VF Commodore/HSV Owner's Problems & Complaints

[C4B]

I did it to give another example of how the world works when it comes to reworks and recalls. Stuff involving tapes, foam strips, clips, cable ties and so forth is a regular occurance in the car industry when it comes to reworks and recalls. NO MATTER WHAT BRAND!

Pretty shocking endictment of the automotive industry if what you say is accurate.

[planetdavo]

Pretty shocking endictment of the automotive industry if what you say is accurate.

Not really.
Most "issues" are resolved relatively easily, and in the case of this seat wiring one, it's a fairly simple case of making sure the wiring harness can no longer rub the bolt in question. Hardly requires a whole new harness or whatever to fulfil that requirement, and it's far quicker to instigate the rework as it's using an existing tape product.
Factory build cars post breakpoint have a solution from the supplier now, and don't require reworking.

[Plenty]

Just got my GenF R8 today, absolutely love the car but there is already a couple of issues, I have a "service tyre pressure management system" error message come up on the centre screen. It was fitted with the SV wheels so I'm just wondering whether they forgot to reprogram the modules in??

The second one at it's annoying me cos it's a manufacturing fault, the usb ports, neither of them seem to be working and the icon on the mylink screen is shadowed so it cannot be used, i have tried other devices not just ipad but android as well. I have also tried the same devices on my dad's redline and all worked flawlessly. Any ideas what might be the problem? It's strange that it is both points not working.

Any ideas would be appreciated cheers

[mjrandom]

I had the recall and the latest updates done just before I flew out so I didn't take any notice of what was actually done around the seat belt stalks. If it is neat and unobtrusive I have no problem with tape and/foam. But I will have a close look when I get home.

[jaykay]

Had my car in a week ago to do the recall / bcm update.......get a letter today for another recall for the windscreen wiper motor issue.....,

[vyls1wa]

Yup phoned em up today to book it in, parts won't be in till end of august, maybe.

[sjhugh]

25,000 Commodores recalled to inspect seats

THE Holden Commodore has been recalled for the fifth time in three months — and for the third time in July alone — because the seat may wriggle loose.

The latest recall affects 25,055 Commodore sedans and Caprice limousines built between February 2013 and May 2014.

It means that almost 100,000 Holden Commodores have been called back to dealers this year alone.

A statement from Holden says some vehicles “may have been built with an incomplete weld on the front seat hook bracket assembly”.

“In an accident, if the weld is incomplete, the seat hook may separate from the seat track increasing the risk of occupant injury,” the Holden statement says.

The fault was identified by a worker on the Elizabeth production line near Adelaide, and inspections later found six cars with the incomplete weld.

Holden says there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries as a result of the fault.

Dealers have been instructed to inspect the welds and, if not correct, the seat base assembly will be replaced free-of-charge.

The latest Holden Commodore recall follows a safety campaign earlier this month because the LPG fuel system may cut out or catch fire.

Two recalls issued for separate faults on the same system affected 3,472 Commodores and Caprice sedans built between February 2011 and April 2014.

The recalls.gov.au website said one recall relates to the LPG system cutting out “posing an accident hazard to the driver and other road users” while a second recall for the same system was issued because the LPG fuel feed hose can leak and “may pose a fire hazard”, although Holden says the risk is low.

The latest recall brings Holden’s tally to eight so far this year, overtaking Toyota with a total of six recalls issued year-to-date.

Last month Holden recalled 27,000 Commodores because the windscreen wipers may not work properly, and in May Holden recalled 42,000 Commodores over a potential fault with the front seatbelts.

The Holden recalls in Australia come as its parent company General Motors comes under intense scrutiny from government regulators in North America for being slow to recall vehicles for a faulty ignition switch that has so far been linked to 13 deaths.

General Motors has admitted it had known about the ignition fault since 2004 but the first batch of 2.6 million potentially affected cars weren’t recalled until February 2014.

Earlier this month General Motors recalled a further 7.6 million cars dating back to 1997 to replace the potentially faulty ignition switch.

General Motors says it will offer to pay up to $1million to families of those who died as a result of an ignition switch defect that led to an airbag failure.

Holden cars sold in Australia are not affected by the ignition switch problems in the US, which can cause the engine to switch off unexpectedly and disable the airbags in a crash.

Holden has told News Corp Australia twice in the past month that a recall of the Chevrolet Camaro ignition switch in the US does not affect the Holden Commodore locally even though they share the same part.

“We can confirm that Holden vehicles sold in Australia are not affected by the same airbag and key rotation issues that have prompted vehicle recalls by GM North America to date,” said a statement from Holden.

This means Holden has so far avoided what would become Australia’s single biggest vehicle recall: every new generation Commodore sold since 2006, about 432,000 vehicles.

General Motors has issued 54 recalls in the US so far this year, covering about 28.9 million cars globally.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/techno...-1226999120540

[jaykay]

I got the wiper recall the day after I had the car in for the earlier recalls.....now this so I might wait a little while and there may be more to go in for.

[planetdavo]

This recall is an expansion of an existing stop delivery notice on VF to inspect seat welds.
Like just about every recall for every brand, the usual media beatup is at play.
Whilst some (low in intelligence) punters have said "this is due to poor moral at the factory", it should be noted that this issue is caused by an overseas supplier not doing their job to specification 100% of the time.

[mjrandom]

So Davo if the previous recall has been done there is nothing else we need to do? I was a bit surprised that I received the wiper motor recall notice and when the dealer checked my car the notice didn't apply.

[planetdavo]

So Davo if the previous recall has been done there is nothing else we need to do? I was a bit surprised that I received the wiper motor recall notice and when the dealer checked my car the notice didn't apply.

Ultimately, the VIN will be flagged in the system for an outstanding recall/rework/campaign if something is still required to be done. Any dealer can do to check.
I can add a bit more comment about the wiper recall letter though.
Holden are still in the parts procurement stage, so nothing else is to be done yet unless an actual motor failure occurs.
In the event of that, some emergency stock is being held.

[sjhugh]

It appears this is not a fault identified just for vehicles coming out of the Elizabeth production line near Adelaide.

GM News – United States.

GM Announces Six Recalls for Varying Safety Issues

2014-07-23

DETROIT – General Motors today announced six safety recalls covering 717,949 recent model vehicles in the U.S.

“These recalls signify how we’ve enhanced our approach to safety,” said Jeff Boyer, vice president, Global Vehicle Safety. “We are bringing greater rigor and discipline to our analysis and decision making. If we identify an issue – large or small – that might affect the safety of our customers, we will act decisively.”

The recalls cover:

414,333
2011-2012 model year Chevrolet Camaro; 2010-2012 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain; 2011-2012 Buick Regal and LaCrosse; and 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX models in the U.S. equipped with power height adjustable driver or front passenger seat structures. In these vehicles, the bolt that secures the height adjuster actuator may become loose or fall out. If the bolt falls out, the seat will move up and down freely because it is no longer attached at the height adjuster. The vehicles are safe to drive, but customers should not use the power height adjustable feature until dealers can replace the height adjuster bolt. GM is aware of one crash and three injuries but no fatalities related to this condition.

124,007
model year 2014 Chevrolet Caprice, 2014 Chevrolet SS, 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado LD and HD, 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS, 2014 Cadillac CTS, 2014 Cadillac ELR; 2013-2014 Buick Encore; and 2014-2015 GMC Sierra LD and HD vehicles because certain vehicles may have an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly. A loss of power to a laser welding machine may have resulted in an incomplete weld, according to data collected from the machine between July 2013 and January 2014. Dealers will inspect the weld. If it is sufficient, no further action is necessary. If it is insufficient, dealers will replace the lower seat track at no charge. Less than 1 percent of welds are expected to require seat track replacement. GM is unaware of any crashes or injuries as a result of this issue.

120,426
2011-2013 model year Buick Regal and 2013 model year Chevrolet Malibus equipped with front turn signals that use two bulbs in each front turn signal. While the driver would get a rapidly flashing turn signal arrow in the instrument cluster if both bulbs in one turn signal were burned out; if only one bulb on either side burns out, there would be no signal to the driver. Dealers will reprogram the body control module to fix the condition. GM knows of no crashes, injuries or complaints related to this issue.

57,242
2014 Chevrolet Impalas equipped with belt-drive electric power steering. On certain vehicles, customers may experience reduced or no power steering assist at start-up or while driving due to a poor electrical ground connection to the Power Steering Control Module. If power steering is lost, a warning message is displayed on the Driver Information Center and a chime sounds. Steering control can be maintained because the vehicle will revert to manual steering mode, but would require greater driver effort particularly at low vehicle speeds. Paint may have seeped behind the nut on the power steering control module ground stud. Dealers will inspect and clean paint from behind the ground nut, re-torque the nut and update the power steering control module software at no charge. GM is aware of one crash but no injuries or fatalities related to this condition.

1,919
2014-2015 Chevrolet Sparks imported from Korea that were assembled with a lower control arm bolt not fastened to specification. The condition could result in noise from the front suspension and separation of the lower control arm from the steering knuckle while driving resulting in loss of steering control. Dealers will inspect the left and right hand lower control arm attaching bolts to assure they are tightened to specification. GM knows of no crashes, injuries or fatalities related to this condition.

22
2015 model year Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and GMC Yukon/Yukon Denali vehicles in the U.S. In these vehicles, the roof carriers may have been attached with the wrong retaining nuts, resulting in holes or tears in the roof rail air bags if they deploy. Eight of these vehicles are in dealer stock and will be repaired before being sold.

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n...3-recalls.html

[peejay6564]

Just got my GenF R8 today, absolutely love the car but there is already a couple of issues, I have a "service tyre pressure management system" error message come up on the centre screen. It was fitted with the SV wheels so I'm just wondering whether they forgot to reprogram the modules in??

The second one at it's annoying me cos it's a manufacturing fault, the usb ports, neither of them seem to be working and the icon on the mylink screen is shadowed so it cannot be used, i have tried other devices not just ipad but android as well. I have also tried the same devices on my dad's redline and all worked flawlessly. Any ideas what might be the problem? It's strange that it is both points not working.

Any ideas would be appreciated cheers

I had the same issue (service tyre pressure system) when I picked up my new r8 enhanced last week, so took it back in for most of the day yesterday. After the battery in the system was apparently replaced halfway home up it came again. When I got out of the car the newly fitted headlight protector was also hanging off, due to them forcing the tab under the headlight and snapping it off, combined with the metal strips not really locking into anything on top. Guess it will have to go back in again.......

[lethal66]

Damn , I've had my new gts nearly 3 weeks. Picked it up in brissy and drove it to Sydney then back home to qld. 3000 klms and not 1 fault with anything. It is def the best Hsv I've owned considering I've had quiet a few.

[GeeCee65]

Not sure if your issues have been solved but I had the same problems and this might be of help.
The heated Mirrors come on when the rear demister is on, although there is a symbol in the side mirror it doesnt actually illuminate ive been told, the only way i knew they were actually heating was by touch..?? Why have the symbol if it doesnt light up when they are on..?
I had my VF Calais V into the dealer several times explaining that the heated seats dont come on in remote start, they knew nothing and actually didnt know that this is an option that can be selected in configuration settings..? they then tried to tell me that all was working correctly which it wasnt. I then researched and found on a holden site that the Heated seats only come on in remote start when the outside temperature is less than 10degrees, Something that i would have thought would be in the owners manual which it isnt. I actually printed this and gave it to the Dealer to tell them how it works..?? you might think that a customer shouldnt have to tell them how their cars operate. I wonder how many vehicles have been into a dealer with this problem.