Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10049883December 2, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER DEVELOPED MOLD. AS A RESULT, AN ODOR SEEPED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046287December 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JERKED AND WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, IN THE LAST PAST FIVE MONTHS, THE LIFTGATE HINGES/TIE ROD, AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK GEARS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046945November 14, 2003
TIRES
THE CAR'S TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 22,000 MILES. BOTH BUICK AND FIRESTONE ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUBSTANDARD TIRES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046900November 13, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, PARKING BRAKE
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOPPED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ROLLS BACK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL. AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER DOES NOT COOL/HEAT ENOUGH. THERE IS A "KLUNCK" NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOP. DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING INTO IT AND HAS BUICK CORP INVOLVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045824November 9, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF WIND PUSHED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR(WHILE IN THE OPEN POSITION) AND SCREWED UP THE DOR HINGE. NOW (AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR) THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM THE ASKED IF I HAD A RENDEZVOUS OR AN AZTEC(THEY DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ALOT WITH THESE MODELS)QUOTED $1000.00 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043566October 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2001 BUICK REGAL AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, THE HORNS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND IN A PANIC OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043505October 24, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
INTERIOR ROOF SUPPORT MISSING. ADDED, OCTOBER 15, 2003. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043401October 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039683October 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT ANY GEARS. MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS HAD TO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT FAITH IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT BEARING SEPARATED OCCASIONALLY. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041624October 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BANK. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY CAR BUMPED INTO THE POST AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPOT. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042678October 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042590October 8, 2003
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AND WHENEVER CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLID UP OR BACK. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO DO THAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039539September 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
CORROSION OF WATERPROOF CONNECTORS IN ELECTRICIAL SYSTEMS AND WATER AND CORROSION IN TAIL LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040174September 17, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039895September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL # 03 V 211 000 AND THE DEALER FAILED TO RECONNECT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038567September 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT GEAR ARM INDICATOR PROBLEM. WHEN CHANGING GEAR IT WOULD NOT ALWAYS INDICATE IN WHICH GEAR IT WAS ON. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038387September 8, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE ODOMETER READ IMPROPERLY AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS INCORRECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037286September 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE OUTSIDE REARVEIW MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG CAUSING A BLIND SPOT IN SEVERAL AREAS. SHORTER PEOPLE AS MYSELF A 5'4" CAN'T SEE OVER THEM ALSO THEY ARE TO WIDE CAUSING A 2' BLIND SPOT FOR VISION. THEY ALSO HAVE TOO LARGE OF MIRROR MAKING THE IMAGES IN THE REAR APPEAR LIKE THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. SEVERAL MISSED ACCIDENTS WITH BICYCLES AND OTHER CARS DUE TO BLIND SPOT. CONTACTED BUICK AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NEED TO REPLACE WITH SMALLER MIRROR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030050September 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING , THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE PARTIAL FAILURE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AFTER CONTINUED USE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036967September 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. VEHCILE STAYED IDLE FOR 8 DAYS BEFORE A FUEL PUMP COULD BE LOCATED! THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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