2000 Holden Jackaroo from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

From 20,000 onwards, there were problems with the injectors.

Eventually at 37000, the heat of the problem injectors overheated the cylinder head, resulting in piston, conn rod damage.

The problem went on and on until there was a safety recall for injector replacement.

There is a very real risk of the vehicle suddenly increasing in speed, beyond the drivers control. Most owners do not realise this problem has been known about for quite some time.

My advice, get rid of it before you find yourself with a bill for very expensive engine repairs.

Overall comment on the vehicle?

Not a vehicle I would buy again, nor would I trust the one I had.

My brother in law has has nothing but problems with his Jackaroo, and the dealer said it was just a lemon because they cannot seem to fix the problems. His was a 2000 turbo diesel.

Fuel mixes with the oil when injector leaks are bad enough. Diesel engines run on heat and compression... no spark. With enough fuel in the oil, engine will rev its guts out (when it feels like it) and the ignition is not gonna stop it! Result: melted pistons, etc.

Have a 2005 model, blew up at 45,000kms-replaced engine under warranty and had recall on this engine for different injectors.

Now 120,000kms, going very well. This is my third diesel Jackaroo. Still reckon they are a good vehicle.

2001 turbo diesel SE - Got the car in 2005 went good until it hit 100,000km. Then had problems with injectors had them replaced, but made no difference. They had a recall on the injectors, but we didn't get a letter about it so we weren't aware of the problem at the time. Went to town one day & the car blow up - Holden dealer in Narrabri didn't want to touch it, so had someone else rebuild the motor for us: cost us over $10,000.00 to get it done then had Holden put new injectors in it. The car is running good so far, but having other problems with the suspension. The car has had a funny smell too since we had the motor rebuild & injectors done. Other than that the car is good. Would not buy another Jackaroo again - we still have the car at the moment. As soon as we can afford another car we will sell this one buy a Toyota next time.

Own a 2000 SE 3lt TD, had turbo replaced, but cause not looked investigated, at approx 40,000km (Holden replaced when just out of warranty) at 76,000 stopped running and took back to Holden who quoted between 5K to 20K to fix - did not know fault and would not discuss warranty. Rebuilt engine at cost of $15,000 including a new turbo because 2nd installed had run dry (rebuild via a non-Holden mechanic) and now only 20k km along engine is suffering lose of power and occasional stalling and really bad cold start, blows smoke when power kicks back in and check engine light comes on all time. Had on computer and no faults are being registered. Injectors were replaced about 3 months before recall made and Holden want to see old ones before any reimbursement will be made (who keeps failed parts!) Mechanic wrote letter explaining work done and why and Holden refuse to acknowledge. Have the right oil in it and cannot find a single mechanic who will look at it! Keep being told to go get it blown up and do an insurance job on it.

I have a 2000 30lt turbo diesel with only 150k on the clock. The car has a cracked head and have been waiting 3 Months to get another head! I will never buy another later model turbo diesel again! Have since found out that the later models are renowned for cracked heads and turbo problems! Avoid this car at all costs! I too have been told to aim a bazooka at my car! Not happy Jan!!! :- (

I am in the market for a 2nd hand 4wd and was looking at the 3.0L turbo diesel Jackaroo as an option. I am wondering if the complaints above refer to the GMC motor or the ISUZU motor?

We have had our Holden Jackaroo 2001 TD for two years now, and have had a good run until recently when it increasingly started to miss in 3rd gear and struggle... it seemed to be losing power but only enough that I wondered if it was happening or was I imagining it.

I was driving down the highway with 5 kids in the car, and had been only driving for 10 minutes when I heard a ticker ticker ticker sound and the car lost all acceleration, which resulted in it stalling in the fast lane (no shoulder to pull off). I put my hazard lights on, got it started and attempted to cross the road when it started to smoke like crazy (think burn outs at summernats). The car then started to rev like crazy, but not move. I had to hoped we could roll off the shoulder and ordered all the kids out of the car. I took the keys out of the ignition and the car continued to rev and smoke for another minute or so before shutting off.

It was towed to my mechanic, who rang a diesel mechanic who didn't want anything to do with it and mentioned the recall issue with the injectors... we have the sticker in our door so ours has been done... it's going to a Holden dealership Monday... I've got my fingers crossed, but after reading the above comments am not expecting much.