Vauxhall Adam Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Hi all,
Looking for some advice/help! My Vauxhall Adam is 3 and 1/2 years old, warranty ran out in March this year. Currently has 26k miles on the clock.
Last week, whilst driving back to Newcastle from Leeds, a red warning light appeared stating 'oil failure, turn engine off'. I immediately pulled over and turned the car off. I attempted to turn the engine back on and it did start but it sounded like a bag of hammers. The RAC came out 3 hours later and advised that the oil pump had seized and therefore caused the engine to fail too.
I was towed back to Newcastle and rang Bristol Street Motors to see if they could help as this was where my usual service had been. They told me to bring the car in and they'd do a diagnostic test on the car to identify if it was actually the oil pump/engine, so I did. They advised if it was the engine, with it being a newish car they could possibly provide a contribution towards this but estimated it would cost 4.3k to fix, my car is only worth about 6k if that!
They have done an initial diagnostic, however, did not even look at the engine... Advised me that my battery is dead (my hazards were on for 5 hours sitting on the A1... so I wasn't surprised it was dead tbh). Charged 90 quid for that and are now requesting 640 quid to do a diagnostic test on my engine!
Spoke to Vauxhall themselves, who said they'd investigate this with the dealer. Totally been messed around as rang back today to hear them ask 'oh, have you not rang the dealer?'... Been told unless I pay the 640 to get the diagnostic done they won't even consider the contribution to the engine, which is understandable. However, my issue is, is that I've had no warning to say there was something wrong with my oil until this red warning light, which has then led to catastrophic engine failure!
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so what would your advice be?
- Pay the 640 and hope that Vauxhall offer a decent contribution to the car
- Get a second hand engine fitted by another garage
- See what price Vauxhall would offer to purchase the car back and just get a new car?
Appreciate any advice that you have as I'm useless with cars!
Looking for some advice/help! My Vauxhall Adam is 3 and 1/2 years old, warranty ran out in March this year. Currently has 26k miles on the clock.
Last week, whilst driving back to Newcastle from Leeds, a red warning light appeared stating 'oil failure, turn engine off'. I immediately pulled over and turned the car off. I attempted to turn the engine back on and it did start but it sounded like a bag of hammers. The RAC came out 3 hours later and advised that the oil pump had seized and therefore caused the engine to fail too.
I was towed back to Newcastle and rang Bristol Street Motors to see if they could help as this was where my usual service had been. They told me to bring the car in and they'd do a diagnostic test on the car to identify if it was actually the oil pump/engine, so I did. They advised if it was the engine, with it being a newish car they could possibly provide a contribution towards this but estimated it would cost 4.3k to fix, my car is only worth about 6k if that!
They have done an initial diagnostic, however, did not even look at the engine... Advised me that my battery is dead (my hazards were on for 5 hours sitting on the A1... so I wasn't surprised it was dead tbh). Charged 90 quid for that and are now requesting 640 quid to do a diagnostic test on my engine!
Spoke to Vauxhall themselves, who said they'd investigate this with the dealer. Totally been messed around as rang back today to hear them ask 'oh, have you not rang the dealer?'... Been told unless I pay the 640 to get the diagnostic done they won't even consider the contribution to the engine, which is understandable. However, my issue is, is that I've had no warning to say there was something wrong with my oil until this red warning light, which has then led to catastrophic engine failure!
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so what would your advice be?
- Pay the 640 and hope that Vauxhall offer a decent contribution to the car
- Get a second hand engine fitted by another garage
- See what price Vauxhall would offer to purchase the car back and just get a new car?
Appreciate any advice that you have as I'm useless with cars!
The car has full service history and previous service was at a Vauxhall garage in March. I was advised from the RAC that there was still oil in it but that the oil pump wasn’t circulating it as it should. I did check the oil like I say about 2 weeks ago as I was going on a longer journey than I normally do. Again I don’t have the greatest knowledge about cars so just looking for advice.
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