NHTSA Complaint #10364014 — 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10364014
Vehicle	2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	November 1, 2010
Date Filed	November 4, 2010
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BROKE WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE GAS CHAMBER AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF IT BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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