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a friend of a friend was recently killed in a crash in his 3200 type maser this year. the inquest just found that the car had a steering fault and they believed the cars should have been recalled to check/rectify. they said maserati were aware of 5 serious crashes this year that could be the same problem. i'm sorry i can't be more specific as i don't have the details but it could be worth a phone call to the dealer/importer regarding this.
>> Edited by andysv on Wednesday 14th September 23:42
>> Edited by andysv on Wednesday 14th September 23:42
Andy,
Very sorry to hear your news, thats terrible if it's related to the recall thats been in effect since about May this year.
Brackets that hold the steering (sorry not technical in the dept so no idea what the component is). All 3200s should have had the brackets removed, and new once put in place.
Having looked at it myself with an engineer I don't really understand how they could fail - certainly the engineers wern't aware of any crashes attributable to this when I spoke to them back in June.. I got the impression that this was an initiative of the factory quality control as a preventetive measure...
Theres more info if you do a search for the thread.
Very sorry to hear your news, thats terrible if it's related to the recall thats been in effect since about May this year.
Brackets that hold the steering (sorry not technical in the dept so no idea what the component is). All 3200s should have had the brackets removed, and new once put in place.
Having looked at it myself with an engineer I don't really understand how they could fail - certainly the engineers wern't aware of any crashes attributable to this when I spoke to them back in June.. I got the impression that this was an initiative of the factory quality control as a preventetive measure...
Theres more info if you do a search for the thread.
Andy
Apologies for a late posting but just got back from 2 weeks vacation. Very sorry to hear your sad news and my sincere condolances to the guy's family and friends.
In the interest of every other Maser 3200 owner, what was your friend's name, where was the inquiry held, what precisely what were the technical findings and were VOSA involved? I appreciate the sensitivity of this but these inquiries are held in Public and therefore the details should be readily available.
I am most sceptical of 5 other similar incidents in the last 3 months as we would clearly have read about it in the press due to the rarity of Maseratis. Was this speculation from Plod or the press by any chance?
Apologies for a late posting but just got back from 2 weeks vacation. Very sorry to hear your sad news and my sincere condolances to the guy's family and friends.
In the interest of every other Maser 3200 owner, what was your friend's name, where was the inquiry held, what precisely what were the technical findings and were VOSA involved? I appreciate the sensitivity of this but these inquiries are held in Public and therefore the details should be readily available.
I am most sceptical of 5 other similar incidents in the last 3 months as we would clearly have read about it in the press due to the rarity of Maseratis. Was this speculation from Plod or the press by any chance?
This story is from the Belfast Telegraph www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=663275
It seems that speed, drink and no seatbelt were the mitigating factors however the family of the deceased insist that the car was defective (engine cutting out)
29 September 2005
A 39-year-old company director was killed after losing control of his £70k Maserati sports car in Co Tyrone, an inquest has heard.
Brian McMullan, of Waterview, Old Eglish Road, Dungannon, had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his body at the time of the crash and was not wearing a seat belt.
The family of the former director of Coalisland-based Chieftain Trailers insisted there had been serious problems with the car leading up to the crash.
Coroner David Hunter said that while he could not rule out that a defect may have contributed to the collision, he had no evidence to suggest that it did.
It is understood police spent thousands of pounds bringing the car to the Transport Research Laboratory in England, in light of the family's claims.
Mr McMullan's widow, Siobhan, said in a police statement that her husband left her home in Westland Drive, Coalisland at around 10.30pm on Sunday, November 17, 2002.
The couple had dinner together and watched television before he left for his own address at Dungannon.
Eyewitnesses told the inquest that they saw a blue Maserati car on the Cookstown Road overtaking a number of cars at speed at around 11pm.
The court heard that the coupe car pulled in sharply in front of a Subaru Impreza.
The coroner was told the Maserati then struck the left-hand grass verge, span out of control and rolled across the other side of the carriageway, through a hedge and down a 15-foot verge.
The first police officer on the scene said he found the car on its roof with Mr McMullan lying outside with a large pool of blood beside his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both Mr McMullan's brother and his business partner said that he had complained about the car cutting out and was worried that it might happen at a higher speed sometime.
The car had been in with Charles Hurst Motors in Belfast for up to three weeks for repairs, the inquest heard.
A number of experts in England concluded after tests that there were no obvious defects with the car that would explain a sudden loss of control.
The coroner said Mr McMullan died a very rapid death from major head injuries and suggested that had he been wearing a seat belt, the injuries might not have been fatal
It seems that speed, drink and no seatbelt were the mitigating factors however the family of the deceased insist that the car was defective (engine cutting out)
29 September 2005
A 39-year-old company director was killed after losing control of his £70k Maserati sports car in Co Tyrone, an inquest has heard.
Brian McMullan, of Waterview, Old Eglish Road, Dungannon, had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his body at the time of the crash and was not wearing a seat belt.
The family of the former director of Coalisland-based Chieftain Trailers insisted there had been serious problems with the car leading up to the crash.
Coroner David Hunter said that while he could not rule out that a defect may have contributed to the collision, he had no evidence to suggest that it did.
It is understood police spent thousands of pounds bringing the car to the Transport Research Laboratory in England, in light of the family's claims.
Mr McMullan's widow, Siobhan, said in a police statement that her husband left her home in Westland Drive, Coalisland at around 10.30pm on Sunday, November 17, 2002.
The couple had dinner together and watched television before he left for his own address at Dungannon.
Eyewitnesses told the inquest that they saw a blue Maserati car on the Cookstown Road overtaking a number of cars at speed at around 11pm.
The court heard that the coupe car pulled in sharply in front of a Subaru Impreza.
The coroner was told the Maserati then struck the left-hand grass verge, span out of control and rolled across the other side of the carriageway, through a hedge and down a 15-foot verge.
The first police officer on the scene said he found the car on its roof with Mr McMullan lying outside with a large pool of blood beside his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both Mr McMullan's brother and his business partner said that he had complained about the car cutting out and was worried that it might happen at a higher speed sometime.
The car had been in with Charles Hurst Motors in Belfast for up to three weeks for repairs, the inquest heard.
A number of experts in England concluded after tests that there were no obvious defects with the car that would explain a sudden loss of control.
The coroner said Mr McMullan died a very rapid death from major head injuries and suggested that had he been wearing a seat belt, the injuries might not have been fatal
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