# Buick Rendevous makes groaning sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** rendezvous, buick\ **Created:** [May 18, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-rendevous-makes-groaning-sound/79389 "2013-05-18T20:12:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Annie\_M](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Annie_M)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-rendevous-makes-groaning-sound/79389/1 "2013-05-18T20:12:45Z")
One year ago, after driving 8 or so hrs., at 108,000 mi, my 2003 Buick Rendevous started making a groaning sound which would last 15-30 seconds. When exiting the turnpike, the sound lasted nearly 1 min. The next day, the Buick dealer could find no cause but put a new serpentine belt on it which solved the problem for a few months. (I had previously replaced the serpentine belt at 96,000 mi as routine maintenance.) After a couple months, I heard the sound again and took it to my local Buick dealer who could find nothing. It was o.k. for about 6 mo. Now it groans again. My local mechanic heard it but could find no cause. It groaned almost constantly a couple days ago while I was driving in slow traffic w/the a/c on but quit when I turned the a/c off. It sometimes groans with the a/c off, especially on a turn from a stop sign. I now have 114,000 mi. The sound seems to be originating from the engine. Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution? ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-rendevous-makes-groaning-sound/79389/2 "2013-05-18T20:39:29Z")
It could be a bad tensioner or maybe a compressor. Should be easy. Us a mechanics stethoscope to isolate the noise and replace the part. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-rendevous-makes-groaning-sound/79389/3 "2013-05-18T21:28:35Z")
I have experienced the problem but the solution was to change the belt every 15,000 miles which was 2.5 years with the truck. Serpentine belts don’t always last a long time.