Buick Rendezvous Complaints (2005)

138 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#10224861April 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON 2004-2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS FAIL AT 50-60,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR ITEM IF YOU TALK WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALERS. ONE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED 6 VEHICLES THE SAME WEEK - ALL WITH FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224668April 16, 2008
SUSPENSION
ALL WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED WARNING AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO LOSS OF POWER WHILE GOING UP HILL. INTERNET STATES PROBLEM IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY WHEEL BEARINGS. 2002 TO 2004 ARE COVERED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2005 IS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222899March 31, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY, SIZE P225/60/R17 (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. A MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS ABNORMALLY LOW AND HAD A LOW OF 3 AND A HIGH OF 4. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE BELT FAILED. AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE TIRE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BELT ON THE TIRE CONTAINED LARGE BULGES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE USED AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,312.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222667March 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A FEW MONTHS AGO MY CAR STALLED AT THE BUS STOP AND SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE JUMPED. THE WARRANTY WAS GOING TO BE UP SOON SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICE BUICK IN KNOXVILLE, TN TO GET LOOKED AT. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE AND IT DIDN'T DO IT SO THEY DETERMINED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID THAT MADE THE CAR STOP. THIS PAST WEDNESDAY I WAS PARKED AT THE BUS STOP WITH MY CAR RUNNING WITH THE BLINKERS ON IN PARK AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT IS HABIT FOR ME TO TAKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF WHEN I GO TO START THE VEHICLE SO IT REMAINED OFF WHILE I TRIED TO START THE CAR. I KEPT TAKING THE KEYS OUT AND TRYING TO START THE CAR LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN IT THAT DAY. I AGAIN CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS IN PARK AND IT WAS. I TOOK THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE OFF OF THE KEYS IN CASE MY FRIEND COULD NOT HELP ME AND I HAD TO USE MY HOUSE KEY ON THAT RING. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR OF MY CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN MY CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. I TRIED TO USE THE REMOTE TO GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED BECAUSE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I NEVER LOCKED THE CAR WHEN I GOT OUT. MY CAR FINALLY CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK AND STOPPED. WHEN MY FRIEND TRIED TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE ASKED ME TO UNLOCK IT BUT I HAD DROPPED MY KEYS ON THE WAY DOWN. SHE TRIED AGAIN AND IT OPENED RIGHT AWAY. ALL OF THE DOORS WERE THEN UNLOCKED EXCEPT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MY DAUGHTER WAS FINE BECAUSE SHE WAS BUCKLED IN HER SEAT. I HAD A LOT OF BRUISES AND SCRAPES. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING ON SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS LINKED TO THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10213818January 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
LEFT HUB BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES AND THE RIGHT HUB BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210641December 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 35-65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED AND THEY WOULD CALL HER. THE FAILURE HAS CURRENTLY RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY GET REAR ENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
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
#10192549June 6, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PUMP AND THE HOSES. HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187632April 11, 2007
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR THE 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL WITH 16000 MILES , BOUGHT NEW FROM GMC DEALERSHIP EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR, A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SOUND WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD BY ALL OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE DURING DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE DRIVESHAFT TWICE AND LUBRICATING THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE KNOCKING SOUND CONTINUED TO THIS DAY. THE INTEGRITY OF THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS IN DOUBT DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS AND LOUD SOUNDS EVERY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187010April 4, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING HEAVY SNOW AND/OR AN ICE STORM THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE ACCUMULATION CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THISWAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 32,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184729March 11, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COMPONENT FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY PREMATURE AND INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS. ANOTHER COMPLIANT TO NHTSA LISTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179470January 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT IS CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASALSO USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN FOR A DAYCARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176594December 19, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING RECALL NUMBER: 06V417000. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THEY PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PURCHASE THE RECALLED VEHICLE IS RELUCTANT TO TAKE BACK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE CONTACT DIDN'T PURCHASE THE NEW VEHICLE AT HIS DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION IS POWELL WATSON AND IS LOCATED IN LAREDO, TX. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHEN HE SPOKE WITH MANAGER (RICARDO MALDONADO) HE STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RE-PURCHASE HIS VEHICLE SINCE HE WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO BUY A CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT FILLED COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174587November 28, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER #06V417000 REGARDING THE GM REPURCHASE OF VEHICLES DUE TO THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT HONORING ALL OF THE TERMS LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. THE LETTER STATED GM WOULD REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE AT FULL PRICE, NOT EXCEEDING THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AT THE TIME PURCHASED, INCLUDING TAXES. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE FULL LOAN, BUT THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR $16,500 OF THE $19,100 REMAINING ON THE LOAN. THE CONTACT UNDERSTOOD THE RECALL INDICATED GM WOULD PAY THE FULL AMOUNT. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168493September 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DECELERATING FROM 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION RELAY AND PERFORMED A FUEL CARD CLEANING, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166890August 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ROLLED FROM PARK WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION INJURING CONSUMERS WIFE. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE POWER STEERING BECOMING HARD . THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE AWD DISABLE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER READJUSTED THE CAMBER, CASTER AND REAR TOW. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10164697August 7, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ONCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162949July 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM FAILED ON 07/15/06 RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC FORCED EMERGENCY BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOSE DIVE BUT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE WHEELS DID NOT LOCK UP AND THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED ON DRY AND FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT IT FELT AS IF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING, AND CONCEIVED THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE MAY BE DUE FADING CAUSED BY HEAT. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK AND 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 07/17/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN AND COULD ONLY BE SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THREE BRAKE DISTANCE TESTS AT THE RESIDENCE WHICH RESULTED IN THREE DIFFERENT BRAKING DISTANCES. THE CONTACT HEARD ONE WHEEL CHIRP, AND FELT A PULSATION IN THE PEDAL DURING THE FIRST TEST, BUT NO PULSATION WAS FELT DURING THE OTHER TWO. THE LAST TEST RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING A LONGER DISTANCE THAN BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND TESTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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