Vauxhall Sintra. Steering failure

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Mon 24 Nov 2003 13:19
Vauxhall Sintra. Steering failure - setch
I had my Sintra power steering repaired (Vauxhall Recall) in June this year by a Vauxhall main dealer. On October the 30th the car suffered a total loss of steering, luckily no accident occurred. I had a mechanic look at the problem, he diagnosed negligence on behalf of the dealer who did the recall work. It looked like the person who did the repair work put the pinch bolt back into the steering column before sliding it down the rack shaft. Basically only about 1/2" of the column was secured to the steering rack. So eventually it came apart, I have complained to the dealer who denied any responsibility, I then contact Vauxhall, they decided to side with the dealer.

This is a warning to any Vauxhall Sintra owners who have recently had the car repaired under the recall. Take to an independent garage and have it checked out. We were being watched over by somebody the day it failed, otherwise I am sure that I would not be here composing this email today.
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