Your VE- What problems have you had

****ing Windows 98!!!!

 

2008 VE SS sedan
seat trim broken, replaced, now cracked again
front brake sensor stuffed, replaced
air con not coming on occasionally, holden not sure there..
tyres scrubbing out early despite wheel alignments etc
1 rear shockie stuffed
sump gasket leaking
rear brake sensor stuffed

 

Dont stress guys / the car I had before my current VE ute was a brand new 2007 BMW 325 / had about 5 problems with it in 3 years - cars just have problems

 

06 Ve berlina

Batt
Plastic sides of the console. (Broken clips)
Front windscreen rubbers seems to be flaking/cracking off ? Sun damage I guess.
Tail lights has a fly in it. No cracks ? LOL
Glovebox clip broken.

its not a V8 ? LOL

 

mmm lets see

2010 sv6 ute series 2 only 8000km

*major water leak coming from the rear into the cabin (fixed)
*floor carpet replaced
*rusted seat rails replaced
*on my third steering wheel
*centre console lid replaced
*cup holder replaced
*brake squeal
*IQ keeps sh**ting itself
*clutch pedal keeps squealing everytime its pressed.

i think thats about it.

ohh and for my brothers ute
2010 sv6 series 2 ute about 6000km

*power steering pump replaced at 5000km

 

Oh, another thing... The black plastic thing at the bottom of the windscreen on the outside is curling so it's not flat on the glass.

 

both engine mounts collapsed at 90 000ks. quick fix from holden $400

 

no problems with mine yet, except i get the odd rattle or clunk in the front end which i'm yet to have a look at

 

This thread makes me sad.

Problems for me so far are.

Water leak into cabin from under fron windshield, holden replaced something, hasnt happend since, wouldnt want to lift up the passenger side carpet though I think.

Random no starting issue, Holden could'nt find the problem hasnt happend since.

Paint quality is shite, paint chips if given enough of an excuse, whole front end is chipped to sin from locasts of all thing's, bonnet protector solved this a little.

That's all to date, due for its 90,000klm service in a month or so.

 

My biggest problem on my MY09 SV6 has been car park dents. It seems the flared arches are too much for parking drivers, and I hace had three of the four arches dinged by anonymous drivers.

The only other problem has been an intermittent problem with a key, which was fixed under warranty by Holden replacing the key.

I took the car to just over 75,000 km before upgrading to a Series II during this week.

I was happy with the MY09, and I am very happy with the Series II already. Engine is noticably better, cluster is now readable for my ailing eyes and equipment level is improved.

 

Nothing major luckily. Had a scare for a few weeks where I had a burning smell come through the cabin when the engine warmed up a bit. Thought I was somehow f**king the clutch. Found out down the track some rubber had flicked up from the road and melted onto the exhaust.

 

08 sv6 ute-had faulty BCM causing esp turning off at start up(warranty),2 seat trims broken(warranty),airconditioning speed would flare up and down on hot days by itself(software installed & fixed)

2011 sv6 sportwagon- nothing as yet

 

My 07 SV6 at about 100k needed the flywheel replaced. And now a mechanic has told me he thinks my alternator is on it's way out

 

stereo screen goes blank, only happened twice, replaced right hand passenger door trim ( small paint chip ) under warranty

 

Where do i start..

first of all i purchased a brand new 2010 ve ss series 2 straight of the showroom floor was happy as a pig in poo for the first 1000kms, but from then to 8500kms ive had nothing but trouble.. Ill list everything in no particular order, its had 3 IQ systems replaced, the fuel pump replaced, injectors, the rear bumper, the balancer the passenger side door re aligned, had countless issues with the car not starting numerous amounts of interior trim only because the morons done more damage while trying to fix it, problelms with transmission and a knock coming from the rear left mind you the local holden dealer had the car for just on 4 weeks, and they still have no friggin idea..

 

got my SS second hand with 45k on it.... no dramas except for some minor stuff.... alternator craped out (dealer charged me almost $1,500 to replace it) Started to throw air con belts, but that was only on very harsh down shifts to first.... like from 2,000 rpm in 3rd to 6 grand in 1st, fixed after the belt was replaced. Only a few weeks ago, the washer reservoir cracked at the elbow, fixed it myself in about 30 minutes. My car is 5 years old now with almost 120k on it, no real major problems at all.
Had intermittent "check engine" faults due to 02 sensors... but that was after i put extractors on it. A tune fixed that little problem
Although it is interesting to read others issues..... especially those that say "will never buy another Holden" A lot depends on where and how you drive your car... i am not very kind to mine at times, so if stuff starts to go a bit awry i'm not overly concerned.
I know a guy who tossed up between an SS and an XR6 Turbo and he went for the XR6... so far he has had 3 turbos replaced, a head gasket, a power steering pump, amongst numerous other minor irritations. I haven't spoken to too many guys with XR8's but i know one guy who sold his after numerous problems with it. You get rough copies of all breeds of car..... i was always told to find out when it was made... it it came off the line on a monday or friday, ask for another one LOL

 

had my sv6 sidi model for approx 15 months

only done approx 16 000. No problems so far

 

Wow this thread is such a downer . The my10 ute no issues at all did 45,000 kays in 12 months and sold it.
E1 r8 has had a batt drain issue (due to lack of driving on my part). Replaced a right hand rear wheel bearing. That's it apart from breaking aftermarket stuff. I'm actually surprised I haven't broken more because when it does get driven it cops an absolute hiding.

 

Thus far...nothing. It's only been 3 months mind you. One thing you can always guarantee with cars though, is they'll always cost money.