Comments on: 2005 Holden XC Barina Hatchback Warranty Complaint

By: solicitor

solicitor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:05:09 +0000

Have recently suffered the same fault regarding the faulty cam shaft, (re: Barina 2005 XC) I have notified head office and arranged a good will application pending diagnosis of the fault, I will keep readers updated as to the progress, if I am not satisfied I will be proceeding with legal action.

By: Theeso

Theeso — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:35:12 +0000

CRAIG YOUR A BLOODY LEGEND !

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this information on this forum,
Ever since I bought my Barina just over a month ago The speedo has been cutting out whilst driving-
Then This morning I go to leave for work and It doesnt start,
I was about 1 green call button away from having my car towed to mechanic when I came across your advice about hitting the dash on the left hand side,
One small Bash of the Dash and the car is running perfect again =)

By: BERNIE VEE

BERNIE VEE — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:51:36 +0000

Herewith is my Professional friendly advice………….I’ve been a VACC qualified mechanic & electrician for over 40 years, and all these problems in this forum make me wonder why people fall in love with a car, or get conned into buying it, and THEN look on the web for help AFTER the purchase in lieu of BEFORE the purchase.
These Barinas make the CAMIRA and Lada Niva look like great cars, and I’ve worked on every car out there. I would rather have 1 Camira or Niva than 10 Barinas after reading this forum. ……..ALL cars have issues of ridiculous proportions since around 1986 with all the electronic controls and Gadgets that would sink a battleship. Before 1986, ALL cars still had issues, by virtue of their nature, but nowhere to the extent of post 1986 lemons, which if they made up only 10% of sales, is 9.99% too many; I’d hate to think what the real “lemon” rate really is……….If you want to save yourself a lot of heart-ache and sorrow, in whatever you buy, change both the engine oil AND filter EVERY 5,000kilometres with any GOOD brand you like,as long as the grade is what the Book says it should be. Never buy “no-name” oil. I have kept all the cars I’ve owned since 14 years of age and none of them have given any trouble; my first being a used 1957 FE Holden in 1966 and the latest being a 2001 Toyota Prado 3.4 V6, and in between a broad spectrum of cars from A to Z, of which only 2 were brand new. Still all going well. All have correct ROUTINE SERVICING with new oil and filter every 5,000k………trust me: Oil and Filter are dirt cheap……..and if you think the book’s recommendation is not often enough, don’t fight it! Do it more often…….like Transmission Oil, like Differential Oil, etc. BRAKE FLUID MUST BE changed every time you get new pads or shoes, or definitely every 2 years. Fuel Tank must be flushed out if contamination is suspected, or at least every 10 years……Change the TIMING BELT not 1 k over the recommendation……..is destroying the engine worth the delay or postponement ?

By: BERNIE VEE

BERNIE VEE — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:40:47 +0000

Honda Euro is great if you’re very rich and love paying for expesive services and ridiculous price of parts; you’ll wish you had your Barina again. And how many Barinas can you buy for 1 Honda ???

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:59:42 +0000

Is there a forum where owners can get help.

A friend with a 2006 Barina has jsut had the ECS light come on

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:52:58 +0000

My daughters XC Barina was not starting and I traced it to a dud battery. After replacement I found that the starter motor was tired starting the engine, but not all the time. I removed the starter motor and found that the end shield inside the starter motor between the planetary gearbox and the motor rotor has releasead and welded itself to the rotor windings. Holden wants $1199.00 for a new starter and Repco is offering a replacement for $235.00. Which would you buy? (just kidding). When are manufacturers going to start being responsible for producing a product with integrity?
As for the comment about manufacturing a cheap car, if you can’t manufacture a cheap reliable car then get out of the game. All you’re doing is giving your brand name a bad reputation. Recommended advice don’t buy a Barina

By: Col

Col — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:54:31 +0000

Did you have any luck Steven?
I’ve just been told my fiance’s 2005 XC with 55000kms has snapped the camshaft aswell.
Initially, emissions light came on and misfiring, changed sparkplugs and fuel filter and even swapped a coil with a known working coil at a local mechanics, who, bless him, wouldn’t take a penny cause he couldn’t fix it (Carton of beers instead) Had to tow the car to Holden garage and they’ve just given me the news about the camshaft. They have said they are going to apply to Holden to come to the party regards costs as this shouldn’t happen! I’m still waiting to hear if they will.
How did you go?

By: lube city motors

lube city motors — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:16:15 +0000

most of these emission light and rough running rough running faults are caused by a faulty egr valve.unfortunatly all the car makers state that their cars are happy to run on 91 octane fuel.the rearlity is that 91 octane fuel is killing cars with carbon deposits.the egr does not seal and causes misfires.i removed mine and blanked the holes and now it runs sweet.just put a small piece of black tape over the emission lamp and forget all about it.

By: Candie

Candie — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:48:36 +0000

I had that problem too, I prefered to think it was lonely rather than possessed. I was driving home by myself, At Night, the first time it happened, freaked me out a little but shrugged it off. A few days later I was hanging washing and heard music coming from the garage, went to investigate and the radio was on…Turned it off an hr later it was back on, so I sat there in the car reading through the manuals for ages and low and behold it turned itself off. For about a month it kept turning on/off of its own free will atleast once a day while driving, two or three times on a 100km journey, I also heard it playing to itself in the garage several times. Three weeks ago, It just stopped doing it. The only thing that coincided with that was my low beam bulbs blew, again, but thats prob not much help.

By: Candie

Candie — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:17:39 +0000

Oh please, accept my appologies for my stupidity, Timesup. Your attack on my common sense was totally justified. What was I thinking, an dvise site such as this one should not be used by the uneducated who are seeking assistance. Your comments have been most helpful in resolving the issues with my car