December 01' Astra... Anyone had similar problems...?

[zpeed]

my mums astra, a 2004 model, still runs like new, ive always found everyones bagging on astras weird as my mums hasn't had 1 single problem since the day she bought it.... cept that the seat sits a little high for my liking...

[pedro]

is that all?


2 of my friends had them.. never again (both bought new..)
they went through 2 sets of front rotors over 20,000ks.. covered under warranty mind you. not driven hard either.. pads.. they were replaced alot
the odometer just stops working.. you'll notice this once then speedo jumps a little.. then it slowly dies after time.. then the odometer stops with it..
holden never picked this up in either my mates' car, thus they didnt do bad with the trade-ins.. that was the only high point to owning the car.. although you never knew how fast you were going..
the alternator went, not once, but three times. we suspect the car did 40,000ks all in all.. manual.. the auto only had rotors replaced, and speedo stopped too.

both lemons..i'd advise anyone to steer clear of them..

the auto had the a/c compressor die as well

[Cal]

my mums astra, a 2004 model, still runs like new, ive always found everyones bagging on astras weird as my mums hasn't had 1 single problem since the day she bought it.... cept that the seat sits a little high for my liking...

Patience grasshopper. It will fuck up.

Cal.

[Splash]

don't say that

[Captiva Fan]

There's someone here at work with one, the only problem he's ever had is the CD player breaking & not spitting-out CD's. I've suggested he take the Sacrificial Anode approach & not get the CD player fixed, just to be sure the car doesn't say "oh, no probs now, something else electrical must by-needs break then".

[Cplus]

my mums astra, a 2004 model, still runs like new

no shit! really??

might be something to do with the fact it is still new!!!

[Gregaust]

Yes my sister has done several sets of brakes apporx every 30k on her 2000 astra not to mention a timing belt every 60k as per the book.What is that about?????

[mopar lover]

Open up the plastic electrical loom cover on top of the motor. 9 out of 10 times the insulation will be brittle and fall apart when the wiring is bumped or moved exposing the bare wires. This cause the model to have all different problems which come and go making diagnosis hard (if you are a Holden mechanic).

All the Opel cars have this fault (ignoring the shit build quality). Holden does not care bout the problem and will not do anything about untill one of these shitboxes burst into flames and someones baby gets burnt to death strapped in the back seat (very common new family car).

If this is not the problem then I will be suprised.

[Captiva Fan]

Yes my sister has done several sets of brakes apporx every 30k on her 2000 astra not to mention a timing belt every 60k as per the book.What is that about?????

I rang the Holden & Nissan, & then Toyota dealer to ask the mechanics there about reliability of Maximas & Avalons. I ended up chatting with the nice young lady who books the cars in; she said Maximas (actually all current Nissans) only get booked in for services & not repairs (or warranty repairs) ... and then she started rattling off the faults with Astras & thence Rodeos. Can't remember what they all were, but yeah, she mentioned airflow-meters & brakes & timing-belts for the Astras.

[mopar lover]

the alternator went, not once, but three times. we suspect the car did 40,000ks all in all

The one way clutch in the pulley is Holden's version of Ford's XC-XF door handles. You can only buy them from holden AFAIK, & they cost over $100 at trade price.

[08ESE]

BUt this all cant be true? these were the BOMB in medium sized cars 12 months ago!!


They are todays camira



Some go forever without being touched by a spanner...... but most dont.

[rexxxy]

My mum drives an 01 Astra, and I can vouch for them that they are shit. So many problems which just shouldnt happen in a car which since new has been driven gently and serviced at Holden.

The last thing which went was the Compressor for the A/C. I believe it was ~$700 to buy a new one.

Altenator has been replaced, Computer, power steer pump and thermo fan. All after the warranty expired.

Holden dont care. As im sure they wont care when my parents buy something Jap.

ZSpeed, your mum has 12 months left before the car transforms into a steaming pile of shit.

edit: its an 01 not 02

[zpeed]

so i should tell my mum to sell the shit heap eh.... come to think of it my dads vy lease car has had 7 recalls already, new diff, the doors were realigned as they didn't close properly, problems with new v6 alloytec,



cplus, you'll notice its 2006 and the car is a 2004 model, ie nearly 2 years old, and got 25k on it, its not brand new, but it still runs like it did when we got it.

[Cplus]

cplus, you'll notice its 2006 and the car is a 2004 model, ie nearly 2 years old, and got 25k on it, its not brand new, but it still runs like it did when we got it.

2 years is still new in my book.

any car should still feel fresh under 2 years old.

25K? for quite a few makes out there you would have only had ONE service by now.

[zpeed]

yer agreed, 2004 is still new for a car,

the car still drives freash, which is my point of my original post,

first service was 2 weeks ago, folks got a killing, $343 from holden... for basic oil filters and checkup...