Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10118207April 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING COOLANT LEAK AT 65000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115398April 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC SOMETIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SOMETIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE IGNITION AND THE COMPUTER WERE CHANGED. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING DEFECTIVE.*AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER COULD HEAR OTHER VEHICLE APPLYING THIER BRAKES AND THE CAR FOLLOWING SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE, WHICE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR/AND DEATH. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116661April 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE BACKING OUR OF MY DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING DUE TO ENGINE IGNITION MALFUNCTION BUT DID NOT STALL. AT THE SAME TIME DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT ENGINE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE THOUGH THE OIL WAS JUST CHANGED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY EXCEPT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT AGAIN INDICATED NEED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IT WAS DECIDED TO INSTALL IGNITION RELAY PART FOR THE SECOND TIME. A SCAN SYSTEM TEST REGULATOR TEST WAS DONE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. WILL CONTINUE TO RUN VEHICLE AND HOPE PROBLEM CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116657April 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STALLS SLOWING DOWN AT RED LIGHTS,CORNERS OR DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS COULD RESULT IN BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH RESULTANT SERIOUS INJURIES. VISITED DEALER FOR FOURTH TIME AND INQUIRED AS TO ANY NEW SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116537April 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SECOND COMPLAINT (10110658). I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 - 65MPH; WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT, THE CAR CUT OFF. I SHIFT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED. THE CAR HAD BEEN WARM FOR 20 MINUTES AND IT WAS AROUND 7:40 A.M. IN THE MORNING. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 8TH INCIDENT WHERE I'VE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN THE NEAR BY FUTURE. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY, THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TRIED USING FUEL FROM MORE REPUTABLE GAS STATIONS SUCH AS SHELL, TEXACO, AMOCO. USING BETTER GAS HAS NOT RESOVED THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116477April 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS, THE ABS AND AWD SYSTEMS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ONE POINT. DEALER FOUND A CORRODED WIRING HARNESS DUE TO WATER. THE LOCATION OF THIS HARNESS IS EXPOSED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR AND IS STILL EXPOSED TO NORMAL WET WEATHER DRIVING. THE FAILURE OF THIS HARNESS CAUSED THE ABS AND AWD SENSOR TO OVERHEAT AND DISABLE THE SYSTEMS. IN THE PROCESS, THE WHEEL BEARINGS ALSO OVERHEATED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. TOTAL COST: $890.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115492April 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK BOTH WIPER ARMS SNAPPED AND INTERLOCKED WHEN PUT THEM INTO OPERATION FOR THE FIRST TIME, THESE ARMS OVERLAP'S ONE ANOTHER WITH A VERY CLOSE TOLERANCE. WIPER ON PASSENGER SIDE DEFORMED AND TWISTED AS IT PULLED AWAY FROM THE OTHER AFTER INTERLOCKING. RUBBER BLADE PULLED OUT LEAVING THE METAL ARM TO SWEEP THE WINDSHIELD AND SCRATCH ON THE GLASS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117288April 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAN'T BE VISIBLE DURING THE DAY. CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETEROR GAS GAUGE. CONTINUOUS COMPLAINTS TO THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN MADE WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116101March 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING AND INDICATE THAT THERE IS LOW FUEL AND/OR NO FUEL, WITH A VISUAL DISPLAY (FLASHING LIGHT) AND AN AUDIBLE DISPLAY (DINGING BELL). THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN. PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART, BUT THE VISUAL AND AUDIBLE DISPLAY WILL STILL BE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS WELL OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT LOCK INTO THE UPPER LIMIT LOCATION AND WIGGLES FREE VERY EASILY. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK ON OCCASIONS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK AND/OR BACK INTO PARK, THE DOORS VERY FREQUENTLY DON'T LOCK AND UNLOCK AS THEY SHOULD. FINALLY, THE ELECTRONIC COMPASS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD, I'VE RESET IT THREE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO ONLY GO IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTIONS (SW, S, SE) AND THE FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM (GALLONS USED, MILES LEFT TO EMPTY, ETC.) NO LONGER FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117342March 30, 2005
STRUCTURE
2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS' INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE HARD TO SEE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.*MR THE SPEEDOMETER IS MOST AFFECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113731March 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS CAUSED ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK IN ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE IGNITION RELAY #59 IN THE FUSE BOX AND THE DAMPNESS/CORROSION ON THE TERMINALS TO THE BODY CONNECTOR OF THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114679March 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. MY MANUAL SUGGESTED THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE EMMISSIONS SYSTEM AND MY PERSON THAT DOES MY OIL CHANGES HAD TOLD ME THAT THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND CLEAN EMISSIONS SYSTEM. I TOOK AND HAD THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DONE. LIGHT STILL ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED A TRANSMISSION SOLONOID BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND HOPE THAT WOULD UNSTICK SOLONOID. TO DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF IT CLEARED. LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE TOOK TRANSMISSION APART, CHECKED ALL PARTS (INCLUDING THE SOLONOID) ALL PARTS WERE FINE. HOWEVER, HE DID PUT IN A NEW SOLONOID. LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE CONSULTED GM (BUICK) DATABASE TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A WIRING PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF. THAT THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE WIRING AND CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111610March 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES CUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHILE THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE STALLING, THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE MODULE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTER. THE STALLING PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALLING, THE EBCM WAS INTERMITTENTLY DROPPING OUT THEREFORE THE IGNITION RELAY WAS REPLACED AND THE LIFTGATE DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113944March 11, 2005
TIRES
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO 3 FLATS, INCLUDING ONE BLOW-OUT WHOSE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY THE DEALER. ONE FLAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HANDLE OF A NAIL CLIPPER WHICH WAS NOT SHARP BUT RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE. PRIOR TO THESE TIRES I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONLY 2 FLATS IN OVER 20 YEARS AND IT SEEMS THESE TIRES DO NOT HOLD UP WELL IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112711March 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARINGS DEFECTIVE ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSED EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO RETURN A SECOND TIME TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE FIXED AGAIN WITH THE SECOND INCIDENCE BEING WORSE THAN THE FIRST, THUS MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112716March 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHEN SET TO HEAT ON VENT, HEAT DOES NOT FLOW LIKE IT DOES WHEN IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. WHEN THE HEATER IS PUT IN BI-LEVEL POSITION IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOUD AND SOUNDS LIKE THE AIR CANT GET OUT WHEN PUT IN HEAT SETTING. WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY COLD THE CAR DOES NOT HEAT PROPERLY. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT 3 SEPARATE TIMES, 1ST INCIDENT TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, SECOND SAID THEY "FIXED" IT AFTER A MELTDOWN (SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING) IN THE HEATER CONTROLS, NOW SAYING THERE WAS A TSB RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL FOLLOW IT ACCORDINGLY. IF NOT, WE ARE SEEKING HELP VIA LEMON LAWS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111129March 8, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT OVERHEATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS. DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A COIL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114865March 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, SEAT BELTS
BUICK RENDEVOUS 2004, OWNER COMPLAINT ABOUT POOR DESIGN OF FRONT SIDE MIRROR AND FRONT SEAT SAFETY RESTRAINTS. *BF THE SEAT BELT STRAPS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS WERE TOO LARGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063052March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS WAITING FOR RESULTS. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT LOUD POPPING NOISE COULD SPARK A FIRE. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112621March 6, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF A RUBBING/CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE EXHAUST WAS BENT AND WAS RUBBING ON THE DRIVESHAFT. DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND DRIVESHAFT. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD ONLY HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO REAR END IMPACT. NO IMPACT OCCURRED THAT I AM AWARE OF AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF REAR END DAMAGE. THEY SUSPECT DESIGN/SAFETY DEFECT AND ASKED THE DEALER TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ONE OTHER TIME. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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