Problems with burning wiring on vehicles previously recalled to have ABS control unit harnesses modified have prompted General Motors’ Vauxhall Motors unit in the UK to recall about 355,000 Corsa C generation three and five-door models built between 2004 and 2006 and Combo van and Tigra models built between 2004 and 2008 to replace the entire ABS brake control unit.
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“We’ve had some fires, yes,” GM spokesman Denis Chick told just-auto.com on Wednesday. “The previous recall was to modify the wiring on the ABS control unit. It appears that wasn’t as robust a fix as it could have been on some cars.”
He stressed that the number of cars affected by what a GM press release referred to as a “thermal incident” was “in the hundreds rather than in the thousands”. After further investigation, it had been decided to change the whole ABS control unit and its cover.
The current D generation Corsa models introduced in 2006 are not affected by the recall.
Chick said the recall was largely a UK problem due to the location of the ABS unit on right-hand-drive cars – the original recall was to correct a problem of water leakage into the ABS unit located in the left-hand wheel arch. Opel-brand cars sold in Ireland, also right-hand drive, are also affected, he noted. He was not aware of cars sold in other markets being affected.
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By GlobalDataVauxhall will begin contacting UK owners by letter from next Friday and will carry out the recall and modification through its dealers in phases.
