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Your VE- What problems have you had

kuzman89

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Lock on my ute lid stopped working once, took it back to Holden under warranty. Thats the only problem I've had and it's on 75k (2008 SV6)
 

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One of the rear window switches was stuffed from brand new, they replaced it at the 3K service. Hopefully thats the worst problem for a while, but I doubt it.
 

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- Air box thing in the dash got a crack and leaked water throughout the floor of the car... Lovely mouldy smell for a while.
- Wiper filler hose cracked at the bend.
- O2 sensor failed.
- One time the radio system all shut down and would not come back on... Started working the next day and hasn't done it since
- The little dash screens that show l/100km, etc, the left one flashes white now and then. Just a quick millisecond flash that i notice in my peripheral vision while watching the road.
- Clunk in rear suspension which is a bush that's not worn enough to be evident to Tyrepower
- Broken engine mount

And that's in 9 months... But 2nd hand. 55,000km to 78,000km.

[edit] After reading other people's, I remembered more.
- Harmonic balancer replaced by dealer so I'd buy the car
- AC belt thrown off several times before I found out about the replacement bracket and belt.
 
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too many to list right now. When I get my new list compiled I'll copy and paste it here.

Yep unfortunately I'll have to do the same.

All items are/were fixed under warranty but being a contractor (paid by the hour) I reckon I have spent 40+ hours dropping my car off at the dealer.

Not good enough.
 

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Yep unfortunately I'll have to do the same.

All items are/were fixed under warranty but being a contractor (paid by the hour) I reckon I have spent 40+ hours dropping my car off at the dealer.

Not good enough.

Yep, similar boat here, being self employed. Just because the fixes are free, doesn't mean it's not an impact.
 

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only had harmonic balancer replaced since i got it 2 2 years ago, and its an ex cop car, go figure :p
 

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- Rear ABS/Stability loom
- Engine mounts
- Central locking wouldn't open (needed reprogramming)
- Air-con belt keeps coming off (on my 10th belt)
- Stereo screen has gone blank a few times
- back tyres scrub just as bad as my old IRS VS Statesman
- Both back speaker died
- Gear box has a really bad pause and slams back to third from sixth when not in sports mode and you stomp on the accelerator.
But as mentioned later on in this post it's still not major problems that would make me never buy a Holden again and I guess its a early model and at the time was a new model.
 
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