What's wrong with my Corsa?

[mikey0118]

My Vauxhall Corsa (1999, 1.0, 12V) was driving fine up until last weekend when I had to make an emergency stop on the motorway - thanks to the idiotic driver of a BMW. Since then, the car has broken down three times. When I try to start the car, it sounds fine, but the engine itself never gets started, and the orange light comes on. If my car is not used for a few hours, it starts fine. If you switch off the engine for just a few minutes though, it will not start again. I recently filled the car up with petrol. When trying to start the car a few minutes later, it refused to get going!

[norma-milne]

i have the same type of car and had the same problem it was the crankshaft sensor it cost me �38.00 from vaxhall you have to jack up the car look at the back left side of engine you will see a wireing plug with one torx screw to hold it on the engine disconnect battery first or you will damage other components

[mikey0118]

Thanks norma-milne! The car has been into the garage and problem was the crank shaft sensor, so many thanks! Not being too technical myself, they carried the work out at a cost of �113.00.