- VIN: 3G5DB03E34S52****
Estimated price: $2489
This deal is profitable. The price is 42.7 percent below the fair price.
- Low price: $3263
- Fair price: $4343
- High price: $5422
- MPG: 18 mpg city / 24 mpg hwy
- Interior Color: Gray
- Color: White
- Dealer: Omega Autosports
- Mileage: 189,625
- Year: 2004
Ownership Cost for 2004 Buick Rendezvous CX
Estimated: $37230 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1435 |
$689 |
$603 |
$545 |
$488 |
$3760 |
Insurance |
$1451 |
$1502 |
$1554 |
$1609 |
$1665 |
$7781 |
Fuel |
$1902 |
$1960 |
$2028 |
$2109 |
$2204 |
$10203 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1845 |
$938 |
$598 |
$2291 |
$8435 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$401 |
$401 |
$401 |
$401 |
$401 |
$594 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8930 |
$7179 |
$6479 |
$6316 |
$8327 |
$37230 |
Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 3400.0 Displacement CI: 207.48072992208 Displacement L: 3.4 Doors: 4 Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine Manufacturer: FLT Engine Model: LA1 Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg) Make: BUICK Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Rendezvous Model Year: 2004 Plant City: Ramos Arizpe Plant Country: Mexico Plant State: Ramos Arizpe Series: SRV Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2002 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2004, AND OVER THE PAST YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES (WITH SPEED SENSORS), INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER (ONE YEAR AGO). JUST WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: TIE-ROD, RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, HEAD GASKET, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE. THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAD THE BUICK DEALER WORK ON WAS THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE REST OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY TIRE DEALERSHIP, RADIATOR SHOP, AND AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGE. NOW, THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN MEANING THAT ONE OF THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES ARE OUT (REPLACED BY BUICK THEMSELVES) AND OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. AND, ALSO, THE AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE NOTICED QUITE A LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET CONCERNING ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE HAD AS WELL WITH THIS MODEL BUICK WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM OF WHICH BUICK WILL NOT DEAL WITH NOR STEP UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY AUTO-REPAIRMEN THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE 3400 MODEL ENGINE. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK CONCERNING THE AIR-BAG PROBLEM, AND THEY ACT AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS AND DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK INTO IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG INFLATOR FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, JUST NOT FOR MY VIN#. OVER THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE WE HAVE INVESTED QUITE A SUM OF MONEY INTO REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT! I BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THE NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM, BUICK SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE! ALL THE OTHER UNIQUE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY US, AND IS TOO LATE TO EXPECT ANY HELP |
2004 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 1 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. |
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