Just found out from my son that his speaker doesn't work in his door (right rear) what next to go on this crap car. Has anyone else got any ideas why it's not working. Iam over this car, brought it brand new in 2010, since the warranty ran out, my bearings have gone, busted a door handle, drivers window stopped working. Whats next, worst car I've ever owned.
Also I just warped my front left rotor, now the whole car shakes like buggery under braking. Least than impressed comcidering they had the guts to make a doco "the million dollar baby" and boast about how this car is specifically designed to Australian roads and conditions. Blah as if, sorry for the rant but it seems as every day goes by it just brings another issue with this car. I would never buy a Holden ever again after this abismal effort. Sad part is, the wagons look sh17 hot, even stock. Sad sad state of affairs.
Even if still under warranty, I'd love to see you claim wheel bearings and disc rotors. That's a maintenance issue. Driver's window fair enough, but a "busted door handle" ?
How do you bust a door handle?
I mean, I can appreciate you want to have a whinge about the VE... but give me a break. Worst car you've ever owned?
The fact that you have a son who's old enough to drive a car, tells me you're old enough to have owned many cars in the past.
And the VE is the worst one? No chance mate.
Half the stuff you are whinging about is normal wear and tear on any car... and I'd hazard a guess that any of your previous 'better' cars in the past had those issues as well.
Electric windows occasionally stuff up. Happened on a previous car I've owned, but thats the nature of the beast. It only takes a loose plug or water logged actuator to seize and itll stop working. Not the end of the world.
And busted door handle? Cant help you there. No idea what part is busted and how it became that way.
Point is whilst entitled to a rant, you need to be realistic on what to expect from a car. A five year old car might have the occasional issue in that time. From what you've described, those issues have been minor to say the least. No blown engines. No being stranded somewhere. No expensive drivetrain issues. Reliability has been pretty damn good if all you can complain about is a window, door handle, and some minor NORMAL issues (especially on a car thats probably done quite a few kms).
Chillax mate.
Oh, and to answer your latest major issue with the worst car youve ever owned.....
Pop the door cover off, and check the bloody speaker!
See if there's any loose wires, check for voltage with a multimeter, and if all good check the speaker itself (if no obvious issues with wiring, this would be the next logical fault).
Very unlikely its a head unit issue if other speakers are working.
Go get a cheap pair of 6" speakers from Autobarn or whatever, and change it over.
Not the end of the world dude... the VE is the best car Holden have ever made, regardless of your issues with it.
P.S. Just a simple maths question for you. You've owned the car since new. 5 years = 365 x 5 = 1825 days. You said it seems like theres been an issue every day. You seem to be about 1821 issues short! jk