Hello, today I saw that my Astra k 1.6 cdti 2016 needs to be recalled, when I called local dealership they told me that it has something to do with "emissions ". They didn't tell me more about, only thing I know is that it has something to do with updating software (ECU I guess). Did anyone else have same recall as I do? Will this affect engine performance or fuel fuel consumption? Does anyone know anything about this recall? I tried finding more about it on forums but I only found this thread https://www.astrakforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6033 . Thanks in advance.
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Well the garage have had the car since Wednesday last week and as of yet still saying they waiting on Vauxhall technical support, kinda worried on how my car will be once they finish, had no problems with the car or system at all before they tried the update
In readiness for when/if my car has to go to the dealers, please could somebody in the know tell me precisely what to instruct, in order for software not to be updated.
I’m just conscious that there may a number of aspects to the software and therefore which aspect is the one that must not be updated?
Thanks
I’m just conscious that there may a number of aspects to the software and therefore which aspect is the one that must not be updated?
Thanks
Looks like I'm selling mine within the year. (Kid needs a bus due to his disabilities)
But so far I've managed to have the dealer swap out 1 injector - but to no help.
GDS2, when logging data, says that another injector is having a different opening time on idle - (1.23-1.25ms vs the others 1.30-1.31ms).
But as long as the EML doesn't turn on, they will not do anything else.
It went from really good and pokey engine until they released that f***ing NOx update. And they refuse to fix it.
But so far I've managed to have the dealer swap out 1 injector - but to no help.
GDS2, when logging data, says that another injector is having a different opening time on idle - (1.23-1.25ms vs the others 1.30-1.31ms).
But as long as the EML doesn't turn on, they will not do anything else.
It went from really good and pokey engine until they released that f***ing NOx update. And they refuse to fix it.
Do not get it done, I have the same car and they've messed it up. The drive is less efficient now and gears change at higher revs after emissions software recall
I've read the recall latter I've just received (the second as I ignored the first one....). Nowhere does it say what the implications are if you ignore them and just keep driving. If it was a future potential MOT failure then surely they are obliged to say so??
I have a 160D bi-turbo and over my ownership have 59mpg (30k+ miles). I don't want them to "clean" the engine up and drop the performance (aka decrease the mpg).
I have a 160D bi-turbo and over my ownership have 59mpg (30k+ miles). I don't want them to "clean" the engine up and drop the performance (aka decrease the mpg).
Been following this forum for years and just got around to signing up. Wanted firstly to say thank you to everyone for all the helpful information being provided here, must have saved “£££” as a result.
To TomB, I have received 4 of these letters since August 2021 (got one yesterday) and ignored them all (luckily the garage that services my car stopped being a Vauxhall dealer from late 2019, so no additional pressure from them).
I even rang Vauxhall Customer Care last year and asked them, can my car fail the MOT as a result of not having the update and even got them to consult their technical team? They said it could pass but I must get the software update done “to comply”.
I did a bit more of a deep dive on the internet and did find somewhere even though this could be deemed ‘a safety recall’, it wasn’t really and all the emphasis was on the manufacturers just to provide numbers to the DVSA on cars having the software updates.
My car (it is a cdti which I’ve had since new) has passed all its MOTs since Dec 2021 (and these letters), so I will continue to ignore these notices, they say anyway “Customer Satisfaction Program” 🤣🤣
Reading between the lines, I think the real driver here is they want you to have the software update following the emissions scandal to stop you making a more expensive potential claim against them through one of the associated law firms 🤔
Hope this helps.
To TomB, I have received 4 of these letters since August 2021 (got one yesterday) and ignored them all (luckily the garage that services my car stopped being a Vauxhall dealer from late 2019, so no additional pressure from them).
I even rang Vauxhall Customer Care last year and asked them, can my car fail the MOT as a result of not having the update and even got them to consult their technical team? They said it could pass but I must get the software update done “to comply”.
I did a bit more of a deep dive on the internet and did find somewhere even though this could be deemed ‘a safety recall’, it wasn’t really and all the emphasis was on the manufacturers just to provide numbers to the DVSA on cars having the software updates.
My car (it is a cdti which I’ve had since new) has passed all its MOTs since Dec 2021 (and these letters), so I will continue to ignore these notices, they say anyway “Customer Satisfaction Program” 🤣🤣
Reading between the lines, I think the real driver here is they want you to have the software update following the emissions scandal to stop you making a more expensive potential claim against them through one of the associated law firms 🤔
Hope this helps.
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