VT - VX Faults

hi i have a vx calais and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a situation i have my key barrel seems to be playing up and the key wont move the steering wheel lock is on and it wont wiggle free.. i have a vs v6 in my yard would that key barrel fit ?? the car i have now is a vx calais gen 3. any info at all would be greatly appreciated. cheers

 

I am so glad I came and visited this thread. VX Boot Leaks, appears to be fixed thanks to the above list of common issues! Will do a proper test later this week.

 

My new VX is bloody awesome and had no faults since i brought it for $3500 3 months ago so far its done 252,000 so far, what faults should i expect top happen at high KMS and how many kms do they go before the engine dies?

 

how long is a piece of string? Just do regular oil changes and treat it right.

Seems common all across the VT-VX range are ABS modules, you'll know if it happens as your dash turns into a Christmas tree - and it won't play Jingle Bells that's for sure.....

 

as mentioned earlier in the thread , seatbelt pretensioners may have dodgey wiring and can cause the airbag light to stay on , another reason can be due to error codes , due to the cluster being changed and having missmatched hardware, resetting the codes as you said you have done is just a bandaid fix , it only works a certain amnount of time untill the source of the issue is fixed as obviously the cars computer can still read there is an error, the airbag in particular is not a part of the car you want to be cutting corners on, i myself bought a vx wagon and the airbag light was on and we were baffled as to why it wouldnt turn off , we did everything by the book to work it out , turns out the previous owner had replaced the old cluster with one out of a ute , so the computer was trying to register more or less airbags than it actually had to it was trying to say an airbag had gone off and wasnt responding.

anyway i hope this was some help to anyone.

teej.

 

Hi, not sure if this is the best place to post, but my boot has a leak and I have no idea where it's coming from. After a big night of rain and I open the boot lots of water fall in from the boot lid. Any ideas where I should be looking? Thanks

 

On the bootlid on the bottom there is like a drain hole thats clogged

Use a small screw driver to open it up

Common issue, mine did this too. Not anymore

 

Hey mate I had this on my s pack. Had to replace the pads under the spoiler. The part of the spoiler that's connected to the boot has pads under it to reduce rattle etc. anyways it's most likely worn away or moved slightly so the water runs into the holes there. Check it out. Cost me about $10 - $15 from Holden for genuine parts.

Need more help let me know as there is a link in this thread with more info.

 

HELP!
My VT wagon has developed a truly weird fault, which seems to be intermittent.

When I switch on the ignition, sometimes (maybe 80% of the time) the following happens, while thwe car perforrms normally otherwise
Red oilcan light comes on
ABS light comes on
Traction Control light comes on
Engine block with exclamation mark comes on,
Temperature guage doesn't move off the stop,
Idle speed runs about twice standard
Cruise control doesn't work

When the lights don't come on, everything works perfectly, but the lights can appear without warning during driving at a steady speed, at which time Cruise Control locks into what ever mode it was on at the time (and can't be switched off, apart from throttle of course).

Anybody got any ideas? It sound like a loose wire, but my mechanci mate has neer heard of this.

HELP!

 

Do a search, most common Commodore electrical fault ever, abs module.

 

I have a 97 vt ss it recently broke down. Symptoms were miss firing and wont idle. Is that crank angle sensor? Please help

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thankyou, this explained 1 or 2 faults with my baby ( VT series II wagon)

 

The crank angle sensors always go apparently bro but mine was fine it was air flow metre and temp cooling sensor.

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VX Commodore crappy fuel hose to injector rails. Apparently the fix is buy a whole new injector rail system not the hose. super cheap auto, in your face Holden.

 

Hi guys. I have vt 99" executive. I have starting problem every morning or after the engine cold down after few hours. The engine starts when I turn the ignition for second time. Can anyone help me out what will be the problem and also have a little bit of vibration when engine runs. It happen some times only. And also felt my engine under power when I press the accelerate from stopping in junction or when I turn air con on, especially climbing up to hill. Roughly about 80~90 kmh. I just change the engine recently. This problem comes since my old engine. What should I do. Please help.


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Hi all. Was driving my vt the other day and it just shut down at 80 kmh and now won't restart. There is water/coolant leaking from join in exhaust . What does this mean ????? Please help

 

can some body please help, my vx commy is running ruff, under load at first but now also at idle, no check engine light.

just got new leads, no better, plugs are new, little better but upon re inspection all on bank#2 are black with carbon?????

 

You wouldn't read about it both of my cars have a failed latch - less than a week apart and I never use the stupid compartment it just fell open. Honestly such a useless design. Thankfully I've used this procedure before and it works a treat.

 

How much coolant is leaking is/was it a steady flow or just tiny drips...

 

I'm having trouble with the indicators not working intermittently in my 2001 VU. Is it a stalk issue or is there a relay or regulator responsible??