2002 Buick Rendezvous

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *AK

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL *THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS NON FUNCTIONAL AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

• 12/28/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HUBS WERE REPLACED BUT ALSO FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,765. KMJ

• 12/28/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A HOT LEVEL READING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 12/28/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS. WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND THEN OFF. ALSO THE DOOR LOCKS WERE UNLOCKING AND LOCKING ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102000.

• 12/28/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2002 RENDEZVOUS THAT HAS INTAKE MANIFOLD / HEAD GASKET ISSUE. I HAVE CONDENSATION UNDER THE OIL CAP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS THE RESULT OF DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THUS DAMAGING THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS NOW WAY PAST THE CLASS ACTION FILING DEADLINE AND AM LEFT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.4L ENGINES YET IS NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BY REMEDYING THE DEFECT. BUILD A FAULTY PRODUCT AND GET OFF SCOTT FREE. THE ONLY TIME IT SEEMS THE AUTO COMPANIES TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IS WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES. SAD TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

• 12/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS SINCE APRIL OF 04. AROUND MAY OF 05 MY A/C UNIT STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE A/C CONDENSOR UNIT. I WAS VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT SUCH A NEW MODEL OF VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ISSUES SO EARLY ON. NEEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED TO READ AND SPEAK TO OTHER 02 RENDEVOUS OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION I THINK BUICK SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR PRODUCING A FAULTY A/C SYSTEM. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE REGARDING BRINGING THIS TO BUICK'S ATTENTION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, APRIL HOWLETT

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/23/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  JUST PURCHASED A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 4 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, IT LEFT ME STRANDED AND STARTED UP BY A JUMP START. I GOT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER CHECKED ALL REPORTED FINE. CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AT NIGHT SOMETIMES AT A RHYTHM. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DECIDED WHEN THEY WILL AND WILL NOT WORK. MAINLY THE SEAT HEATER BUTTONS. REPLACED BATTERY YESTERDAY AND WHILE DRIVING TO RICHMOND VA ALL INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT SHOWING IN THE DASH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THESE CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLES WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT DEATHS IF THESE COMPANIES DON'T STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY PUT OUT TO IT'S PUBLIC. CONSIDERING THAT I OWE 5000.00 FOR IT I WILL NOT PUT ALOT INTO IT TO KEEP IT RUNNING. THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THEIR VEHICLES THE WAY THEY WERE ADVERTISED. *TR

• 12/22/2008· WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR KNUCKLE BOLTS CAN BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE THE WHEELS TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

• 12/20/2003· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/20/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE ROLLS REARWARD WHEN ACCELERATING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/18/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER LOOK THROW THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND NOTICE THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT, WITHOUT ANYTHING OBJECT IMPACTING THE GLASS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/17/2005· PARKING BRAKE

  PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS FROZE, ALLOWING PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *NM

• 12/14/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE 2005. FIRST IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER,THEN CAME THE BRAKES AND TRACTION SYSTEM FAILURE. I'VE MANY CLOSE CALLS, AND HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC 5-7 TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. I'M STILL DEALING WITH THE BRAKES AND TRACTION SYSTEM FAILURE TIL THIS DAY. I WILL BE GETTING RID OF THIS AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT GOOD ENOUGH TO SALE...I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER BUICK AS LONG AS I LIVE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES I'VE MADE. I'VE CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN THE STATES AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE SAID TO ME "SINCE YOU'RE OVERSEAS, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, SIR". I'VE SERVED MY COUNTRY AND SM STILL DOING MY PART AS A CIVILIAN. AND I CAN'T GET ANY GOOD SERVICE. WOW!! *TR

• 12/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS FLICKERING AND CLICKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR, IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC , WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALERSHIP STATED WERE RELATED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED FAILURE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD BE DIAGNOSED. *AK

• 12/12/2004· SUSPENSION

  INCREASED NOISE AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AT 40,000 MILES. BAD WHEEL BEARING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, INCREASED NOISE AGAIN. DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING IS ALSO BAD AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/09/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 65,000 MILES HAD IT'S THIRD MAJOR REPAIR IN 4 MONTHS. THIS TIME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THIS. *NM

• 12/09/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/08/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM BACK WHEELS. DEALER FOUND THAT REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO ROTORS. VEHICLE HAD 22,000 MILES. DEALER FIXED REAR BRAKES UNDER WARANTEE AND RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY HAD BEEN SEEING ON THE BUICK RONDEZVOIS'. I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

• 12/08/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VIN [XXX] ON WAY TO LEMON LAW ARBITRATION CONTINUED MALFUNCTION OF COMPUTER COMPONENTS, SECURITY SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM(S) INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC BY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN REQUESTS VEHICLE TO BE GARAGED NOT DRIVEN DUE TO DANGER. DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  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.

• 12/07/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  HEAD GASKET BLEW. WAS FIXED FOR $2000 THEN NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THEY SAID BRAKE LINES LEAKED ON MANIFOLD... *TR

• 12/05/2013· VISIBILITY,ENGINE

  BOUGHT USED IN 2004 WITH 45K MILES. IN 2006 I HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW CONTROL REPLACED. IN 2009 AT 70K MILES I HAD TO HAVE MAIN GASKET ON ENGINE REPLACED (WAS TOLD BUICK KNEW OF PROBLEM BUT REFUSED RECALL) AND 2 HEADS REPLACED AS KEPT LOSING COOLANT & OVERHEATING. THE VERY NEXT YEAR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS & NO BODY, NOT EVEN THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE, CAN GET IT TO GO OUT. LAST YEAR THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. THIS YEAR THE LEFT FRONT HUB HAS GONE BAD AT 170K SO I CAN'T SAY IT WASN'T DUE, BUT THE OVERHEATING GAUGE KEEPS GOING INTO THE RED & THE OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES. HAD IT CHECK AND THE THERMOSTAT IS WORKING FINE, I AM NOT LOSING COOLANT AND THE COOLANT IS GOOD, & THERE IS NO WATER IN MY OIL. I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MILES WITHOUT THE OVERHEATING LIGHT COMING ON & THE GAUGE GOING INTO THE RED. *TR

• 12/05/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING AND SHE ADDED SOME COOLANT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETERIORATING. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL REPLACE THE GASKET AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE COST OF $600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

• 12/05/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. *KB

• 12/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. *AK

• 12/04/2003· 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

• 12/03/2007· EQUIPMENT

  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. *TR

• 12/02/2003· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JERKED AND WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, IN THE LAST PAST FIVE MONTHS, THE LIFTGATE HINGES/TIE ROD, AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK GEARS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *PH

• 12/02/2003· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER DEVELOPED MOLD. AS A RESULT, AN ODOR SEEPED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/29/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECTIVE. *TR

• 11/28/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCKS BY ITSELF FROM THE BODY COMPUTER PROBLEM WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR ALSO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY THIS UNIT WORK OR DON'T WORK INCLUDING AIR BAGS SYS OUTSIDE TEMP AIR COND. COOLING FANS AMONG OTHERS. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON IT GOES AWAY UNTIL YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

• 11/27/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  LEMON LAW IN PROCESS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OWNER W/ MANUFACTURER AWARE OF DEFECT. INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC REPORT COMPLETED CONCLUDED VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE GARAGED. NO IGNITION START INVALID COMPUTER CODES OVERIDE SECURITY SYSTEM AND SAFETY SYSTEMS INTERMITTENT OPERATING ENGINE & EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT & WINDOWS & AC & RADIO, ETC. DT

• 11/23/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON TUESDAY NOV. 22, 2006 I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN MY GARAGE WHERE MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WAS PARKED. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER PIPE MEETS THE TANK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED BUICK TO SEE IF I COULD BRING THE CAR IN AND WAS TOLD YES. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE TANK IS PLASTIC IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1100. PARTS AND LABOR. I ALSO ASKED IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER RENDEZVOUS AND WAS TOLD YES AND WAS ALSO TOLD THIS HAPPENS TO THE CHEVY ENVOY. I THEN ASKED IF BUICK WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS IF THIS IS AN APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE TANK AND WAS TOLD THAT A GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL I MUST ABSORB THE REPAIR COST. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY CAR WAS PARKED IN DOORS AND I SMELLED THE GAS LEAKING. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE POOR SOUL WHO PARKS OUT DOORS AND DOES NOT KNOW HIS TANK IS LEAKING. DOES IT TAKE FIRE OR DEATH FOR THE PEOPLE AT GM TO REALIZE THEIR MISTAKE AND FIX THESE TANKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET THE INFORMATION AS TO HOW MANY OF THESE TANKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HOW MANY WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND HOW MANY REPLACED ATT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD AN EXTENDED 75,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED LAST MONTH OR I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO ENDURE AN $1112.06 REPAIR BILL TO ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, A DISSATISFIED GM CUSTOMER. *JB

• 11/22/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I BOUGHT A BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. THE CAR HAD 90 K MILES ON IT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT IT,THE BRAKES WOULD PUSH BACK WHENEVER I TRIED TO STOP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT SINCE IT DIDN'T OCCUR WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE TO GETTING IN ACCIDENTS, SIMPLY BECAUSE MY CAR WONT STOP. I THINK SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

• 11/21/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE HEATER AND NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS ALWAYS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AT 30,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S AGE AND MILEAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,333 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 11/19/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED A LARGE FUEL SPILL IN HIS DRIVEWAY. HE INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND A HOLE WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO THE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

• 11/18/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE OFF AND FELL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED A DISTRACTION, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REMOVE HIS FOCUS OFF OF THE ROAD, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO A BONDING FAILURE AT THE FACTORY. *AK

• 11/17/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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

• 11/17/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 RENDEZVOUS, MY NAME IS, I WENT AN GOT A OIL CHANGE A FEW MOS BACK & FOUND OUT I HAD A LEAK AT MY FUEL FILL NECK/FUEL TANK. I DID RESEARCH & FOUND OUT THAT FROM 2002-2007 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS WITH MY MAKE. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE COVERAGE EXTENDED ON THIS. HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BUICK-RENDEZVOUS-2002/FUEL-SYSTEM/ I CONTACTED CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP [XXX] (EXT [XXX]) SERVICE REQUEST #[XXX], I WAS TOLD ME THAT MY COVERAGE ENDED 2/2012 (UNKNOWN TO ME) BUT THAT HE WOULD MANAGE TO HELP ME GET IT REPAIRED AFTER I WENT TO A CERTIFIED BUICK REPAIR SHOP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. IF IT IS INDEED THE ISSUE THEN IT WOULD BE COVERED SINCE I WASNT TOO FAR PAST THE EXTENSION DATE (EVEN WITH MY MAKE AND MILEAGE 130,000) HE ASSURED ME HE WOULD HELP GETTING IT REPAIRED WHETHER IT WAS DISCOUNT SRVC OR FULLY COVERED. I DID GO AND GET IT DIAGNOSED "CHECKED & VERIFIED CONCERN FOUND FUEL LEAK AT FILL NECK TO FUEL TANK" SO I HELD TIGHT WITH NO WORRIES. UNTIL RECEIVED A CALL YESTERDAY FROM BUICK CUSTOMER RELATIONS STATING IF I WANT ANY REPAIRS I WILL BE NEEDING TO PAY THE FULL SERVICE PRICE 1188.74 FOR THE FUEL TANK AND $300 FOR THE EVAPORATION TO BODY CONNECTOR THAT COINCIDES WITH THE FUEL TANK. I TRIED EXPLAINING EVERYTHING BUT IN HER THERE WAS NO BUDGE..I AM THE FATHER OF A 2 & 4YR OLD AND BABY ON THE WAY WHOM RIDE IN OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH A LEAKING FUEL TANK...IN TOTAL DISARRAY. I AM IN SURE NEED OF OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE WE ARE LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT IT IS A MUST TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/17/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER INTENDED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALE R FOR SERVICE WHEN THE RAIN ENDED. *AK

• 11/16/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TURNS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR WILL NOT START. *NM

• 11/14/2003· TIRES

  THE CAR'S TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 22,000 MILES. BOTH BUICK AND FIRESTONE ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUBSTANDARD TIRES. *LA

• 11/13/2011· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. HAD TO FIND THE ANSWER ON GOOGLE SO THE DEALER COULD FIX IT (HEADLIGHTS AND DASH CONTROLS WENT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT) $650 FRONT SEAT INOP DEALER STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG $? GAS GAUGE INOP DEALER STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG $? CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT THIS MONTH ALSO COST $850 WATER PUMP $25 O2 SENSOR BANK 1 AND 2 - $145 MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR- $104 FUEL FILTER- $11 STEERING RACK AND PINION- $195 TOTAL $1980 ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN ONE MONTH. I HATE THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS. GETTING RID OF AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR

• 11/13/2003· PARKING BRAKE,EQUIPMENT

  I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOPPED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ROLLS BACK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL. AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER DOES NOT COOL/HEAT ENOUGH. THERE IS A "KLUNCK" NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOP. DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING INTO IT AND HAS BUICK CORP INVOLVED. *LA

• 11/12/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BOTH OF THE REGULATORS IN THE FRONT DOORS OF MY VEHICLE HAVE FAILED. THIS HAS CAUSE THE PANE IN THE WINDOW TO SLIDE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE FIRST ONE DID IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE VACATIONING IN OHIO IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE SECOND WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK ONE MORNING. I CALLED THE BUICK CS LINE TO REPORT IT, BEFORE I KNEW OF OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT IN TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED YET THE ONLY THING I WAS TOLD BY A TECH THERE WAS THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT NEVER IN MY TYPE VEHICLE. WELL I KNOW OF TWO OTHERS WITH RENDEZVOUS AS WELL AS RAINIER AND LE SABERS. I WENT ONLINE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE BUICK WEBSITE AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITH A SOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY IF BUICK HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN SEVERAL VEHICLES. EVEN WITH POSSIBILITY OF THIS BEING DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, IT IS NOT EVEN AFFORDABLE FOR A SINGLE PARENT LIKE ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF A GM REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

• 11/10/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE ISSUES ON THE 3.4 L V-6 OF MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I SAW WHERE THERE HAD BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM GM OR THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE CLASS ACTION WEB-SITE, THE DATE FOR FILING A CLAIM HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AT A COST OF $747. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERNET SITES, THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT GM WAS AWARE OF BUT NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME (SUBSTANTIATED BY THE INTERNET SITES) THAT DEXCOOL DESTROYED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THIS PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I PLAN TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, BUT WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT FIRST. *TR

• 11/10/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED THE WINDOW. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE ON THE REAR WINDOW DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB