NHTSA Complaint #10248239 — 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE ISSUES ON THE 3.4 L V-6 OF MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I SAW WHERE THERE HAD BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM GM OR THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE CLASS ACTION WEB-SITE, THE DATE FOR FILING A CLAIM HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AT A COST OF $747. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERNET SITES, THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT GM WAS AWARE OF BUT NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME (SUBSTANTIATED BY THE INTERNET SITES) THAT DEXCOOL DESTROYED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THIS PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I PLAN TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, BUT WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT FIRST. *TR