1.0 04 model. I think it has a problem and asked them to put in on a Dyno but they wouldnt, they just plugged it into their diagnostics and said they had identified a problem and recified it, its still no different.:(

Stuart
Warchdog havea ratchet expert who tested handbrakes on vauxhall, why not email the programme and ask for expert local to yourself?
Pauline

Hi.

I’ve had exactly the same problems as everyone else. I have an Astra 07 1.4 sxi, and vauxhaul say there is no known fault with the handbrake in this car. However, S Walker has the same car as me, so i’d love to speak to them !! Or anyone else who has an Astra that has the same problem as me!!!

I’d also like to mention after speaking to GM (General Motors, owner of Vauxhall), they informed me that the Astra’s do infact have the same handbrakes as the Corsa’s.

Purchased a New Vectra 2007. Looked out of the window to see the car very slowly going down the road. The car was left in gear luckily, so was having to turn the engine over. Managed to run after it and stop it before any damage ws done. Sent a letter to Vauxhall explaining that there was a design fault as the extending armrest blocks the full pull up position of the handbrake. As others I never received a reply.
To add insult to injury have just had my car serviced at a local Vauxhall dealership. On the way home a burning oil smell started to come into the car. stopped and found a large oily cloth (large T shirt back) draped on the engine. So much for the Service Booklet. (Having professional and exhaustive service checks and maintenance work helps keep your vehicle SAFE economical and operational.)

They have finally sorted my car, everything seems to be OK at the moment, My wifes Corsa design however is still having clutch problems, it goes in today for further investigation, She wrote to them asking a dozen questions but never got a reply, She has already been told that the car has a design fault that Vauxhall cant cure, they put in a new clutch 6 weeks ago and the kagaroo problem is back

Hi Rach
Have emailed Watchdog twice. They are counting all emails re Vauxhall handbrakes and will do another programme when sufficient complaints are notified to tem.

i purched an astra sxi 1.4 sport hatch 3dr this march 08 on an 08 plate brand new i keep getting strong smell of petrol fumes in cab i have taken it back to dealer 4 times on first 3 visits they said they could not find any leaks on the 4th visit had car for 5 days they changed the tank seal still got the problem, is there any other astra sxi drivers got this problem please let me know as vauxhall are not aware off any similar problems

Just reading throught the comments and couldnt resist joining in having a moan about vauxhall!!! My Astra Twin Top 57 plate purchased in April 2008 with 50 miles on the clock. To date my car has done 2000 miles and has been in and out of the garage five times firstly due to creaking roof and rattling doors, second time to have a new motor installed for the roof then came the problem of the roof leaking to which it has been in three times where AC adjusted the windows which did not rectify the fault and eventually they decided to fit new seals however although this appears to have solved that problem there is now a wind noise coming from the front of the car, I am now waiting on AC getting a “Specialist” from Vauxhall to come and work on my car as the engineer was baffled as to where the noise was coming from. Also I mentioned to the service department that I thought the inside of the car was smelling strongly of petrol… dont know if I am imagining it as I dont know what could becausing it!!!

Hi, great I have found a site with problems with Vauxhall, having been on to them today re my Signum guess what my handbrake needs sorting they have taken it apart and the springs they have been given dont work so I still have to wait. also I have a radio that has a life of ots own it switches off, turns down and also a loud bang comes through the speakers but its been checked and guess what again its been plugged into the computer and it hasnt got a fault, outerspace comes to mind

Hi Julie,

I’d check the new article related to this if I were you, it might answer some questions you have. I’ve followed this issue up and overall, Vauxhall is decidedly average for car problems. This means that whilst they could be better, they certainly aren’t as bad as these comments would suggest.

Interestingly, Parkers rates the Vauxhall Signum quite highly, getting a reasonably rare 4.5/5 for reliability.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/vauxhall/signum-2003.aspx?Page=4

Of course, this doesn’t fix your issues. I’d certainly continue taking it up with your dealer. Having this many problems is far from usual.

Hi Christine
According to my vauxhall dealer you should expect roof noise. I can’t hear my cd player above it but according to them it is not excessive and within acceptable levels. Have also had to have the front and rear windscreens removed and new seals fitted there. 14 times my car has been back in in 2 years! According to trading standards I can’t complain cos they have a go at fixing it each time I draw their attention to yet another fault.

Hi Chris
Is the warranty only for a year? When they do work on the car, that carries a warranty too, I think. I keep taking mine back every time it shows another fault or an old one resurfaces. Seriously thinking of going to the press, or asking Dom on bbc to get involved. Doubt if Vauxhall would be this patient if we made them wait one to two years for instalments.
Pauline

I made a mistake earlier I think my new car is covered by a 3 year manufacturers warranty.

Hi Michelle
I contacted all 3 plus the dealership where I bought the car. See above for VOSA contact. Be prepared to persevere as they are all somewhat stubborn.
Pauline

I know this is not involving the handbrake issue, but I was hoping someone could give me some advice/guidance on a ECU issue I
have had with my Meriva (54 plate). I have had to shell out £1000 for a new
ECU for my Meriva, which has only done 47,000 miles. I am annoyed that such
a major component should need replacing on this car so early in its life. I
called the vauxhall customer care number (spoke to people in Canada) and
they have said that they cannot offer any financial help. We had the part
repaired at the dealership (Network Q) were we bought the car (2nd hand).
Can anyone offer any advice with trying to retrieve some financial assistance
from Vauxhall? I am considering writing to Vauxhall head office in Luton?

I’ve just bought a 2 year old corsa sxi d model and have only had it 15 days, the brake noise is terrible. Been back to my vauxhall dealer and told it is not a safety issue and other customers have had the same problems and that vauxhall were looking into the matter. How long do you have to wait to get this sorted out, this model has been out 2 years now, get it sorted Vauxhall, its not good enough, customers are being mistreated.

dear sir,s
my 05 vectra parked on top of level driveway with slope approach ,broke its moorings last tuesday rolled down the drive across a busy road and demoished a neighbours wall and fence car bill thru insurance 4000 pounds still to get quote for the wall e-mailed vauxhall response nil
e-mailed vosa response phone call to say get the car independently checked
e-mailed watchdog
response nil
phoned the dealer
response should have been checked when serviced by dealer my answer no should have been recalled and rectified by vauxhall its a miracle no one was hurt when my car decided to go walkies

matthew

Hi Matthew,

Please keep us updated on your progress, we’d love to hear how you get on. When you do contact Vauxhall (or anyone else relating to your car issue here) make sure to keep a full record of all conversations in case it does have to go further.

i have finally got my car back from repairers after nearly 4weeks. surprise surprise it was repaired at a vauxhall repair centre so no one will admit liability… however, i received a letter from VOSA this week informing me that all details referring to my incident were being forwarded to the manufacturers for investigation and i would hear back shortly… vauxhall have also issued me with a case number and are investigating… now its the waiting game!!!!!!

hi to the latest owners of a vauxhalls sorry to hear of your accidents, brian and rob you have joined an increasingly large club i am still waiting for vauxhall to reply to my last e- mail so send your own e mail to vauxhall customer care and to vosa , Is there a legal eagle out there to champion our cause we must gain satisfaction on this matter we have all lost no claims bonuses plus had to pay out for eccess payments to our insurance companies , its been going on to long now .

matthew r

my vauxhall astra 05 reg has a light showing a yellow fault and shuddering coming of the gearstick and the clutch is slipping what do i do

Hi Kevin
Suggest you let Martin Ryder at VOSA know as well, address is further up this forum. According to him there are hardly any handbrake complaints against Vauxhall so I would like him to be proved wrong. He also reckon that people who post on forums do it for kicks not cos there is anything actually wrong with theor cars!
My Astra is clunking on gear change and the boot resembles the great flood again! % lots of new seals and it still fills up with water when it rains.
Pauline

I’d like to highlight the messages from the highway code that refer to handbrakes:

you MUST apply the handbrake before leaving the vehicle
[Laws CUR reg 98, 105 & 107, RVLR reg 27 & RTA 1988 sect 42]

Parking on hills. If you park on a hill you should

* park close to the kerb and apply the handbrake firmly

[Laws RVLR reg 24 & CUR reg 82(7)]

When I was learning to drive, I was told to push the handbrake release button in when engaging, as the ratcheting noise can irritate the examiner.

I’m not familiar enough with the ‘dog’s tooth’ mechanism to understand why it wouldn’t engage when the release is depressed, after all it should still lock into the notch…

Im a March 08 brand new twintop owner and after reading on a twintop forum about several people with leaking boots, I pulled up my boot liner to discover that I was sufferingt he same problem.
The garage said they replaced the seels 2 weeks ago, but it continue to flood in, with the interior carpet and boot liner soaked.
I have since taken it back and they have informed me that they have investigated and replaced other seels, yet they will need the car for 2-3 days for extensive tests.
Will keep you updated.

Hi Lynn and Mr T
I have had 3 sets of seals plus the originals. Vauxhall will not replace carpets uless there is mildew. guess what..I have mildew! My car is being inspected by warranty inspector this week cos now they think the roof may be out of alignmnet. (been telling them that fr over 18 months). Does your roof make a grinding noise at it folds down? If your windows are down is there a lot of noise from either the roof or the windows. I continually email Vauxhall about all of these faults and they continually tell me to contact dealership. Trading standarda are interested in faults, but they can’t do much except negotiate on our behalf because the value of the car exceds £5,000. We need a precedent. Suggest you contact Vauxhall customer services and keep doing so until they acknowledge that the desgn is at fault and as such is a Vauxhall, and not dealership, problem

Its funny, you buy a shirt from Burton (For example) for £20 and it has a small hole in it, they change it no problem.
You spend £21,000 on a car and suddenly it wont be replaced, just subject to bochy repair after repair, by people who cant find the cause of the problem, yet try possibilities to solve it.

If its faulty, then you should have a replacement.
I bought a new car for it not to be going in the garage, its now been in more times than my old one that i had for 5 years.

I think we should all demand a new carpet and keep each other informed. My boot liner is soaked, growing mould and smells, you can smell it in the car, yet the dealer said “hey would clean it”, wouldnt mind but it lifts out and can esily be replaced.

I dont get any exterior noise, no grinding sound etc, so dont think its the roof.
I did have a slight rattle on the roof above the drivers door, booked it in to be looked at, but after reading a few sites, decided against it. Its ok most of the time, usually depends on the temp of the metal/outside when you put it back up. The expandment in the warmth obviously effects it.

Hi Lynn,

I wish you the best of success with that. I love all of the these stories I must say, when the shop/dealership attempts some half-baked ‘experiment’ and then decides ‘oh no, nothing to see here…’

The dealer I bought the car from and who carried out the adjustments’ was Crown Motors in Dagenham. In fairness to them they have actually spent quite a lot of time on it , trying to get it right.

My twin top was bought from Grasmere in Macclesfield. The mechanic there told me that the prob was the design but if I said anything he would deny it! Maybe a ‘rogues’ gallery of Vauxhall dealers is called for.
I would continue to urge you all to let Martin Ryder know at VOSA, lodge a formal complaint. Also email Watchdog as they are waiting for stats of complaints to rise before they do another show on it.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS HAD COMPINSATION AFTER THIER VECTRA ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AS MINE DID WHILE THE HANDBRAKE WAS ON. MY CAR “CLEANED” THE GATES OFF THEIR HINGES WHICH RESULTED IN A DAMAGED BACK BUMPER, NEARSIDE BACK WHEEL ARCH AND TWO SLIGHTLY DAMAGED DRIVERS SIDE DOORS

To all fellow Vauxhall victims
My Astra twin top was inspected, AGAIN, by warranty inspector in November. He agreed that the leaks in the boot were unacceptable, and no unique to my car. Vauxhall have improved boot seals and if these do not work I will get a new car. No new seals fitted and no word from Vauxhall about when it will happen! My dad has just died and that in itself is difficult to cope with, but with all of this appalling customer service from Vauxhall I am concerned that as my warranty is up in July that they are just playing for time until they believe they are no longer responsible. I really need someone to fight for me on this. Has anybody got any suggestions.
Kind regards
Pauline

Re the ongoing twintop tales. The car spent several more days at the dealers and it turnsout , all to no avail. My husband has to remove the liner from the bottom of the boot then get the water out – usually about an inch or so deep , with a plastic cup & a sponge. What I have now noticed is the condensation inside the car especially now it is winter and the thing doesn’t get a chance to dry out. Its even more fun on a frosty morning when most people spend time scraping ice from the outside of the car & I spend time trying to ge it off the inside. Suffice to say the dealers have lost interest ( ie they have got their money ) . Its out of the warranty period for seals ( door seals etc are only covered for twelve months so the say ). And of course the resale value has gone downhill rapidly due this fault now becoming more common knowledge.
But of course its not Vauxhalls fault.
And no I didn’t get a new carpet – fortunately my husband found a very cheap 2nd hand one in a used parts supplier so I now alternate the two – one dries out while I get the other one wet.
What more can be done ? Nothing according to Vauxhall .

This is really putting me off getting my Vauxhall Astra VXR, or even a Vectra VXR!!

It sounds like we are all in the same boat on this site and unfortunately until someone starts an action group and gets an MP on board, Vauxhall wont do anything, I have a relative who works as a branch manager at a vauxhall franchise and he is at his wits end with poor build quility tearing the heart out of the business, he is forced to fob off and lie to customers on an almost hourly basis to keep his job, Vauxhall know they are producing junk but wont do anything about it, the people that matter are still getting their bonus at the end of the month and they lie and cheat to make sure they get it, sales teams know the faults with the cars but deny all knowledge and again lie to costomers to secure a sale, once the money has changed hands its over to head office, I bought two new vauxhalls, a 56 CDTI twin top (great car when it is not in the dealership with another problem) and an 07 1.2 16v Corsa design which has less power than the 1.0L 04 corsa my wife had before, it has had 2 new clutches so far and is at present running OK, We are both sick and fed up with Vauxhall and have lost a fotune in depreciation, at two years old my almost 20K twin top has no resale value and to trade it in at Vauxhall would be adding insult to injury, the only good thing about my car is that it is almost theft proof which is a shame as I’d love the scousers to pay a visit
I wish everyone on this site good luck in getting their cars sorted or getting RID as most of us want.

I do hope that the children have not been badly hurt. Please contact Martin Ryder at VOSA, see earlier post, and contact watchdog as well. Does anyone think that it might be an idea to contact regional tv news companies? Vosa and Vauxhall are sceptical about posts on forums and regard most of them as made up…their words, not mine.
Pauline

My Car is continuing to leak, I will use this site to highlight the manufacturing defects which are obviosuly a fault of the vehicle, dopesite the dealers claiming otherwise.

If anyone else can state hich dealer they have taken thier Twintop to, that would be great.

VOSA and Vauxhall Customer Care will also be included in all correspondence.

Has anybody had any problems with the battery in vauxhalls?

Ever since i bought my astra i’ve had nothing but problems, and i regret buying it now! The handbrake failed and it rolled away 4 months after i bought it as i’ve mentioned before, and now the battery is flat on a regular basis. I will not be buying another vauxhaul thats for sure!
If this many people have complained to Watchdog / VOSA about the handbrakes and various other problems how many more have go to before someone does something about it? Especially about something as serious as a handbrake!

Hello

Yes i’ve had it tested by a private garage and he’s told me its basically nackered, i was curious if it was a problem other people had because the mechanic told me he’d came across a few people who had 1 or 2 year old Vauxhall’s with rubbish battery’s, and after knowing how unrealiable they appear to be i was curious if other people had the same problem. But thanks for the advice, i will try it!!

Hi,
I dont know if anybody has had this problem but ive got a 57 reg corsa van and the drivers seat collapses from upright to nearly down on the floor whilst your driving!! also problem no 2 is the bloody heater has stopped working just in time for the snow and freezing weather. Two of my work mates who have corsa vans have had there heater pack up as well, the vauxhall care team are about as much use as a chocalate tea pot. I am out of warranty as ive done over 60k but the van is 15 months old so trading standards are now involved and the (sale of goods act) will be used against them to get this fixed as the goods are not of satisfactory quality!.

Why don’t we all lobby our MP’s about shoddy customer care from local dealers. MP has right to know about such failings in constituency. MP for Mauxhall head office constuency could be sent copy too. We can’t continue to be ignored the more high profile the complaints take.

Delivery man at work had a corsa, 7 weeks old. It was recalled by Vauxhall who put a new part in it. That night it burst into flames on his drive. Fire brigade report says it was the falult of the new part. Vauxhall have told him that it is nothing to do with them, he must claim through his insurance. Needless to say he is taking the matter further.

My twin top was back in a dealership again yesterday, for the 15/16th time, Evans Helshaw in Falkirk run rings around Lookers PLP from Warrington, the service at Helshaws is A+ against a F at lookers. the car still isnt sorted and I fear it will end up in court, all the tyres wear differently, the tracking and alignment is spot on so there is a deeper routed problem which has been going on for over 18 months. I NEVER any sort of explaination in writing just patronising telephone calls from PLP telling me it was the camber in the road etc. it has 4 new tyres on now and I will monitor the wear on them, And to top it off I tried the roof yesterday for the first time since October and low and behold it doesnt work properly. 20 minutes of pressing the up and down button, I dare not try it again A £20K convertable that doesnt convert and has a steering problem, not to mention the smoke and steam that belows from under the bonnet now and then that vauxhall cant find. geat car when it works but just doesnt seem to work often enough, and worse still Vauxhall ignore us all.

I have had the same problem with my 57 plate corsa 1.7cdti design. Parked the car on the driveway at the weekend, went to the boot, took things out and went into the house. 45 minutes later, I heard a loud bang and when I looked outside my car had rolled down the driveway, crossed the road and run through my neighbours wall. The driveway is steep and there is absolutely no way that I could have got out of the car without the hand brake being on – its physically impossible. I am so thankful that the kids that were playing in the street were not injured or even killed, but I now have a car with thousands of pounds worth of damage and a fault claim on my insurance. Then again it is my fault that I didn’t put my car in gear (isn’t it Vauxhall) and not any fault of Vauxhall that there is clearly something not right with the hand BRAKE on the cars they produce.

Frances, you were extremely lucky indeed.
Just incase you missed my post;

My car has crashed into a house with my 2 girls in it.
I just poped into my house for a mo. and suddenly heard a constant horning of my car. I looked through the window and saw my car leaving our pouch. The car was rolling back down the road with my 2 children in it. I ran out knowing the car is heading towards a house down the road and would be smashing into it. Within a few second the enevitable occurred. When I got to the car the children were balling and in shock. The first thing I look at was the hand break. It was up as I left it.
I had just hired the car and I have a £500.00 excess.
My wife has just got back and have taken the children to the hospital to get them checked over.

I’m in the process of suing my carhire company. They in return say, they will take it up with Vauxhall.
Will keep you all posted.

Dan

Hi, RE: Hand brake – Astra Mk5

I parked my car at work car park (roughly 20-30 degree decline) handbrake on but not in gear, not touching the button on the handbrake (clicking as it goes). 10 minutes later I hear the alarm, and it’s rolled down the car park and crashed into a metal fence, the handbrake is still engaged! The dealer’s response was the handbrake was not on; my response was if the handbrake was not on, I would have run myself over whilst getting out of the car! With a bit of bartering, and trying to put other customers off whilst in the garage, the dealer has accepted to repair the car FOC, however they will not accept liability and say the handbrake works fine…Speaking to a friend at work however, he has inside information that Vauxhalls break disks suffer from a high level of expansion when heated up, the basics are that when the disks cool down the callipers are left with no contact on the disks and this causes the car to roll whilst the handbrake is still in the upright position! In addition to this my cars exhaust pipe also failed a few weeks after purchase (took drive Vauxhall circa 3 months to get the parts), and the boot lock has failed leaving my boot fully open through the night!

Boot has started to leak again, one week after getting it back, after they had taken 3 weeks to ‘fix’ it. Put car, Astra twin top design, in for service on Monday 2 weeks ago. On Monday 1 week ago alternator went causing loss of power steering. Halfway round a roundabout at the time! Is there no end to the faults on this car?! It is two and a half years onld and Vauxhall have had it with them for 5 months of that. Has anybody contacted ‘Dom’ on the BBC. They have enough complaints for the next series. Just wondered if anybody had got a spot on next series, cos we could all put our bit in.

Hi all,

I brought a Tigra 57 plate in Sept 07, and have recently started to get problems with the handbreak not holding, and the roof creaking all the time. I did have a brand new 04plate Corsa before and had nothing but problems with that!!! Now Vauxhall are actually saying that because its 18 mths old, none of the problems are covered by the warranty!!! What do i do????

EGR valve gone twice in 2 days now! Have found a name them and shame them site, they contact companies too. Site is canyoutrustthem.com. I am complaining again to Vauxhall chairman with copies to my MP and the MP for Luton north where vauxhall head office is. Don’t know about all of you, but as far as I am concerned, enough is enough. Cars are not a luxury, for most of us they are a necessity and my employer is not happy at the amount of time I spend in Vauxhall dealers waiting for my car to be ‘fixed’ again and again.

Glad it’s not just me. I have an 02 plate Astra, the handbrake of which is virtually useless. The local Vauxhall garage claims it’s fine, and has tightened it twice, but it fundamentally doesn’t hold the car when parked. I’m getting an independent mechanic to take it to pieces and rebuilt it, or fit a new one.

I have told Vauxhall that I don’t want my car back and that I am compiling a dossier of complaints and sending copies to Vauxhall, my MP the MP where the dealership is situated and the MP for Luton South. Thay now want me to contact them. If you go on the site for Margaret Moran, the MP for Luton South you wil see that she has been goingafter Vauxhall since 2000 when Vauxhall obtained money from the gvernment and then, despite assurances that they wouldn’t, they sacked some of their employees. Makes interesting reading and we may have fnd a strong ally.

Mr Bannister,

That’s pretty bad. I’m not sure how Vauxhall can turn round and say that they won’t help you out here. Please keep us informed.

Thanks

I have a Tigra 05 plate, and for the last year been afraid to use the boot or roof as repeatedly sticks and has to be pushed down manually! I’ve also had the handbreak not holding and the groaning sound, plus regular problems with the electric windows.

I battled on the window problem as took it in repeatedly before it finally completely stopped coming up on driver’s side, but was told outside warranty period. The dealer eventually agreed to fix it as I’d raised the problem before, but not before I argued and became upset about it.

Have taken car in re roof and boot to well-regarded local electrical specialist, and he can’t find a fault, depsite spending all day playing with electrics. So, he called contacts in the trade, and found that this is a common problem on the Tigra roof and boot and it basically needs to be sent back to the manufacturer. I’m in despair about what to do next really. Spend a fortune on manufacturer investigations and maybe repairs, or spend the summer continually frustrated that I can’t enjoy the open top roof!

Elizabeth, re your window, if slamming the door then allows you to raise/lower the window, it could well be something to do with how everything is fitting together.

Sadly, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard of problems with the Tigra roof. I hope you get it sorted. I would check with VOSA if there are any known issues for your particular VIN number of vehicle. This will give you the required ammunition to get what you need from the manufacturer.

I HAD A FAULT WITH OIL COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT END, SO VAUXHALL TOOK TWO DAYS TO FIX THEY PUT IN A NEW CLUTCH NOW MY 2007 VECTRA SRI RATTLES WHEN I USE THE CLUTCH, THEY SAY THEY CAN’T HEAR ANYTHING?

Hi Katie
Vauxhall appear to be deaf and stupid! They have had my Astra 6 weeks now and have come up with the wonderful suggestion to replace the boot seals. They have already been replaced 4 times! The fair trading office have not got back to me and I am hounding my MP for action. Vauxhall are totally ignoring the fact that my handbrake failed and caused extensive damage. Have just reminded them, and pointed out that they can’t miss the damage it’s at the back of the car! I had 4 independent witness statements. Vosa range me and said that it couldn’t have happened. No inspection of my vehicle, or anything. So, have told Vosa that it is very worrying that they are responsible for the safety of vehicles on the road, and don’t actually seem to know what constitutes danger. Stick ith it, they will grind you down if you let them.

My twintop is now cured.
Lookers in Speke had it in a few times, replacing seals each time. The boot continued to leak.
Eventually they took it to a specialist i Blackpool and it has not leaked since, even with recent heavy rain.
They promised to replcae the carpets inside, but not heard anything back since.

Hi Kaite,

I’m not sure how much difference it would make but you could always mention the site. There are quite a few comments here that VOSA may be interested in.

Hi Katie
Martin Ryder is the guy at VOSA dealing with Vauxhall complaints, or not dealing with them as the case may be. By all means refer to my complaint. There are photos of the damage to my car posted on this site.
As for mentioning the site. I did, to VOSA, and was told that no store was set by posts as they are often posted by people who have not had problems but who like to be in on what is going on. Posts are not a relaible source of information, which is why I have urged everyone to contact VOSA and Vauxhall directly. Also contact your MP and Trading Standards. In this country car manufacturers have the rigt to be gven the ‘opportunity’ to fix your car, however many times summat goes wrong with it. Same situatin in America until some states introduced what is called ‘lemon law’. This basically acknowledges that after so many attempts the manufacturer has to replace the car or give a refund. When you contact trading standards they may tell you that they can’t handle anything worth more than £5,000, still give it a go. There have apparently been some legal cases brought against Vauxhall, according to posts on the RAC forum but I don’t have any details. It might be worth pursuing a joint legal action. If enough of us contact the same solicitor then there would be a stronger case. I am also contacting the motoring correspondence at the Daily Mail.

Hi Pauline & Mr Butterscotch,

I have found your advise very helpful and also very inspiring. I almost felt like giving up, until I read this web site then I just got upset and annoyed that Vauxhall and other car companies can get away with this. With your help I would like to set up a petition, I think I will start off on Facebook, it seems to be the fastest way to get information around these days, if you could pass this information around and try get some names from people who have had problems with their Vauxhalls that would be great. I have to look up how to get this pitition up and running my partner said there is an official website that deals with this, facebook will just be a way of spreading the word. I also will be looking into solicitors cost and how much they can help but again when I find a solicitor who I feel can deal with this case I will give over his name to everyone, so like you say strength in numbers. Well keep me updated if anything changes and I will do the same, but I have to go now and hand the car back to Vauxhall, as they didn’t borther fixing the alarm and central locking last week when they had it then and has been invalidating my insurance all week. Take care.

Mr Butterscotch, you’re not Lord Lucan are you?!

Hi Pauline, Here is some info that I found out through the citizens advice, Vauxhall legal defence has been that I didn’t leave the car in gear on a hill, as per the highway code and their drivers manual. citizens advice states neither of them two things matter, due to the trading standards institute “When you buy goods from a trader, you enter into a legally binding contract governed by the Sale of Goods Act 1979, as amended by the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 and the Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002. If you buy a used car from a trader it must be of satisfactory quality, fit for the purpose, and as described” So if your car is not fit for its purpose then you have a case and Vauxhall have to look at it and repair it. I know its baby steps but I will let you know how it goes.

hi took my nana shoping today shes’ 83 when i pulled up out side her house i put the handbreak on and took the first lot of shoping in then whent back for the rest after about 5 minutes of being in the house with my nan i heard i bang when i loooked out the window no car so went out side to find it had rolled down the bank a few feet in to oa brick wall causing a lot of damage to my car and the wall it then was stuck and had to be lifted off and is now in a vauxhall garage getting repaird which they say can cost up to £2000 ,i have only had the car since 5 weeks and bought it from cars exspress ,i have been told that it had not been recalled to get the sping done which i had no idea about as i have not been told ,now there saying that it my be my fault that this happend and i know for a fact i put it on otherwise when i got out it would ove rolled then but it took about 5 mins to roll away can any one help as i dont see why i should have to lose my no claims bonus as it ben a fault with vauxhall and the company i bought the car from should have checked all this
any advice would be great right now as am passed myself .lisa

Hi Virginia that is fantastic news about your insurance company being involved, please keep us posted how you are getting on. My car was only 5 weeks old when the same thing happened to me. Vauxhall completely dismissed it and my insurance said that I must have left the handbrake off, I will be informing them that your insurance company is taking them to court, I hope that your solicitor uses some of the stories from these posts I am happy for them to use mine. If you require any info from me post your email address and I will send you the info. Good luck with that. Caroline Pearce.

Hi Steve,

Do not give up. The highway code states: you have leave a car in gear on a hill, not a slope and not uneven ground, the high way agencies can not tell me at what gradient does a slope become a hill. The drivers manual does not show in the compulsary secetion that you must leave it in gear, it only shows it in the advice section.

Don’t give up go to VOSA, consumer direct, and financial ombudsman, if we all write in they will have to start to see a problem.

Hi Virginia,

Thats great news, you go girl. If your solicitor needs any further reports of the same thing happening he is more than welcome to add my name to the list.
Vauxhall shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this, my car is a death trap and I paid £10,000 for it.

To whom it may concern

I would like to log a complaint with the Vauxhall Astra I have.
I have been researching on the Internet and found you to be a good source of information.

I bought my 56 reg sxi astra about 4 months ago.When i first got it after the ‘ so many point checks’ the dealers do, the seat belt on the passenger side didn’t work. I took it back and they did fix it. To be honest not the point seeing as they obviously didn’t do the ‘ so many point’ check before we took ita way.

We have since had it in twice. Once on record and them having a look at it and once someone oming out of the garage to have a quick look. This is all with Wilson and Co, Bolton, who we bought it from.

We stated that it doesn’t start in the morning on most occasions and have to turn the engiene over a few times before it starts. When it does it sounds like there is trapped air in it and it cuts out again.
On the occasion it has cut out at the lights, not many times but surly 56 reg shouldnt be doing this.

When we were away on holiday at the end of June the car would not start full stop. And we had to jump start it!!

Since then when i am driving it ( when it does start) there is a gurgling coming from what seems like under the dash board behinf the steering wheel.
I have had vauxhall look at this aswell and they cannot find anything wrong with it.
They did say the coolantw as low so advised me to top it up, when i do top it up it is low again in a matter of days- no air con on either.

And now the cherry on the cake:

I park the car outside the house one evening last week as normal. Got up in the morning, opened curtains, car still there outside the window. Go to get ready and then set out the door to go to work…car not there!

Instead its 20 meters or so down the road and crashed into a wall. The handbrake to me works fine, to which i was botherd i hadn’t but it on right, but surly it would of gone down the road sooner than what it had done.

Now it looks a mess. The alloy has been completely demolished inside, And behind the brakes (the axil i have been told) is completely split. Not to mension paintwork damage front and back of the car where it had slide into things and the wall.

After reading up on it on the internet i have found alot of people having the same probem with the new astras and i would like to look into it more.

I understand to go through my insurance but i dont want to do that if it is a manufacturers fault.

Please is there anything you can advise me.

Here is what im doing so far:

* Tomorrow it is being picked up by the garage i use fo them to have an independant look.
* I will then have Samson Bolton have a look and see hwat they think-they work with my insurance company.
*I am to log a complaint to my finance company – Northridge finance.
* I am to log a complaint to Wilson and Co and take in the articles i have on astra defaults and see what they have to say.

Bit unsure what else to do, Please could you help??

Kindest Regards

Liz Pycroft

Hi Pauline

Ive contacted Vosa- but no Martin Ryder – so will do that thanks. I have done consumer direct and they said go into vauxhall with all these feeds on ‘dodgy handbrakes’ to which i have printed off and just need to go in. I have also written to the head office and my finance company…i think its a waiting game now…but still with no car that im paying for!

Thanks for your advise

I bought a new Chevette in 1979 and was dissappointed. It had faulty steering, brakes, clutch, gearbox. Even the bodywork was badly made. The stabiliser bar broke loose because of a faulty bracket. The ashtray broke. The window wind handle had a rivet that cut the knob. it was just incredible.
I have never bought a GM product since.
I suspect that the factory on Merseyside is part of the problem. The people who work there just don’t care about quality.
The Vauxhall Astra is no good and Vauxhall will become history. Even Fiat are better.

Hi Lisa,
And to anyone else with a handbrake problem.

I have contacted Trading Standards (consumer direct) who state:

Unless the car has it’s Vauxhall warranty (eg the first three years) then the road you have to go down to get the fault repaired and the damage made good is with the finance company, You need to write to your finance company and state the under the sale of goods act 1973 the vehicle is not fit for it’s purpose and that they are required by law to mend this fault.
I hope this helps you; I’m waiting to hear at the moment I will let you all know how it goes.
If your car is under warranty by Vauxhall (the first 3 years) then Vauxhall is responsible for the repairs.

To everybody
Trading standards suggested to me that we pool our complaints and take legal action as a ‘team’. It would mean one case, but would atract great deal of publicity. Wonder if Vauxhall buyers will have these probs in Germany!

I am taking Vauxhall to court tomorrow in Manchester as 2 yrs ago my vectra rolled away with the handbrake still on ! and i live on a hill 1
Sheilas wheels in house solicitior is excellent…..

watch this space…

Virginia, how did you get on?

Thanks

Hi Pauline,

Wow this is a great step foward and I will be sending an email first thing tomorrow morning when I am feeling refreshed, thank you for advising us all and providing this email address.

Katie

Hi Nicci
Contact dealership, Martin Ryder, at VOSA, watchdog and trading standards. Also, email matthew Rogers, see previous post. We need to continue complaining cos Vauxhall are dismissing prob with hand brake, and if we keep quiet they will get away with it. My strategy…complain to anyone who will listen and if they don’t listen complain to someone else and include a complaint against hose who aint listening. Stay strong!

Hi Dave,

I would recommend always leaving it in gear, even if its on a flat service, this way your covered when Vauxhall say did you leave it in gear as the hand manual instructs……. I know it doesn’t help the damage you have just had done, that is now a battle with Vauxhall, your finiance company and VOSA to stop this happening to others. Also go after the people who had repaired the handbrake, at the moment they are at fault.
Good luck

Hi Katie
Have had a reply from the senior policy advisor, Consumer, competition and policy dept. He says they can’t intervene on individual cases. I keep telling them it’s not just me, but apathy seems rife. What’s the point in whinging on this site and not taking the matter further! Email address: farzana.jumma@bis.gov.uk This is who Matthew will forward your email to, so do it direct. Patience i needed. I have stated that I think it is wrong that cars with obvious safety issues are not dealt with by trading standards. What exactly do they do to justify their existence?!

anyone help with advise regarding my handbreak releasing on my 06 astra, have spoke to customer care who trold me to take it into my local dealership, they in turn kept the car all day, then said they could not find any fault with the handbreak, yet it still realeases when my car is parked, when i informed them I was aware of problems with other astra`s they denied any problem, up to now my car has rolled into another car and down the road, yet they don`t want to know.

Hi all, I experienced the problem of the clearly faulty handbrake only tonight. Parked the car up on the drive, with the handbrake on as otherwise the car would have rolled with me in it. No less than 10 mins later, looked out the window to see the car had rolled back, across the road and hit the corner of my neighbours house. When my dad went to move the car, the handbrake had disengaged. So far ive let the insurance company know who are sending someone from a garage tomorrow to estimate the damage.
Would anyone have any suggestions on where to go from now on regarding the damage, the dealership who told me to go through the insurance, and who else to contact.

Caroline

Raise a complaint with Vauxhall Direct. Also Report it to VOSA. Also report to Watchdog. Although you will probably be told there is not enough evidence to force Vauxhall to deal with the problem. I no longer drive a Vauxhall after my experience, but have again sent a complaint to Vauxhall to try and get them to admit there is a serious problem out there. At the end of the day my handbrake failure caused £10000 worth of damage to 4 cars.

Good Luck

Hi all vauxhall sufferers MY problems are solved
solved by vauxhall NO
solved by vosa NO
solved by my main dealer NO
solved by watchdog NO
solved by selling my VAUXHALL JUNK and replacing it with a foriegn car WHEN the hand brake is applied the car is safe What a novel idea
matthew

Hi,

I left my 08 plate vauxhall astra twintop on a slight slope in a car park today and a number of witnesses had seen the car stationary for an hour. However, shortly after a policeman turned up to say that a car had been abandoned on the opposite side of the main road and had crashed into church railings with the hand brake OFF! But if i had left the car like this is the 1st place it would have rolled back immediately.

What route do I go on to get Vauxhall to take responsibility for an apparent faulty handbrake as this is going to cost thousands of pounds for a fault that isn’t mine?

Hi Paul
Not heard anything abut Manchester court case. What happened in Notts?

Hi Pauline,

A guy was injured as his hired Signum rolled back on him. His court case was last week, but not heard anything. The article is in Which?

I parked my astra 2005 plate hatchback on my road, I definetly put my hadbrake up. After i went insinde my house, 2 minutes later a knock on the door from the neighbour and was told my car was rolling down and hit a parked car i am very angry with this matter espiecially where i will be liable for the costs of the repairs of the vehicles. I dont know what to do because this is not my fault but a problem with the handbrake is very common. This is something the manafacture will not take responsibility of.

I have a vauxhall insignia SE with electronic parking. A few days ago the clutch pedal did not full raise and I had to release it manual. There was then a terrible burning smell. I got it into the garage the same day and they are saying the clutch is completely burned out and trying to claim it is driver error from riding the clutch. Why the heck would you ride the clutch if you just have to press a button to apply the brake. I have been driving for over 20 years and never had a clutch problem. Can anyone advise!

Hi Sandra

I had the same problem with the burning smell. Week later my rolled and crashed into church railings.
Can anybody advise on what step to take next .
Iam not going to let Vauxhall get away with this.

I bought a new 59 reg 1.8 manual Insignia and after a few days I too noticed a similar problem as Sandra Warren; when you use clutch control on an uphill ramp, the clutch or something to do with the transmission system causes something to smoke up, I’ve been driving manuals since 1983, its been left at the dealers and they don’t have a clue what to do? I wish I’d bought a VW or Honda now.

Hi Jim
Contact trading standards and the policy committee, contact details above.
Pauline

I purchase a brand new Vauxhall Insignia from Bristol Street Motors in Newcastle and collected it on 16 October. Five weeks later, on 20 Nov, parked it on a hill, handbrake engaged and in gear and when I returned to it, it hand rolled down the hill, over a metal bollard and through a brick wall. Fortunately, a police patrol van was also passing and checked the handbrake – it was still on! I contacted Bristol Street on 5th December and have only just received a reply today. Needless to say, they are denying any kind of fault and say their ‘technical department’ “state categorically there is no issue with handbrake failure that they are aware of on Insignia” but want to carry out an investigation!! Unfortunately, it looks like another insurance company are going to have to foot the bill for Vauxhalls faults and denial of a problem.

I’m going to do the same thing tomorrow morning and tell them I’m going to ask an independant assessor to examine the fault and see what they say. Vauxhall seemed to have sided with their dealers and treat their customers as dillusional

My brand new Corsa Life rolled away as I opened the door, dragging me with it and leaving me in an unceremonious heap in the gutter over the road, 95 miles on the clock. I was quite hurt, am disabled anyway, it would seem this has never happened before!! So pleased I have been reading all the above. My car bumped my neighbours car 3 spaces up and veered of onto the grass. Am still shaken 2 weeks later. Have informed my dealership and they are looking into it for me as I told them to Google it and they will come back to me.
Damage minimal fortunately but only to the car and not me.

Hi,
I bought corsa sxi 1.2 twinport 06 reg in november 09,
last night i was visiting a friend for a hour parking on an incline with handbrake fully engaged, when returning the
car had rolled backwards down the hill ,across a mainroad
and ended up smashing into a wall , knocking down a gate
to a residential old peoples home . The police was called,so they witnessed the handbrake being engaged,as
a result it is a insurance claim, and i would think looking at
the damage caused it will be a write off. Any advice please.

I would advise all of you to contact the managing director at Vauxhall, Luton. Chances are it will be passed to executive customer service manager. In my casse, Rosie Salter. They are getting frustrated with me (now they know how we feel!). The damage to my car has been fixed, I refused to go thru insurance. Contact nartin ryder at VOSA, and Watchdog and write to policy committee, all details are higher up in these posts. I believe that a policy change is required to ensure that safety is paramount. Toyota are in the news, time to maybe highlight that Vauxhall have still not competently addressed xomplaints to them about the safety of their vehicles. The policy committee are involved after Gordon Brown forwarded my correspondence to them regarding the discriminatory practice of trading standards who can’t take on our cases cos value exceeds £5,000. Perseverance will win in the end, and the more of us who persevere the better.

I take it mr Peegloss works for vauxhall???????
I have given up chasing them on my cars issue’s, its a pure waste of time and energy, my car is now just over three years old and is basically worth nothing despite me paying almost 20K for it, the twin top has been hammered by the press and on sites like this so I have chosen to leave it parked in the garage until the spring and try and sell it then, I will never buy another vauxhall and really hoped they would have gone bump in the credit crunch, I can’t even think about the car with out my stomach going over, I work in Singapore so only need it for a couple of weeks every few months, next time I go home it will be better weather and I can use my motorcycle, My ex wife did pursue vauxhall and had her 07 corsa design replaced free of charge with an 08 astra club so if you keep on at them you do get somewhere,
good luck to all that are chasing them, I just run out of energy,
And as for mrs Peegloss (excuse my french) Your a dick plain and simple and may the flees of a thousand camels infest your underpants

I think Mr Gloosy Pee might just be a wind up. For all you guys that have been messed around, I am taking them to court. Our engineers stripped the handbrake out and found it to be faulty. We should be in court in the next few months. Our case was almost fatal.

Its not uncommon these days for large companies to deploy an internet jerk-bot to try and make out that thousands of customers who have been shafted by Vauxhall seem to have some kind of self-induced hallucinogenic disorder, its not dissimilar to what the Chinese government try to do with their internet population by trying to suppress dissent or if they try to voice fair opinion, if anything this Ivor ‘got a job at vauxhall’ Peegloss will strengthen the resolve of those people who have mistreated by Vauxhall, and I urge all those who have been mistreated by Vauxhall to make sure they contact VOSA recalls http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp and the relevant agencies listed above as a matter of urgency

Have a corsa 1.3 cdti ecoflex with 22,000 ,14months old . Moving off on a hill in first gear it started juddering it was a clutch fault …need a new clutch and flywheel cost £1090. GM are denying a fault and are calling it driver abuse. Last corsa had 89,000 miles never needed a clutch .