# 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1185968` · 2015-05-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** RENDEZVOUS
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
VALET PERSON WAS PARKING MY RENDEZVOUS IN DEC 2012 AND SAID AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP  HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2,000 IN DAMAGES.    MY BIGGEST COMPLAINTIS THAT  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS TWICE IN THE PAST SIX YEARS.  I KEEP  BEING TOLD THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.  I CANNOT AFFORD  TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR NOW WITH ALL THE REPAIRS IVE PUT INTO THIS, AND ITS PROBABLY NOT WORTH MUCH.  WE   HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT GM VEHICLES BUT WE MAY THINK LONG AND HARD BECAUSE ONCE THEIR OFF THE LOT  IT SEEMS NO ONE CARES AND NO ONE WANTS TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT.
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