Holden Problems

Holden has in the past replaced faulty transmissions without cost to the owner, but I would guess they won’t offer to replace yours free of charge, as your car is seven years old. But until it is assessed you can only speculate that the transmission is at fault.

If the mechanic/repairer is a qualified and registered company they should have some guarantee on the quality of their work. Take the car back and show them what your are unhappy about and ask for the work to be done again, or compensation. If they are not qualified or registered with a trade organisation you have little comeback.

If there are any common problems and complaints about Holden's reliability or faults, they'll likely show up on our Holden problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

I assume it’s a V6 auto base model and depending on the condition and mileage done it’s worth between $1400 and $3200.

Your towing needs will dictate a big car. Others you could consider are the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Isuzu MU-X, Holden Trailblazer, or Ford Everest.

You could try for a goodwill payment from Holden, but I doubt that you would have any success. Your car is 10 years old, it’s done 200,000 km, and you bought it second hand.

The 2012 Holden Captiva LX was AWD and had a 4-star ANCAP rating.

Leaking water pumps are not unknown; most are changed every time the timing belt is changed because they’re leaking.

It’s possibly a blown head gasket. Have a mechanic check it for you.

Holden recalled 8000 diesel Cruzes in 2014 for a driveshaft problem that causes the vehicle to lose power. The cars affected were mostly built between February 2009 and December 2010. Holden replaced any driveshafts found to be faulty. Contact your dealer, or Holden direct.