55 of the 1,798 complaints filed about the Buick Rendezvous are about the equipment — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2002.
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EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 5/4/2015
NHTSA complaint #10640842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT INDICATE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT BLOW COOL AIR AND THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,794.
NHTSA complaint #10454803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH LEAKING GAS TANK NOT BEING COVERED UNDER RECALL BY GM #06230.
NHTSA complaint #10354559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, FUEL GAGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE GIVE FALSE READINGS. SPEEDOMETER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND GETS STUCK ON DIFFERENT MPH RANDOMLY. CURRENTLY IT WILL NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. RESEARCH ONLINE SUGGEST THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS 6 MOTORS AND ONE OR MORE HAVE FAILED. I CALLED GM BEFORE THE BANKRUPTCY AND THEY NOTED THIS HAD HAPPENED ON SOME OF THEIR OTHER MAKES AND THEY WERE AWARE OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS, BUT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. THEY ONLY OFFERED TO MAYBE HELP WITH THE COMPUTER CHECK, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE $400 TO $500 GM SERVICE CHARGE TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOTORS.
NHTSA complaint #10291392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THREE FLAT TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS CAUSED THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEMS. THE VALVE STEM MANUFACTERER IS DILL AND THE PART NUMBER IS ACT# 444TR4T3. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10284041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
I BOUGHT A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN MARCH 2009 AND IN JUNE A 2009 MY SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND IT CAUSES MY RADIO, AND AIR TO NOT WORK AND MY WIDOWS TO NOT COME DOWN AND THE MECHANICS DOES NOT NO WHAT WRONG WITH IT.
NHTSA complaint #10283552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RODS AND LIFTERS KNOCKING. THE NOISE WOULD STOP AFTER 3 MINS. THE CONTACT HAS KEPT UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGE UNIT FAILED AND HE HAS HAD THEM REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10265741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, IT IS THE WORST CAR I EVER BOUGHT, TRANSMISSION BROKE, ABS IS DAMAGED, COOLING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE OUT OF CONTROL, CONDENSER IS CRACKED.
NHTSA complaint #10243778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED ON A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. COST $1200. I WILL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN AND I WILL TALK TO MY FRIENDS TO BUY OTHER THAN BUICK PRODUCT.
NHTSA complaint #10234056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEFT HIS WIFE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE HE ENTERED THE STORE. HE LEFT THE RADIO ON, BUT WHEN HIS WIFE TURNED IT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT INQUIRED ABOUT THIS FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
NHTSA complaint #10228016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL. WENT TO MECHANIC. ADDED COOLANT AND TEST DYE FOR LEAKS. FOUND A/C CONDENSER TO HAVE A LEAK. BOUGHT NEW CONDENSER AND INSTALLED IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED HERE DUE TO THE OVERLY EXCESSIVE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE A/C CONDENSER ON THE MODEL VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10222339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN ACCELERATED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN SHE REMOVES HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE FELT A SENSATION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IF SOMEONE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WOULD APPEAR. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WITH THE FAILURE STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFY THE CONTACT OF THE SITUATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE ENGINE HESITATING UPON START UP, THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, AND THE DOORS JAMMING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE ENGINE UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONED. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AND THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DOORS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION OCCASIONALLY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.
NHTSA complaint #10221050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 41,000 MILES---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL-BEARING WENT OUT AT 80,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET BLOWN AT 89,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10219587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - ENGINE GASKETS, WHEEL BEARINGS, AWD, REAR DIFFERENTIAL, A/C CONDENSER AND ON AND ON. CAR IS A LEMON.
NHTSA complaint #10211382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER WOULD INFREQUENTLY WORK. SEEMED TO WORK WHEN THE CAR WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT NOT AT IDLE. THOUGHT AT FIRST THIS WAS A PROPERTY OF THE VEHICLE. NEVER COULD FIND A REFERENCE THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT. CHECK AC PRESSURE AND IT WAS LOW. INSERTED A DYE CHARGE AND FOUND THE CONDENSOR WAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SEEMS TO BE CLOSE TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET.
NHTSA complaint #10210688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, AND A BODY CONTROL MODULE. ALL OF THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORE ASSEMBLY SHROUD VALVE, IN ADDITION TO THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SHROUD VALVE. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,352 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,468.
NHTSA complaint #10203674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
OWNER PURCHASED 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JULY, 2007. AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, 2007, WITH APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES ON IT, THE VEHICLE'S ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. UPON INSPECTION AT THE LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN WHICH THE CONDENSATION DRAIN WAS MADE FORWARD FACING, WHICH WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS, WOULD PREVENT THE CONDENSATION TO DRAIN PROPERLY WHILE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING DUE TO WIND RESISTANCE. THIS CAUSED THE CONDENSATION (WATER) TO POOL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING MULTIPLE VALVES TO RUST, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO MALFUNCTION, AND RESULTED IN A MUSTY MILDEW SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CARPET WAS BECOMING SATURATED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BUICK REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 AND NEWER MODELS. THEREFORE, THE REMEDY PROVIDED WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL A/C CONDENSATION DRAIN WAS REPLACED TO MATCH THAT OF THE 2005 AND NEWER RENDEZVOUS. THIS REMEDY ALONE WOULD HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE HAD BUICK ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW (WHICH THEY CLEARLY RECOGNIZED AS EVIDENCED BY THE DESIGN MODIFICATION ON THE 2005 AND NEWER MODELS), HOWEVER SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OBSERVABLE UNTIL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE (INCLUDING MULTIPLE RUSTED VALVES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR), THE REPAIR ENDED UP COSTING THE CONSUMER OVER $1,000.
NHTSA complaint #10203634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY CAR HAS A GAS LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. I HAVE AN MUSTY ODOR IN THE CAR ALONG WITH GAS SMELL. THE AIR CONDITION FAILED LAST WEEK DUE TO WHAT I FIND OUT NOW IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE GASKET FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE THE FUEL TANK IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HOW CAN YOU ALLOW A MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10203449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I BOUGHT MY 02 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN OCT OF 05. IT HAD 53K. I JUST HIT 90K THE LARGEST PART IS HIGHWAY MILES FROM THIS PASSED YEAR WITH SEVERAL DEATHS IN MY FAMILY. TO START WITH MY PASSENGER FLOOR WOULD GET SOAKED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN OR THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING. I CHECKED AND THE RUBBER IS STILL INTACT AND I CAN SPRAY WATER ON THE ROOF AND NOTHING LEAKS IN. THE TRACT AROUND THE SUNROOF IS NOT WET. ONE MORNING MY ON STAR SYSTEM HAD WATER DRIPPING FROM IT BUT NO WATER WAS FELT AROUND THE SUN ROOF AND THE WINDSHIELD SITS BELOW IT. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR. NOW WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS FAILING. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THIS IS A 300 MOTOR. MY COOLANT DISAPPEARS FROM RESERVE WITH NO SIGN OF LEAKING. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE FIRST DAY OFF I HAD TO GO GET IT CHECKED IT WENT OFF. MY AC STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND NO AC IN 100 WEATHER SUXS. HAD IT CHARGED AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS BACK TO NO AC NOW AFTER WEEKS OF RESEARCH I AM FINDING OUT THAT THE INTAKE GASKETS ON THIS MOTOR ARE MADE FROM NYLON AND THE DEX COOL THAT IS SAID TO BE USED IN IT CAN EAT THEM PREMATURELY. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING. THE AC CONDENSER IS ALSO KNOWN TO GO OUT REGULAR. I JUST BOUGHT BRAND NEW TIRES IN MAY AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE IS ATE UP. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE BEARING PROBLEM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT FORCING GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE PROBLEMS. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CANADA NOT INCLUDING THE RECALL THAT CANADA HAS FORCED OVER THIS EXACT YR AND MODEL. I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND MY REPAIRS ARE ALMOST MORE THEN WHAT I OWE.
NHTSA complaint #10203278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I BOUGHT A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JULY 2006. I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW FIX IMMEDIATELY THANK GOD THE DEALER FIXED IT FOR ME AND NOW HERE WE ARE IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE WONT GO DOWN AND I LIVE ON DISABILITY AND I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO HEAT OR AIR STOPS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING AT A LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10202876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.