39 of the
1,798 complaints filed about the Buick Rendezvous
are about the other systems —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2002.
Due to lack of maintenance complete corrosion and rust have eaten through the entire body frame, undercarriage etc. This vehicle was sold to us at State line Auto LLC in Fulton Kentucky, without any disclosure of it being unsafe to drive in fact the rust spots underneath the vehicle have been covered and hidden by spray painting diligently, unfortunately the disguise of the rust with a black paint actually worked and we were unable to see the rest as it was hidden with the paint that they sprayed on the bottom of the vehicle. were assured that everything was in proper working order aside from it needing an oil change which was indicated by an engine light that was lit on, this car has been deemed unsafe to drive even after complete replacement of frame this car remains structurally unsafe to even have an alignment done. As per TnA Auto services and plaza tire. Plz contact to advise [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11731297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
It is an unfortunate fact that since moving to area Federal Hill this vehicle and driver has been illegally surveillanced the car has been broken into with no signs of forced entry. As usual the billboard is visible for locals to observe. My only issue is waiting to act. The vehicle is legal with no visible or internal issues. I drive the vehicle at a safe speed to avoid traffic accidents. There was a state inspection failure with no real reason, another issue. Cars have specifically attempted to run me off the road. From BWI to Downtown Baltimore.
NHTSA complaint #11670128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I bought my car from a used car lot. I had it about 3-4 months and out of the blue it overheated very quickly, the warning light was on, some type of loud buzzer was going off so I pulled over and let it cool off, it took about 45 minutes but it started back up. I checked all the fluids and coolant levels and everything was ok. This continued to happen for about 3 weeks, quickly overheat, lights, alarms pulled over, checked fluids over and over. After about 3 weeks it would quickly overheat and then shut off on its own and several times it happened so fast I barely got off the road.i took it to a mechanic that drove it around a little until it overheated which at this point only took about 3 minutes to happen. He said there was air in my radiator and he released it and it was fixed, I drove about 3 miles and it overheated again so I returned to the same mechanic and after about 6 minutes he came and told me it was a head gasket but they didn't repair those there so I called the next closest mechanic who looked at the car for about 3 minutes, stuck an air hose in the radiator and he said it was blowing out gas fumes from the radiator meaning I had a cracked head. I had to tow it 200 miles to my house, my wife drove it back and forth to work which was only 1 miles from home, she was able to do that for about a month and then the engine would start stalling at different times such as slowing to turn, pulling in to park, and some times it would stall while driving in busy 4 lane roads. Well, a little over a month went by with all these things happening all the time and finally one day she came home from work and started to pull in the parking spot and it shut off again, we had to push it into the spot but once it shut off that day it has never started since
NHTSA complaint #11541076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OVER HEATING FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THE FUEL LINE SEEMS CLOGGED OR FULL BUT WILL ACT AS IF IT OUT OF GAS. HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RADIATOR BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. SOME DAYS IT WILL START TO RUN HOT AND IF YOU KEEP YOYR FOOT ON THE GAS THE HOT TEMP WILL GO DOWN. LEAKING OUT GAS FROM LEFT SIDE AS WELL AS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE AS IF THE ENGINE IS BLOWN BUT I KNOW ITS A GOOD ENGINE. SOME DAYS THE CAR WILL RUN FINE BUT IT SEEMS TO.ME LIKE THE COLD WEATHER CAUSES MATBE SENSOR ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO THE GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON SPIRATICALLY LIKE WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE LIKE THERE IS AN SHORT
NHTSA complaint #11280652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SPEED GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY CAR RUNS BOILING HOT WHILE TEMP GAUGE SAYS IT'S COOL, FUEL GUAGE GOES OUT LIKE I'M DUMPING FUEL ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEED,CAR SHUTS OFF, SO DANGEROUS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.
NHTSA complaint #11155380 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HEAT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR OR NOT BLOWING AT ALL. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE HEATING ISSUE, THE VEHICLE RAN HOT AND CONTINUED TO RUN HOT UNTIL A MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE COOLANT AND CU AT 2/3 SLIT IN THE RUBBER UNDER THE HOOD. IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO SELL IT AND FOUND TH ST IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY TWO CAR BUYING/SELLING WEBSITES DUE TO PREVIOUS SALVAGE. I PURCHASED FROM A BUY-HERE PAY- HERE. IT STILL HAS OVER HEATING ISSUES AND IT STILL HAS NOT HEAT BLOWING INSIDE. I WANT TO KNOW IF REPAIRS WILL HELP SINCE IT'S REGARDED AS A SALVAGE. IS IT LAWFUL TO SELL A SALVAGED VEHICLE KNOWING THE PURCHASER WAS PUTTING THE CAR ON THE ROAD? I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OHIO AND I LIVE IN NEW YORK.
NHTSA complaint #11080955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING FROM CONNECTION WHERE FILLER TUBE MEETS THE GAS TANK. OTHER MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL BUT NOT THE RENDEZVOUS MODEL I HAVE.
NHTSA complaint #11073313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEAD CASKETS TWO TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GAS SMELL WHEN I TURN ON HEATER WHATS NEXT ITS GOT ABOUT 51000 MILES ON IT
NHTSA complaint #11040993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE, WITH THE CAR IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, WHEN I PUT MORE THAN A HALF TANK, GASOLINE WILL FIND A WAY OUT THE TANK, I ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK FOR ANOTHER ORIGINAL ONE AND IT WAS GOOD FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS. THE TRACTION SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY IS ALWAYS GIVING AN ERROR ON THE COMPUTER AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND SOMETIMES BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE TA TA TA BECAUSE OF THE TRACTION SYSTEM. BATTERY SYSTEM IS A JOKE I HAD TO REPLACE AND PUT THE BATTERY TERMINALS ON THE TOP BECAUSE CABLES GET DISCONNECTED FROM THE ORIGINAL WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE RECALLS ON THIS CAR, SO MANY PROBLEMS AND MY CAR HAVE A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES
NHTSA complaint #11014955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ONE DAY LAST WEEK, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTING BEHIND MY GAUGES WAS OUT AND THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO IS DIM. THEN THE NEXT DAY NONE OF MY WINDOWS WORK, THEY ARE STUCK DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES. AND THEN I GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT 60MPH THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OFF. AND WHEN IN THE DRIVE THROUGH THE ENGINE TEMP WAS HEADING FOR THE RED ZONE, I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING TO GO, THE FRONT WHEELS ACT LIKE THEY GRAB THE CAR JERKS THEN THE TIRES SQUEAL AND CAR MOVES. I HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON NOW, THAT IS SOME DEALER CODE :AUTOZONE DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK., BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS WHEN I CALLED. I HAVE A LIGHT THAT CAME ON FOR THE BRAKES, AS WELL AS A LIGHT FOR SERVICING THE TRACTION SYSTEM?? ALL THIS HAPPENED WITH IN A COUPLE DAYS TIME. ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START FIRST, OR IF IT JUST NEEDS TO GO TO THE JUNK YARD. VERY DISAPPOINTED. I'M ON DISABILITY, THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A RELIABLE GM PRODUCT. ALSO A PIECE OF REAR WINDOW TRIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST FELL OFF.. AND $132 IS RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE A PIECE OF TRIM. AND I NOTICED ON OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE MANY ARE MISSING THIS PIECE OF TRIM ON THE SAME SIDE. WHATS UP WITH THAT?
NHTSA complaint #10908723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR AND EVERY SINCE I'VE REPLACED MANY TIRES, TIE RODS, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS, MAF SENSOR, DOWNSTREAM SENSOR, MY MECHANIC HOTWIRED MY FUEL PUMP LINES WITH A 50 AMP FUSE TO FUSE BOX, BATTERY DYING, ALIGNMENT ISSUES, CAR DYING ON HIWAY OR ANY STREET, GAS GAUGE ISSUES, YOU NAME IT... DROPPED A LOT OF MONEY FOR A CRUMMY CAR, THIS WAS MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT THAT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. MY MECHANIC AND TRIPLE A BOTH LOVE ME... HAH. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR... STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM THIS CAR.......
NHTSA complaint #10821577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAD ABOUT $1700 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO THE UNDERNEATH OF MY VEHICLE... THE LIGHTS SUCH AS SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND ABS KEEP COMING ON... I HAD TO PUT MY BRAKES ON AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAME ON AND I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS TO GO AND IT CUT THE POWER DRASTICALLY ON ME LITTLE TO NONE BUT IF I LIFT MY FOOT BACK UP AND I TRY TO START AGIAN IT ALLOWS ME TO DRIVE BUT THEN IF I NEED TO GO UP A HILL OR PASS SOMEONE IT LOSES THE POWER WHEN I PUT THE GAS PEDAL MORE THAN A 3RD OF THE WAY DOWN. AND IT WILL NOT STOP DOING THIS.. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS NO MECHANIC SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS AND I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND NEED MY CAR TO GET AROUND.
NHTSA complaint #10810498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OVER HEAT LIGHT COMES ON TRIED EVERYTHING TOOK TO SERVICE AND HEAD CASKETS NEED REPLACED! 28 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED AS IS VEHICLE!EVERYTHING I HAD TO PURCHASE A JUNK.LOOKS GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE AND RUN GOOD FOR FIRST FEW WEEKS EVEN TOOK TO MIDAS BEFORE PURCHASING ALL THE FIXES ALL VERY WELL HIDDEN.
NHTSA complaint #10808818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ASKED TO COME INTO THE SHOP TO BE SHOWN THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LIKE YOGURT IN THE RESERVOIR. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A COOLANT FLUSH. THIS LED TO BEING TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR; BYPASS HOSE; AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HEAD GASKET JOB AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 1600.00. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL BUT YET THERE WAS LITIGATION GOING ON REGARDING DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE AND THAT IT WAS CAUSING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE AND ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10806588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SPENT OVER $4000 IN REPAIRS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST DECELERATE AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 15MPH. I HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND THEN 2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN HAD IT REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER THAT NEEDED REPLACED. AND NOW I'M HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE BUT THIS TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS FLASHING BUT THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE AND TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO EVEN GET UP TO 35 MPH. I HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING/FUSE ISSUE AND THAT THE CAR WAS ONLY RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS AND LITERALLY 2 DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY MECHANIC EVEN TOLD ME I SHOULD JUST GET RID OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY HAS MAJOR WIRING ISSUES. IT ONLY HAS 130,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10786394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
REAR HATCH ASSIST STRAP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. EACH TIME TIME STRAP HAS BROKEN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE PERSON TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
NHTSA complaint #10786058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHITE/TERRIBLE SMELLING SMOKE CAME ROLLING OUT OF THE VENTS INSIDE MY VEHICLE. IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER, AS IT WAS BURNING MY THROAT/NOSE/EYES AND MADE ME DIZZY- THIS WAS IN A MATTER OF JUST A FEW SHORT MINUTES. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR OTHER SIGNS OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THIS WAS A VERY ALARMING SAFETY SITUATION FOR MY CHILDREN, WHO WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE...! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, ALONG WITH THE POLICE AND A TOW TRUCK; AS I OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT WILLING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER! DISTURBINGLY, MY INSURANCE COMPANY (GE*CO) HAS BEEN VERY UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME THROUGH THIS DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE; NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WILL NO LONGER BE A CUSTOMER OF GE*CO'S EVER AGAIN- AND I WILL NEVER STOP WARNING MY FAMILY/FRIENDS/THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, ALONG WITH HIGHLY ADVISING THEM TO NOT PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK BY HAVING GE*CO AS AN INSURANCE COMPANY!!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10766419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT STARTED OVERHEATING , A VERY REPUTABLE MECHANIC CHECKED IT , SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE RADIATOR , THEN SAID SAID MAY BE GASKETS . I SAW WHERE OTHERS HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET . WILL THE COMPANY PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AND ARE THEIR OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR I HAVE A DISABLED SON AND DO NOT WANT TO BE OUT IN IT AND HAVE IT CATCH FIRE OR WORSE .A OLDER LADY OWNED IT AND HER SISTER SOLD IT TO US WHEN SHE HAD TO GO INTO THE NURSING HOME ITS BEEN WELL TAKEN OF ITS A FOUR DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #10760175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON JUNE 23 AND THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T START TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE CAR WOULDNT START AGAIN TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF DRAINING THE BATTERY SO THEY TOOK THE FUSE OUT AND SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT THE NEXT DAY BUT WHEN I CALLED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THEM I GOT NO ANSWER FROM THEM. THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR OVERHEATED AND I GOT IT COMPLETELY CHECKED BY A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO SEE WHY MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT AND HE GAVE ME A LIST OF PROBLEMS EVERY HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN OUT AND THE MOTOR IS GONE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK ON THESE TYPES OF BUICK CARS FOR THE COOLANT AND THE WRONG COOLANT WAS PLACED IN THE CAR AND IT MESSED UP ALL HEAD GASKETS I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT AGAIN NO RESPONSE I CALLED THE BANK BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A 30 DAY TAG AND ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS BUT AGAIN NO RESPONSE I CALLED BUICK AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE TO ASK ABOUT THE COOLANT RECALL AND HE SAID HE WOULD CALL ME BACK IN A HOUR AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE. I ASKED FOR A CARFAX REPORT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE BUT GAVE THE COUPLE BEHIND ME A CARFAX FOR THEIR CAR THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY GONE I CANNOT STOP WITH MY BRAKES I JUST HAVE TO COAST SO I WANT HIT ANYONE THIS CAR WILL STALL OUT ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN FROM THE BANK OR THE DEALERSHIP ON HOW WE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE ALL BEEN IGNORING AND NOT RESPONDING TO MY CALLS TEXTS OR ANYTHING.
NHTSA complaint #10734966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PARKED MY CAR IN A LOT. 2 HOURS LATER, I WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER . SOMEONE GAVE ME A JUMP START AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. A FEW HOURS LATER, SAME THING. NIX MORNING HOWEVER, IT STARTED FINE. BATTERY WAS TESTED AND WORKS NORMAL. REPLACED STARTER AND CYLANOID. SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING CHANGED. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUSES. ALL OF THEM OK. I FOUND THAT IF I REMOVE ONE OF THE FUSES AND USE A PAPER CLIP IN 2 OF THE 4 OPENINGS, IT STARTS THE CAR IN THE ON POSITION. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON TOO.
NHTSA complaint #10724657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.