Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10234909July 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANIFOLD LEAK/ ELECTRICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234056July 12, 2008
EQUIPMENT
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED ON A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. COST $1200. I WILL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN AND I WILL TALK TO MY FRIENDS TO BUY OTHER THAN BUICK PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233243July 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
BUICK 2005 RENDEZVOUS CONSTANT LOUD WHINING OR MOANING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL REGARDLESS OF SPEED. IT IS EMBARRASSING. NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233242July 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STALLING. ON 4 OCCASIONS TO DATE THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT STARTED BACK UP. THE NEXT TIME I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE GOING ABOUT 10 MPH TURNING A CORNER AND IT WENT DEAD. IT STARTED BACK UP. THE THIRD TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND IT STALLED. IT STARTED BACK UP. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME AND I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAPPEN DUE TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232907July 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, PARKING BRAKE
2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: OPERATOR STOPPED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. CAR WAS IN DRIVE "D" AND KEYS WERE REMOVED. LATER, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED). DEALER INDICATES THAT THE KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE RENDEZVOUS SAFETY FEATURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL / IGNITION IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232607June 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AT ONLY 86K MILES AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAS FAILED. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND THERE SEEM TO BE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ... BUICK SHOULD FIX THESE AS THEY ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231461June 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING. SHE ALSO NOTICED SOMETHING IN HER DRIVEWAY AND COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUMES INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT LOCATED A TSB RELATING TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. SHE THEN PROVIDED THE DEALER WITH THE INFORMATION FOR TSB NUMBER 07203A AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231406June 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALARM GOES OFF ANY TIME YOU LOCK DOORS, CAN'T OPEN LOCKS WITHOUT USING KEYS SO CAN'T OPEN REAR DOORS TO GET MY KIDS OUT. LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, EXTERIOR THERMOSTAT IS INACCURATE, A/C DOES NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. CAR GOES INTO SECURITY MODE, SO NO A/C, NO CLOCK, NO STEREO. TRUNK POPS OPEN BY ITSELF. THE INTERIOR DOOR ALARM WON'T GO OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. NEED TO DISCONNECT BATTERIES AT TIMES TO SHUT OFF LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231413June 17, 2008
VISIBILITY
WAS INFORMED BY A FRIEND OF AN NTMVSA-RELATED RECALL (NUMBER 07273) ON THEIR 2003 PONTIAC VIBE FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON BOTH OF OUR 2002 AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WINDOW HARDWARE DETERIORATES, RESULTING IN THE SNAPPING OF WINDOW SUPPORT HARDWARE. IN MOST CASES WINDOW GLASS DROPS TOTALLY INSIDE THE DOOR AND IS IRRETRIEVABLE UNLESS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHARGES FOR A REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ABOUT A WEEK APART IN OUR 2002 RENDEZVOUS. ALSO, THE CHARACTERISTIC "POPPING OR CLICKING SOUND" LISTED IN THE RECALL IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN BOTH OUR 2002 AND 2003 MODEL RENDEZVOUS, SIGNALING THAT THE WINDOW HARDWARE IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS RESULTS IN A HAZARD SITUATION IN EITHER EXTREMELY HOT OR EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, REGARDLESS OF GLASS BREAKAGE (WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR CASE). SINCE I DO NOT HAVE A GM FACTORY CUSTOM WARRANTY ON MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS, REPAIRS HAVE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $250 DOLLARS OUT-OF-POCKET. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE A COVERAGE LETTER FROM GM IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, BUT I AM READING MANY ACCOUNTS OF A SIMILAR FAILURE FROM MANY RENDEZVOUS OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229109May 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON AT LEAST 50 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD "BUCK" AND STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS. WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES, EVEN AFTER REFUELING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN THIRTY MINUTES AND TWO HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO RESTART WOULD COINCIDE WITH HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE. MANY TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. BOTH THE DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228942May 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 27, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,150. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229030May 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLICKERING. SUDDENLY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND SPEED ODOMETER SHUT OFF. SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPEED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPAIRS WERE $926.00. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HER FOR $383.56 SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 06/25/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228856May 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK AT POINT WHERE FILL TUBE JOINS GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228016May 16, 2008
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEFT HIS WIFE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE HE ENTERED THE STORE. HE LEFT THE RADIO ON, BUT WHEN HIS WIFE TURNED IT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT INQUIRED ABOUT THIS FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227340May 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHEEL BEARING NOISE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS WITH THE WRONG KIND. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO CRUMBLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE CORRECT WORK DONE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INSTALLED FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ROTORS INSTEAD OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE ROTORS. THE ROTORS INSTALLED WERE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE PROPER ROTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226454May 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY BUICK DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS COMING APART ON THE INSIDE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $2,667, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED $1,302.58. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,083. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226284April 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ALL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON- THERE IS NOT A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 50-60 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. LOST COUNT ON THE PREVIOUS YEARS BEFORE THAT. WE'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATE THEY CAN NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN (WHILE IN THE SHOP), AND WITHOUT IT HAPPENING AT THE PRECISE TIME, THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS. WE WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE, BUT I CAN'T SELL IT MYSELF KNOWING THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THE BUYER. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE US EVEN CLOSE TO A TRADE IN VALUE (PRICING OBTAINED FROM THREE SEPARATE SOURCES) STATING THE VEHICLE IS PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225816April 27, 2008
VISIBILITY, WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SNOW BUILDS UP IN WHEEL WELLS THE AWD BECAME DISABLED AND SPUN OUT IN ROAD, HAVE FAILED WITH MUD, BUILD UP AS WELL HAD REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. ALSO FEEL THAT THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS HAVE DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225486April 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXING WITH MOTOR OIL BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FRACTURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 05/06/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225411April 22, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON JUNE 22, 2004, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE REAR AND A SIDE WINDOW WERE SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. GM SERVICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT IS STILL UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE AND HAS CARPHAL TUNNEL IN BOTH ARMS DUE TO THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/05/08
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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