Buick Rendezvous Complaints

1,241 consumer complaints on file.

#10061892March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 43,000 MILES MY 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS LOST FREON. THE BUICK DEALER QUOTED ME $848.00 TO FIX. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK BOTH THE RENDEVOUS AND AZTEK SHARE COMPONENTS FROM GM. THEY FIXED THE AC CONDENSER AND 2 SEAL OF THE CONDENSER. ALSO THEY RECHARGED THE FREON. AFTER I ASKED ABOUT A SEVICE BULLETIN ON THE RENDEVOUS, GM PAID FOR THE FIX WITH A $100 COPAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060900March 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CLX WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY, 2002. I DRIVE ALOT OF MILES, PERFORM ALL REGULAR MAINTANENCE AND THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILE. THE FIRST WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AT AROUND 92,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060876March 9, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
MY BUICK RENEDEZOUS' POWER STEERING GEAR WENT OUT AT 4500MILES AND THERE IS STILL A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE CAR HAS 43000 AND THE CONDENSER HAS TO BE REPAIRED FOR $1000.00. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A GREAT VEHICLE BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. OH, THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL (VOLUME KNOBS) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057921February 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING DAY LIGHT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056343February 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED TOW TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056125January 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEN, DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055032January 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I HAVE HAD MY BUICK RENDEZVOUS BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES. THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD NOT FIRING CORRECTLY. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS FUEL RUNNING LEAN. I HAD TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITION FIX NOT FOR BLOWING. COLD AIR CONDENSER LEAKING. I HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WASHER FREEZING UP. INTERNAL FAILURE R &R CENTER CONSOLE REPLACED. HAD LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054471January 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042509January 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INSTRUMENT PANEL READING OF THE NUMBERS IS NOT CLEAR FOR CONSUMER TO SEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE PUTS HIS GLASSES ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER AT THIS TIME. *AK THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE GRAY ON GRAY PANEL WAS IN A SIX INCH RECESS DASH WHICH SHADES PENCIL THIN NUMBERS AND SLASHES BETWEEN NUMBERS E.G., 55/60. THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS THE CLARITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS GOING NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, OR WEST. (COULD NOT BE READ AT A GLANCE) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070791January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ON FOUR PRIOR OCCASIONS FOR SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE / STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, THIS CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE / REPLICATE AND EFFECT REPAIRS FOR THIS INTERMITTENT NONCONFORMITY, YET THEY HAVE EXPECT US TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY KNOWINGLY HAVE FAILED TO EFFECT REPAIR. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CONDITION AND JEOPARDIZE OUR SAFETY BY OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY OPERATION. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, AUTOMOBILE APPRAISERS STATE OUR VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS FOR SALE OR TRADE. CURRENT MILEAGE 18187.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069742January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS DEFECT TWICE IN SIX MONTHS. (CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE YEAR ON A NEW CAR. I ONLY DO HIGHWAY DRIVING LIVE IN NY AND WORK IN CT. I WAS TOLD PART (HUB KIT 6.307 R )ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. I COULD NOT BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR THREE WEEKS NOR COULD I RENT A CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT IN ONE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068866January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
I HIT A POST HEAD-ON AND ALTHOUGH I HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON SO I ONLY SLIGHTLY BRUISED MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069152January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE HEATER FANS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER SAYS THE HEATER MEETS SPECIFICATIONS BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD 4 OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS' IN THE SHOP THAT DAY WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053840January 12, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A MEDIAN DIVIDER. CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052710January 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE AIR BAGS INFLATED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR ANYOTHER PHYSICAL CAUSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052563January 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WITH 64,000 ON THE VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. LEFT REAR BEARING HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. BOTH FRONT BEARING FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT BEARING WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 43,539 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050832December 20, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
JUST OPENING A BUICK RENDEZVOUS DOOR CAUSED A $900 DOLLARS DAMAGE. WE OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF OUR NEW BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2002. IT WAS A WINDY DAY AND THE DOOR WENT TOO FAR BENDING THE HINGES AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONTAL BODY PART OF THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, THE DOORS HAVE NO DOOR BRAKE AND THEREFORE, THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE COULD EASILY OCCUR. (SEE WWW.BUICK.8K.COM) THE DEALER WAS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE PHENOMENA. IN FACT, HE SAID, THAT MORNING HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 3 OTHER CUSTOMERS. BUICK REFUSED TO FIX OUR VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049463December 9, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2002 BUICK, RENDEZVOUS KEPT GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP (VANATTA BUICK IN VESTAL NY) AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THEY SCANNED THE DATA OUTPUT AND FOUND SEVERAL CODES THAT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OF THIS UNIT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE UNIT. THEY COVERED THE COST OF THE UNIT AND I PAYED THE LABOR.. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURED SENSE THE UNIT WAS REPLACED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS MALFUNCITON IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN MY SITUATION THE SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, II WAS NOT IN A DANGEROUS PLACE (IE ON A SUPER HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH) IF I HAD BEEN IN THAT SITUATION, THE SECOND OR TWO THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT COULD HAVE HAD FATAL CONSEQUENCES-- SUCH AS A DEER CROSSING THE ROAD OR WORSE YET, A PERSON ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049204December 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HOUR OF DRIVING MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, ALL OF THE CHECK BULB LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE GAUGES WENT TO ZERO. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN EVERY FEW MINUTES AND WITH GREATER FREQUENCY UNTIL IT WAS OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND AFTER 20 MINUTES IT APPEARED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER 20 MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID "THE BLACK BOX FAILED" AND THEY REPLACED IT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047774December 3, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH TORE FROM THE FIBER GLASS LIFTGATE. THE LIFTGATE OPENED AND AN 8 YEAR OLD OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. BUILD DATE MAY 2003 ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *PH *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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