2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

GAS STARTED LEAKING AND HAS NOT STOPPED... BUICK SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VIN ALTHOUGH THE EXACT YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAS A RECALL AND IT IS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FUEL TANK LEAKED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS NEAR THE FILLER SPOUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THERE IS AN OPEN SAFETY RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL #06230A DUE TO CRACK/LEAK THAT DEVELOPS IN THE FUEL TANK. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2015 AND IN JUNE IT DEVELOPED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL VAPORS. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A CRACK/LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. I CALLED BUICK FOR ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE THE TANK AND THEY OPENED CASE #71-1490527942. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR VERIFICATION OF THE CRACK. THAT WAS COMPLETED ON 7/16/15. NOW BUICK IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 79,688 MILES. THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS EXTENDED FOR 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SPECIAL COVERAGE EXPIRED IN 2013 AND THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY VIN, ALTHOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE IN THE SAME HAZARDOUS SITUATION? BUICK ADMITS IT MAY BE A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD AND ADVISES THAT THE TANK SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ONCE AGAIN, GM EXHIBITS DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS' LIVES. I WOULD APPRECIATE A FOLLOW UP FROM NHTSA.

THE CAR WOULD BUCK WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. DURING THESE TIMES THE WIPERS MIGHT COME ON AND BE INTERMITTENT. I TOOK THE CAT IN TO A GM DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, AND SO STATED ON MY INVOICE. I CALLED GM ON THIS FOR A REFUND AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL. ITS INTERESTING THAT THE 2003 SATURN, WHICH WAS A RECALL, HAD THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

AWD DISABLED ITSELF AND THE ANTILOCK CAME ON AND HAVE STARTED TO STAY ON THEN WHEN I MAKE TURNS THE CAR STARTS SCREACHING REALLY LOUD SO I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR THIS SO WHAT CAN I DO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE FUEL INLET PIPE CONTAINING THE INLET CHECK VALVE IS FRACTURED AND FUEL VAPORS AND FUEL IS LEAKING OUT. GM DATA PREVIOUSLY REVEALED THAT ELEVATED AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, HIGHER CARBON CONTENT IN THE ICV AND VARIATION IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR CRACKS IN THE ICV. THE CAR WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHICH HAS CAUSED THE FRACTURE IN THE ICV.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK AFTER GETTING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE INLET VALVE WAS LEAKING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,052.