{"id":75975,"date":"2016-11-11T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=284d2be5623a166fdd05e4f408fc1fb1"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:26:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:26:35","slug":"news-story-vauxhall-corsa-d-owners-affected-by-vacuum-pump-issue-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=75975","title":{"rendered":"News story: Vauxhall Corsa D owners affected by vacuum pump issue: what to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Vauxhall has found that, in some cases, water can get into the relay on the electrical vacuum pump. In extreme instances this may lead to fire.<\/p>\n<p>Vauxhall has <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dft.gov.uk\/vosa\/apps\/recalls\/searches\/expand.asp?uniqueID=F3941449718815ED80257F9A0035CC1E&amp;freeText=Blank&amp;tx=\">registered the issue<\/a> with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (<abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>),  the government agency responsible for monitoring vehicle safety recalls and defects in Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Vauxhall will replace the vacuum pump and any other related faulty components if required.<\/p>\n<p>If you own a vehicle that\u2019s affected, you\u2019ll be contacted by Vauxhall telling you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what you need to do next<\/li>\n<li>who you should contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"vauxhall-offers-dvsa-reassurance\">Vauxhall offers <abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr> reassurance<\/h2>\n<p>Vauxhall has confirmed what action it\u2019s taking to <abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Vauxhall will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>send a second letter to owners with more information on how to avoid a fire<\/li>\n<li>fit vehicles with a replacement vacuum pack<\/li>\n<li>contact owners who have had their vacuum pump checked but not replaced, and ask them to take their vehicles to have their pump replaced<\/li>\n<li>provide owners with alternative transport until their vehicle is repaired if they don\u2019t feel safe using their Corsa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"protecting-the-public\">Protecting the public<\/h2>\n<p><abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr> Chief Executive, Gareth Llewellyn, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>\u2019s first priority is to protect the public and help you stay safe on Britain\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n<p>We monitor closely the vehicle safety recall process to ensure manufacturers communicate faults to vehicle owners and rectify them as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">We continue to work with Vauxhall to ensure Corsa D owners and drivers have the information they need to stay safe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"more-information\">More information<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vauxhall.co.uk\/watchdog.html\">More information for owners<\/a> is available on the Vauxhall website.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the following guide about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/vehicle-recalls-and-faults\">vehicle recalls and faults<\/a> procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vauxhall has investigated fires which have occurred in the Corsa D models, and will contact you if you&#8217;re a registered keeper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}