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CorsaSi Jay

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Registered: 19th Jun 07
Location: Watnall, Nottinghamshire
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22nd Sep 07 at 16:41

Woke up to a phone call today from work asking if i could go in. Good mood i said yes and started driving to work. Key turned, ignition on and start button pushed, i drove off and everything was fine.

About 10 miles further down the road i pulled up to a roundabout with a Polo and thought "Fecking hell, that stinks". Pulled off round the roundabout and my stereo went mad, followed by EVERYTHING cutting out.

No electrics, powersteering or brakes. Swerved into Tesco car park and got out to smoke everywhere. Popped the bonnet and it was bellowing with smoke. Smelt fire, then i was really worried.

Closed bonnet, legged it to Tesco supervisor, notified them and legged it to work. Unfortunatly, our pickup truck was out so had to call the RAC. They turned up in 15 minutes!!! Rapid. As soon as he smelt it he thought it was fucked, completly and totally fucked.

LUCKILY, it turned out that the key or start button had got stuck and kept supplying the starter motor with electricity causing it to catch fire.

Hour later, new starter motor. Its fine. Really thought that was the end of my Corsa

Shit myself though lol (Not literally)

Just a overview of my day for you!

BarnshaW

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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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22nd Sep 07 at 16:42

pfew, that was lucky mate . good to hear its ok tho

Jamie

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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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22nd Sep 07 at 16:56

What does fire smell like?

Meat-Pie-SRI

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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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22nd Sep 07 at 19:57

V-Man

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Registered: 7th Feb 05
Location: Iwade, Sittingbourne
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22nd Sep 07 at 20:00

starter motor didnt see THAT one comin did it!

glad its sorted

ChrisBoom

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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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22nd Sep 07 at 20:01

Get rid of the shitty push start now

bigjim172000

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Registered: 3rd May 05
Location: New Buckenham, Norfolk
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22nd Sep 07 at 20:06

Your a lucky man, the peugeots actually caught fire and wrecked the car due to a sticky switch when made

JM_16v

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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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22nd Sep 07 at 20:13

well dne chappy least all is well

DaveB

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Registered: 29th Dec 00
Location: Huddersfield
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22nd Sep 07 at 22:08

time to buy a fire extinguisher

Gregor

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Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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22nd Sep 07 at 22:35

My sisters did the exact same a couple of months back !

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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22nd Sep 07 at 23:26

stupid on two levels

1. installing a shit start button

2. opening a bonnet with a suspected fire underneath

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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23rd Sep 07 at 00:05

why have a push start button and key?

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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23rd Sep 07 at 03:14

coz e iz chav innit

CorsaSi Jay

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Registered: 19th Jun 07
Location: Watnall, Nottinghamshire
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23rd Sep 07 at 07:34

At which ooint did i say it WAS the push button start? It COULD have been but nobody knows.

And to the idiot that called me a chav...fuck off =)

Matt L

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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23rd Sep 07 at 10:25

quote:

and start button pushed

ChrisBoom

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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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23rd Sep 07 at 10:29

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSi Jay
At which ooint did i say it WAS the push button start? It COULD have been but nobody knows.

And to the idiot that called me a chav...fuck off =)

Well, tbh, its the only thing that could of been really, you dont see anyone else saying their starter motor caught fire? Must be the push button start, get shot of it before the car blows up or something

SetH

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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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23rd Sep 07 at 10:56

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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23rd Sep 07 at 11:12

Key turned, ignition on and start button pushed,

right there bell whip

CorsaSi Jay

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Registered: 19th Jun 07
Location: Watnall, Nottinghamshire
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23rd Sep 07 at 11:30

quote:
Originally posted by Matt L

quote:

and start button pushed

I never said it was the button that caused the fault, could have been yes, was, no.

And the ignition getting stuck is a common vauxhall corsa/astra fault as said above!

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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23rd Sep 07 at 13:23

you posted a video before did you not driving round a car park showing off your exhaust