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I do know that even today, some new car brands (like Saturn) are being sold without ABS. ABS is an "add on", or included in in their better then base version. With this in mind, I pulled that ABS fuse from our van's panel. It's been working great since. Glad I pulled it from our van.
My mechanic said that if my van blows a newly installed ABS sensor, it needs its computer replaced as well. I think he said $800 + install + taxes. If you keep blowing newly installed ABS sensors in your RDV, odds are that its BMC (main computer) is the cause of the problem as well. I think somebody above mentioned that if weird electrical problems start surfacing (or come and go without reason), its computer is going as well. I hear the RDV computer is very expensive to replace.
Something to think of...
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So, what can we call do about this to start up a suit?
Quoting:
> have to live with it. I tried putting tires on the car and
>have taken it to 8 different places, which all tell me they
>are fine, but yet I have to put air in there every other
>day. Just a junk car... but I will NOT trade it in for
>someone else to have this nightmare. Maybe once person in
>this world caring about others will make a difference. ~d
For anyone having problem with their Rendezvous, I highly encourage you to contact GM's customer service directly. Don't rely on the dealer to do it for you. Call 1-800-462-8782. If you make your case directly to the people that can make a decision, you might actually get something.
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>Trust me your problems will get worse and you will get NO
>satisfaction from Buick or GM. I finally gave up and bought
>a Nissan....if I were you I'd go for the HONDA!!!
I keep spending big $'s to keep it on the road. LAst week the anti-Lock brake and AWD lights come on and the breaks work like I am constantly stopping in ICE. I'm now hoping that I can fix these and trade it in before I go broke - I have driven Buicks for over 20 years now and this one put me over the top - I will probably buy a Toyota. My wife's 2006 DTS was replaced after 6 months by Cadillac. Seems GM has no one to blame but themselves for their financial problems. If there is a class action suit, I will gladly join in
Shocker!! I am w/ you bpetes4, I am going to trade this VERY soon before I waste any more $. A Honda or Toyota sound good to me. I also have friends that are looking into getting rid of their Buick RDV befroe they start w/ troubles.
sunny 16 :sick:
After reading everyones posts, im beginging to get nervous about my car. It only has 73K miles which with newers cars is practically nothing! Ive been strongly considering in trading this car in but I already know ill get nothing for it. I feel like a sucker for buying it, because the orginial owner must of had a good reason for trading it in to begin with - id hate to bring this car upon another clueless person like myself!
Id def be interested in joining a class action suit. :mad:
I have a 2002 Rendez-vous and I think the only thing that is still working is the windsheild washer. I want to change my car this spring and Im praying nothing will brake before I get it to the dealers. Never again will I buy a Buick! Does any body know how much they are still worth or do we have to give them away!!! :confuse:
Good Luck
JP
i was hoping for the best. the used engine i got to replace it was 918.00 with tax. it has 42k on it. i had it changed out at a engine shop and it cost me 1850.00 for that. it would have been about 500.00 less, but i got a replacement set of gaskets put on the
intake. engine shop says this will correct the problem. he also said that the intake gasket is made of plastic and covered with rubber, the factory one that is. the plastic cracks over time . once it cracks the rubber lets the coolant seep into the oil and pistons 1 and 4 burn up.now that the new engine is in my odometer reads error, which i would like to know how to fix???? i can`t afford to pay anymore at this point.
i am willing to help anyone with questions, just ask
blower motor resistor 50.00
wheel bearing 100.00
transmission flush 75.00
odometer ???
GRAND TOTAL so far 3275.00
i called buick and they said sorry we can't help you ! thanks
dealer did the same. thanks
buick did send me a nice letter about my gas tank that may leak, because they want me to have satisfaction with there product.... how about 3275.00 for satisfaction!
I, agree with you (mandy312) mine is driving funny. It feels like it is dragging a big load. It doesn’t accelerate well either. And the gears are not shifting properly.
I am in for any kind of class action suit against the makers or the dealers.
overheat occasionally usually in stopped traffic or in line at a fast food. He said
that the intake gasket need replaced that it happens to all the rendezvous he has
worked on this is a factory defect. How do we get in the class action suit?
just google it and you will find it!!!!!!!!
good luck matt
GM said they would not help us with the first repair (sounded like they said no as soon as we said we did not get the extended warranty). The extended warranty has nothing to do with anything because this happened after the extended warranty would have run out. We don't put very many miles on our vehicle so the time runs out before the miles.
We are pursuing our crusade to get GM to step up and do the right thing, even if we have to try small claims court.
How can we get this organized?
at this point...............
I own a 2002 RDV with the 3.4L. I just picked my car up from the shop yesterday after having my engine rebuilt because of the problem with the gaskets and the dex coolant mixed with the oil but no leak. The repairs along with a rental I had to get to back and forth to work totals over $3100.00. I am in the process of trying to get GM to reimburse me or talk to an attorney to see if I can do anything. The engine started with a knock and in the fourth chamber followed by chamber 2. I had 83526 miles when the engine died. Now that I have had the engine rebuilt with everything new I plan to keep it for a while. :mad:
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435706
The lawsuits were filed on behalf of owners of General Motors vehicles, which were factory-filled with "Dex-Cool" coolant. In summary, the lawsuits alleged that Dex-Cool degraded certain vehicles’ intake manifold gaskets and other engine sealability components, and that in certain other vehicles, Dex-Cool formed a rusty sludge, clogging the vehicles’ cooling systems and causing vehicles to overheat.
Terms of the Settlement:
You may be eligible to receive between $50 and $800 in cash reimbursement under the settlement if you have paid for a covered repair by May 30, 2008, and if you submit a claim by October 27, 2008. If you paid for multiple covered repairs, you may be eligible to receive multiple cash reimbursements provided you submit a separate claim for each repair.
Please go to this web site http://www.girardgibbs.com/dexcool.html to get all the information. I hope this helps everyone. It certainly helped my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please let everyone know about this. It may be a good idea to do more research on it to make sure it's legit.
My condenser went bad too and GM don't want to take blame that its their condenser is defective....so i had to buy Condenser off ebay and went to local mechanic...i still end up paying almost 500 bucks. Dealer mechanic told i won't repair car if you don't buy parts from us........