Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10427157September 26, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER HAD DIFFICULTY HEARING AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426006September 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS PARKED ON A HILL FACING UP WARDS. I MADE A U TURN IN THE STREET TO GO DOWN THE HILL AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN I LOST ALL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN BUT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A VERY SLOW STOP. WHILE I CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND NOW THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING CHIMES WERE RINGING CONSTANTLY. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID HITTING HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS CAUSING THE SMOKE. I COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE TOO BUT UNDER THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE LINE AND SAID THAT THE LINE RUNS UP TO THE FIRE WALL BEHIND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO WORK ON IT. "REAL NICE". I HAVE TO FIND A SHOP WHO IS COMPETENT TO DO THIS JOB. I WOULD HAVE NO DOUBT BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THIS HAPPENED. FROM READING SOME OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. APPARENTLY ALL THESE BRAKE LINES RUN UP TO THE FIRE WALL WHERE INSTALLATION HOLDS MOISTURE AND CAUSES FAILURE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. IF THE LINE WASN'T IN OR CLOSE TO INSULATION THIS WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *TR *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425827September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN GROSSLY INACCURATE SINCE ABOUT THE FALL OF 2009. WE ARE NEVER SURE IF WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND BE STRANDED. MY WIFE IS AN REGISTERED NURSE WHO'S WORKED NIGHTS AND GETTING OFF AT 2:00 A.M. AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY COULD POTENTIALLY PUT HER LIFE IN DANGER, NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO LOOK FOR GAS IN CRIME RIDDLED NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY, WHERE THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK BUT WAS IN FACT EMPTY, AND CAUSED A STALL. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS DURING THE DAYTIME ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED RURAL ROAD ALTHOUGH WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS. 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL AWD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425166September 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425236September 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425250September 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME. CONSEQUENCE: THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424492September 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424848September 7, 2011
AIR BAGS
SYSTEM SCANNER SHOWS AIR BAG LIGHT SHUT OFF. JUST PRIOR TO PURCHASE BY ME. ALSO CLEAN CAR FAX. VIOLATION 167-822. REPORT ENCLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD KNOWING THERE WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG, DUE THE VEHICLE BEING IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN THE SEAT HAD DEPLOYED AND THE COVER WAS BEING HELD IN WITH TAPE AND THE CODES HAD BEEN CLEARED. UPDATED 09/16/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423229September 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422311August 28, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND AFTER RUNNING IT, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS RESTART. IT HAS ALSO STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN IDLING. NO ONE CAN PIN POINT A SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT AFTER IT SITS AWHILE IT RESTARTS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SIT FOR AN HOUR TO GET MY CAR STARTED. A GM MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON A FUSE, BUT THERE WAS NOT CHANGE MADE TO THE FUSES SO THE ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED. OTHERS HAVE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THEN OTHERS SAY IF IT IS THE FUEL PUMP IT WOULD HAVE GONE COMPLETELY BAD BY NOW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2008 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422276August 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WILL NOT START UNTIL I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421968August 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO BRAKES, BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND BURST, DUE TO IT BEING UNDER FIRE WALL, ACCORDING TO THE MECHNAIC THE FIRE WALL GETS WET AND THIS CAUSES RUST TO SET IN. THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT VISIBLE TO MECHANIC TO DO AN INSPECTION DURING REGULAR SAFETY CHECKS. SINCE THE LINE WAS NOT VISIBLE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF IT IS VIABLE. THANKFULLY WE FELT THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND STOPPED SAFELY. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN, AND AM NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE CARS ARE DESIGNED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420050August 18, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER LOCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN PARK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416896August 3, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE LIFT GATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. CONSUMER STATED SWITCH FALURE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417482August 3, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR DIFFERENTIAL /TORQUE TUBE DEFECT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO GM DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHINING, ROARING AND CLUNKING NOISE. GARAGE INDICATED NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. NOISES CONTINUED AND GOT WORSE. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER GARAGE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. PROBLEM FOUND AND BOTH GM DEALERSHIP GARAGE AND THE CERTIFIED GARAGE THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM INDICATED A DEFECT IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WITH POTENTIAL OF LOCKING UP WHEELS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SKID WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416624August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED CONSISTENTLY AFTER 2007 ON SOME OCCASION WE MAY GET SOMETHING IN BETWEEN BUT MOSTLY JUST FULL OR EMPTY. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR, HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE. AS OF YET OUR GAS GAUGE ISSUE HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AS THE AUTO MECHANICS TEND TO JUST THROW PARTS AT IT UNTIL WE NO LONGER HAVE MONEY TO SPEND. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND DO HAVE THE FEINT SMELL OF GAS AS NOTED IN A SAFETY RECALL THAT OUR CAR IS NOT A PART OF BUT MEETS THE MODEL YEAR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413790July 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. IN MARCH 2009, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY 2011, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT BEYOND SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412055July 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE TO THE RADIATOR, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145, 000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410425July 5, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY IN JULY 2008, THEN IN APRIL 2009 THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY AGAIN, THEN IN SEPT.2010 THE BUSHINGS AND FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BECAUSE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT HOW LONG AND HOW MANY BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS AND ASSEMBLIES DO I NEED TO REPLACE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409179June 28, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO REMAIN OFF OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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