Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10197550July 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FILLER PIPE CONNECTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,737. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197598July 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 87,000 MILES. I STARTED SMELLING A SWEET BURNING SMELL THROUGH THE VENT. I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY INTAKE VALVE IS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDS REPLACING. THIS WILL APPARENTLY COST APPROXIMATELY $2,650.00. MY FATHER OWNS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ARISE IN HIS 2001 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. IT COST HIM SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. THE DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AS A RECALL THEREFORE THEY CAN CHARGE FOR IT. MY FATHER'S DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON, OHIO KNEW ABOUT IT AND WHEN I BROUGHT MINE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA THE SERVICEMEN LAUGHED BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197474July 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDZVOUS. I AM EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK FILLER PIPE, AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION #RQ06009. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197431July 25, 2007
AIR BAGS
CAR ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10197268July 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
03' BUICK REDERZVOUS (WITH 65000 MILES) BEING TOLD LEAKING OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHILE BEING SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES. GIVEN ESTIMATES OF $1200 FOR THE REPAIR JOB. TO ITS CREDIT BUICK IS HELPING WITH THE TAB (ENDED UP OF PAYING 400 OUT OF POCKET). WHILE DEALER WAS DOING THE INTAKE JOB, HE CAME BACK TO SAY THE WATER PUMP IS ALSO LEAKING WHICH COSTS ABOUT ADDITIONAL 350 FOR THE FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197127July 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SUSPENSION
BEARINGS AND SENSOR ON ANTI LOCK WENT OUT. CAR STOPPING, LOCKING UP, NOT RE-STARTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197042July 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
03' BUICK RENDEZVOUS. AXLE ASSEMBLY (FRONT) FAILED AT 60,000/4 YEARS. REPAIRED AT BUICK DEALERSHIP THAT COSTS ~600 PARTS PLUS LABOR. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A SEVERE SAFETY RISK IF NOT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196802July 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE LEAK REPAIRED. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IS UNDER RECALL # 03V454000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE 2003 MODEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196668July 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, 36,440 MILES DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE AT FIREWALL ABOVE EXHAUST. MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; NOT WARRANTY; VERY EXPENSIVE; TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195529July 7, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY, TOOK TO A DEALER AND FOUND A/C CONDENSER DEFECTIVE. DEALER REPLACED CONDENSER. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE MAKING A GRATING SOUND WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN, TOOK TO DEALER, AND FOUND PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DEFECTIVE IT WAS REPLACED 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195558July 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
LAST MONTH WE PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END SHOOK WHEN TAKING OFF AND HITTING A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT THAT A MOUNT WAS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD COST AN EXTRA $600.00. WE TOLD THEM NO THANK YOU BUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WERE WE BEING TOLD THE TRUTH AND IF SO WHY WASN'T THE MOUNT ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE ARE AWAITING YOUR ANSWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195383July 5, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. HE FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN HE SMELLED GAS IN THE GARAGE FROM THE FILLER HOSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED THE HOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195420July 5, 2007
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 22 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE REAR SEAT BECAME UNHINGED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE SEAT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,331.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10195296July 4, 2007
STEERING
COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LOSS OF CONTROL, OR DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195284July 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI LOCK LIGHTS AND AWD DISABLED LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES ACTED AS IF SLIDING ON ICE WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A DRY AND SMOOTH ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195158July 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM LITTLE APPLE TOYOTA IN MANHATTAN, KS ON JUNE 2, 2006. THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED WAS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND THIS WAS DONE THROUGH TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION. WE EXPLAINED TO THE GENTLEMEN NAMED TIM THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING A FEW TRIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM KANSAS TO TEXAS. ALSO, MY HUSBAND WANTED PEACE OF MIND WITH HIM DEPLOYING TO IRAQ THAT WE WOULD BE SAFE. WE WERE INFORMED BY HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE ACCEPTED EVEN UNDER THE MILES PROGAM AND THAT OUR VEHICLE WOULD MEET AND EXCEED THOSE. WE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HEARD SOME GRINDING AND HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD PUT ON NEW BRAKES THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE. SO ANYWAY WE HAVE IT A YEAR TO DATE AND I AM MAKING A TRIP TO KANSAS WHEN IT GOES HAYWIRE. I TAKE IT TO LITTLE APPLE WHO WILL NOT HELP ME AND THEY SEND IT TO STAGG HILL TRANSMISSION WHO TELLS ME IT'S GOING TO BE $4,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT ALL MY WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO FIX THAT. I GUESS BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE GOOD ON A VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 1 YEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T JUST GO OUT AT 24,000 MILES. I WENT TO A SITE AND FOUND OTHERS COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO MORE CAREFULLY. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY ONE. NOW I AM STRANDED, CAR LESS, AND MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND CAN'T HELP TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2003 INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194227June 26, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WHEN IT SHOULD. THE FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. SAFETY RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK) DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,463 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194119June 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON JUNE 24, 2007, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK RECEPTACLE. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AT AN EARLIER DATE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193948June 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, IT WOULD NOT GET WARM OR HOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH IS A $900 REPAIR. WHAT THEY DID NOT TELL ME WAS THAT, WHEN THIS GASKET LEAKS COOLANT, IT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW OR SEIZE. IN RESEARCHING ON-LINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM THAT BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND BUICK ARE WELL AWARE OF. IN FACT, GM SENT OUT AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN JULY 2001 STATING THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT WHEN BROUGHT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPT., IT SHOULD BE FIXED. ONLY THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART OR PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE STATING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, YET GM REFUSES TO RECALL IT! THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND A PETITION FOR GM TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN THE U.S. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVING CONSUMERS ABOUT ALL ALONG. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR CONTINUING TO SELL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NOT SO MUCH AS DO A RECALL. I WANT TO GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS WELL AS RECALL THE PART. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $700 IN REPAIRS TO THE CAR, INCLUDING WHEEL BEARING SENSORS, BRAKES, AND A GAS-LINE LEAK. THESE ARE ALSO WELL-KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193450June 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEEL BEARINGS NEED REPLACEMENT. FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. REPLACED TIRES AND BRAKES 3 TIMES SINCE I HAV E OWNED THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE SLUGGISH AND NOT START SOMETIMES. ABS LIGHTS CAME ON FREQUENTLY. THE CAR WAS A BIG NIGHTMARE. WISH I NEVER WOULD OF BOUGHT A BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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