Opel Insignia 'thermal incident'

Let's hope that Opel rename the insignia the Canyonero a la the simpsons; "unexplained fires are a matter for the courts".

I was considering an insignia of this vintage. Not now.

Hi All,

I have a 2010 Insignia, bought in October 2011 from a Garage and in October 2013, I was going around a roundabout and my power steering went (Stopped working). My mechanic dissembled the power steering pipe and found cable ties attached- obviously a issue previous to be buying it. I feel I was driving a death-trap for over two years, thank god it didn't go on Fire. I have contacted Opel ireland and they have offered me a voucher for parts and service out of "GOODWILL" which I am reluctant to accept as I feel I was sold a faulty car, am I right?

I have contacted the Consumer agency and they said under the SAles of good and services Act 1980, that I may have a case to highlight. I found out from Opel Ireland that a new clutch and fly wheel were replaces a month to me purchasing....can I anybody tell me was this a recall???? . I had nothing but bother with it....needed 4 new tyres 3 months after me purchasing, calibres were out, Brake pads burnt out with no indication - only smoke coming form wheels every so often.....

Never ever again will I deal with a Insignia.....was a corsa, Astra owner previous.

Is there people on here with the same issue, following the consumer show??

There is a recall on this, I know because I've done wheel alignment on quite a number of Insignas due to new steering racks been fitted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mg74/features/vauxhall-insignia

Perhaps you guys should check with Opel Ireland?

Vauxhall currently have a Service Action in effect in the UK on 6,900 Insignia Diesel Vehicles built in Model Years 2009 and 2010. The service action was to deal with a slow leak from the power steering pipe joint and is not safety related either in terms of rapid loss of steering assistance or fire. There are no instances where the slow leak has resulted in a vehicle fire. The decision to handle this as a service update minimises the inconvenience to customers. The service action refers only to diesel-engined vehicles, petrol-engined vehicles are not affected.

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If customers have any concerns about their vehicle, Vauxhall is always happy to arrange for an inspection at a local Vauxhall retailer. Customers who may wish to ascertain whether their Insignia is the subject of the service action should contact their local retailer who can advise if their vehicle is within the range and if so, whether or not it has already been reworked.

jimgoose wrote: »

"Thermal incident"... I love it! That's even better than the old Rolls-Royce "failure to proceed"! :pac::pac::pac:

Nothing beats MGs 2009 recall for LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL on the TF.

Hired an almost-new insignia in France in the summer of 2012, it was a diesel. Got stuck down a narrow lane on a hot day (>35deg) and had to do about an 8 point turn on a hill to get back out. Just got turned around with steering on full lock and a huge amount of smoke came from under the bonnet followed by a really bad burning smell. I got the kids out of the car immediately, I was certain it was going to burst into flames. Smoke cleared and we eventually got out of there. Smell lingered for a couple of days longer, I could see it was some sort of fluid spilled on the hot exhaust pipe but assumed it was engine oil. No errors came up on the dash.

I was in the market for a similar sized car at the time but decided I would NEVER buy an insignia!

markpb wrote: »

Is it possible you stopped on top of some kindling or something similar? The Insignia's manual is full of warnings about the external temperature that the DPF can run at and warns not to park on top of something that might disagree with a sudden baking.

No. Gravel/ tarmac. It was laboring because of the steep incline of the lane and the tight manoeuvering not to mind the heat. When I looked under the car later there was some oily substance burned onto the exhaust pipe. It certainly made me sweat at the time. There was no noticeable impact on the power steering performance, I guess it does not take a lot of fluid to make worrying amounts of smoke. I was luckily in the situation where I had only rented it, I would have been angry if it went up in flames and I'd lost my excess.

visual wrote: »

have to amire companies like toyota who do recalls

You say that as if a recall is a good thing, no one admires Toyota because they had to recall their cars.

Gazzmonkey wrote: »

You say that as if a recall is a good thing, no one admires Toyota because they had to recall their cars.

i think people do. it's the genuine, honest, polite, legitimate thing to do. they found an issue with a few cars, put their hands up and admitted they were wrong, recalled all the cars at a massive cost to themselves and looked after everybody who spent money with them and as a result, the media has torn their reputation to shreds, for being out straight and honest with their people.

GM/ Opel/ Vauxhall has decided to sweep under the rug the fact that they know and understand that their is an issue with some (approx 7 thousand in the UK alone) of their cars that can and has caused them to go up in flames. what has Opel done? deny and link between incidents, play down any issues that have arisen and not even offered a recall for this dangerous fault to loyal customers who have spent €20-30k with them for a new car. why? to save money and to save face for themselves and to **** their customers, leaving them at risk and leaving them at the loss of a car in some cases, or at least at the loss of their NCB etc.

but as is the way with the modern world, Opel will come out on top with their reputation intact for doing the wrong thing and Toyota who dealt with everything amicably has lost theirs almost entirely.

Your missing the point by a country mile, if a product is correctly designed and manufactured there will be no need for a recall.

If the product is faulty then there will be need for a recall.

So the existence of a recall means you got a dodgy product, this is not a good thing.

MuppetCheck wrote: »

With so many different parts sourced from various producers going into a car there's always going to be something that's more prone to failure or have a knock on effect. No car will ever be totally faultless. But how it's handles once it's identified is important.

Recalls don't necessarily mean that a dodgy product, it's too general way of looking at it. Often recalls are made due to something incredibly minor. If it's something at the other end of the scale it's all too often ignored due to the cost of rectifying it. By your logic the recalled car is the inferior product. I wouldn't agree.

when a recall is needed but never happens, that is a bad thing.

But a recall is always to rectify a fault that shouldn't have happened so it's never a good thing.

Simple.