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Within the warranty booklet page 4 has section which states:
Holden Warranty certificate
Statutory rights
Our goods come with a guarantee that cannot be excluded under Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonable foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure
Holden Warranty exclusions
Maintenance items
Your Holden Warranty doesn not extend to services such as brake adjustment, brake replacement, repalcement of filters, wipr rubbers, etc., which are required as part of normal vehicle maintenance. Refere to maintenance Schedule further on in this booklet.
Batteries and Bulbs
Batteries and bulbs are warranted for 12 months under the Holden warranty.
Misuse
This Warranty does not cover damage caused by:
{a bunch of conditions}
Holden Warranty questions and answers
{a bunch of questions and answers worth reading}
Then there is a list of items under the maintenanc schedule which is worth understanding.
However, if you look at Holdens questions and answers, specifically Q 5., it lists wheel balancing as not covered after 3000km. So Holden does cover more items than many will assume they do. Don't simply assume things are not covered.
But the real point is not what Holden defines as covered or not covered within its Holden Warranty as specified in it's booklet but whether any reasonable consumer would see an issue as being due to a faulty product considering ACL (which Holden clearly spells out that you have guarantees that cannot be excluded under ACL).
So all you need to answer in your own mind is whether the vibtarion you feel after many wheel balances is normal and whether an average Joe would also feel such vibrations and think something was wrond with the car. If the answers are YES, then you have a valid ACL claim you can put to the dealer and/or Holden under your ACL rights in law (and bugger what Holdens docs say).
But if you want to argue against yourself and to your detriment, feel free.
Holden Warranty certificate
Statutory rights
Our goods come with a guarantee that cannot be excluded under Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonable foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure
Holden Warranty exclusions
Maintenance items
Your Holden Warranty doesn not extend to services such as brake adjustment, brake replacement, repalcement of filters, wipr rubbers, etc., which are required as part of normal vehicle maintenance. Refere to maintenance Schedule further on in this booklet.
Batteries and Bulbs
Batteries and bulbs are warranted for 12 months under the Holden warranty.
Misuse
This Warranty does not cover damage caused by:
{a bunch of conditions}
Holden Warranty questions and answers
{a bunch of questions and answers worth reading}
Then there is a list of items under the maintenanc schedule which is worth understanding.
Yes, tires are consumable items but that does not mean all issues are automatically related to normal wear and tear. Tires can still have faults and as a good sold within Australia are covered under ACL.Just to add to the mix, tires are considered as 'consumables'....
Holden makes no specific mention of tires as being excluded from the Holden Warranty but it would be silly not to consider them a maintenance item and hence not covered for normal wear and tear.And they aren't covered by warranty either
However, if you look at Holdens questions and answers, specifically Q 5., it lists wheel balancing as not covered after 3000km. So Holden does cover more items than many will assume they do. Don't simply assume things are not covered.
But the real point is not what Holden defines as covered or not covered within its Holden Warranty as specified in it's booklet but whether any reasonable consumer would see an issue as being due to a faulty product considering ACL (which Holden clearly spells out that you have guarantees that cannot be excluded under ACL).
So all you need to answer in your own mind is whether the vibtarion you feel after many wheel balances is normal and whether an average Joe would also feel such vibrations and think something was wrond with the car. If the answers are YES, then you have a valid ACL claim you can put to the dealer and/or Holden under your ACL rights in law (and bugger what Holdens docs say).
But if you want to argue against yourself and to your detriment, feel free.