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Extremely poor customer care and warranty handling

I am very disappointed with my experience dealing with Vauxhall regarding a warranty fault on my Vauxhall Corsa (73 plate), which I purchased used from Arnold Clark in December 2024.On 3 December 2025, the vehicle suffered a serious fault and became undriveable. An authorised Vauxhall service centre diagnosed the issue as a failed Electronic Control Unit (ECU) — a fault they advised is not uncommon. The car has been off the road ever since and required recovery at my own cost.While the repair is technically covered under warranty, the handling of the situation by Vauxhall has been extremely poor: • Long delays due to parts backorder • The replacement part was sent to the wrong service centre, causing further delay • I was not informed of this error by Vauxhall Customer Care — I only found out because the service centre investigated themselves • Vauxhall repeatedly deflected responsibility between departments (Goodwill, Parts, Customer Care) • Requests for escalation were refused, with Vauxhall stating they would not engage further • No courtesy car or meaningful mobility support was providedI rely on my car to get to and from work at a hospital, including over the Christmas and New Year period when public transport was limited. I’ve had to depend on family members for transport due to Vauxhall’s delays and lack of ownership of the issue.I want to be clear that the service centre (Lindsey’s Vauxhall) have been excellent and helpful throughout — my complaint is entirely with Vauxhall Customer Relations and their handling of warranty repairs, communication, and accountability.Overall, this experience has left me with no confidence in Vauxhall’s customer service or aftersales support. A vehicle under warranty should not be off the road for weeks with no accountability, poor communication, and no support for the customer.I would not recommend Vauxhall based on this experience.

Date of experience: Jan 21, 2026