A VAUXHALL owner has criticised an 'inconclusive' investigation into his car after it burst into flames out of nowhere.

Back in December last year, Wibsey's Shaquille Khan was driving his Corsa when he started to smell smoke.

In what he called a "scary" series of events, he pulled up at the side of the road and called for emergency services who put out the flames within 15 minutes.

But he is still left in the dark about why his car set alight, even following a two-month long investigation into its heating and ventilation system by an engineering team in Germany.

Shaquille, who has scars from trying to put out the fire, told the Telegraph & Argus: "I was driving normally and it's burst into flames.

"It must have been burning slowly for about 20 minutes. I was worried.

"I pulled in and I tried putting it out.

"A bystander tried to call the fire brigade.

"This all happened when I was driving.

"I reported it straight away. They took the car and it's inconclusive. They have took the the car to analyse it, now denying any wrong doing."

He added: "It's just a joke."

The self-employed builder has been told by Vauxhall to use his insurance, leaving him without a penny of compensation.

He has also been blocked on Twitter by the official Vauxhall account.

In an email sent from Vauxhall, he was told 'no evidence of a manufacturing or material defect was found to exist' in the Corsa.

Vauxhall had a phase of recalling its trademark Corsa cars in 2006 and 2016 after they were found to be at risk of fires.

The Corsa D problem was also highlighted on the BBC's Watchdog programme.

A spokesperson for Vauxhall responded to this incident by saying: "Vauxhall carried out a thorough investigation of the vehicle’s heating and ventilation system involving its engineering team in Germany.

"They confirmed no faults with the heating and ventilation resistor, terminals or wiring harness were detected and therefore the findings were inconclusive.

"Vauxhall has advised the customer to contact his insurer to progress the matter further."

But for Shaquille, this situation feels unresolved.

He has borrowed a car from his uncle while the Corsa sits unused, blackened and molten in a garage.

Shaquille now plans to get the car scrapped.

He said: "It was scary and worrying.

"They've just fobbed me off. I'm a self employed builder. I haven't got money back for this. I have to go through my insurance premiums.

"I'll have to scrap it to try and get some money back.

"It's a joke. I know that they've paid out for other people's cars and it's just like I'm a victim.

"I thought they were going to compensate me with me burning my hand.

"Scars, they won't go away."