Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RENDEZVOUS / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101870 Incident Date: Apr, 10 2007
Consumer's City: SANTA CLARA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RENDEZVOUS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G5DA03E95S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 25 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The steering system for the 2005 buick rendezvous cxl with 16000 miles , bought new from gmc dealership exhibited the following behavior, a knocking sound when moving the steering wheel accompanied by vibrations felt in the steering wheel. the sound was loud enough to be heard by all occupants of vehicle during driving. the dealership attempted to fix the problem by replacing the driveshaft twice and lubricating the steering mechanism. the knocking sound continued to this day. the integrity of the steering mechanism was in doubt due to the vibrations and loud sounds every time the steering wheel was turned. *ak