ignition/steering lock problems passenger door lock

timbuk3 · #1 02-12-2007, 10:30 PM

Just wondering if anyone else has been having problems with ignition lock. I purchased the car 2nd hand vz approx 9 months ago. Now done 86k kms. Had no warning that any probs. Will need to get a new ignition barrell, keys & reprogrammed to the car. Seems a very unusal problem for a fairly newish car. Anyone else with or herd of similar prob?

Also front passenger door is starting to not lock. I know of this happening on a vx & vs.

Any help/comments appreciated

CNULTR · #2 02-12-2007, 11:27 PM

My dads Caprice is an 05 model and is doing the same thing on and off not constantly with the ignition barrel.

=SKB= · #3 03-12-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by timbuk3

Just wondering if anyone else has been having problems with ignition lock. I purchased the car 2nd hand vz approx 9 months ago. Now done 86k kms. Had no warning that any probs. Will need to get a new ignition barrell, keys & reprogrammed to the car. Seems a very unusal problem for a fairly newish car. Anyone else with or herd of similar prob?

Also front passenger door is starting to not lock. I know of this happening on a vx & vs.

Any help/comments appreciated

Still under warranty? Sounds like an expensive problem. Who has told you to replace it? Holden or an auto elec?

2cool · #4 03-12-2007, 04:33 PM

About the barrel - i dont know
My VZ started to UNLOCK ITSELF, i would lock it at night and in the morning it was unlocked, holden said that the door connectors were wet, they cleaned them and it is all good now

timbuk3 · #5 03-12-2007, 09:24 PM

tow truck driver this morning mentioned that ignition lock problems are more common than u think. I'm from city of about 100k people & he has seen this a bit. He also mentioned sum fords have the same prob..Car dealer mentioned that there seemed to be a bit of a bad batch of ignition barrels. I would get your dad to get it looked at, at his next service.

pippy · #6 31-12-2008, 10:13 AM

I've had a 98 vs Statesman and a 95 vs exec in the past 3 years and both of them have had the steering locks jam on. They are a real pain to get off, cut it, drill out the rivets or smash it while trying not to damage your dash that's pretty much your options.
Seems to be quite a common problem, or maybe I just have really bad luck.