Vauxhall Deny All Responsibility

For about a week, I kept hearing a rattling noise from my car and assumed that it could be a loose exhaust as it was in that vicinity that the noise came from.
I left it until I next had the opportunity to get a good look under my car. To my surprise, I found, when I lookd under the rear end of mr Zafira, that my spare wheel cage was damaged and loose (accounting for the noise).
Also the spare wheel, with, surprise the brand new tyre fitted only 6 months ago and no used since, was nowhere to be found.

Vauxhall advise that it is not an issue that they are able to accept the responsibility for by way of a recall issue. My insurance company reminded me I elected to take a £175 excess to reduce my premium (Vauxhall dealer advise new wheel, tyre and security device about £100 supplied and fitted).

I feel stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. I thank god for my dad who is going to pay the bill for me but question why, if Vauxhall do not feel this a recall / design fault that they have manufactured a spare wheel security device.

I will let you make your own conclusions.
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The Zafira is a good all round family car

Based on the Vauxhall Astra chassis, there are quite a few similarities between the two cars, such as the general driving ride and the quality of the car as a whole.

There have been a few problems that general users have seen with the cars, such as:

• The engine cutting out when idle.
• The In car radio not functioning correctly.
• A squeaking noise from the brakes after only 10,000 miles or so use.
• Spare wheel thefts.
• A necessity to keep refilling the oil on diesel models (1 litre every thousand miles or so).
• Small storage space.
• Strange engine noises which can not be located or fixed.

Saying this, however. The car is very practical and does have some very good points. The innovative ?Flex 7? seating system makes it very easy to switch the car from 5 to 7 seats without too much hassle.

Other nice features include easy access to the car thanks to the wide opening doors, ideal for families with small children, and an anti-stall device. Designed to stop the car from stalling a low revs.

The car is generally very good and although a minority of owners have had some problems, it represents extremley good value for money and provides a great means of getting the whole family from one place to another.