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IF YOU’VE BOUGHT an Opel Corsa, Adam or Corsavan since May 2014 then the manufacturer is advising you not to drive it.
Opel Ireland says that these cars have been built with a steering fault and “to avoid any risk, these cars should not be driven prior to inspection”.
The company says that 43 cars in Ireland are affected by the check and it is not aware of any accident or injury connected to the problem.
Owners are being asked to check their Vehicle Identification Number to see if it matches the list of affected vehicles Opel have put on their website.
Opel Ireland says that if owners are unsure they should contact their dealership.
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Opel, vorsprung piles of shite.
The best built car they’ve ever built
That’s AUDI s slogan
Opel, DAS heap of schit
Vorsprung durk technik. . . . .means my a3 won’t start in the rain.
I’d nearly buy Fiat before I’d buy an Opel car….
Go and drive it anyway.
It will put a sense of adventure into driving once again.
What an Opel?
A fruit flavoured sweet..
It’s 43 of a particular batch that was found to be affected. Recalls happen all the time in the car industry – earlier this year Aston Martin recalled nearly every car it has built in the past 20 years after it discovered that a third party supplier was not building components to the rights specs.
This fault was discovered during routine checks, not after an accident or anything related to steering failure. It is just Opel being safe.
Had an Opel. Greatest piece of crap ever to grace the roads. Had problems with it from new and Opel’s customer service people were trained in North Korea. Never again.
Ever owned a Renault? Now they are junk.
Here here! Turbo went on my Laguna @ 29k miles whilst taking my new born home from hospital. Adding to what seemed like hundreds of electrical faults. Shocking cars, never again.
Does this mean they’ve sold only 43 of these since May? Or that 43 of the … um… thousands they’ve sold may be affected.
Oh thats fine, i wasn’t intending on driving my brand new car..……
Id a very bad accident in an insigna over two years ago, engine management system failure, which left me head on into a building while trying to turn a corner, it shuts off power steering, absolute buckets and this was proven in a BBC watchdog program 2 years ago
my siter in law had the same thing happen to her in an astra, (3 times in 3 years) almost a year to the day each time and each time it cost her around 1000 euro to get it sorted, in the end she got shut of the car ,but bought a corsa instead, 6 months old and lo and bejold the engine management system failes as shes driving back to tipperary from dublin , lucky enough she had just left the motorway at abbyleix so was not going at any great speed. not only does it shut off the power steering it shuts off the anti lock breaking system as well. its been back to the gararge twice for the same thing in the last 12 months. personally i wouldnt buy an opel , or a kia ,both heaps of shi*e !
If it’s only 43 cars affected, why cannot Opel simply call these owners, or stop by their homes ASAP to deal with this safety critical issue. Why bother with this broadcast on the journal ?
Sorry people had a bit of an issue creating account !!!!! Can’t delete them
German engineering me arse.
Swankey Joe…it’s General Motors
German carmaker Opel and British affiliate Vauxhall on Friday warned owners of roughly 8,000 cars not to drive them until they are inspected, due to a steering problem.
The loss-making subsidiary of US giant General Motors said the cars were ADAM and Corsa models delivered since May 2014.
“About 8,000 of these vehicles have been manufactured with a steering system part that did not meet specification,” the carmaker said in a statement.
“To avoid any risk, these cars should not be driven prior to inspection.”
The company said customers could check on their website from Saturday whether their vehicle was affected, and that it would also contact buyers directly.
The warning was made after a discovery during a quality control at the car factory. The company said it was not aware of any accident or injury caused by a steering part.
Stearing has become like second nature to most of us!! Maybe we need to be given the odd surprise.
They use an electric motor as apposed to a hydraulic pump on most cars . I found this out as I was driving a corsa the motor failed and I was lucky not to crash … Do not buy a corsa
They use an electric motor as apposed to a pump . I found this out when it failed on me going around a corner . Very lucky I didn’t crash …. Never by an Opel
Ve have vays of making you talk, saying please send them back.
They use an electric motor as apposed to a pump . One failed on me going around a corner . Lucky not to crash … Do not buy a corsa …
They use an electric motor as apposed to a pump . One failed on me going around a corner . Lucky not to crash … Do not buy a corsa ….
Sorry, tell me that again. Didn’t quite get it the fifth time.
Is there an echo in here?
What kind of motor do they use. Is it electric or hydraulic.
It’s electric mick , hope I’m making it clear . I’ll be steering clear of any more comments on this one .
Are you a parrot Ernest??
Its not unusual for cars to have electric power steering now as it is more energy efficient than the hydraulic system was.
The current model Porsche 911 is an example which has now changed to electric.
They use an electric motor as apposed to a pump . One failed on me going around a corner . Very lucky not to crash … Do not buy a corsa
We get it u nearly had a crash , please refrain from commenting the same comment 4 times.
They use an electric motor as apposed to a pump . One failed on me going around a corner . Very lucky not to crash , Do not buy a corsa …
‘Cars’
And EGR valve failures on card too costing people a fortune to replace if car is outside warranty
Not the first manufacture to have this issue.
if they know something is wrong in the first place why let the cars go out.shame on all of you, u are putting the people at serious risk.
Open are total crap cars. You get what you pay for.
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