1995 Holden Commodore

1995 HOLDEN COMMODORE
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1995 Holden Commodore 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic

I have a VS series one, the car will run but only for a short period of time, as soon as it is turned on the battery light switches on, after a short distance the Engine light and ABS light turn on, the car will continue to stay on but it loses its responsivness. What could it be?
Jul 26, 2009 at 11:01 PM
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Hi there,

Start with checking the alternator charge rate.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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ok done that, also charged the battery, changed the leads, plugs and coil pack and still no change.
Jul 27, 2009 at 5:17 AM
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Hi there,

Did you do a code read, do this and report the codes here, that way we will have some idea as to what we are looking at.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 27, 2009 at 6:04 AM
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ok cheers for that, im a plumber not a mechanic do i need to get it to a mechanic/autoelec for a code read?
Jul 27, 2009 at 6:15 AM
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HI there,

You can do this your self, i will find the pin codes and post the procedure here.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 27, 2009 at 6:21 AM
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thanx for all your help, ended up taking to a mechanic turns out it was the alternator capacitor
Jul 30, 2009 at 3:58 AM