[Safety Recall] Electric Power Steering — MY2014 to MY2016 Holden & HSV, VF Commodore & WN Caprice

[ybl8te]

So apparently the VF SV6 wagon, which went in for the inspection on the steering unit, is getting a whole new rack and wheel alignment etc........parts ordered be here next week....reckons 7.5hr job.......in N.Z thou.....

 

[stooge]

So apparently the VF SV6 wagon, which went in for the inspection on the steering unit, is getting a whole new rack and wheel alignment etc........parts ordered be here next week....reckons 7.5hr job.......in N.Z thou.....

i checked mine because you can never really trust what they tell you and its definitely my old rack with the new motor on it which makes me wonder if they are supposed to change the whole rack but they didnt to save money.

 

[Anthony121]

i checked mine because you can never really trust what they tell you and its definitely my old rack with the new motor on it which makes me wonder if they are supposed to change the whole rack but they didnt to save money.

The fix now is electric motor change only

 

[Skylarking]

^ and presumably that means if an electric motor fails down some years down track, not related to recall issues, then Holden will be able to supply just the electric motor through spare parts so the owners won’t need to buy the complete rack assembly as was the case before the recall and the special kit of parts they created to save a few bob

 

[Anthony121]

^ and presumably that means if an electric motor fails down some years down track, not related to recall issues, then Holden will be able to supply just the electric motor through spare parts so the owners won’t need to buy the complete rack assembly as was the case before the recall and the special kit of parts they created to save a few bob

If the motor fails, I think the rack would be nearly stuffed too.

 

[vc commodore]

lmoengnr is right all they did was replace the motor module not the whole rack.
according to them they dont actually touch anything that would change the alignment but i still wanted to get one anyway.

Makes sence.....I assumed they replace the whole rack, not just the motor.....My bad

 

[ybl8te]

The fix now is electric motor change only

The guy told me to my face, everything gets changed on mine, and wheel alignment, hence the 7.5hrs needed. Will get the items list when done and post it here.......

 

[Anthony121]

The guy told me to my face, everything gets changed on mine, and wheel alignment, hence the 7.5hrs needed. Will get the items list when done and post it here.......

He may not know of the updated procedure now there is a kit to change the electric motor.

 

[stooge]

The guy told me to my face, everything gets changed on mine, and wheel alignment, hence the 7.5hrs needed. Will get the items list when done and post it here.......

did your vf have a steering fault?
i ask because you said it went in for inspection which is not how the recall works.
with a recall like this they take the vehicle and replace the parts regardless of the condition of the parts on the vehicle.
they should not have to inspect it then order parts because they should have the parts on hand by now to perform the repair on all of the vehicles in the recall.

if you did have a fault maybe that is why the whole thing is being replaced.

 

[Smashfist]

Easy enough to remove/refit the rack to replace the motor without having to do an alignment.

Also it does not take 7.5hrs to replace a rack. I was putting through a heap of these when I was doing warranty claims for Holden and book time was something like 3 and a bit hours including the alignment...