Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RENDEZVOUS / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006117629 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2006
Consumer's City: MARIETTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RENDEZVOUS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G5DB03E82S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2002 buick rendezvous which has the exact same defect in the fuel tank at the inlet as described in the recent recall notice, gm recall no. 06230 and nhtsa campaign id no. 07v349000. i called the phone number for buick as described in the campaign notice and have been told by buick/gm that my rendezvous does not qualify as part of the recall; my vehicle is an earlier manufacture date than those in the notice. i was told that if i chose to pay for the repair myself that if my vehicle was ever introduced into the recall that i would be reimbursed for my expense. this repair and replacement of the fuel tank and inlet is nearly $1,000 according to my dealer. i have made temporary repairs, but feel that buick/gm is ignoring a more wide-spread problem with these vehicles than the recall indicates. my rendezvous is an early 2002, manufactured in mid 2001. i have been trying to get this resolved since october of 2006. any assistance would be appreciated. *tr a stress crack developed on the fuel filler inlet to the fuel tank at the icv coupling. updated 09/18/07. *jb