Originally Posted by
RB0135
Thanks for all your replies..
Yes, I have had the DRIVERS front door lock actuator fail, but it took the dealership 5 times to fix it, then they had to replace the computer to get it to work...
Mine is still in warranty as I did a deal and got 6 years (200000KM)...
The Adventra is the SX6, 190 KW engine and has done just on 70000 km.
The main issue is that I cannot go over 100kph. Once I do, I get a reverberation throughout the car. The best way I can describe it is it sounds like when you run over the white lines on the side of the freeways with bumps on them and you get that brrrrrrr sound. However, the reverb I am getting is a lot more dull than tyres running over those bumps. When it occurs there is a decrease in speed, and when it is on Cruise Control, that obviously counter acts to keep the speed up. The faster you go, the reverb is still there, BUT doesn’t increase in speed or pitch (between 105 to 120kph). The only way to stop it is to back off down to 100 kph or slower. I still think the problem is there, but doesnt reverb throughout the car. Also, after this, under acceleration, there seems to be a lot of acceleration vibration. It is not wheel balance has I have had that checked. It is more of, just guessing, a faulty bearing. I think it is a bearing on one of the pulleys on the engine as when the engine is idling, and you have you head under the hood, there seems to be a dry/faulty bearing noise coming from the top front of the engine, passenger side.
The other issue I have is a vibration when coasting and you apply a little acceleration. It is like a labouring vibration when you have a manual and need to change gears. The dealership tells me it is harmonics, which is a load of rubbish, as this issue only occurred after they replaced the computer (at about 50000km) to fix the actuator. They also say, it has the latest firmware for the gearbox/gear changes.
Each time I go to the Dealership with these issues, they have selective deafness, or drive around the block and say nothing is wrong. The wont go onto the freeway.
From day one, I had a major issue with a Cyclic Knocking coming from the rear. They replaced the diff twice, then told me it was harmonics again. It wasn’t until I put a formal complaint into Holden Customer Service, that magically the Service Manager could hear the issue, and magically a techline appeared (that had been around for a few years), that matched my problem exactly.. That took them 3 years to fix. The car is about 3.5 years old now.
Thats why I want to get hold of Techline to go over all of them, hopefully finding one that matches my problems, so I can then tell the dealership, rather than going through the BS of proving that there is a problem.
Thanks,
Rob
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