Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RENDEZVOUS / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063066 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2006
Consumer's City: SHELBY Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RENDEZVOUS Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G5DB03E03S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 19 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have had ongoing electrical problems with my vehicle for about a year now. it keeps blowing the number 40 fuse which causes the vehicle to lose its turn signals, break lights, and emergency flashers. the dealer has attempted to fix the problem 3 times since june of 2005. the fourth time this happened a wiring harness under the dashboard caught fire while my wife and a friend of hers were traveling 350 miles from home. it was at night, in the rain, and on i-77 in the mountains of west virginia. a local gm dealer looked at the vehicle. they stated a serious fire could have resulted from this, particularly since a 30 amp fuse was place in the #40 position which is made to take a 15 amp fuse. i have also replaced both front wheel bearings on this vehicle one with under 36,000 miles and the other with less than 50,000 miles. the vehicle has been very hard on front tires. i am guessing due to the defective bearings. *nm