NHTSA Complaint #10277402 — 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10277402
Vehicle	2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 17, 2003
Date Filed	July 20, 2009
Mileage	80,565 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR $8200 ONE MONTH AGO. THE CAR HAD ONLY 78,000 BUT NOW HAS 81,000. IN ONE MONTH'S TIME AND 3000 MILES WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, THE MUFFLER, THE PLUGS AND WIRES, AS WELL AS THE COIL PACK. NOW WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM! ANTIFREEZE SMELL, KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE... LIKE ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER 2003 RENDEZVOUS WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND OVER 300 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT GASKET PROBLEM. WHAT CAN WE DO? THE FAILURE INFO: THE CAR IS JUMPING AT IDLE AND AT LOW SPEEDS EVERY TIME IT'S DRIVEN. IT'S NOW MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE THAT KNOCKS QUICKER THE MORE YOU SPEED UP. THE KNOCK IS SO LOUD NOW THAT THE ONLY PLACE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IS TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR WHAT WE ARE SURE IS ANOTHER HEAD GASKETS, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD REPLACED WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *TR

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