Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RENDEZVOUS / 2004

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013881 Incident Date: Mar, 19 2005
Consumer's City: MOUNT PLEASANT Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RENDEZVOUS Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G5DB03794S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 01 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle will stop running and indicate that there is low fuel and/or no fuel, with a visual display (flashing light) and an audible display (dinging bell). the car will shutdown. pull to the side of the road and the vehicle will restart, but the visual and audible display will still be present. the vehicle actually has well over 1/2 a tank of gas at this point. the dealer has replaced the fuel control module, the fuel level sensor and the problem persists. additionally, the driver steering column does not lock into the upper limit location and wiggles free very easily. the vehicle is difficult to get out of park on occasions and when shifting from park and/or back into park, the doors very frequently don't lock and unlock as they should. finally, the electronic compass no longer functions as it should, i've reset it three times and it continues to only go in southerly directions (sw, s, se) and the fuel monitoring system (gallons used, miles left to empty, etc.) no longer function as they should either.*ak