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    Holden Barina 2010: Engine malfunction light

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    I hope you can advise me on an issue/conflict I have with Holden. I bought a new Holden Barina in 2010. For two years the car was ok, since January this year, the final year of my warranty, I have had nothing but problems with the engine malfunction light coming on. The car is going ok, but as I paid new price for this vehicle I expect it to be in full working order and do not want this problem to decrease any trade-in value I am considering. Since January I have returned the car to the dealer six times and they have not yet been able to fix the problem. In that time they have told me the problem was caused by everything from a fault in the sensor to bad petrol, a problem with engine parts and now faulty fuel injectors which they now cannot get parts for within Australia. They told me the car is perfectly safe and fine to drive, which I refuse to do as I don't wish to void my warranty and this totally contradicts what is in the owner's manual. In sheer frustration I have contacted Holden and my dealer, but they have all been unhelpful and refuse to give me any refund or replacement of the vehicle. Holden has said they will try to continue fixing the problem until my warranty runs out in October then I am on my own. The car has done 33,000 km.

    Answered by CarsGuide
    17 May 2013
    Graham Smith

    The car is under warranty, so the dealer and Holden is obliged to fix it if it has a problem. Their obligation, in fact, doesn't end when the warranty runs out; they are still required to fix the car under consumer laws. The problem sounds like one of those frustrating intermittent ones that never seem to occur with the dealer or mechanic is there to witness it. The first diagnosis that it is a problem with a sensor sounds like the correct one to me. You should persist with the dealer and Holden to get it fixed.

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