Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10604593June 19, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT IT WAS NEVER A RECALL BUT ONLY A SPECIAL COVERAGE BUT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD PASSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599158June 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING FROM UTAH TO IOWA ON INTERSTATE 80 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ROADWAY SPEED. AFTER SOME TIME THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT CLIMBING WHILE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED. AFTER STOPPING AT A REST AREA THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER MOVED. IT WAS JUST STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 112 MPH. LUCKILY WE WERE GIVEN A GPS WITH SPEEDOMETER BUILT IN AS A GIFT. LEAVING THE REST STOP, WE CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY, AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO IOWA THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WAS FACING STRAIGHT DOWN WHETHER WE WERE STOPPED OR DRIVING ROAD SPEEDS. WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER SITTING IN THE CAR THAT LONG, WE COULD NOT JUSTIFY SITTING AT A DEALERSHIP FOR HOURS ON END. AROUND FIVE DAYS AFTER ARRIVING IN IOWA, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS GREATLY CONFUSED ME, BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS ON A VEHICLE, IT TENDS TO STAY BROKEN. ON OUR TRAVELS BACK TO UTAH THE SAMETHING HAPPENED TO THE SPEEDOMETER, SO AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED IN UTAH, I DROPPED MY SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OFF AT HOME, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND MY SITUATION AND THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION OF A LOOSE OR BROKEN CONNECTION DEEP BEHIND THE DASH. HERE IS THE "KICKER", ACCORDING TO THEM THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SAID PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD COST $600 TO FIX. AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS PURCHASED AS IS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN IOWA. I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE $600 TO SPEND TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WE NOW HAVE 86,365 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. I CANNOT SEE HOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL, BUT I AM NOT IN BIG BUSINESS. SO I FEEL I AM TAKING THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALL THE OTHERS' COMMENTS THAT I HAVE READ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598957June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING UNDER THE SEAT HAD CORRODED DUE TO THE INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE AC UNIT. AS A RESULT, THE CARPET CREATED MOLD DUE TO THE WETNESS AND THE FLOOR BOARD WAS CORRODED AS WELL. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS DISABLED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597348June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT AN AMMCO TRANSMISSION OUTLET. AS A RESULT OF THE REPAIR MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING THE FIRST DAY THE CAR WAS DECLARED REPAIRED. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE REPAIRER WHO TOLD ME A SECOND TRANSMISSION WOULD BE INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS LATER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE CAR WAS PICKED UP A SECOND THE TIME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO TIME FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET ITSELF. THAT NEVER HAPPENED SINCE I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE COMPUTER WAS IN DEFAULT MODE AND WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AAMCO PRETENDED TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT THIS ORDEAL. THE SAME NIGHT I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT WHEN MY CAR GLITCHED AGAIN. I ALMOST HIT THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS TOTAL DARKNESS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT OF SECONDARY REPAIR SHOPS. I HAVE TRIED HARD. NO ONE SHOULD GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. THIS MECHANICS USED MANY EXCUSES BUT IN THE END IT WAS A PINCHED (BEST WORD I CAN UTILIZED) WIRE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. AFTER BEING TURNED DOWN BY FOUR LOCAL MECHANICS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. NO ONE WAS WANTS TO STEP FORWARD TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER I HAVE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW THAT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN PA HAS LIMITED AUTHORITY ON THIS ISSUE AND CANNOT HELP ME. THESE PEOPLE NEED OVERSIGHT SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED OR ALREADY HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596972June 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED VEHICLE AND BEGAN OUT OF DRIVEWAY, SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON, GAS GAUGE, TACH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CAR WILL START BUT NOT RUNNING RIGHT, I PARKED THE CAR DUE TO SAFETY. THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BY GM ON THE 2004 MODEL BUT NOT 2005 MODEL, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596641June 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPOT YOU GET A HUMMING SOUND AT SLOW SPEED SEEMS TO BE IN THE REAR OF CAR I THINK DOES NOT SOUND LIKE POWER STEERING WHINE CK THE FLUID IN POWER STEERING IT IS FINE NO LEAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595659June 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN OCT. 2013. JUST OVER A MONTH LATER WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DASH SAYING ABS DISABLED. AS THIS COMES IF YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP BEHIND SOMEONE AND YOU ARE NOT SURE IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS LIGHT LIKES TO COME ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ROUGHLY 65 ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL, NOT REALLY EFFECTING DRIVING JUST STOPPING. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2013 WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR ON THE FRONT WHEEL. WELL HERE WE ARE ONLY A FEW MONTH LATER AND ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. WE FIGURED WE WOULD LOOK INTO RECALLS BEFORE WE GO AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595677June 2, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPER, ALL WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR AND THE BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,453. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594452May 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT WILLL TURN ON RIGHT AWAY, GO A FEW MILES AND THEN DIES AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED, THE TROTTLE HAS BEEN CLEAN, FUEL FILTER REPLACED, SPARK PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. WE'VE EVEN CHANGED TRAMISSION FLUID AND FILTERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594625May 28, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594369May 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ONE DAY I WOKE UP GOT IN MY CAR STARTED DRIVING AND IT WOULDN'T GO PAST 55MPH I TOOK IT TO EAST DETROIT AUTO ON GRATIOT IN DETROIT MI AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR OVER 30 DAYS SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND GAVE ME MY CAR BACK NOT WORKING. I JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT THIS CAR AND ITS A HUGE HASSLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593918May 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
I SHUT MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DEPLOYED. I AM A ASE MASTER TECH WITH 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE AT A GM DEALER. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SHOULD OF HAPPENED. MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IM VERY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING THE SYSTEM REPAIRED BECAUSE IM AFRAID THERE WILL BE ANOTHER FALSE DEPLOYMENT. IM WORRIED WE WONT BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME AND IF WILL BE A FRONTAL DEPLOYMENT INTO OUR FACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593577May 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING UP OR DOWN AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A BAFFLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK OR THE FUEL TANK WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593367May 22, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE STEERING GRINDS AND THE POWER BRAKES DON'T STOP UNLESS YOU PUMP THEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS,ITS NOT ALL THE TIME,AND THE SHIFTING GEAR BROKE WHILE I WAS PARKED TRYING TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE. MY NAME IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593448May 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592676May 20, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592825May 20, 2014
ENGINE
THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE 'REDUCED POWER ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO LET FOLKS GET BY AND SAT AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED. NO CODES STORED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I STILL HAD POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, LIGHTS AND HORN. THE SILENT ENGINE HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE EVERY OTHER DAY. NOONE HAS A SENSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES OUT. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET ME BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588886May 16, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PLASTIC WELD ON THE FUEL TANK INLET VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588341May 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
1ST OCCASION (3/11/11): I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON A FREEWAY, IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. I ALSO HAD MY TWO YOUNG BOYS (AGES 4 AND 7) IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY WHEN TRAFFIC BACKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT MY BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND UP ONTO THE EMBANKMENT AND FORTUNATELY DID NOT CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAD MINIMAL BRAKE POWER. MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY AND WAS ABLE TO VERY SLOWLY DRIVE MY CAR THERE. THE BRAKE LINE ON ABS PUMP TO RIGHT WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2ND OCCASION (2/28/13): I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD FOR TRAFFIC BACKED UP AT AN INTERSECTION. AGAIN, MY BRAKES FAILED AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR ME STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MINIMAL BRAKE POWER. AT THE INTERSECTION I TURNED RIGHT, HEADING SOUTH BOUND AND THEN WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARK MY CAR. THIS TIME I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP. THE SAME BRAKE LINE FAILED ' THE BRAKE LINE ON THE ABS PUMP TO RIGHT WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587814May 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD ADJUSTED A WIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX AND WAS ABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ADJUSTING A WIRE IN THE FUZE BOX INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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