2003 Buick Rendezvous

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

• 12/29/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V454000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

• 12/27/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I GET A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, INSIDE THE CABIN, WITH KIDS IN THE VEHICULAR IT IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM WITH ARSENIC SMELL....GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON HAND. *TR

• 12/23/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS TANK RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE CENTER, THE VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK, AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $200 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE OF THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL.

• 12/22/2011· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER 'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. KMJ

• 12/21/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK INLET CONNECTION TO FUEL TANK HAS FRACTURED, ALLOWING VAPORS AND FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE AREA AROUND THE JOINT IS MOIST WITH FUEL, AND LEAKING DROPLETS MAKE A SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDERNEATH FUEL TANK. SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO RECALL NUMBER 07V349000 (RENDEZVOUS 2002-2004) BUT DEALER SAYS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/20/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

• 12/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE GASKETS ON THE GENERAL MOTORS 3.4 LITER ENGINE. THE FAILURE MOST COMMON WITH 2002 AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. MY RENDEZVOUS HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE GASKETS FAILED AND WAS OUT OF THE 36,00 MILE WARRANTY. THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE FAILURE WAS THAT MY HEATER WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED GASKET FAILURE BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR STATING THAT "THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WE REPAIR 2 OR 3 A MONTH IN OUR SHOP. THE PROBLEM IS YOU THINK YOU ARE JUST LOOSING (DEXCOOL) ANTIFREEZE FROM EVAPORATION DURING THE SUMMER BUT IN THE WINTER WHEN YOU TRY TO USE YOUR HEATER IT DOES NOT HEAT PROPERLY. THE ENGINE DOES NOT LEAK ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND, IT GOES INTO YOUR ENGINE OIL AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IF NOT CAUGHT QUICKLY ENOUGH." I CALLED MY LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO SEE IF GM COULD HELP ME OUT SINCE MY CAR WAS ONLY 4.000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE GASKETS THAT FAILED AND IT WOULD COST ME $900 TO REPAIR. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AFTER A WEEK OF NEGOTIATIONS, I FINALLY GOT MY CAR REPAIRED AT A REDUCED PRICE($360). NOW I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY ENGINE AFTER HAVING ENGINE COOLANT CONTAMINATING MY ENGINE OIL. I WAS TOLD BY THE BUICK SERVICE TECH. THAT "NO COOLANT GOT INTO THE OIL. IT GOES OUTSIDE THE ENGINE." THAT IS VERY STRANGE, BECAUSE PART OF THE REPAIR IS TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT AT NO TIME WAS THERE EVER ANY INDICATION OF ANY TYPE OF FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. IF YOU GOOGLE "GM ENGINE COOLANT LEAK" MORE THAN 100,000 ITEMS COME UP ON THIS. *NM

• 12/19/2006· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT,BACK OVER PREVENTION

  BUICK RENDEVOUS. 1ST WAS A 2002 CXL - PROBLEMS: REAR DIFFERENTIAL SLIPPED, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, AC CONDENSER BROKEN, REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, BACK UP SENSORS SHUT DOWN VEHICLE - BECAUSE OF THIS FRIED ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 30K. 2ND IS A 2003 CXL - PROBLEMS - REAR DIFFERENTIAL SLIPPING, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKEN, DRIVER 1 & 2 MEMORY BROKEN, ENGINE RUNNING HOT BECAUSE OF LEAK IN RADIATOR - AGAIN 30K *JB

• 12/18/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FAILURE OF MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKETS, AND MANIFOLD CRACKED, BOTH AT 43,000 MILES. *JB

• 12/17/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

• 12/17/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE. FUEL LEAK . GM IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL NOTICE: 07V349009 GM RECALL NUMBER: 06230 GM STILL REFUSING TO PAY 100% OF REPAIRS & FORCING GM VEHICLE OWNERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON KNOWN RECALL ISSUE. *TR

• 12/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2. A.HEATER DOES NOT WORK WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE 2. B. ABS STOPPED WORKING AFTER 38,000 MILES. ABS LIGHT IS ON 2. C. TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. SINCE, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIRS AND IT IS TURNING OUT TO BE A EXPENSIVE ONE. *NM

• 12/14/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT 36606 MILES. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT 39933 MILES. *TS A LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP THEREFORE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 4/05 ONE OF THE FRONT TIRE HUBS WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE. ON 11/10/05 THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE BUICK IN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AGAIN THE CONSUMER WAS HEARING A NOISE BECAUSE BOTH FRONT TIRE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONE WAS REPLACED IN 4/05, IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE PARTS WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER INCUR THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HUB. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED OTHER LOCAL GENERAL MOTOR DEALERS TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAD SEEN SIMILAR REPAIRS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMES WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTEC'S COMING IN FOR REPAIR AND NEEDING FRONT AND REAR TIRE HUBS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS WAS GOING TO CHANGE HUB MANUFACTURER TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/10/2007· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - ENGINE GASKETS, WHEEL BEARINGS, AWD, REAR DIFFERENTIAL, A/C CONDENSER AND ON AND ON. CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

• 12/04/2015· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE LATCHED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE WEBBING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/04/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT SATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING GAS. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

• 12/03/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESCrash

  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

• 12/01/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OUR VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21ST WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WE ARE SHUT DOWN. AFTER TOWING TO A LOCAL GARAGE WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. WE KNEW THAT THE OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE VERY RECENTLY AND WAS COMING DUE AT 3000 MILES BUT THE OIL LIFE WAS STILL 38% MEANING WE STILL HAD OIL AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL THE LIFE WAS 0%. SO THE OIL LEAK WAS A MYSTERY. THEY RECOMMENDED WE LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE CHOSE TO DRIVE ON TO VIRGINIA SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND NEW OIL PUT IN. CHECKED ALL THE WAY-NO OVERHEATING ETC. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ASSESSMENT. THEY FINALLY GAVE US THE BAD NEWS ON TUESDAY. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WE WERE STRANDED IN DC FOR 6 DAYS WAITING ON GM TO TELL US IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND THEY WILL NOT. HAD TO LEAVE OUR VEHICLE THERE AND COME HOME. NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE ON A VEHICLE WORTH $8000, BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2003 WITH 55K MILES. WE HAVE COMPLETE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING WE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE. WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT INVOLVES OUR VEHICLE AND RELATES TO ENGINE FAILURE. ACTION ENDED OCT 2008 SO WE HAVE NO CHANCE OF PARTICIPATING-PLUS THERE IS A CANADIAN CLASS ACTION FOR THE SAME ISSUES-WE KNEW NOTHING FROM GM ABOUT DEFECTS THAT WOULD CAUSE OUR ENGINE TO FAIL. NOW I AM STRANDED AT HOME (LUCKILY I WORK FROM HOME BUT MANY OTHERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO WORK WITH OUT A RENTAL). CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH EXPOSING THIS ISSUE BEFORE MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM THIS TERRIBLE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND FAILURE BY GM TO FACE THE PROBLEM? ACCORDING TO ALL RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2004 AND THERE HAVE BEEN TBS ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS. *TR

• 11/28/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE GASKETS ON 2001-2003 (MAYBE MORE) LEAKS PREMATURE. BUICK HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CLASS ACTION SUIT IN CANADA ABOUT THIS NOW. THIS PROBLEM GASKET WILL LEAK WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AND CAUSE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. HAVE TO PUT THE RENDEZVOUS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE FIXED( APPROX. $600.00) BUICK WILL NOT HELP IN THE COST. RENDEZVOUS HAS APPROX. 52,000 MILES. *TR

• 11/27/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR DAYS. THE ALRM DIDN'T WORK, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THE AC DID NOT COOL PROPERLY, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULDN'T CANCEL, THE DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. UPDATED 12/29/06. *JB

• 11/26/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES. *AK

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE, WHICH CAUSED IT NOT TO PRODUCE A LOT OF HEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE ANTIFREEZE ADDED EVERY MONTH, BUT THE CONTACT NEVER ACTUALLY SAW IT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE AND OIL WERE LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 11/23/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

• 11/22/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V150000; DODGE ISSUED A REAR LIFTGATE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

• 11/20/2010· POWER TRAIN

  UNDETECTED SAFETY HAZARD WITH 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS..SPENT OVER 11,000 WITH REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE ON THIS SUV AND NOW OVER 5000 DOLLARS TRYING TO FIND THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE TO KEEP SHUTTING DOWN AFTER APPX. 40 MILES OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC..HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS OF BEING HIT WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 5 TIMES TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL..CAN NOT AFFORD TO TRADE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO..IT LOSES POWER TOO WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS..THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE IT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT..I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM..I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY BIG CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS TOO. *TR

• 11/19/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,WHEELS

  GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS TANK CRACKED. ALSO THE WHEEL COVERS HAVE PLASTIC BOLTS AND THEY BREAK OFF EASILY AND WHEN YOU ROTATE TIRES THEY BREAK OFF. PEOPLE AT THE SHOP USUALLY DO NOT TELL YOU WHEN IT BREAKS OFF BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY/OR THE EMPLOYEE THERE WILL BE IN TROUBLE THEN YOU LOSE THOSE WHEEL COVERS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICING IT. I HAVE LOST 2 OF THEM AND COULD BE HAZARD ON THE ROAD FOR OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

• 11/18/2009· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND OVER TIME IT DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK. THERE WERE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO UTILIZE THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD LEAK BACK OUT. THE HUB BEARINGS ALSO FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND EARLY WEAR AND TEAR ON HER TIRES. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 90,000.

• 11/17/2005· VISIBILITY

  MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCKED AT THE TIPS DURING A DOWNPOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY 10 MONTHS AGO, A PART WAS REPAIRED AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE LESS FORTUNATE OR ME THE NEXT TIME. IT IS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. *JB

• 11/12/2005· WHEELS

  I HAVE A 03 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. IN 4/05 ONE OF THE FRONT TIRE HUBS WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE. NOW ON 11/10/05 I HAD TO TAKE THE BUICK IN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AGAIN I WAS HEARING A NOISE BECAUSE BOTH FRONT TIRE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONE WAS REPLACED IN 4/05, IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE PARTS WARRANTY THEREFORE, I WOULD ONLY INCUR THE COST OF ONE HUB. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MAN. WHY TIRE HUBS WOULD BE FAILING ON A 2 YR. OLD CAR WITH ONLY 44,500 MILES, HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXPLANATION EXCEPT WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED OTHER LOCAL GENERAL MOTOR DEALERS TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAD SEEN SIMILAR REPAIRS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD YES! THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTEC'S COMING IN FOR REPAIR AND NEEDING FRONT AND REAR TIRE HUBS REPLACED. THEY ARE SEEING AT LEAST ONE TO TWO VEHICLES PER WEEK NEEDING THESE SAME REPAIRS. THIS SOURCE SAID HE WAS TOLD BY HIS DISTRICT MANAGER THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE HUBS THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS GETTING FROM A SPECIFIC MANUFACTURER AND THAT THEY WERE NOW CHANGING MANUFACTURERS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER AND ASKED HIM TO INITIATE CALLS TO HIS DIST. MANGERS. AND LOOK INTO THE PARTS AND WHAT MANUFACTURER THEY WERE COMING FROM. I DIDN'T WANT THE SAME MANUFACTURERS PARTS USED ON MY VEHICLE AGAIN. HE SAID HE WOULD TRY TO GET SOME ANSWERS BUT COULDN'T IMAGINE THERE WOULD BE ANY CHANGE IN PART NUMBERS (WHICH WOULD INDICATE A CHANGE IN MANUFACTURER) HE CALLED ME BACK, HE FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD A NEW PART NUMBER COMING OUT FOR THE TIRE HUBS AND THAT THEY HAD CHANGED SUPPLIERS. HE FELT THAT THIS CONFIRMED MY INFO. & AGREED TO THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING 2 REAR TIRE HUBS ON MY VEHICLE THAT STILL HAVE THE OLD MANUFACTURER HUBS ON. NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTECS THAT COULD BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE A TIRE HUB BREAK. *JB

• 11/11/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  OUR RENDEVOUZ PLASTIC FUEL TANK STARTED SEEPING FUEL AT THE FILLER NECK YESTERDAY. AFTER DOING SOME READING, I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEN A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. THE ONE LISTED ON JULY 21, 2008 SAID THE TANK WOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF AGE AND MILEAGE. THEN, GM CHANGED THEIR MIND ON AUGUST 8, 2008 AND LIMITED MILEAGE AND AGE TO 150,000 MILES AND 10 YEARS. I AM VERY DISTURBED ABOUT THIS AND THINK THAT THIS TANK NEEDS REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS AT MINIMUM. THE FUEL TANK IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY AFTERMARKET SOURCE AND PURCHASING IT FROM GM IS $1590. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT PURCHASING A USED TANK WOULD BE SAFE DUE TO THE ISSUE GM HAS MENTIONED.

• 11/10/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. INSPECTION SHOWED A SMALL STAIN ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND A SLOW DRIP. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK IN THE VICINITY OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GAS FILLER HOSE AND THE GAS TANK. THE DRIP WILL CEASE WHEN THE TANK IS BELOW HALF FULL

• 11/09/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN APRIL 2004,SHE HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE AS VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IT SEEMED TO BE LOUDER AS SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONE OF THE FRONT TIRE HUBS UNDER WARRANTY. SHE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. JUST RECENTLY SHE HEARD THE SAME NOISE, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT TIRE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2005. AFTER HAVING THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED SHE WAS HEARING THE SAME NOISE . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE PUMP THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PUT ON WAS BAD, AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT. THEN, SHE WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID.*AK

• 11/09/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF WIND PUSHED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR(WHILE IN THE OPEN POSITION) AND SCREWED UP THE DOR HINGE. NOW (AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR) THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM THE ASKED IF I HAD A RENDEZVOUS OR AN AZTEC(THEY DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ALOT WITH THESE MODELS)QUOTED $1000.00 TO REPAIR. *AK

• 11/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  BOUGHT MY RENDEZVOUS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS CAUSING HIM INJURY TO HIS RIBS. THEY WERE NEVER REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR I FILLED UP THE TANK. BAD IDEA! I CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND WAS MISSING A QUARTER TANK. MY BOYFRIEND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID IT WAS LEAKING BETWEEN THE FILL TUBE AND THE ACTUAL TANK. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO PATCH THIS AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. APPROXIMATELY COSTING $1000. HE ALSO SAID CHANGES ARE THIS WILL BE RECURRING BECAUSE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SO NOW I ONLY PUT A HALF TANK IN MY GAS TANK BUT I'VE NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS NEVER TURNED OFF. AGAIN, TO REPAIR THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE. I ENDED UP TAKING THE SENSOR OUT, SO NOW I HAVE NO INSIDE LIGHTS AT ALL. *TR

• 11/04/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE BECAUSE OF RUST. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THEN LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID FOR REAR BRAKES AFTER A COUPLE STOPS. *TR

• 11/04/2009· VISIBILITY

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS ON MY BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2003) HAVE BOTH STOPPED WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTS THAT ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND TO REPAIR WILL COST OVER $500 PER WINDOW. *TR

• 11/03/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  OPENED CAR AT END OF WORKDAY, AND FOUND AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD MELTED PART OF THE DASHBOARD, PART OF DRIVER'S SEAT AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS COVERED IN SOOT AND SMELLED OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, NOR HAD THERE BEEN ANY RECENT REPAIRS. *TR

• 11/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THE WEAR INDICATORS ON THE BRAKES WERE MAKING THE NOISE, AND THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE BRAKE SHOES WERE MISSING. HE PURCHASED A SHOE CLIP KIT AND PLACED THESE ON THE FRONT BRAKES. SINCE THIS CORRECTION THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 11/02/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 55-65 MPH. SHE HIT A LARGE SKUNK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE IMPACT OF THE SKUNK WITH THE FUEL TANK FILL HOSE SNAPPED THE GOOSE NECK 3/4 OF THE WAY OFF OF THE PLASTIC TANK. SHE WAS LOW ON GAS, SO THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN SHE FILLED UP TWO DAYS LATER. MOST OF A TANK OF GAS WAS SPILLED AT THE GAS STATION, OR ALONG THE ROAD TO GET IT HOME UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE IF THERE WAS A PROTECTIVE PLATE MISSING, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NONE SHOWN IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE FILL HOSE IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED, WITH NO BARRIER BETWEEN THE FILL HOSE BY THE BACK WHEEL, AND THE FRONT WHEEL. JUST GOING OVER A ROAD WITH BIG RUTS COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE HOSE.*JB

• 10/30/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK INTAKE VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 10/28/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IS LEAKING FUEL AROUND WHERE THE FUEL INLET JOINS THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2007 BUT GM CLAIMS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

• 10/26/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM HAVING TROUBLE OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS AND STILL HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AND CUT IT OFF I HAVE TO WAIT 30-45 MINS. BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR AND I HAVE NOT YET FOUND A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS. THE VEHICLE IS MOTION BUT IT CUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO WAIT 30-45 MINS. BEFORE MY TRUCK CAN RESTART. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME MONTHS AND I HAVE CHANGED MANY PARTS AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

• 10/25/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2001 BUICK REGAL AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, THE HORNS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND IN A PANIC OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. *LA

• 10/24/2003· STRUCTURE

  INTERIOR ROOF SUPPORT MISSING. ADDED, OCTOBER 15, 2003. *LA

• 10/23/2008· POWER TRAIN

  HAD TO REPLACE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING ON 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CZ (AWD) AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS BEING REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS BUICK PRODUCT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

• 10/23/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH A FAILED BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKING SYSTEM REPAIRED. PRIOR TO GETTING IT FIXED TWO COMPANY'S TOLD HER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE, SHE WOULD EXPERIENCE BACKWARD PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS STILL MOVING AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FINALLY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SOON AFTER, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INSULATION FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR AND SURROUNDING WIRING CONTAINED AN OPEN CIRCUIT. *JB

• 10/22/2006· STEERING

  THE POWER STEERING IS GOING-MAKES A LOUD NOISE. *NM

• 10/22/2006· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIE,BLOWER MOTOR, LOAD LEVELER. NOW THE POWER STEERING IS GOING AND THE 02 SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

• 10/21/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OCTOBER 21, 2010, WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AT 51,000 MILES HAD TO CONSTANTLY ADD COOLANT EVERY WEEK; NEVER SAW ANY LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. SUV NOW HAS 87,000 MILES, COOLING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GET VERY HOT, HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED OCT. 8, 2010, ENGINES CONTINUES TO GET VERY HOT IN JUST A 8 MILE DRIVE. ALSO, MOTOR OIL CONTINUES TO SHOW UP IN THE OVERFLOW/COOLANT ADDING CONTAINER. CHECKED COOLING FAN OPERATION AND BOTH FANS ARE WORKING. *TR