2000 Holden Vectra JS II CD review from Australia and New Zealand

What hasn't gone wrong with this utter piece of RUBBISH!

Water pump Died. (62,500klm)

IAC Valve Failed (63,000klm)

Cam Sensor Failed (63,400Klm)

Air con Failed (63,800)

Fuel line burst spraying fuel over red hot exhaust pipe (64,200Klms)

Traction Control Fault (64,300klm)

Engine Management Fault (64,900klm)

Door Liner Material peeled off after a couple of hot days in summer.

More Engine Management Faults (65,100klm)

Rear electric windows go down by themselves.

Speedo does not always work.

Power steering groaning (66,000klms)

Yet again more Engine management faults (66,400klms)

The list goes on & on and I am still having problems May '06.

I Purchased this vehicle from a dealer in June 2005, It was a 1 owner vehicle with full log book service history and 62,00klm on the clock.

I regrettably decided to down size from my gas guzzling, but ever faithfull 1997 NL Ford Fairlane as the cost of fuel continued to go up.

I depend on my car for work travelling an average of 800klms a week.

First impressions of the Vectra were good, it was very economical, has great handling/brakes/steering and is comfortable and quiet.

However since owning the Vectra it has not driven without a problem for any longer than 3 days in a row. Not only has there been expensive repair bills, hire cars to pay for, tow trucks, time off work, this car has nearly cost me my job not to mention the near miss accidents from the engine management cutting fuel at crucial times, or the fuel line bursting and dumping litres of fuel onto the red hot exhaust etc, etc...

I tried to trade this car in at several car yards, but got the same response everywhere I went. No yard wanted to touch a Vectra as they all commented Vectra's are troublesome rubbish.

Out of desperation and to keep my job, I purchased

a cheap 1997 Mitsubishi with over 200,000klms on the clock, I have travelled 15,000 klm so far with No problems.

So now I am left paying off 2 cars while the vectra sits in the garage collecting dust.

The stalling and cutting out problem has been fixed, but it continues to reduce engine power when driving (feels like someone pulled on the handbrake then off again, then on again etc..) (especially bad when engine is hot)

If anyone knows how to fix this problem, PLEASE leave a comment.

To sum up I would never buy another Holden, I can't believe how a vehicle in this day and age could be such an unreliable rotten piece of rubbish. Don't buy one, I'm sure a 1974 Triumph Stag would be infinitely more reliable. I just wish Holden would compensate all us Vectra owners or at the very least say they're SORRY!