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My partner purchased a vauxhall astra 11 months ago. In June this year the interior light kept turning itself on. He took it to a local garage to fit a new light and also for a service. 2 weeks later he was stationary in the car when he noticed smoke coming from the passenger side by the windscreen and then from the panel underneath the door. There was not actual fire, so not covered on insurance (very big blow) as apparently the insurance assessor stated this was a mechanical fault.
Evans halshaw had to re wire the vehicle as a cost of two thousand three hundred pounds!!! The repair sheet states "suspect start point interior lamp". We returned to the garage that initially fitted the light and he rang his supplier who asked for the old light. Thankfully evans halshaw had kept everything they had stripped from the car and this was in an upstairs office (some good luck at least) The interior light was sent back to vauxhall for testing, but this has come back as inconclusive. Meanwhile neither vauxhall nor the local garage will accept any responsibility. A solicitor told me to get a 2nd opinion, but every auto electrician I have spoken to states it is impossible to diagnose now the repair work has been carried out. 1 stated that in his opinion it must have been a wiring fault as a faulty interior light would only have blown a fuse. Does anyone know if we have any comeback legally on either of the 2 garages?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
First a bit more info; how old was the car when you bought it? Did you buy it private or from a dealer? If the latter; was there a warranty on the car?
Hi, thanks for the resonse. When we bought the vehicle from a dealer it was 3 years and 2 months old and came with 6 months warranty, which had expired at time of the incident.
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There was not actual fire, so not covered on insurance (very big blow) as apparently the insurance assessor stated this was a mechanical fault.
but must have heard the saying - there's no smoke without fire and that is true here, so why haven't you insisted the insurance take care of it?
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. A solicitor told me to get a 2nd opinion, but every auto electrician I have spoken to states it is impossible to diagnose now the repair work has been carried out. 1 stated that in his opinion it must have been a wiring fault as a faulty interior light would only have blown a fuse. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Actually it is possible if you have the wiring loom, parts and the car. For a start there will be witness marks due to the heat generated where it starts. Generally these "thermal incidents" as we call them start due to a short direct to earth and the biggest culprit is usually the door switch on this circuit. I'm not saying this is the cause but is where I'd start to look.
Yes we have had to pay as we needed the car back as insurance company would only give us a courtesy car for 28 days and we didnt want to have to pay any more money out
Many thanks for the response
Who is at fault? Advice please.
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