Faults:

Driver's door seal broke.

Driver's door does not close properly.

Major leak inside car on front passenger side. Returned car to dealer to fix the leak. The dealer advised that simple problem and remedied. Now water is literally pouring onto floor whenever air conditioning unit is in operation. Also heater does not work and window is constantly fogged. Have to take the car in for repair, but warranty has expired.

Motor hesitates whenever it is put under heavy acceleration.

Problems with electrics. Dashboard lights keep blowing and some digits on electrical display unit to not light up.

General Comments:

The interior and exterior look nice and the car has a powerful engine. However, the little problems are a constant niggle and the repair bill keeps going up.

I am currently trying to sell to some other poor soul.

Faults:

Early cam belt replacement necessary at 70k.

Rattle in top end of motor, serious, to be transported to service next week. Sounds like something broken and expensive. Cam belt OK.

Parts are ridiculously expensive.

Exhaust system replaced at 90000km's

Quoted $800.00 from Holden dealer.

Independent did job for $230.00.

General Comments:

Delight to drive

Goes where it's pointed.

Very, very, economical for fuel.

Spacious for small car.

Faults:

Cam belt broke twice.

Head had to be totally rebuilt once (over $6000 worth of damage).

Universal joint seals broke down after 30,000km.

Three central locking locks seized.

One electric window motor broke down.

Central Locking remote broke down twice.

General Comments:

This car drove well and had excellent braking. It was however very expensive to run and so unreliable I feared it would break down on every trip. The dealer was excelent and kept doing the repairs under warranty and saying "This is the first time we have seen this fault" - yeah right...

The car interior was small and the mag wheels corode on to the hub (I needed a rubber hammer, penetrating oil and brute force to remove a wheel after a year).

Faults:

A few minor faults.

Squeak in drivers seat.

Faulty cam sensor.

Faulty front stereo speaker.

All fixed by the dealer under warranty.

General Comments:

Excellent car, I really enjoyed driving it.

During my ownership it was very reliable and inexpensive to run, due to its good fuel economy and low service costs.

The only fault with the car was its all black interior which made it unbearable to drive on hot days.

I have since sold this Vectra and bought one with air conditioning!!