2005 Buick Rendezvous

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

• 12/19/2006· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/03/2007· 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.

• 12/01/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 12/01/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. SOMETIMES IT SAYS I'M GOING 10MPH AND SOMETIMES IT SAYS I'M GOING 110MPH AND SOMETIMES IT JUST HANGS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT. *TR

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WARNING WAS THE BATTERY LIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE PLACED A RECORDER ON THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. FROM THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE RECORDER THEY HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION RELAY, IGNITION SWITCH, THE AIR CONTROL MODULE VALVE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/28/2006· AIR BAGS

  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

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,676.

• 11/24/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FULE LEAKES FROM FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.

• 11/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  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.

• 11/14/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN EASTERN AND STEWART IN LAS VEGAS NV WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO COAST INTO A 7-11 PARKING LOT HIT A WALL AND CAR REAR ENDED ME . I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, ECV AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE ECV NOW I CANT GET THE CAR TO START AT ALL I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

• 11/04/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BROKE WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE GAS CHAMBER AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF IT BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 10/29/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  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

• 10/29/2013· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 10/27/2008· SUSPENSION

  WHEEL BEARINGS ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE FAILED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AFTER A $300+ REPAIR BILL, NOW THE LEFT SIDE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. A PRETTY NEW VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

• 10/24/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2005 BUICK VIN [XXX] ENGINE DIED WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DOWNHILL AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE WOULDN'T START UNTIL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 10/15/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERCrash

  OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING BUICK AND DELPHI ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I RECENTLY SLIGHTLY PASSED OUT AND CRASHED IN THE CAR DUE TO BEING OVERCOME BY THE INTENSIVE RAW GAS FUMES. I RECENTLY CONTACTED BOTH AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLES VIN # IS NOT ONE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS ON FILE AND IT WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT SO BEFORE HAND SO THAT ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS ISSUE CAN TAKE IT SERIOUS AND TAKE ACTION RIGHT AWAY BEFORE THEY START DISPLAYING HEALTH RELATED ISSUES LIKE ME AND MY FAMILY.

• 10/07/2025· STEERING

  My kids and I were driving down the road all of a sudden I heard this loud sound and then my car wouldn't turn left or right the steering wheel turned but not the car thank God I wasn't goin very fast I was able to slowly pull to the side of the rd then it started smoking like it was on fire my kids and I had to hurry and jump out an the carlot I got it from is picking it up to be looked at.

• 10/06/2008· STRUCTURE

  THE AUTOMOBILE DASHBOARD WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC SHATTERED LIKE GLASS. *TR

• 10/04/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON IMPACT FROM DRIVERS SIDE IN MIDDLE OF BOTH DOORS CAR FLIPPED ON TO PASSENGER'S SIDE AND SPINNED AND SKIDDED 70 FEET DAMAGING BOTH SIDES AND BATTERY ACID FROM FRONT LEAKED ONTO FRONT OF CAR. DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS COMPLETELY CRUSHED AND SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILED TO OPEN ON IMPACT CAME OUT AFTER CAR MADE COMPLETE STOP. SIDE PANELS ON DRIVERS SIDE CAME COMPLETELY OUT AND PASSENGERS SIDE NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT ON FLIP AND IMPACT TO THE GROUND. *JB

• 10/02/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER GIVING INACCURATE READING TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ALL GAUGES INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. AWD DISABLE LIGHT REMAINS ON. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, HEAT GAUGE READS ERRONEOUS SPEEDS HIGHER THAN TRUE SPEEDS. HIGH 135MPH WHEN STOPPED. TOTALLY INOPERABLE. *TR

• 09/29/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL HOSE HAD DETACHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TWO HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 302,723.

• 09/28/2012· STEERING

  A TOTAL AND SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED AS I LEFT THE CURB AND STARTED INTO THE STREET. ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE I HAD POWER STEERING, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND THEREFORE THE CAR WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE BUICK DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE SEQUENCE AS FOLLOWS: FIRST THE BRACKET HOLDING THE STEERING RACK ON THE R/H SIDE BROKE LOOSE THEN THE MOUNTING BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RACK FELL OUT. I FOUND THE BOLT IN THE STREET AND GAVE IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. AFTER THE BOLT HOLDING THE LEFT SIDE FELL OUT, THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING THE STEERING RACK IN PLACE SO THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF CONTROLLING THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK TWO OR THREE TIMES DURING THE NEXT WEEK THINKING THAT THE REPLACEMENT RACKS WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM IN THE POWER STEERING. IT SEEMED TO BIND UP WHEN MAKING A TURN, ONLY SOMETIMES. FINALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT SAYING THAT A U-JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN OR BADLY DAMAGED. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE RACK WITH THE BROKEN MOUNT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE RACK, BROKE LOOSE. MY WIFE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANY TYPE OF OFF-ROAD USE. THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS BY DRIVERS THAT ARE MORE THAN 60 YEARS OLD. THE CAR (AND WHEELS) SHOW NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A FAILURE. BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I DID PAY TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED, THEY DID NOT CHARGE ADDITIONAL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

• 09/22/2010· STEERING

  I PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN FEB 2006, WITH AROUND 12,700 MILES ON IT. I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT (THANK GOD) AS I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES GO WRONG WITH IT. MOST RECENTLY, LAST FRIDAY, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SUPPOSED ROUTINE OIL CHANGE (I PURCHASED THE LIFE-TIME OIL CHANGES ON THIS VEHICLE), SO EVERY 3 MONTH'S I BRING IT INTO THE DEALER; AFTER I MADE MY APPT. ON THE PHONE, THE VERY NEXT DAY, MY BACK WINDOW, BEHIND THE DRIVER STOPPED FUNCTIONING (ALL POWER WINDOWS); I ALSO HAD, WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE OIL SITTING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I HAD A CRANKSHAFT SEAL REPLACED IN JULY, SO I KNEW I SHOULDN'T BE SEEING OIL ON MY FLOOR. BY THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN ON FRIDAY, I HAD A LIST OF THINGS I WANTED THEM TO KNOW ABOUT, ESPECIALLY AN AWFUL WHINING, SQUEALING NOISE EVERY TIME I MADE A CORNER. SO, THEY DECIDED WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS TO BE DONE, AND CHECKED, THEY WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR AND KEEP MY BUICK. YESTERDAY, 9/21/2010 I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME THAT THERE IS ABOUT $7,000 WORTH OF WORK TO BE DONE!! MY POWER STEERING PUMP WAS SHOT, THE ELECTRICAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THAT WINDOW, AND THE LOUD, OBNOXIOUS NOISE I WAS HEARING WHILE TURNING WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL, GONE, SHOT! MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT!! I USED TO HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN BUICKS; MY FATHER USED TO TRUST THEM 100%, AS I DID, BUT NOW? I'M THINKING THEY SHOULD STICK TO JUST CARS! MY BUICK CENTURY ROCKED! I LOVED IT, BUT THESE AWD SUV'S SEEM TO BE OVER THEIR HEADS!

• 09/18/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 09/16/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE HORN IS DIFFICULT AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW. THE AREA IS SENSITIVE AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS EXCESSIVE. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEIR POSITION WAS IF THE HORN WORKS THEY HAVE NO SPECIFICATION ON HOW LIMITED THE AREA IS OR HOW EXCESSIVE THE PRESSURE IS TO BLOW THE HORN. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES PRESS NEAR THE HORN SYMBOL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN WILL SOUND. ONE INCH FROM THE HORN SYMBOL IS DEAD AREA. IF NOT DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE HORN SYMBOL IS. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

• 09/16/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CANNOT BE READ DURING CERTAIN DAY LIGHT CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY THE SPEEDOMETER. CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING ON FILE, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK *NM

• 09/15/2016· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  THIS SUV WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF AUGUST 2016 AND ONCE IN THE CAR AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN AND THE BRAKES WERE GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN. WE ALSO HAD A CAR ACCIDENT, BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND ONCE IN THE PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE SUV WOULD NOT STOP AND WE HIT A PARKED CAR WITH THE LADY IN THE CAR ON 9/11/2016. WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING AND CLOTH SEATS ON SOME MODELS FOR AIR BAGS. SPOKE WITH GMC AND INFORMED POWER STEERING RECALL AND WOULD LIKE SUV CHECKED. CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE VEHICLE TO GMC. WHEN WE GOT THERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST WE TRY TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR INSTEAD OF GETTING THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE NOTIFIED THE TRUCK WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING THE DAMAGES WERE OVER 1,000 FOR POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS CAR WAS SOLD WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND I FEEL SINCE THERE WAS PREVIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE GIVEN SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION OR A NEW VEHICLE.

• 09/14/2020· STEERING

  STEERING FEELS LIKE IT GETS TIGHT AND STICKS WHEN TURNING WHILE MOVING

• 09/14/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. MOSTLY IS READS 120 MPH WHEN I AM SETTING STILL. BECAUSE IT FLUCTUATES FROM MOVING OR NOT MOVING. BUT NEVER CORRECTLY. I HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO RELYING SOLELY ON A GPS SPEEDOMETER.

• 09/13/2019· ENGINE

  MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ---HEADS WERE LEVELED AND COMPLETE VALVE JOB DONE WITH NEW WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, RELAY BELT,BYPASS HOSE, UPPER RADIATOR HOSE, AND COMPLETE COOLANT FLUSH. MY CAR KEEPS RUNNING HOT. PLEASE HELP!

• 09/11/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED THEN I LOST LOW BEAMS .. PARKED AND WENT BACK OUT TO GO TO THE STORE AND I HAD NO LIGHTS LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T WORK FOG LIGHT STOP WORKING AND HIGH BEAMS STOPPED WORKING LOOK IN FUSE BOX TO SEE IF A FUSE BLEW AND 6 FUSES BLEW AND SHOT SPARKS OUT OF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

• 09/09/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF

• 09/04/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,ENGINE

  THE CAR STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY AT A STOP LIGHT ON A MAJOR HWY. I THOUGHT QUICKLY AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THANK YOU JESUS IT STARTED. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IT DOES IT PERIODICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO DO IT... I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE REAR 5 TIMES AND 2 ON THE FRONT.. MY GAS GAUGE GOES CRAZY OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING AND THE OTHER GAUGES WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IT SEEMS. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG THEY SAY THE CLUSTER IS OUT BECAUSE OF THE GAUGES I DON'T HAVE 900.00 TO FIX IT. I AM ALWAYS PUTTING WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON IT. THAT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE.. *TR

• 09/01/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INDICATED THAT AIR NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN THE TIRES, ROTATED THE TIRES MORE THAN ONCE AND LATER INDICATED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 08/28/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  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

• 08/18/2011· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER LOCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN PARK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

• 08/18/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES SINCE SERVICE DATE OF 11/29/04. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS ALWAYS QUIT AT SLOW TO IDLE SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS DUE TO THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. DUE TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE BECOME SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON APRIL 20TH., MAY 5TH, MAY 8TH, AUGUST 13TH, AUGUST 18TH, AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS COMING MONDAY ON AUGUST 22ND ON 05/09/05 VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NEVER ANY CODES IN THE COMPUTER. ON 06/24/05 VEHICLE WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AT THAT TIME THE IGNITION RELAY WAS REPLACED PER PIP3139A AND I HAVE HAD TWO ENGINE SINCE THEN. I DON'T KNOW IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. ANY HELP HERE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I AM A 78 YEAR OLD WOMEN SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *NM

• 08/14/2006· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  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

• 08/13/2016· ENGINE

  VEHICLE OVERHEATED TO THE MAXIMUM, THEN IT STALLED. I WAITED A BIT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE TEMP. RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE HOME AT 35 MI PER HR. IT STALLED AGAIN, AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, AND MAKE IT HOME. I PHONED MY MECHANIC, AND HAD IT TOWED THERE. HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS WATER IN THE EXHAUST WHICH INDICATED EXPENSIVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. HE SUGGESTED I SELL THIS VEHICLE ASAP. I HAD ONLY OWNED IT 2 MONTHS! WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MI PER HR. ON A CITY STREET. VERY DANGEROUS!

• 08/09/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FOUGHT BACK AT ME AND I HAD TO PUT ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP BUT I'M WORRIED ONE DAY IT WILL NOT STOP AND I'LL GET INTO A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR SOMETHING MORE SEVERE. *TR

• 08/07/2006· 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.

• 08/05/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING BENEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

• 08/04/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT, HESITATED, AND VIBRATED AS IT EMITTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THE ANTI LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, THE TIRES, AND WHEEL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,142.

• 08/03/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE LIFT GATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. CONSUMER STATED SWITCH FALURE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

• 08/02/2005· SUSPENSION

  I HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE BEARINGS WHICH SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. *NM

• 07/30/2014· STEERING

  LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A BOLT IN THE STEERING BROKE. AFTER SHE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, A RECALL WAS ISSUED SIX MONTHS LATER. *JB

• 07/28/2014· STEERING

  WE HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH A STEERING WHEEL COLUMN PROBLEM FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 50,000 MILES. IT MADE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND OVER THE NUMEROUS VISITS TO VARIOUS GMC DEALERS, WE WERE REPEATEDLY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER CONTACTING GMC ITSELF, THEY SENT US TO A DEALER WHO AT FIRST AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEN TWO HOURS AFTER BEING CHALLENGED THEY RETESTED AND 'DISCOVERED' WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS WEAR AND TEAR. WE WERE CHARGED $1,250 AND GIVEN A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. THEY DENIED THIS WAS A RECALLED COMPONENT. I STILL DO NOT TRUST THE RESULTS NOR THIS CAR, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD GETTING ANOTHER CAR. *JS

• 07/24/2014· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING, I WOULD GET A OVERWHELMING GAS SMELL IN MY TO POINT OF ME THINKING GAS WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH MY AND I WOULD GET OUT AND CHECK AND NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ASKED HIM IF THE CAR WAS LEAKING GAS AND HE SAID NO. I'M CONSTANTLY ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID TO MY VEHICLE AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH . AND RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAS STARTED STICKING AND SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL. IRONICALLY MY GAS NEEDLE IS ALWAYS FLUCTUATING THROUGHOUT MY CAR TRIPS. I'M SO NERVOUS WHEN I DRIVE BECAUSE I THINK I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I MAY HAVE RECENTLY ADDED GAS TO THE CAR. THIS MAY SOUND SIMPLE BUT THE GAS FUMES ARE MAKING ME SICK AND MY TWO KIDS ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL OF US SUFFER FROM ASTHMA. PLEASE PROVIDE A RESOLUTION OR FIX FOR THESE UNHEALTHY INCIDENTS.

• 07/20/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. IN MARCH 2009, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY 2011, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT BEYOND SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

• 07/20/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  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.