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HOLDEN BARINA

7/07/2010 RE: REMOVE THE ABS FUSE  *REPLY*

TK 2006
IT’S POSSIBLE TO JUST DISCONNECT HOWEVER YOU MUST INFORM INSURANCE TO CHANGE POLICY ETC .... RICKY  - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
BRAKES

HOLDEN ASTRA

7/07/2010 RE: ENGINE VIBRATION/MISS WHEN LIGHT THROTTLE MOST NOTICEABLE DOING 100KMH  *REPLY*

CDTI WAGON 2008
WE'VE GOT A MY6.5 CDTI, AND YEP, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE DPF CLEANING CYCLE KICKING IN .... SEAN  - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN ASTRA

7/07/2010 RE: SIMILAR ISSUES  *REPLY*

1.9 CDTI  2006
ANSWERS ON ASTRA DIESELS. .... PAUL  - MELBOURNE, VIC - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN BARINA

7/07/2010 RE: LOSING POWER &THREATENING TO STALL - ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING  *REPLY*

 2008
NOT LIKELY BUT COULD BE WORTH CHECKING OUT. IT HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE .... RICK  - BURLEIGH, QLD - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN ASTRA

4/07/2010 ODOMETER DISPLAY DISAPPEARED *FEEDBACK WANTED*

TS CD 2002
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THE ODOMETER AND TRIP METER ARE NO LONGER DISPLAYED .... JOHN BLANCHARD - ADELAIDE, SA - AUS
ELECTRONICS

HOLDEN ASTRA

4/07/2010 RE: POWER ON CAR REMAINS ON  *REPLY*

CD 2002
I AM HAVING SAME PROBLEM. TOOK MY CAR YESTERDAY TO AUTO ELECTRICIAN .... JAYNE  - ADELAIDE, SA - AUS
ELECTRICAL

HOLDEN ASTRA

4/07/2010 RE: SMELL  *REPLY*

EQUIPE  2005
HAVE A DEAD ANIMAL INSIDE YOUR AIRCON PASSAGE OR .... ROSE  - LISMORE, NSW - AUS
AIR CONDITIONER

HOLDEN VECTRA

4/07/2010 RE: TYRES  *REPLY*

CD 2005
THEY WERE $177 EACH FROM TYREPOWER AND ARE GREAT ON THE CAR. .... JAMES  - GOLD COAST, QLD - AUS
TYRES

HOLDEN JACKAROO

3/07/2010 INJECTORS *FEEDBACK WANTED*

SE DIESEL 2000
HELLO MY FATHER WHO IS 80 YEARS OLD AND MY MOTHER STILL HEAD NORTH IN WA EACH YEAR .... VERNON HALL - KATANNING, WA - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN VECTRA

3/07/2010 I LOVE MY VECTRA *GOOD NEWS*

JSII V6 2.5 1999
I'M A HAPPY PAPPY AT 70+ YEARS OLD, LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE - WITH MY VECTRA .... DAVID LONGMAN - WARWICK, QLD - AUS
CAR BUYING

HOLDEN CAPTIVA

3/07/2010 CAPTIVA PROBLEMS *COMPLAINT*

LX PETROL 2008
PURCHASED CAPTIVA APRIL 2008 AND HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM ON DAY 1 .... CARLO ANGELO - SYDNEY, NSW - AUS
TYRES

HOLDEN ASTRA

1/07/2010 RE: SOFT TOP, HYDRAULIC  *REPLY*

E CONVERTIBLE 2003
IN DESPERATE NEED OF A CONTACT NUMBER FOR RACE AUTO .... SIM  - , QLD - AUS
REPAIR

HOLDEN JACKAROO

1/07/2010 RE: JACKAROOS AREN’T WORTH BUYING?  *REPLY*

 2000
LOVE MY JACK, HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS NO PROBLEM .... STEPH  - MORAYFIELD, QLD - AUS
CAR BUYING

HOLDEN CAPTIVA

1/07/2010 RE: WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM DAEWOO.  *REPLY*

 2009
GENERAL MOTORS NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH KIA. .... MARK KURAN - MELBOURNE, VIC - AUS
QUALITY

HOLDEN ZAFIRA

1/07/2010 RE: TIMING CHAIN - HOLDEN ZAFIRA  *REPLY*

 2003
WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. HAD IT FIXED ALSO FOR AROUND $2500 .... SIM  - GEELONG, VIC - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN VECTRA

1/07/2010 LOTS OF PROBLEMS! TC & EMISSION LIGHTS, BATTERY FAILURE & ENGINE PROBLEMS *FEEDBACK WANTED*

JSII 2001
I NEED TO CORRECT MYSELF .... ALI TAYLOR - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
ELECTRICAL

HOLDEN ASTRA

30/06/2010 RE: STORAGE/ASHTRAY CONSOLE & KEY NOT WORKING  *REPLY*

 2002
BLUE TAC BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE CASE .... SKYGUY27  - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
MANY PROBLEMS

HOLDEN JACKAROO

30/06/2010 RE: LOOKING FOR A GEAR BOX  *REPLY*

 2000
I GOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF HOLDEN JACKAROO 2000 .... VASS SOROKINE - , INTERNATIONAL
TRANSMISSION

HOLDEN JACKAROO

30/06/2010 RE: JUST BOUGHT A USED HOLDEN JACKAROO  *REPLY*

 2000
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY (MECHANICS AT HOLDEN) HAVE NO IDEA HOW ITS WORKS .... VASS SOROKINE - , INTERNATIONAL
RELIABILITY

HOLDEN BARINA

26/06/2010 RE: EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE WRONG FOR ME!  *REPLY*

 2006
MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2006 HOLDEN BARINA BRAND NEW AND WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE .... LISA PATFIELD - NEWCASTLE, NSW - AUS
MANY PROBLEMS

HOLDEN BARINA

26/06/2010 RE: AIR BAG LIGHT  *REPLY*

SB SWING 1998
GOT ONE FROM THE WRECKERS FOR 300 DOLLARS AND GOT IT FITTED - HAVEN’T HAD PROBLEM SINCE. .... LEISA  - NEWCASTLE, NSW - AUS
AIRBAGS

HOLDEN JACKAROO

26/06/2010 HEATING *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 1992
HAS ANYBODY GOT MANUAL ON REPLACING THE HEATER PLEASE? .... DANNY BEETON - SMITHTON, TAS - AUS
HEATING

HOLDEN JACKAROO

26/06/2010 JUST BOUGHT A USED HOLDEN JACKAROO *UPDATE*

SE 3L TD AUTO 2000
I AM STARTING TO WONDER WHEN OR IF I’LL BE GETTING IT BACK. .... JOE LANG - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
RELIABILITY

HOLDEN JACKAROO

26/06/2010 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 0
GOT ONE FROM VEHICLE WITH 126,000KM. .... VASS SOROKINE - , INTERNATIONAL
TRANSMISSION

HOLDEN CAPTIVA

26/06/2010 RE: WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM DAEWOO.  *REPLY*

 2009
WHY WOULD A GM DEALER PUT A NEW ENGINE IN A KIA? .... GARY V - MELBOURNE, VIC - AUS
QUALITY

HOLDEN BARINA

24/06/2010 RE: BRIAN GARDNER MOTORS MY BAD EXPERIENCE  *REPLY*

 2004
BRIAN GARDNERS SERVICED MY CAR AFTER HAVING POOR WORK DONE PREVIOUSLY BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP .... ANON  - , WA - AUS
SERVICE QUALITY

HOLDEN VIVA

24/06/2010 RE: FRONT SHOCKS LEAKING  *REPLY*

WAGON 2006
MY 2006 HOLDEN VIVA SEDAN ALSO STARTED LEAKING OIL .... ALICIA  - CAIRNS, QLD - AUS
SUSPENSION

HOLDEN VECTRA

24/06/2010 RE: REPORT YOUR HOLDEN VECTRA PROBLEMS!  *REPLY*

JS2 GL 2000
$723 LATER, I STILL DON'T TRUST IT TO DO ITS JOB .... LOU  - WOLLOMBI, NSW - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN VECTRA

24/06/2010 TYRES *FEEDBACK WANTED*

CD 2005
I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A VECTRA AND WAS WONDERING WHAT ARE THE BEST TYRES .... DEB SMITH - WAGGA WAGGA, NSW - AUS
TYRES

HOLDEN VIVA

24/06/2010 BRAKES AND DISCS *COMPLAINT*

 2006
ALSO FRONT BRAKES AND DISCS HAVE WORN OUT. .... DANNY MURPHY - HELENSVALE, QLD - AUS
BRAKES

HOLDEN JACKAROO

24/06/2010 LOOKING FOR A GEAR BOX *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2000
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME I’M LOOKING FOR A SECONDHAND AUTOMATIC GEARBOX .... RICHARD ASSAN - MAREEBA, QLD - AUS
TRANSMISSION

HOLDEN CAPTIVA

24/06/2010 RE: WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM DAEWOO.  *REPLY*

 2009
I ALSO HAVE A CAPTIVA AND IT HAS BEEN SPOT ON .... GUS  - GEELONG, VIC - AUS
QUALITY

HOLDEN COMMODORE

22/06/2010 AIRBAG FAILURE *COMPLAINT*

VR 1995
ON STARTING MY VR THE AIRBAG WENT OFF IN MY FACE. .... ROB MARTIN - SYDNEY, NSW - AUS
AIRBAGS

HOLDEN ASTRA

21/06/2010 POWER ON CAR REMAINS ON *FEEDBACK WANTED*

CD  2002
ANYONE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM OR IS ANYONE ABLE TO GIVE ME SOME INFO ON HOW TO FIX IT. .... CHAD WILSON - SYDNEY, NSW - AUS
ELECTRICAL

HOLDEN BARINA

21/06/2010 RE: AIR BAG LIGHT  *REPLY*

SB SWING 1998
WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE YOU WORKED YOURS OUT? .... PAM  - MILDURA, VIC - AUS
AIRBAGS

HOLDEN BARINA

21/06/2010 RE: RADIO RESETTING  *REPLY*

 2002
WE JUST FIXED OURS TODAY. .... PAM  - MILDURA, VIC - AUS
CD RADIO MP3

HOLDEN BARINA

21/06/2010 RE: SMITHS OF PORT ADELAIDE  *REPLY*

 2004
I’VE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU EXPERIENCED .... GUS  - GEELONG, VIC - AUS
SERVICE REPAIRER

HOLDEN VECTRA

21/06/2010 REPORT YOUR HOLDEN VECTRA PROBLEMS! *COMPLAINT*

JS2 GL 2000
THE LISTED ISSUES MAKE THE CARS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND REPRESENT A RISK FOR OUR SAFETY. .... BOB JANE - EPPING, NSW - AUS
ENGINE

HOLDEN COMMODORE

19/06/2010 MY CAR WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING *COMPLAINT*

 1996
THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING .... RICKY LAKE - HOBART, TAS - AUS
ELECTRICAL

HOLDEN BARINA

19/06/2010 BRIAN GARDNER MOTORS MY BAD EXPERIENCE *COMPLAINT*

 2004
THESE GUYS SERVICES MY HOLDEN BARINA AND I WILL NEVER RETURN TO THEM AGAIN! .... EVE MOZZEY - PERTH, WA - AUS
SERVICE QUALITY
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