Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10465954July 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE INTERNAL SWITCH, THE SHIFT LINKAGE ROD AND THE INTERNAL PARKING ROD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462174June 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A DIFFERENT READING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE GPS SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYING THE ACCURATE MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING AN INACCURATE READING. UPDATED 08/01/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462172June 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO UP HILLS. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LN UPDATED 08/02/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460946June 7, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460638June 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, NECK AND ELBOW. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10459857May 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EXAMINED THE FLUID. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE FLUID WAS FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CORROSION OCCURRED NEAR PLASTIC CLIPS THAT WERE PART OF THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459785May 27, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON, AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND NOW THE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458666May 16, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457514May 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CRANK SEALS, OIL PAN SEAL, HEAD GASKET CORROSION AND POTENTIAL FAILURE. MECHANIC FOUND THESE LEAKS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. REPORTED TO BUICK, EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. BUICK SAID ESSENTIALLY, "TOO BAD, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN." THE CAR IS WELL-MAINTAINED, LOW MILES, MALE SENIOR DRIVER. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS SUCH AS THESE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455531April 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD THE CAR 2 WEEKS & THE WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR IN MY DRIVERS WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAD ABOUT 49,000 MILES ON IT. AT 75,000 MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT, THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY GAS TANK HAD BEEN LEAKING. WHICH EXPLAINS THE GAS SMELL WHEN I FILLED MY TANK UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST WHERE SOME MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN ON THE OUTSIDE. THEN I READ THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER, BUICK TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE MINE. A NEW ONE IS 1,800. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. AT 80,000 1 OF MY BACK WHEEL HUBS & ASSEMBLY WENT OUT & I NEEDED A NEW UNIVERSAL BELT, SO BOTH WERE REPLACED.85,000 THE SECOND WHEEL HUB & ASSEMBLY WENT OUT. THAT TOO REPLACED. AT 101,000 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A LITTLE. HAD IT FLUSHED & FILTER CHANGED, HELPED FOR ABOUT A DAY, THEN STARTED AGAIN. AWD LIGHT STARTED COMING ON & GOING OFF, COMING ON & GOING OFF. BLEW 2 FUSES IN MY CAR, NOTHING WOULD WORK. AT 101,000 CAR WENT FROM A NORMAL TEMP.(JUST GOT OFF WORK, HAD NOT EVEN DROVE 2 MILES) TO HOT, PULLED OVER, OH GUESS WHAT THERMOSTAT STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT, CRACKED A HEADER. THAT TOO REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 108,000, NOW WHAT, O2 CENSOR, FUEL PUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND CATYLIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED TOO. WHEN I START MY CAR, SOMETIMES IT WON'T START. SO I HAVE TO POP THE HOOD & MOVE WIRES AROUND AND PLAY WITH THE BATTERY POST TO GET IT TO START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT ITS NOT, BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED THAT TOO. WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 60, AND TURN THE WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, & YOU CAN FEEL SOMETHING THAT FEELS LIKE A RATTLE UNDER YOUR FEET. I WANT TO GET RID OF IT SO BAD, BUT I HAVE FINALLY GOT IT DOWN TO WHERE HOPEFULLY I CAN TRADE IT IN, BECAUSE THE EXTRA MONEY I WAS PLANNING ON USING TO PAY IT OFF, HAS HAD TO GO INTO IT TO FIX IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454803April 11, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT INDICATE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT BLOW COOL AIR AND THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,794.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454839April 11, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED COOLANT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454662April 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453763April 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE THEN IT STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THE DVD PLAYER, AND CELL PHONE WERE CONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC BODY-CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BODY-CONTROL MODULE, AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450859March 9, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND RADIO, CD PLAYER, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2002 BUICK, RENDEZVOUS KEPT GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN MY SITUATION THE SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, I WAS IN A DANGEROUS PLACE (ON CURVEY HIGHWAY BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70MPH) THE SITUATION WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT COULD HAVE HAD FATAL CONSEQUENCES ESPECIALLY WHEN TALL HILLS SURROUND CURVEY FREEWAYS AND ROADS AND SUCH AS A DEER CROSSING THE ROAD OR WORSE YET, A PERSON ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE BCM KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING EVERY FEW MINUTES TURNING OFF ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD CLUSTERS AND IT COSTS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO FIX-ALMOST $1400. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450110March 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HOLE WAS IN THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450121March 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR OVER HEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO BE SEEN BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH ENGINE OIL. MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450120March 2, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR CAUGHT FIRE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE DEALER SAID. STARTED THE CAR HEARD NOISE BEFORE PULLING OFF OPEN THE HOOD AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450122March 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING, AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN LOW SO IT WOULD SLOW DOWN. AND WHEN IT SLOWED I FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS PUT TOGETHER FUNNY AND THAT THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED CAUSE ITS OVER THE EXHAUST. I DIDN'T GET HURT BUT I COULD HAVE, BUT IF IT WERE SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SLOW DOWN A CAR, OR A NEW DRIVER IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449936March 1, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK A CAR THAT CAME INTO MY LANE. I CONTINUED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY (GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY) AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HARD WITH THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH EITHER FRONT END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $10,000 IN DAMAGE AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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