deano87
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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]
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taylorboosh
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Dont see the issue
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Ben G
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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.
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John
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Porsche has something similar the other week and a big deal was made of it over nothing.
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taylorboosh
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Found an issue with a part - fixing it
No accidents
No issue
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VegasPhil
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Customers love a recall. Free stuff 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Ian
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Must be serious for them to advise against driving it. Recalls are nothing new but grounding the fleet is a bit more worrying.
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deano87
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The online marketing cynics amongst us could see this as a back link excercise...
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Nic Barnes
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its definitely put me off buying another vauxhall in the future.
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fazza
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Originally posted by deano87
The online marketing cynics amongst us could see this as a back link excercise...
 I thought that!
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ed
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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 
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neil h
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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.
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Steve
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Must be the same steering column rosberg uses
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