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Was more talking Australia but unions just dilute the workforce and increase prices across the board regardless of it being a union job or not. Actually there are a few rural Councils who have or until recently had their own road crews and road plant including some of the items you named. A...

Like others have said see what comes up when the car is scanned. I had the message come up one day and the next not start and it turned out to be coils but Check Powertrain could be any number of things. There's no point throwing parts at it not to fix the problem.

Good luck. Whilst I love my grog and all things being equal don't want to give it up I went through a period myself where I was drinking every day and at one stage in my house I had a coffee table about 2m x 1m that was full of empty cans and I think I even started to get shakes in my arm. It...

I have an issue with not starting the first go but it's a bit different to yours mine won't crank first go, took me five or six goes the other day. I tried like others have done swapping keys to try and do the easy and cheaper things first but it still happens occasionally. The only difference...

210,000kms I would say your car is only a baby and has lots of life left. My VZ has 250,000kms so yours has relatively low kms.

Any codes come up? If you are an RACV member they can scan it for you.

The thread title says Power Train Issue. Just to confirm have you been receiving the message "Check Power Train" or another message? If so Check Power Train could be any number of things (there are a number of threads with this) and the first step would be to get it scanned for error codes.

Probably varies from town to town officer to officer I would say. One time in a relative's home town someone they knew was booked for doing not much over the limit coming back from a funeral

Bang on. Higher speed limits would require getting rid of a lot of parasite hanger on politicians and bureaucrats and getting a lot of bad drivers off the road.

Looks like it's come up beautifully. Like others have said I can't believe they wanted to write that off due to hail damage.

Hi All, I have done a search and couldn't find anything matching what I have experienced (although I am not computer savvy). Anyway my issue is when turning my car seems loose. Recently I had to change a tyre and my car didn't seem right after that. I took the wheel off and put it back on again...

This could be a possibility. From memory there was a time when the in in the key got pushed in and my car would not start first go. Issue went away when I changed keys.

Hi All, I have tried to get a replacement verifier clip for my VZ Exec but they are very difficult to find. Had friends try ebay with no luck and no luck with a dealer who used to be pretty good at getting parts. Does anyone know if there were any other GM vehicles that used it? I have attached...

Thanks BlackVXGTS

Thanks Fu. I take it this is a large document. Do you know of any links to it?

Had the RACV come and scan it. Codes were P0300 multiple cylinder misfire and P0303 cylinder 3 misfire. He said it was flooded and the culprit was either spark plugs or timing chain. Anyone had any similar experiences with those codes and the car running very rough (as soon as I started it, it...

Not yet. I will post when I have solved both problems in case anyone else gets the same thing

If it helps narrow things down further I had not started it for a few days as I didn't want to take it out due to brake lights not working (so it sat in my garage from Sunday until Thursday).

Hi All, when I tried starting it yesterday with the bonnet up (no luck) there was a sound coming from the top of the engine. I have attached a photo of the approximate location. I am going to get it scanned however the curiosity as to what it could be is killing me so if anyone had any thoughts...

Hi Fu, you mentioned fuel delivery, any chance that the fuel pump is gone? Mine was very noisy and I assume on the way out and my mechanic has ordered a replacement. (I had done that before this occurred).

By the way I have attached a photo of the fuses and relays. Do you know which one would be the most likely one to check? Sorry the photo of the label isn't the greatest

Further update, when I tried starting it it was really rough and then stalled. I am going to have to have it towed and then scanned at my mechanics although if anyone else has had anything similar happen I would be curious to see what the issue was and what the fix was. I will have a further...

I should probably add that the not working brake lights rules me out of driving it to my mechanic's and when I get there I will have it scanned but I wondered if anyone had any ideas particularly with the brake lights

Hi All, Couple of issues with my VZ Exec. First one is brake lights not working but the third one is. Reverse light is also working. Does anyone know what this might be. Secondly when I went to move my car in my driveway today I got the check power train message and my car was running really...

+ 1 get it scanned first if you haven't already. Better that than expensive guesswork.

If "Check Powertrain" came up have you had it scanned for codes?

Hi All, I bought a replacement weather strip however the finish does not match the existing one. The existing one is shiny and the new one is dull as shown in the attached photo. As the old strip was broken I went ahead and got it replaced. Does anyone know of any treatment or something I can...

Someone posted the instructions from the manual how to do it. Try a search with weather strip and hopefully the thread will come up

Drove a few highways today including the road to Ballarat, the road between Ballarat and Bendigo and the road from Bendigo back to Melbourne. The road from Ballarat to Bendigo I would say was the best of the lot as the road to Ballarat and between Bendigo and Melbourne were in pretty poor...

+1, have you had the car scanned and if so what codes have come up? Better do that than throw money at something that might not fix the problem.

They have been tested to 900,000km. Mine has done 240,000 and is only just getting run in. I don't drive like a grandma but I don't absolutely flog it to death either. Like yours mine still goes hard when I need to and runs good. The only thing mine hasn't done yet that my VY with the Ecotec did...

The initial problem you described sounds like what happened to me when I had an injector fault. Hopefully it is an easy fix and there are no other issues.

I have had this problem. In my case the metal contact where the key touches the ignition ring was worn and my car would start and then shut down immediately and I had to take the key out and try again. I fixed the problem by replacing the key but I would see what others have to say first before...

Hi All, Today when I was driving I was down to about a quarter of a tank and I got the message "Fuel Gauge Error - Contact Dealer". I stopped for lunch and filled up and reset the trip meter and the error was still there. Then after driving for a while (and I think I hit a pothole too) the...

Some places in the US sell stuff to put on your number plate that interferes with Police laser. Try it in Aus though and there would be a good chance of a fine.

Not right how but had some Wild Turkey 100 proof bourbon earlier tonight. Not bad I thought

There are lots of sh!t drivers in every state however for whatever reason I seem to see a lot of rubbish drivers down here in Vic with Queensland plates. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of home grown rubbish drivers in Victoria as well.

900km to go when full is normal on a VZ. Had it come up a few times after filling up

If this is the sort of stuff governments are proposing we need to do a Sri Lanka and become ungovernable. I think their President has fled the country.