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#61 of 2196 re: melsny - Engine's operating temperature by dpatel Oct 08, 2001 (9:21 am)
The temperature indicator in my RDV also goes to may be slightly above the 1/3 mark, but I have not yet experienced the heating problem like you have, but I have tried it only once. I wondered the same thing as you did as all my past cars have shown the indicator to be in the middle. I do know once my temperature indicator did go up beyond 1/2 point, but I have never seen it repeat so I was not sure why that happened.  As for the mileage is concerned, I drive a lot through small ups and downs as well as contruction area, and my RDV gives about 17.5 mpg which I think is not as bad. How much mileage are you getting?  Please post the update if you find any thing more about this.
#62 of 2196 Re: mfarmer2 - Seat memory recall & strange popping noise by dpatel Oct 08, 2001 (9:26 am)
Sorry, I cannot give you a lot of information other than that I have been able to get my adjust the seat between the 2 driver memory positions without any problems. I thought you had all this figured out when you bought the RDV and actually I was going to go back to your original post about this when I bought by RDV to figure out how to adjust the seats and mirrors. Also we do not have any popping noise when the seat is moved, but I have noticed that the time is very slowly lost in my RDV. In about 1 month I think I have lost about 2 minutes. Hope the dealer can figure out the problem soon.
#63 of 2196 Engine's operating temperature & seat memory by melsny Oct 08, 2001 (10:44 am)
To dpatel: Thanks for your response. I intend to have the service tech check my engine operating temp at the next service on Oct. 11. My overall mileage is also about 17.5 but that is less than I expected on mixed driving where over 50% is on the highway. With respect to the seat memory, mine works the same as yours and I convinced that it not correct. If I leave it in the exit position, it stays there even though I have it programmed to go to memory position when unlocking with the remote. I'll have that checked also. I have one other problem in that I don't get the 3 chimes that you're supposed to get when you depress the lock switch when exiting the car. I'll let you know what the technicians have to say about all of this after this next service.
#64 of 2196 Seat memory & Clock losing time by mfarmer2 Oct 08, 2001 (4:27 pm)
To depatel- Thanks for your response. To clarify: I don't have a problem going directly from memory 1 to memory 2. The problem I'm referring to involves the recall and is exactly like melsny describes: "If I leave it in the exit position, it stays there even though I have it programmed to go to memory position when unlocking with the remote."   As for the clock, we are losing about 1 minute every 10 days. The service manager says the only way to fix this is to switch the whole radio out. He also said the process is very simple and once the radio arrives it will only takes a few minutes to do. Apparently, they've dealt with this before.   To melsny- My dealer does admit there have been problems with some of the memory modules on the RDV's he's encountered; however he's not yet sure that what we're experiencing is a real problem. He seems to think that if the driver changes the seat position, once they've entered the vehicle, then it will "override" the system and that might be how it's suppose to work.   However, that explanation doesn't quite make sense to me, and seems to defeat the purpose of "recall". If we have the vehicle valet parked, it would be nice to be able to put the seat back in the original position with the remote unlock. Guess this is one of the drags of having a first year model. No one, not even the dealer, knows how this vehicle is really suppose to work.   I'll keep everyone posted. Also, I want to encourage everyone: if you're experiencing a problem, regardless of how small, please report it here. It will be helpful for others if we can find a fix. Thanks.
#65 of 2196 Mary and others - by cwjacobsen Oct 09, 2001 (5:51 am)
Thanks for all your posts, Gamera too is losing time very slowly, but with no popping noise as Mary described. Now as far as the seat memory selection goes. I must admit that I'm a bit confused by the concern. I'm not trying to be argumentative. But I am curious as to why someone would want the seat to move from the exit position when you unlock the vehicle. Personally, I would want the seat to stay put in the exit position until I got back into the car, and then bring it up closer to the wheel.   CWJ
#66 of 2196 Losing time by boondocks Oct 09, 2001 (6:04 am)
Hmm, mine is also (no popping noise, though, I didn't get memory seats). I thought it was an individual thing. I have the CD/cassette radio. Is anyone's NOT losing time? I'm glad I read about this, I never would have considered having the dealer replace the whole radio for this. How is the new radio doing with regards to keeping time?
#67 of 2196 Boondocks - time by cwjacobsen Oct 09, 2001 (7:13 am)
I too have the cassette/CD combo, and like you would like to hear from the other owners as to what version radio they have and whether or not they are losing time. Also, like you, I thought I was alone with this admittedly minor problem.   Mary is absolutely right to encourage owners to share all their experiences. Thanks to my friends on this board, I've had one problem solved and now I have another where I know I'm not alone. Likewise, I believe Brian F., aka Fedlawman, did himself and many others a favor when he complained about the eratic adjustment behavior of his side view mirrors. Gamera doesn't have this particular problem, but clearly other Rendezvouses did and to my knowledge the fix was easy.   CWJ
#68 of 2196 Time and seat memory by dpatel Oct 09, 2001 (8:40 am)
I have a CD/Cassette/Radio combination in RDV. And I did not think it to be a big deal so I was just ignoring it, but now that a lot of us are having a problem, it is really a good idea as suggested earlier that we all take a look at how the clock is performing as well as which model (CD changer or CD/Cas/Rad or Cas/Rad) is having this problem. As for the seat memory is concerned, I will have to take a look at this again now. I do agree with Mary that the seat should come back to the memory position with remote unlock from the exit position. I will check this out and report back.
#69 of 2196 Seat memory recall & clock cont'd... by mfarmer2 Oct 09, 2001 (11:04 am)
Hi cwjacobson- To respond to your post 62: I'm not trying to be picky. My main concern is that the seat memory recall should work the way it was intended to. In the DIC, it can be set to recall either the "exit" or the "memory seat" position. However, I've noticed that it doesn't recall either position; that is unless the seat was previously in the other driver's (key/remote) seat position.   Now that's fine if you're constantly alternating the vehicle with the other driver. But this doesn't really come in handy if one person is mainly using the vehicle. In my opinion, one of the advantages of having "recall" is for the times that you have your vehicle valet parked, or someone drives it temporarily using your same key/remote. It would be nice to be able to automatically put the seat back with your remote. But as I mentioned above, it stays in the last position.   Also, guess I should mention, we have seat memory recall on our other vehicle (different make/model), which automatically puts the seat back into the seat memory position regardless of which driver was using the vehicle before hand. So this is one of the reasons I'm questioning about the way this one is working.   And the other reason, we've been a little suspect, is because of other problems we've heard about regarding the memory modules; not to mention, the occasional popping noise we hear with our seat memory. Btw, this popping noise also seems to be more frequent if the vehicle door is open when we're moving the seat. Now if you're asking why we'd be moving the seat when the vehicle door is open, that's related to the fact that the remote/recall doesn't work automatically, and we've had to move the seat a few times before entering the vehicle.    To dpatel- To respond to your question about which model and radio: we have the CX model with the CD/Cas/Rad.   To everyone- So far, I do consider these to be relatively minor problems, and overall we're very pleased with our RDV. But as I mentioned above, I feel that no problem is too small to be mentioning here.
#70 of 2196 Engine operating temp, clock, delayed locking chime, etc. by melsny Oct 11, 2001 (3:22 pm)
I had my 3,500 mile service today and had a few other things checked. Even though the engine temp gauge only goes up 1/3 they determined that it reached 195 degrees operating temperature so that's OK.   Delayed locking was supposed to sound 3 chimes when the button is depressed but it stopped doing that shortly after I took delivery. They checked tech support and were told to remove fuse 24 to reset the BCM. That fixed the problem.   My complaint about inaccurate and sometimes erratic outside temp display was reported to me as to operating properly. The next time I bring the car in, I'll bring another thermometer with me to compare.   I have the same problem as others have reported about the seat not going from "exit" position to memory position when using the remote. I was told that it is operating according to mfg spec. I might pursue that by writing to Buick Engineering.   They ordered a new radio for me because of my complaint that the clock will lose about 1 minute per week. I hope that the new radio takes care of that, but I'm pessimistic about it.   My lift gate struts got weak and they replaced them.   They also did a computer scan and got out an error code. I didn't even know that I had a problem but they re flashed the PCM with updated code.   I looks like many items, but we really are happy with the car. My wife loves it, which is most important since I bought it for her.

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