NHTSA Complaint #10182147 — 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. AFTER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT, HUB REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES, LIFT GATE REPLACEMENT, WASHER MOTOR REPLACEMENT, BRAKE FAILURE, ODOMETER THAT ZEROED OUT, NOW I AM TOLD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS FAILED. HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT INCIDENCE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. ALSO ADVISED THAT SINCE INITIAL MODEL ROLLOUT, GM HAS MODIFIED, REDESIGNED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO ADDRESS MANIFOLD FAILURE. GM IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WHICH AT THE TIME OF INITIAL INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. REPAIR WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $850.00 AS LONG AS THE HEAD GASKET HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED. UNFORTUNATELY WHILE SAVING UP THE $850. FOR REPAIRS, THE HEAD GASKET COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL I TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR IN A FEW DAYS. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BUT GM IS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *NM