Does anyone on this group have access to Vauxhall Technical Bulletins or papers? I am in a bit of a dispute with Lookers over a faulty CD30 radio in a 2004 car now out of warranty by a few months.
The battery was flat when I tried starting the car and started with a booster pack by the nice man from the AA. A local garage fitted a new battery and the next morning the same thing happened. I thought the new battery was faulty so checks were made and to be on the safe side it was replaced. The garage checked the alternator and everything seemed OK. Then they noticed the radio had switched on by itself!
It seems this is a common fault with all CD30 made by Blaupunkt since 2004 but Lookers will not change the radio as they are "not aware" of any fault or other customers reporting this. I was told it is mentioned in Technical Bulletin Number 1979 and would love a copy to show Lookers. It lists all the serial number blocks of the CD30s Vauxhall Motors know are faulty and advises dealers to change them and charge for 20mins labour.
£65 to tell me a faulty radio is faulty is over the top and so is £395 for a new CD30.I have taken the 20A fuse out for now as I need the car to start in the mornings. I was considering the repair services on ebay but am told that the Technical Bulletin mentions this CD30 problem can not be fixed. Can it be fixed?