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Brake failure Opel Corsa

  • 26-04-2010 10:57am
    #1
    rourky007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Anyone else have something similar happen or any advice?

    Drove to work no problem & parked up. 7 hours later when I was leaving the brakes failed & the car rolled down a slope into the middle of the main street. Don't know how I didn't hit a pedestrian or another car.

    My local garage picked it up. No leaks or no warning lights. They said they never seen anything like it before. Brought it to the local Opel garage & this is the report they sent me:

    "We carried out our checking procedures, brake pedal going to floor, checked fluid level, no fluid in reservoir,
    Checked for leaks, no leaks found at wheels, checked servo unit, brake fluid in servo unit, brake master
    Cylinder causing fluid to leak into servo unit, vehicle requires brake master cylinder and brake servo unit."


    We bought the car new in April 2007. Its got about 21000 km on it & it had a 2 year warranty. It has been serviced but not with Opel & the brakes haven't been touched yet.

    The garage we bought it off said because its out of warranty its up to Opel to do a goodwill gesture. Opel said no to the garage & are saying no to me as well despite putting them under pressure. They say its a mechanical part and as such can wear & tear. Its out of warranty so they are not prepared to do anything.

    I have been speaking to the National Consumer Agency & will probably get the car fixed by Opel (€900) & try my look in the small claims court. I am worried though that it could be a design fault & could happen or may already have happened to someone else.


Comments

  • #2
    crosshair1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭crosshair1


    Did the low fluid warning not light up on the dash??


  • #3
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Tough luck I'd say.

    p.s. Why didn't you leave the car in gear when parked?


  • #4
    rourky007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭rourky007


    crosshair1 wrote: »
    Did the low fluid warning not light up on the dash??

    No
    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Tough luck I'd say.

    p.s. Why didn't you leave the car in gear when parked?

    The handbrake was on. The problem only became apparent the first time I tried to brake.


  • #5
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    rourky007 wrote: »
    ....The handbrake was on. The problem only became apparent the first time I tried to brake.

    Gotcha. Odd that the warning light didn't come on if you had no brake fluid.

    In that emergency situation you could have turned the engine off with it in 1st gear and stalled it on purpose and/or or pulled the handbrake really hard.


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