Buick Rendezvous Complaints (2003)
281 consumer complaints on file.
- #10206404October 20, 2007SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
ALL 4 OF MY WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD BEFORE 60,000 MILES, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BUICK STATING THEY ARE OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS UP TO 60,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL I HAD 63,000 MILES, THOUGH 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN I ASKED MY MECHANIC ABOUT THE LOAD NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD IT WAS FROM MY NEW TIRES AND I JUST NEEDED TO WEAR THE TREAD AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. IT GOT WORSE AND I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO 3 MECHANICS. THE FIRST 2 BOTH SAID IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVEN 1 WHEEL BEARING TO GO BAD WITH THIS LITTLE OF MILES AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW ALL MY WHEEL BEARINGS COULD BE SHOT. THEY STATED WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE 4 MONTHS AGO IT IS MOST LIKELY THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED WHEEL BEARINGS PROBLEMS IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW. ONE OF THE MECHANICS SHOOK MY TIRE IN FRONT OF ME A HALF AN INCH, STATING "THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE". THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM BUICK CLAIMED THIS WAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE IT DID NOT POSE A SAFETY CONCERN. I DID HAVE THE FRONT 2 RECENTLY REPLACED AND THE DEALER/BUICK PAID FOR HALF THE COST, BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT AN ISSUE ON THE LETTER I RECEIVED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS WAS REPORTED ON A NEWS STATION AND OVER 272,000 PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10205338October 10, 2007POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN THE SPARE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED. IRONICALLY, THE NOISE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. ONCE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS REACTIVATED AND THE NOISE RETURNED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A DINGING NOISE AND THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT DROVE OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THEY STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT ALL WHEEL DRIVE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A CODE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE ABS LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10204140September 26, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
GAS TANK IS EMITTING FUMES. GAS PUMP LINE CRACK, LEADING TO FUEL SETTLING AT THE O'RING RELEASES COMPONENT. NOW O'RING HAS BECOME CORREDED. CANNOT REPLACE O'RING SINCE IT IS CONNECTED TO THE TANK. GAS PUMP AND LINE REPLACED; NOW THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE FAULTY GAS PUMP. GM HAS A RECALL ON BOTH 07E021000 AND 07V349000; WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10203977September 24, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND HE MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10203634September 21, 2007STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER PURCHASED 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JULY, 2007. AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, 2007, WITH APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES ON IT, THE VEHICLE'S ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. UPON INSPECTION AT THE LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN WHICH THE CONDENSATION DRAIN WAS MADE FORWARD FACING, WHICH WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS, WOULD PREVENT THE CONDENSATION TO DRAIN PROPERLY WHILE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING DUE TO WIND RESISTANCE. THIS CAUSED THE CONDENSATION (WATER) TO POOL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING MULTIPLE VALVES TO RUST, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO MALFUNCTION, AND RESULTED IN A MUSTY MILDEW SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CARPET WAS BECOMING SATURATED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BUICK REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 AND NEWER MODELS. THEREFORE, THE REMEDY PROVIDED WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL A/C CONDENSATION DRAIN WAS REPLACED TO MATCH THAT OF THE 2005 AND NEWER RENDEZVOUS. THIS REMEDY ALONE WOULD HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE HAD BUICK ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW (WHICH THEY CLEARLY RECOGNIZED AS EVIDENCED BY THE DESIGN MODIFICATION ON THE 2005 AND NEWER MODELS), HOWEVER SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OBSERVABLE UNTIL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE (INCLUDING MULTIPLE RUSTED VALVES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR), THE REPAIR ENDED UP COSTING THE CONSUMER OVER $1,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202876September 13, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JULY 2006. I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW FIX IMMEDIATELY THANK GOD THE DEALER FIXED IT FOR ME AND NOW HERE WE ARE IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE WONT GO DOWN AND I LIVE ON DISABILITY AND I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO HEAT OR AIR STOPS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING AT A LIGHT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201836September 4, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON AUGUST 22, 2007, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FUEL TANK FRACTURE. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FUEL TANK FRACTURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,300.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199786August 16, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED A LOT OF FUEL. SHE FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197550July 26, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FILLER PIPE CONNECTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,737. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197598July 26, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 87,000 MILES. I STARTED SMELLING A SWEET BURNING SMELL THROUGH THE VENT. I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY INTAKE VALVE IS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDS REPLACING. THIS WILL APPARENTLY COST APPROXIMATELY $2,650.00. MY FATHER OWNS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ARISE IN HIS 2001 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. IT COST HIM SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. THE DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AS A RECALL THEREFORE THEY CAN CHARGE FOR IT. MY FATHER'S DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON, OHIO KNEW ABOUT IT AND WHEN I BROUGHT MINE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA THE SERVICEMEN LAUGHED BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197474July 25, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDZVOUS. I AM EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK FILLER PIPE, AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION #RQ06009. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197268July 23, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
03' BUICK REDERZVOUS (WITH 65000 MILES) BEING TOLD LEAKING OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHILE BEING SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES. GIVEN ESTIMATES OF $1200 FOR THE REPAIR JOB. TO ITS CREDIT BUICK IS HELPING WITH THE TAB (ENDED UP OF PAYING 400 OUT OF POCKET). WHILE DEALER WAS DOING THE INTAKE JOB, HE CAME BACK TO SAY THE WATER PUMP IS ALSO LEAKING WHICH COSTS ABOUT ADDITIONAL 350 FOR THE FIX. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197042July 20, 2007POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
03' BUICK RENDEZVOUS. AXLE ASSEMBLY (FRONT) FAILED AT 60,000/4 YEARS. REPAIRED AT BUICK DEALERSHIP THAT COSTS ~600 PARTS PLUS LABOR. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A SEVERE SAFETY RISK IF NOT FIXED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10196802July 19, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE LEAK REPAIRED. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IS UNDER RECALL # 03V454000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE 2003 MODEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10196668July 18, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, 36,440 MILES DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE AT FIREWALL ABOVE EXHAUST. MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; NOT WARRANTY; VERY EXPENSIVE; TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10195383July 5, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. HE FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN HE SMELLED GAS IN THE GARAGE FROM THE FILLER HOSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED THE HOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10195158July 2, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM LITTLE APPLE TOYOTA IN MANHATTAN, KS ON JUNE 2, 2006. THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED WAS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND THIS WAS DONE THROUGH TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION. WE EXPLAINED TO THE GENTLEMEN NAMED TIM THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING A FEW TRIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM KANSAS TO TEXAS. ALSO, MY HUSBAND WANTED PEACE OF MIND WITH HIM DEPLOYING TO IRAQ THAT WE WOULD BE SAFE. WE WERE INFORMED BY HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE ACCEPTED EVEN UNDER THE MILES PROGAM AND THAT OUR VEHICLE WOULD MEET AND EXCEED THOSE. WE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HEARD SOME GRINDING AND HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD PUT ON NEW BRAKES THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE. SO ANYWAY WE HAVE IT A YEAR TO DATE AND I AM MAKING A TRIP TO KANSAS WHEN IT GOES HAYWIRE. I TAKE IT TO LITTLE APPLE WHO WILL NOT HELP ME AND THEY SEND IT TO STAGG HILL TRANSMISSION WHO TELLS ME IT'S GOING TO BE $4,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT ALL MY WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO FIX THAT. I GUESS BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE GOOD ON A VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 1 YEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T JUST GO OUT AT 24,000 MILES. I WENT TO A SITE AND FOUND OTHERS COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO MORE CAREFULLY. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY ONE. NOW I AM STRANDED, CAR LESS, AND MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND CAN'T HELP TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2003 INVESTIGATED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10193948June 21, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, IT WOULD NOT GET WARM OR HOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH IS A $900 REPAIR. WHAT THEY DID NOT TELL ME WAS THAT, WHEN THIS GASKET LEAKS COOLANT, IT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW OR SEIZE. IN RESEARCHING ON-LINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM THAT BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND BUICK ARE WELL AWARE OF. IN FACT, GM SENT OUT AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN JULY 2001 STATING THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT WHEN BROUGHT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPT., IT SHOULD BE FIXED. ONLY THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART OR PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE STATING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, YET GM REFUSES TO RECALL IT! THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND A PETITION FOR GM TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN THE U.S. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVING CONSUMERS ABOUT ALL ALONG. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR CONTINUING TO SELL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NOT SO MUCH AS DO A RECALL. I WANT TO GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS WELL AS RECALL THE PART. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $700 IN REPAIRS TO THE CAR, INCLUDING WHEEL BEARING SENSORS, BRAKES, AND A GAS-LINE LEAK. THESE ARE ALSO WELL-KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10193068June 12, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING IN THE WELDING SEAM, WHERE THE CHECK VALVE IS WELDED INTO THE TANK. HE HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS THE CONTACT AGREES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192222June 1, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER COVERT BUICK CLAIMED WATER INTRUSION INTO FUEL PUMP/GAUGE HARNESS CAUSED CORROSION AND CIRCUIT FAILURE. REPLACED HARNESS AND CLAIMED REPAIRS TO PREVENT FURTHER WATER INTRUSION. FOUR DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF REPAIR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER NOW CLAIMS WATER INTRUSION FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IS SEARCHING FOR SOURCE OF WATER. DEALER WAS ADVISED OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH FILLER PIPE/FUEL TANK INTERFACE BUT DISCOUNTED THIS AS CAUSE. DEALER IGNORED REQUEST BY CUSTOMER TO EXAMINE DAMAGED PARTS TO DETERMINE IF METAL CORRODED BY WATER OR INSULATION DESTROYED BY HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0