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VX Commodore Interior Issues
Phoenix Mechanical
Soaring
Steering Wheel Freeplay - Some VX's may have excessive movement in the upper bearing of the steering column, due to bearing failure. This can allow the steering wheel to have freeplay (or feel loose). A revised bearing design (double sided metal cage instead of a single sided plastic cage) was fitted to new steering columns during 2001.

Steering Column Asm (RHD) - Part number 92145394

Steering Column Rattle - A buzzing noise may be heard fron the steering column area, when driving at highway speeds and/or on coarse bitumen roads. A possible cause may be the steering column adjuster spring rattling/vibrating against the steering column housing. In this situation, cable tying the two sides of the spring together may help.

Dash Panel Noises - Some VX's may develope a buzz around the headlight switch or the centre
vents when travelling at 60 km/h or faster on slightly rough bitumen surface.This can be caused by movement between the instrument facia and the crash pad. Flocked tape (92145740) added to the upper edge of the instrument facia can help reduce noises.

Console Surround - VX console caps (The one surrounding transmission shift lever) may dislodge from the console on hot days. This conditionis usually caused by reduced retaining clip retention during thermal
expansion. To correct this condition, a stronger retaining clip was introduced during VX production. The new clips are silver, where as the old style were yellow.

Console Clip - Part number 92138618

Front Cup Latch Holder - The front console mounted cup holder cover latch can fail, making the cover hard to open or hard to close.

Cup Holder Latch - Part number 92103515

Rear Seat belt surrounds - The rear seat belts project through the quarter pillar trims, and the plastic finsishing trims around the outlet hole can often become dislodged or broken. Originally, this part was only available with a new seat belt, but can now be purchased individually.

Rear Side Seat Belt surround - Part number 92144275

Seat Map Pockets - The rear panel of the front seats may dislodged due to the locating clips breaking. Revised panel clips were introduced mid 2001. The map pocket can also break away from the rear panel. Revised map pockets with larger diameter (9.5mm) mounting bosses was introduced early 2002.

Rear panel clip - Part number 92140918

Seat Movement (Calais) - While braking, or during a sudden slow speed stop, the drivers seat may move slightly foreward. This can be a result of a loose lead screw nut located on the base of the seat track. The lead screw nut originally had a 2.5mm steel washer which compressed against a rubber washer. A 3.5mm steel washer (92148372) was introduced to provide more compression against the rubber washer, and reduce movement.

Front Seat Hieght Adjuster - The seat height adjuster may become inoperative, which can be caused by the electric motor adjusting shaft separating from the plastic mechanism adjuster nut. A new seat base assembly was introduced early 2003, which featured a metal mechanism adjuster nut.