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2000 Holden Vectra GL 2.2 petrol from Australia and New Zealand

Model year1998
Year of manufacture2000
First year of ownership2002
Most recent year of ownership2005
Engine and transmission 2.2 petrol Manual
Performance marks 10 / 10
Reliability marks 9 / 10
Comfort marks 7 / 10
Dealer Service marks 8 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 2 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)
7.2 / 10
Distance when acquired35000 kilometres
Most recent distance87000 kilometres
Previous carFord Festiva

Summary:

I love the car

Faults:

I have owned this car from 35K to 87K and it has only had one significant fault- which is electrical. The engine management light (and sometimes the airbag light) come on intermittently, and at times the speedo, tacho, fuel and battery gauges also dance on and off around the same time. So far the car still drives OK. My auto electrician has been unable to diagnose the fault, and he advised the alternator and regulator appear to be operating normally, and there were no error messages within the computer. My concern is that there could be some long term damage to the vehicle which is currently going undetected.

I am very interested in another comment which I read on this site, "Friend had a 2000 Vectra in Australia, had all the electonic problems listed in review at about 80k, turned out to be a corroded earth wire from engine management computer. Fix was easy, but only if you knew what to look for."

I was hoping there might be some further advice out there?

General Comments:

This 4 cylinder Vectra has easily been the most reliable and enjoyable car I have ever driven, with plenty of power for Australian driving (it will do our top legal speed of 110kph in third with remarkable ease).

The German build quality really shines.

For $20,000 Aussie dollars I doubt I could have bought a better 2 year old car with low kilometers.

I would gladly buy another.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 11th July, 2005

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29th Sep 2008, 02:52

I have had my Vectra for about 6 years now. It has 128K and I was having a problem with the car overheating.

I took it to a mechanic who cleaned the radiator, when I go it back the Themo fans (in the engine) came on when I started the car.

The mechanic told me to take it to the Auto Electrician who then told me that the fans were coming on due to a faulty A/C sensor.

I am going to get this fixed soon, but in the mean time my dashboard dials are dropping to zero while I am driving, then coming back on. Also when I drive at night my headlights often will switch to highbeams then back to normal.

I was hoping that all these problems were due to the Themo fans, but after seeing your comments, I know fear that it may be a totally different problem.

I can't get anyone to tell me what the problem is and I too fear that by continued driving it may cause more damage.

If you get any answer, please let me know.

blessed2@virginbroadband.com.au

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2000 Holden Vectra CD 2.5 V6 from Australia and New Zealand

Model year2000
Year of manufacture2000
First year of ownership2004
Most recent year of ownership2004
Engine and transmission 2.5 V6 Automatic
Performance marks 7 / 10
Reliability marks 5 / 10
Comfort marks 7 / 10
Dealer Service marks 2 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 5 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)
5.2 / 10
Distance when acquired52000 kilometres
Most recent distance65000 kilometres
Previous carMitsubishi Lancer

Summary:

A very nice car to drive, but the electronics are a nightmare

Faults:

Speed stopped working associated with ABS and TC fault lights on.

Fault is intermittent and random. i.e. The car will go for 50 to 60 km without a problem then the Speedo stops and the lights come on again. May go for 10 km or so then will start working again.

General Comments:

Have so far changed Transmission speed sensor, and new front ABS sensor. This did not fix the fault so put old front sensor onto other side. Still no go.

I am hoping someone out there has had a problem like this fixed to point me in the right direction. Holden were not helpful at all.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 14th November, 2004

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17th Nov 2004, 14:31

I believe that the ABS is not at fault here. The speed is sensed at the transmission and signals are sent to the ABS and Speedometer systems. If the speedo fails (at the speedo itself or any associated wiring/grounds), then that will bring on the TC and ABS lights also.

Look at the speedo system before spending a fortune on ABS Modules.

There are heaps of forums on the internet related to this problem on a number of different cars. Although they may be different cars with differing systems, the fault still seems to point to the speedometer.

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2000 Holden Vectra CD 2.2 from Australia and New Zealand

Year of manufacture2000
First year of ownership2000
Most recent year of ownership2003
Engine and transmission 2.2 Automatic
Performance marks 7 / 10
Reliability marks 10 / 10
Comfort marks 10 / 10
Dealer Service marks 9 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 4 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)
8.0 / 10
Distance when acquired500 kilometres
Most recent distance120000 kilometres
Previous carToyota TOYOTA

Summary:

Expensive to run, but worth it in the long run

Faults:

Nothing really.

Steering column at 50000km. This was under warranty.

General Comments:

Great car.

If you service it at its scheduled time, it is a good reliable car.

I travel approximately 1000km per week in my Vectra. Great car!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd December, 2003

Comment on this review

24th Mar 2010, 06:13

Haha, yeah I agree, Vectras are awesome cars. If you want it to go well, you have to take care of it... I have a Vectra 2000 GL; love it!!! Good work Holden!!!

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2000 Holden Vectra CD 2.2 16v DOHC 4 cylinder from Australia and New Zealand

Year of manufacture2000
First year of ownership2000
Most recent year of ownership2000
Engine and transmission 2.2 16v DOHC 4 cylinder Manual
Performance marks 9 / 10
Reliability marks 9 / 10
Comfort marks 10 / 10
Dealer Service marks 10 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 10 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)
9.6 / 10
Distance when acquired11 kilometres
Most recent distance2957 kilometres
Previous carHolden Commodore

Summary:

Great sleeper potential

Faults:

Nothing really.

Slight rattle in the passenger side dash.

Stock speakers can't handle higher frequencies in the music (slight clicking noise is heard from the tweeters).

Crap radio reception from the rear window antenna.

Take off boom (common design fault in all Vectra's - annoying none the less).

General Comments:

Best car I have driven ever!! (currently 33 cars)

Outstanding fuel economy.

Great noise from the engine, beautiful tranny.

Suspension.... perfect.

Great performance for a stock 4.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th October, 2000

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16th Jul 2001, 00:44

A well rounded review that reflects my experience with this car!

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22nd Aug 2001, 02:02

Good CAR for the money. But has anybody got a problem with the AIR-VENT not shutting completely. (IE outside air can still get in even thought the vent is SHUT).

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9th Sep 2001, 03:38

This is for the guy wondering about the Air-Vent.

Air has to get in somewhere otherwise you could suffocate wouldn't you???

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