2002 Buick Rendezvous complaints

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS GAS GAUGE / SENDING UNIT FAILURE GAUGE SHOWS TANK FULL WHEN FULL BUT ALSO REGISTERS FULL WHEN TANK IS NEAR EMPTY. RAN OUT OF FUEL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO COLLISION. GM HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 02 RENDEZVOUS QUIT WORKING RECENTLY. (MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 85,000 ON IT.) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C CONDENSER HAS A MAJOR LEAK. IN THE PROCESS THEY ALSO FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN MY RADIATOR. $860 LATER IT WILL BE FIXED BY THE END OF THE DAY. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE,NOW WATERPUMP AND CRACKED HEAD GASKETS RESULTING IN NEED FOR NEW ENGINE AT 81,000 MILES ON 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. FROM READING SEEMS LIKE COMMON FAULT AND YET NO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN HE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT BECAUSE OF THE COSTS, HE DECIDED TO HAVE A FRIEND REPAIR IT. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL OCCURRED. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THAT IT DID NOT GET THE FUEL MILEAGE THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE, A GRUMBLING NOISE TO BE EXACT. HE CHANGED REAR END FLUID BUT COULD STILL HEAR NOISE. THE NOISE WOULD BE HEARD WHEN HE TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR HIS VEHICLE (02V222000, 07V349000, 07E021000) BUT WHEN HE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD VERY CONFLICTING STORIES ABOUT WHETHER THE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE EXISTED AND IF THEY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. AT THIS TIME, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE RECALLS COULD AFFECT HIS VEHICLE AND HOW TO GET THE ISSUES REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08*JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHEREBY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 5-MPH THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE I AM STOPPING ON A GRAVEL ROAD WHEN I AM DRIVING ON CLEAN DRY PAVEMENT, ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP LIKE IT SHOULD AND IT SLIDES TO A HALT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY. I SOMETIMES GET THE ANTI-LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT AND SOMETIMES I DON'T. I ALSO WILL GET A WARNING LIGHT THAT STATES; "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM". I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND I AM TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. THEY SAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND AS FAR AS THEY CAN TELL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. *TR

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER ($900), LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY ($1100) AND A/C CONDENSER ($1300). AMONG OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO DESIGN DEFECTS, THE ODOMETER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, SO THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 DAYS WHILE THE PART WAS SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA (FROM VIRGINIA) FOR REPAIR. RECALLS HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE PARTS, THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON WEB FORUMS (RECOMMEND INITIATING GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS COMPLAINT"). *TR

WE HAVE A BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CAR'S INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AND IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, AT NIGHT. OTHER TIMES, HORN WILL START BLARING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO WARNING...ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY...IT STARTLES ANYONE AROUND. NOW, WHEN WE TURN OFF THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AT ALL, NO MATTER WHAT WE TRY. WILL HAVE A DEAD BATTERY NEXT TIME WE GO TO DRIVE THE CAR (TOMORROW MORNING). *TR

MANIFOLD LEAK/ ELECTRICAL. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED ON A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. COST $1200. I WILL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN AND I WILL TALK TO MY FRIENDS TO BUY OTHER THAN BUICK PRODUCT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AT ONLY 86K MILES AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAS FAILED. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND THERE SEEM TO BE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ... BUICK SHOULD FIX THESE AS THEY ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING. SHE ALSO NOTICED SOMETHING IN HER DRIVEWAY AND COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUMES INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT LOCATED A TSB RELATING TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. SHE THEN PROVIDED THE DEALER WITH THE INFORMATION FOR TSB NUMBER 07203A AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,500.

ALARM GOES OFF ANY TIME YOU LOCK DOORS, CAN'T OPEN LOCKS WITHOUT USING KEYS SO CAN'T OPEN REAR DOORS TO GET MY KIDS OUT. LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, EXTERIOR THERMOSTAT IS INACCURATE, A/C DOES NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. CAR GOES INTO SECURITY MODE, SO NO A/C, NO CLOCK, NO STEREO. TRUNK POPS OPEN BY ITSELF. THE INTERIOR DOOR ALARM WON'T GO OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. NEED TO DISCONNECT BATTERIES AT TIMES TO SHUT OFF LIGHTS. *TR

WAS INFORMED BY A FRIEND OF AN NTMVSA-RELATED RECALL (NUMBER 07273) ON THEIR 2003 PONTIAC VIBE FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON BOTH OF OUR 2002 AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WINDOW HARDWARE DETERIORATES, RESULTING IN THE SNAPPING OF WINDOW SUPPORT HARDWARE. IN MOST CASES WINDOW GLASS DROPS TOTALLY INSIDE THE DOOR AND IS IRRETRIEVABLE UNLESS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHARGES FOR A REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ABOUT A WEEK APART IN OUR 2002 RENDEZVOUS. ALSO, THE CHARACTERISTIC "POPPING OR CLICKING SOUND" LISTED IN THE RECALL IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN BOTH OUR 2002 AND 2003 MODEL RENDEZVOUS, SIGNALING THAT THE WINDOW HARDWARE IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS RESULTS IN A HAZARD SITUATION IN EITHER EXTREMELY HOT OR EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, REGARDLESS OF GLASS BREAKAGE (WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR CASE). SINCE I DO NOT HAVE A GM FACTORY CUSTOM WARRANTY ON MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS, REPAIRS HAVE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $250 DOLLARS OUT-OF-POCKET. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE A COVERAGE LETTER FROM GM IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, BUT I AM READING MANY ACCOUNTS OF A SIMILAR FAILURE FROM MANY RENDEZVOUS OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON AT LEAST 50 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD "BUCK" AND STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS. WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES, EVEN AFTER REFUELING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN THIRTY MINUTES AND TWO HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO RESTART WOULD COINCIDE WITH HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE. MANY TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. BOTH THE DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLICKERING. SUDDENLY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND SPEED ODOMETER SHUT OFF. SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPEED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPAIRS WERE $926.00. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HER FOR $383.56 SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 06/25/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. UPDATED

FUEL LEAK AT POINT WHERE FILL TUBE JOINS GAS TANK. *TR

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ALL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON- THERE IS NOT A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 50-60 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. LOST COUNT ON THE PREVIOUS YEARS BEFORE THAT. WE'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATE THEY CAN NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN (WHILE IN THE SHOP), AND WITHOUT IT HAPPENING AT THE PRECISE TIME, THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS. WE WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE, BUT I CAN'T SELL IT MYSELF KNOWING THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THE BUYER. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE US EVEN CLOSE TO A TRADE IN VALUE (PRICING OBTAINED FROM THREE SEPARATE SOURCES) STATING THE VEHICLE IS PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

GENERAL MOTORS 3.4 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL. WENT TO MECHANIC. ADDED COOLANT AND TEST DYE FOR LEAKS. FOUND A/C CONDENSER TO HAVE A LEAK. BOUGHT NEW CONDENSER AND INSTALLED IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED HERE DUE TO THE OVERLY EXCESSIVE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE A/C CONDENSER ON THE MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

STARTING SOMETIME AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2007 INTO NOVEMBER OF 2007 MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT WOULD BE HARD TO START OR NOT START AT ALL. IF JUMPED OFF THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF. SOMETIMES THE RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON, A/C WOULD NOT COME ON, LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, ETC. IN LATE NOVEMBER THE VEHICLE FINALLY WENT HAYWIRE AND STARTED BLOWING THE HORN, LIGHTS BLINKING AND LIGHTS NOT GOING OFF AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DISCONNECTED BATTERY REPEATEDLY TO RESET UNTIL THAT WOULD NO LONGER WORK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BCM. HAD BCM REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. ON MARCH 14, 2008, VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT LEAD UP TO THIS PART BEING REPLACED. AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN THIS WEEK IF I CAN KEEP IT STARTED. DOING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER READING VARIOUS INTERNET BLOGS, FORUMS AND CHATS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS'. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,740. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF

WE HAVE AN 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AWD. JUST RECENTLY OUR CAR STARTING TO ACT UP WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND ACTING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHEEL BEARING, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, RIMS ARE BAD MAKING OUR TIRES LOSE AIR, AND HEAD GASKET ALL NEED REPLACED. WE ALSO WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD A LEAK AND WAS CAUSING A NOISE. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PAY OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX EVERYTHING. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE SEEN MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR ALL THESE THINGS BREAKING IN THE 2002 MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HELP FROM GM TO FIX THESE DAMAGED CARS. THESE SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE AIRBAG IN THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEPLOYED AND HIT MY SIDE. I HAVE A LARGE BRUISE ON MY SIDE. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 41,000 MILES---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL-BEARING WENT OUT AT 80,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET BLOWN AT 89,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. *TR

ON OCCASIONS MY RENDEZVOUS WOULD MAKE A SPUTTERING SOUND WHEN I WOULD TURN IT OFF, THEN LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY, INSTEAD OF THE UPON OPENING THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERS EXPLAINED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON 3 DAYS AGO, IT WENT OUT THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY THIS MORNING AND DRIVING APPRX 2 1/2 MILES, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IMMEDIATELY MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS DOORS LOCKS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGING ITSELF IN THE UNLOCK MODE; THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH OR WITHOUT MANUAL CONTROL; THE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING; THE RADIO IS LOCKED OUT. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START IT AT ALL. AFTER WAITING APPRX 30MINS AND REMOVING THE FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCK IT STARTED. BUT ONCE THE FUSE IS PLACED BACK IN IT BEGIN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES SINCE 7:45AM TIME NOW APPROX 4:20PM CALLED A FEW DEALERS WHO WANTS TO CHARGE $90 PER HR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS. I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE LIKE AN IDIOT WHEN I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BY A BUICK DEALER. ED RINKE IN CENTERLINE, MI, REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE REGARDING THE FUEL TANK RECALL. I DON'T WANT TO PAY HUNDREDS OF $ FOR A MINOR REPAIR OR AN MALFUNCTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE IN 2005 W 63,000 AND NOW HAS APPRX 101,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF MECHANICAL FAILURES ON MY VEHICLE SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED IT. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS 02/15/08 WHEREIN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE BEGAN TO FLASH...ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT, CHANGE OIL, BATTERY-THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING 42MPH (THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 02/08/08). THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 680 SOUTHBOUND DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. I NOW FEEL AT RISK AND FEEL THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME 08/30/07 IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ON HIGHWAY 680 NORTHBOUND. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY FUEL FILTER. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TELL ME THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE PREVIOUS TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED FOR MECHANICAL FAILURE, MY HUSBAND PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FOR REPAIR AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OFF THE DELEARSHIP PROPERTY. ALL OF MY SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE IS CURRENT. THERE MUST BE SOME REASONABLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER/PARTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS, FUEL FILTERS REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED AND A HOST OF OTHER ITEMS. I WANT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE A

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, - SOLD BY GM S "GM CERTIFIED".. ONLY MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE. FROM THE ONSET, SOLENOID DIFFICULTIES CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, CALLED THEM AND SPOKE RATHER BLUNTLY... THAT WAS AFTER MANY, MANY CALLS. WIPERS DIDN'T WORK IN THE RAIN... WOULD STICK.. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - COST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. CAR DOES NOT RUN.. GET STUCK FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK. PAID FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE "THINGS".. STILL GETS STUCK.. NOW CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES, WINDOWS DON'T WORK, CAR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK, CAR WON'T START. AT THIS POINT, CAR IS DEAD. BCM? WHO KNOWS. DISASTER CAR. IT'S A GIFT FROM GOD THAT WE'RE NOT DEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INLET CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE), EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED TO INCLUDE IN THE RECALL AND HAS DISBURSED A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT ENTERED HIS GARAGE AND SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC WELD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500. UPDATED 02/19/08. *LJ

DUE TO A PERSISTENT SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY DETECTED A LEAK IN FUEL TANK AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. IN DECEMBER, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIRS. I SENT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD: 1. VIN # NOT IN RECALL - YES IT IS. AND IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN ARIZONA FOR 3 YEARS. 2. REPAIRS NOT DONE BY A GM CERTIFIED DEALER - NOTHING IN THE DOCUMENTATION I WAS SENT STATED ONLY REPAIRS DONE BY A DEALER CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP WOULD BE HONORED 3. THE TEAM IS REVIEWING IT, BUT NO ONE WILL GIVE ME A NAME OR CONTACT NUMBER FOR "THE TEAM". *CN

I REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH A LEAK IN MY GAS TANK OF MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF A PLASTIC WELD LAST YEAR. I WAS NOTIFIED LAST AUGUST AS A RESULT OF MY LETTER THAT GM WAS RECALLING 20,594 RENDEZVOUS BUT ONLY FROM CERTAIN STATES WHERE THE HEAT CAUSED THE WELD TO FAIL DUE TO EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION. AS MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN FLORIDA WHERE THE FAILURE RATE WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A RECALL MY V.I.N. NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD IN SEPT BY AN N.H.S.T.A. REPRESENTATIVE THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT IN THE RECALL I WOULD RECEIVE A SERVICE BULLETIN LETTER FROM GM AND BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND FOR THE COST OF THIS PLASTIC PIECE OF JUNK BUICK HAD INSTALLED. WELL I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE I AM ASSIGNED TO TOLD ME GM HAS NO PLANS TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $700 PLUS I PAID FOR THE TANK. ( I WAS SUCCESSFUL TO GET THEM TO REIMBURSE MY LABOR COST LAST AUGUST OR SO.) I CAN NOT SPEAK WITH ANY GM EXECUTIVES AS MY GM CONTACT INFORMS ME THAT THEIR NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. I HAVE CALLED THE NHSTA REP I WORKED WITH IN THE PAST AND LEFT VOICE MAILS BUT DESPITE 3 SUCH CALLS I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK. BESIDE WRITING MY STATE SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN WHO ELSE CAN HELP ME TO GET MY REFUND FOR A GAS TANK THAT SHOULD BE AS A SAFETY FACTOR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

VEHICLE OVERHEATS; INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED TWICE (ONCE IN WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD); INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND BUICK DEALERSHIP SAY THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACT TO ASSIST BUT HAS SAID MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH FOR ANY COVERAGE; APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH INCREASED CLAIMS OF HEAD GASKET REPAIR AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF IN SERVICE; THE MAY 2002 BUILD MONTH HAS VERY HIGH OCCURRENCE OF THIS REPLACEMENT (MY VEHICLE WAS BUILD IN THIS PERIOD). *TR

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

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

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.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE ALONG WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HVAC CONTROL HEAD AND THE BATTERY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND REPLACED BOTH PARTS AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWED WHILE PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVEN WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. GASOLINE WOULD SLOWLY DRAIN INTO THE TANK AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS AND OVERFLOW AGAIN WHEN NEW GAS ENTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,800.

SAME EXACT ISSUE AS RECALL NUMBER: 07V349000. PER BUICK, MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH THAT RECALL HOWEVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS IDLING. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE STILL CURRENTLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

LEAKING GAS TANK. *TR

MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS WAS PURCHASED MID-YEAR 2005. AT FIRST THERE WERE ONLY SMALL FLICKERS IN THE HEADLIGHTS, LIKE BLINKING QUICKLY. THE AUTO ELECTRICIAN SAID OUR BATTERY WAS OVERCHARGING AND REPLACED IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO,MY CAR WOULDN'T START, NO SOUND AT ALL LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. AGAIN ELECTRICIAN LOOKED IT OVER, COULD FIND NOTHING. SOON MY DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN IT. COMING HOME ONE NIGHT ON A VERY DARK ROAD, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, INSIDE AND OUT. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER AND NO OUTSIDE LIGHTS. IT SCARED ME BAD. THE WEATHER SENSOR WOULD SAY THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD WHEN IT WAS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WHEN IT WAS REALLY HOT ONE DAY SOME KIND OF LOCK WAS PUT ON MY AIR CONDITIONER ,POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND I THOUGHT I'D SUFFOCATE BEFORE I GOT TO WORK. THE CAR DID THE SENSOR LOCK BY ITSELF. I HAVE PAID ANOTHER 145 DOLLARS TO THE AUTO ELECTRICIAN TO TRY AND TRACE WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A GROUND FAULT. HE ORDERED THE ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS AND TRACED ALL GROUNDS AND COULD FIND NOTHING. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD RESET THE COMPUTER WAS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY, THEN HOOK IT BACK UP. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR IN 6 WEEKS BECAUSE IT IS SO UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING PEOPLE TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT SURE IS THE PROBLEM. FROM READING COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS.

I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, CALLED BUICK AND I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I HAVE STATED TO THEM THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MY VEHICLE IS IN THE RECALL OR NOT, A GAS TANK SHOULD NOT LEAK ON A 5 YR. OLD VEHICLE (OR ANY VEHICLE FOR THAT MATTER). BUICK WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AT THIS TIME. MILEAGE IS AT 83,000 AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, AND A BODY CONTROL MODULE. ALL OF THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORE ASSEMBLY SHROUD VALVE, IN ADDITION TO THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SHROUD VALVE. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,352 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,468.

MY CAR HAS A GAS LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. I HAVE AN MUSTY ODOR IN THE CAR ALONG WITH GAS SMELL. THE AIR CONDITION FAILED LAST WEEK DUE TO WHAT I FIND OUT NOW IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE GASKET FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE THE FUEL TANK IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HOW CAN YOU ALLOW A MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL HAS COOLANT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SEVERAL TIMES THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST GONE. AFTER THE FOURTH REFILL OF FLUIDS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. I JUST KEEP FILLING THE COOLANT AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY & NO RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD $1,500 FOR THE REPAIR SO I AM DRIVING WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MAY BLOW UP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *JB UPDATED 12/12/07

I BOUGHT MY 02 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN OCT OF 05. IT HAD 53K. I JUST HIT 90K THE LARGEST PART IS HIGHWAY MILES FROM THIS PASSED YEAR WITH SEVERAL DEATHS IN MY FAMILY. TO START WITH MY PASSENGER FLOOR WOULD GET SOAKED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN OR THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING. I CHECKED AND THE RUBBER IS STILL INTACT AND I CAN SPRAY WATER ON THE ROOF AND NOTHING LEAKS IN. THE TRACT AROUND THE SUNROOF IS NOT WET. ONE MORNING MY ON STAR SYSTEM HAD WATER DRIPPING FROM IT BUT NO WATER WAS FELT AROUND THE SUN ROOF AND THE WINDSHIELD SITS BELOW IT. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR. NOW WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS FAILING. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THIS IS A 300 MOTOR. MY COOLANT DISAPPEARS FROM RESERVE WITH NO SIGN OF LEAKING. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE FIRST DAY OFF I HAD TO GO GET IT CHECKED IT WENT OFF. MY AC STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND NO AC IN 100 WEATHER SUXS. HAD IT CHARGED AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS BACK TO NO AC NOW AFTER WEEKS OF RESEARCH I AM FINDING OUT THAT THE INTAKE GASKETS ON THIS MOTOR ARE MADE FROM NYLON AND THE DEX COOL THAT IS SAID TO BE USED IN IT CAN EAT THEM PREMATURELY. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING. THE AC CONDENSER IS ALSO KNOWN TO GO OUT REGULAR. I JUST BOUGHT BRAND NEW TIRES IN MAY AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE IS ATE UP. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE BEARING PROBLEM

BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2002 FAILURE WITH BLOWN TRANSFER CASE & TRANSMISSION, MAIN EXHAUST PIPE LOOSE FROM HEAD, REAR END NOISE, PASSENGER DOOR STICKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK AT THE INLET AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT RECALL NOTICE, GM RECALL NO. 06230 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 07V349000. I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER FOR BUICK AS DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN NOTICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BUICK/GM THAT MY RENDEZVOUS DOES NOT QUALIFY AS PART OF THE RECALL; MY VEHICLE IS AN EARLIER MANUFACTURE DATE THAN THOSE IN THE NOTICE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I CHOSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF THAT IF MY VEHICLE WAS EVER INTRODUCED INTO THE RECALL THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE. THIS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AND INLET IS NEARLY $1,000 ACCORDING TO MY DEALER. I HAVE MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS, BUT FEEL THAT BUICK/GM IS IGNORING A MORE WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAN THE RECALL INDICATES. MY RENDEZVOUS IS AN EARLY 2002, MANUFACTURED IN MID 2001. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2006. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR A STRESS CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE FUEL FILLER INLET TO THE FUEL TANK AT THE ICV COUPLING. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB