Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10130016July 25, 2005
EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED A GM MANUFACTURED BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN AUGUST OF 2003. BEGINNING JUNE OF 2005 THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ACTIVATE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTS YOU TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO RESET THE ALARMS, IF THEY DO NOT RESET YOU ARE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. WHEN I DID THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, 4 TIMES AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE OTHER TWO TIMES I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR OVER 30 DAYS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY DID NOTHING AND SAID THAT THEY HAD EXHAUSTED ALL KNOWN FIXES. IN MY OPINION THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES 3 CHILDREN. WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN AK WHERE GAS STATIONS OR SERVICES ARE OVER 100 MILES APART. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES MAY GO OUT OR THAT THE ENGINE MAY NOT START. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, BBB, AND NHTSA, AND I AM REQUESTING THAT GM PURCHASE MY VEHICLE OR ALLOW ME TO TRADE IT IN FOR THE AMOUNT CURRENTLY OWED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129779July 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I WAS NOT ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. HAD TO GET IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE BY THEY FOUND WIRES THAT HAD SHORTED OUT TO THE BODY VIA VIBRATION IN DIFFERENT PLACES. I WAS ALSO CHARGED CLOSE TO $500 FOR REPAIRS ON WHAT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. ITS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH 56,000 MILES AT THE TIME. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129778July 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2003 RENDEZVOUS HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FIRST SIDE WENT AROUND 18K MILES, THE OTHER SIDE WENT AT JUST OVER 36K MILES.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129192July 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2002 BUICK RANDEZVOUZ WITH 20,000 MILES. FAILURE OF PLASTIC COLLAR ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK FOR NO APARENT REASON. FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK IN CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY TO MAKE A THE SITUATION A DANGEROUS HAZARD. FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE UNIT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER'S SHOP WAITING FOR THE NEW FUEL TANK WHICH MIGHT HAVE THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129244July 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE IF YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRY TO RESTART IT WITHIN MINUTES IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO START. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS AFTERHOURS, SO IT SAT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED THE VEHICLE IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. I JUST LET HAVE TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR UPTO 30 MINUTES AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY SAID THERE IS REALLY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129261July 18, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C CONDENSER FAILURE (LEAK FROM CRACK), FAILURE DISABLES THE A/C UNIT, DEALER INDICATES IT IS A $1000 REPAIR. VEHICLE IS 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH JUST UNDER 50K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128832July 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILS TO START SINCE MAY 2005. ONCE CAR'S ENGINE STOPS AND I REMOVE THE KEY, I AM UNABLE TO RE-START CAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TWICE FOR PROBLEM. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN MIS-DIAGNOSED AND I AM CHARGED FOR UN-NECESSARY SERVICE. LOU SOBH HAS SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES NEEDED SERIOUS ATTENTION - I REQUESTED THE EMERGNCEY ITEMS TO BE FIXED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION AND PAID $537; HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL STALLING. I RETURNED THE CAR TO LOU SOBH, THEN I WAS TOLD I NOW REQUIRE A NEW FUEL PUMP ALL FOR $900. A RECALL IS POSTED FOR THE 2004 BUICK RENDEVOUS. I BELEIVE THIS ALSO PERTAINS TO MY CAR MODEL AND THE RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2003 BUICK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128221July 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR BEHIND RIGHT FRONT TIRE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE INTAKE AND HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127764July 7, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION FAILURE- REPLACED 12/04, WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILURE-REPLACED 06/05, HEATING/AC PROBLEMS SINCE NEW 09/03, BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE NEW, WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED 2X'S, HATCH LATCH FAILURE-MULTIPLE, PARKING BRAKE FAILURE 07/04-PRESENT, OVERHEATING 07/04-PRESENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127519July 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING IT TO FAIL STATE OF GEORGIA INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS A DRAIN HOSE THAT IS DRAINING WATER INTO THE WIRING HARNESS, AND THAT WAS WHY THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. WHEN THE PART WAS REPLACED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE STATES NEEDED REPLACING, IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127166June 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST (LEFT) WAS REPLACED AT APPROX 35,000 MILES. THE RIGHT BEARING WAS REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NO HEAVY USE AND IS DRIVEN APPROX. 1,400 MILES PER MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127027June 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
2004 BUICK RENDEVOUS 64K MILES - COMPLETE ATO TRANSMISSION FAILURE - INCLUDING TRANSFER ASSEMBLY. OCCURED 40MPH WITH NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS - ALMOST CAUSED REAR END COLLISION. LOST ALL GEARS, 1,2 AND REVERSE - ONLY 3RD BARELY OPERABLE. 5 MILES FROM DEALER - HAD TO BE TOWED. SUPERIOR BUICK (KANSAS CITY) PULLED PAN - SAID LOT OF GROUND UP METAL. INITIAL COST $5K! INVESTIGATING OTHER CASES - FINDING GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM - IN SOME CASES DEALERS BUYING BACK '02 RDV'S. FINDING THIS EXACT SAME OCCURANCE WITH OTHER OWNERS IS NOT JUST A RANDOM - BUT MANY FAILURES. JUST 30 DAYS AGO ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE AC CONDENSER UNIT $1,500 - NOW FINDING THIS TOO IS A GM DEFECT WITH LOT OF OTHER RDV OWENERS. WILL TRY TO PURSUE VEHICLE BACK BY FROM GM - SEEING A LOT OF 'LEMON' CASES OUT THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126766June 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MAY 27, 2005 MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX PLUS. 3 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED DURING OUR RUSH HOUR TRIP TO WORK, 06/16, 06/20 & 06/27. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN, ONCE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY (ROUTE I-95 IN PA) AND TWICE WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON NJ ROUTE 130. I WAS WITH HIM EACH TIME IT OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINING THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE THE FAILURE. BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOTHING WAS DONE. THIS SEEM TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY THE 2004 RENDEZVOUS FOR WHICH GM ISSUED A RECALL (#05V157000). THE RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY. THERE IS ALSO A NJTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04075 THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 RENDEZVOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126356June 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 6/22/2005 AND WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON BUSY BELT-LINE WAITING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. PUT VEHCILE IN NEUTRAL AND IT RESTARTED. LATER FOUND THAT PRESETS IN RADIO HAD ALL BEEN ERASED WHICH WOULD INDICATE A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE POSSIBILTY OF REAR END COLLISIONS. HAVE READ OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH OUT RESOLUTION. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP IF PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125997June 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL FROM CARMAX WITH 29K MILES. SEEMED TO RUN OK FOR FIRST COUPLE MONTHS...AT AROUND 36K MILES, THE CONDENSER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ODOMETER STARTED TO DISPLAY "ERROR". UNACCEPTABLE FOR CONDENSER TO FAIL WITH JUST 3 YEARS OF LIGHT USE. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GET RID OF ERROR - TOOK A WEEK TO SHIP THE ERROR PANEL TO FACTORY SO THEY COULD READ MILEAGE AND SET ON A NEW PANEL TO SHIP BACK TO THE DEALER. LUCKILY I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I STILL HAVE A 75 DEDUCTABLE FOR EVERY REPAIR AND RENTAL VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126036June 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
LOUD ROARING, SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH UNDER 49,000 MILES. I CALLED BUICK AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE 1ST TIME & NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CHECKED W/EDMUNDS WEBSITE AND THERE ARE ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP AS GM WILL NOT SUPPORT THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WHEELS COULD BE COME LOOSE AND OR COME OFF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125503June 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: WHILE DRIVING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CUT OFF THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AIR COMPRESSOR, HEADLIGHTS, AND LOCKED THE WINDOWS TO THE CAR SO THAT ONE COULD NOT ROW DOWN THE WINDOW. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE COULD GO OUT AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125539June 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING THE MIDDLE OF A STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. THEY REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM THEY RUSTED. THEN, DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600 TO REPAIR AND LUBRICATE THEM. SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE EVERY FEW WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125344June 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: THE PROBLEM WAS IGNITION CONTINUED TO CRANK EVEN AFTER LETTING GO OF KEY. THIS PROBLEM WAS LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND NO REASON. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT WHICH SHOWED A BATTERY. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED, WAS PUT ON A BATTERY TESTER, NO PROBLEM APPEARED. DEALER TOLD OWNER THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE INITIAL RELAY, AND THIS WAS REPAIRED. YESTERDAY THE IGNITION WAS CONTINUING TO CRANK. THIS PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED EVERY DAY, BUT NOT EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING. . THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125120June 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BROUGHT A BUICK RENDEVOUZ ON JULY 17,2004. FROM THE VERY FIRST WEEK I HAD IT I TOLD THE DEALER THE GAS GAGE DOESNOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY CHECKED IT OVER AND STILL CANNOT FIND AHYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND IT STILL NOT WORKING PROPERPLY NOW BUT THEAT IS NOT THE BIGGEST ISSU WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT 10.10.04. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHILCE JUST STALLS OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE CAR GET ROLLING FOR A COUPLE OF SCEONDS AND THEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PUT THE CAR IN PARK. A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND BEGIN DRIVING. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD OCCURRED. THEY REPLACED A APART AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. SINCE THEN THE VIDHILCE HASE STALLED OUT OVER 10 TIMES. AND SOMEDAY IT STALLS OUT TWICE A DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP CHANGEING AND REPLACING PARTS BUT ITS NOT FIXING THE STALLING OUT. I AM SCARED THAT ME AND MY DAUGHTER WILL KILLED FROM IT STALLING OUT. THEY JUST CHANGED SOMETHING WITHT THE TRANSMISSON AND NOW IT BACK IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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