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Mon 4 Feb 2002 18:47
corsa cam belt failure - tracy
corsa cam belt
I have an N reg corsa1.416v
the cam belt snapped leaving me stranded on the a1.it had been fitted by network q 2 years ago and had only done 20,000 miles.
vauxhall have said tough its not there problem im left with a 700quid bill for engine repairs
does enyone know if i have any come back on vauxhall.What about small claims court? your help please....
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Mon 4 Feb 2002 19:29
Re: corsa cam belt failure - Tim
Tracy,
Are you Chris Watson?
Tim
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Mon 4 Feb 2002 19:31
Re: corsa cam belt failure - Robert
Hi,

There is a lot of stuff posted on the site about Vauxhall cam belt failures - just use the search facility.

I had a Corsa 1.4 16v N reg - it was a Nov'95 car. I'm sure there was a recall notice for the cam belt idlers. I'm trying to remember when it was exactly - The car was out of warranty and would have covered almost 20,000 miles when we received the notification.

I don't know if this helps - but I would strongly suggest finding out if your car had this done as this is a highly likely cause of the belt failure.

Regards .......

Robert
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