burnt car.

[jazzasaxoman]

hey all. well where do i start. i owned a vtr for 6 months and then the starter motor packed in so i took it to the garage and all was fine, 3 days later i reverse at the end of the road and the car stalls and begins smoking. so i turn it off and get out with the keys. then the car starts to try and start on its own with no key in the ignition. sh*t myself wasnt the word lol anyway 5mins later theres a crowd and a fire engine putting out the flames pouring from my car. car totaly knackered and myself crying like a baby inside. anyways would anyone know the cause of this? lol cheers for reading it sorry its so long. can post pics of car but dont know how. :n:

[dalecheesy]

Sounds like overheating dodgy wiring Jazz.The insurers will try and trace the fault. blame the garage.

[Nick_T]

To post pictures on this site,
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about the car: seems as if when they put your new starter motor in(im guessing they did?) they have not connected it correctly and you have had an electrical fire :sad: sorry to here that about your car mate

[Predator_R32]

most probablies dodgy wiring somewere mate

[jazzasaxoman]

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[jazzasaxoman]

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[patrick2403]

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[jazzasaxoman]

cant seem to get piccys up people any help? cheers ja

[jazzasaxoman]

lol cheers

[patrick2403]

no worries, lucky u wernt in it mate.

[stevcatristicas]

hey all. well where do i start. i owned a vtr for 6 months and then the starter motor packed in so i took it to the garage and all was fine, 3 days later i reverse at the end of the road and the car stalls and begins smoking. so i turn it off and get out with the keys. then the car starts to try and start on its own with no key in the ignition. sh*t myself wasnt the word lol anyway 5mins later theres a crowd and a fire engine putting out the flames pouring from my car. car totaly knackered and myself crying like a baby inside. anyways would anyone know the cause of this? lol cheers for reading it sorry its so long. can post pics of car but dont know how. :n:

I also cried if I was you :( ... That sounds like an electrical problem :wall: ... If you say that the car was trying sarting by him self, sounds to me like a short circuit in the starter motor solenoid, or a bad linkage made in the garege :rage:

[sarahvtr20]

thats sooooo awful..def sounds like bad wiring!!id be geting on to the garage!

[mattchewone]

Thats sounds terrible mate. Did you have a garage fit an alarm or anything to do with the electrics. Unless they messed up the wiring for the starter motor.

[BENSAX3]

prob messed up starter moter as it tried to start itself

[Essay]

gutted for ya mate, fingers crossed u get this sorted, kinda know the feelin as my old car caught fire luckily i was able put it out before it caused too much damage

[-Saxo_VTS-]

Unique paint job ftw hehe :P looked like a nice motor aswell :(

[mr_mason]

Glad you weren't in the car pal. By the sounds of it as said many times above, it was an electrical fault. More than likely to do with the start motor if it tried starting by itself.

Police & Insurance company will trace the cause.

[johnnyg_vts]

my brothers 106 gti self combusted the same as yours - dodgy french build quality.

[Japman]

omg mate that looks real bad,i had to fires in my VTS,was going down the motorway and just noticed loads of spoke,pulled ova and opened the bonnet and there was flames all ova,not as bad as urs tho :(

Mine was the loom,it had caught fire
It seems that alot of saxos are on fire recently

[betty02]

how much for that front bumper mate?

Nah joking thats bloody harsh that easy post in locals papers and everything about the garage!

[jazzasaxoman]

cheers guy for all ya sympathy, really sucks being without a car now, the cars gone to be taken apart and crushed somewhere :n: :n: im really gonna miss driving it, hopefully not 2 much longer before i get another. cheers everyone

[Japman]

what you going to get next mate,another saxo or?

[jazzasaxoman]

trying to find a subtle modded vtr or vts but been lookin at the 106 gti's. any recommedations guys? cheers.

[Martinsaxo]

Gutted for you :( , save the alloys!!!

Martin.

[s2bkavtr]

If the wheels survived i would lkie to purchase them off you ;)