2002 Buick Rendezvous complaints

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER LEAKAGE AND FAILURE IN 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: MAY 2004, AIR-CONDITIONING DOES NOT COOL. DEALER SERVICE CENTER IS CHARGING $800. ...A MAJOR REPAIR FOR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE SEEMS RIDICULOUS AND I'LL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER RENDEZVOUS, AND PROBABLY NOT ANOTHER BUICK. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. IGNITION TURNED OVER BUT WON'T START. COMPUTER SHOWED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ALSO, BATTERY REPLACED. *AK

THE A/C UNIT QUIT WORKING ON MY2002 BUICK RNDEZVOUS @ 42,000 MILES AND IT COST $600.00 TO FIX. AT 44,000 MILES THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE OUT OF IT AND IT'S A 3.4 LITER V6 AND EVERBODY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S AN ENGINEERING FLAW. THE SEATS DON'T GO BACK FAR ENOUGH IN THE FRONT FOR TALL PEOPLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 RENDEZ VOUS WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE HANDLING ON THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY POOR AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT UNDERSTEERS HORRIBLY AND HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BODY ROLL ON EVEN THE MOST GENTLE TURNS. I FEEL THAT SOME SORT OF AFTERMARKET STIFFENING OF THE SUSPENSION IS REQUIRED. I PURCHASED NEW, FIRMER TIRES AND THIS DID NOT IMPROVE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GM WOULD LET A VEHICLE LIKE THIS GET ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ITS POOR HANDLING. I AM FRIGHTENED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. IN AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER IT WILL ROLL. I HAVE NO DOUBT. *AK

AT 43,000 MILES MY 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS LOST FREON. THE BUICK DEALER QUOTED ME $848.00 TO FIX. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK BOTH THE RENDEVOUS AND AZTEK SHARE COMPONENTS FROM GM. THEY FIXED THE AC CONDENSER AND 2 SEAL OF THE CONDENSER. ALSO THEY RECHARGED THE FREON. AFTER I ASKED ABOUT A SEVICE BULLETIN ON THE RENDEVOUS, GM PAID FOR THE FIX WITH A $100 COPAY.

I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CLX WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY, 2002. I DRIVE ALOT OF MILES, PERFORM ALL REGULAR MAINTANENCE AND THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILE. THE FIRST WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AT AROUND 92,000. *AK

MY BUICK RENEDEZOUS' POWER STEERING GEAR WENT OUT AT 4500MILES AND THERE IS STILL A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE CAR HAS 43000 AND THE CONDENSER HAS TO BE REPAIRED FOR $1000.00. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A GREAT VEHICLE BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. OH, THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL (VOLUME KNOBS) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED TOW TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY BUICK RENDEZVOUS BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES. THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD NOT FIRING CORRECTLY. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS FUEL RUNNING LEAN. I HAD TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITION FIX NOT FOR BLOWING. COLD AIR CONDENSER LEAKING. I HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WASHER FREEZING UP. INTERNAL FAILURE R &R CENTER CONSOLE REPLACED. HAD LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. *AK

I HIT A POST HEAD-ON AND ALTHOUGH I HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON SO I ONLY SLIGHTLY BRUISED MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL

THE HEATER FANS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER SAYS THE HEATER MEETS SPECIFICATIONS BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD 4 OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS' IN THE SHOP THAT DAY WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS DEFECT TWICE IN SIX MONTHS. (CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE YEAR ON A NEW CAR. I ONLY DO HIGHWAY DRIVING LIVE IN NY AND WORK IN CT. I WAS TOLD PART (HUB KIT 6.307 R )ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. I COULD NOT BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR THREE WEEKS NOR COULD I RENT A CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT IN ONE DAY.

ON FOUR PRIOR OCCASIONS FOR SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE / STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, THIS CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE / REPLICATE AND EFFECT REPAIRS FOR THIS INTERMITTENT NONCONFORMITY, YET THEY HAVE EXPECT US TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY KNOWINGLY HAVE FAILED TO EFFECT REPAIR. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CONDITION AND JEOPARDIZE OUR SAFETY BY OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY OPERATION. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, AUTOMOBILE APPRAISERS STATE OUR VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS FOR SALE OR TRADE. CURRENT MILEAGE 18187.

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE AIR BAGS INFLATED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR ANYOTHER PHYSICAL CAUSES. *AK

FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WITH 64,000 ON THE VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. LEFT REAR BEARING HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. BOTH FRONT BEARING FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT BEARING WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 43,539 MILES.*AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUEL SYSTEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT ANY GEARS. MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS HAD TO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT FAITH IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT BEARING SEPARATED OCCASIONALLY. *PH *NLM

I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BANK. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY CAR BUMPED INTO THE POST AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPOT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHENEVER CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLID UP OR BACK. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO DO THAT.*AK

CORROSION OF WATERPROOF CONNECTORS IN ELECTRICIAL SYSTEMS AND WATER AND CORROSION IN TAIL LIGHTS

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL # 03 V 211 000 AND THE DEALER FAILED TO RECONNECT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH

THE ODOMETER READ IMPROPERLY AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS INCORRECT.*AK

THE OUTSIDE REARVEIW MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG CAUSING A BLIND SPOT IN SEVERAL AREAS. SHORTER PEOPLE AS MYSELF A 5'4" CAN'T SEE OVER THEM ALSO THEY ARE TO WIDE CAUSING A 2' BLIND SPOT FOR VISION. THEY ALSO HAVE TOO LARGE OF MIRROR MAKING THE IMAGES IN THE REAR APPEAR LIKE THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. SEVERAL MISSED ACCIDENTS WITH BICYCLES AND OTHER CARS DUE TO BLIND SPOT. CONTACTED BUICK AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NEED TO REPLACE WITH SMALLER MIRROR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING , THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE PARTIAL FAILURE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AFTER CONTINUED USE. *PH *JB

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. VEHCILE STAYED IDLE FOR 8 DAYS BEFORE A FUEL PUMP COULD BE LOCATED! THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED 8/9/03 DUE TO FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP. ALSO HAD LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED LOWER INTAKE AND CYL HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING!*AK

STEERING RACK HAS LOOSE PLAY IN JOINTS. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT AND RACK AND PINION. I WAS UNAWARE THIS WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE FAILED TO TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ON SAME DAY.*AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD COME ON AND FLASH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL (BUT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY). I CHECKED TO SEE IF MAYBE THE CRUISE SWTITCH HAD BEEN LEFT ON; IT HAD NOT BEEN. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF DID NOTHING -- THE CRUISE DID NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT FLASHED. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT DID NOT STATE THE REASON WHY THIS LIGHT WOULD FLASH -- I HAD TO ASSUME IT WAS DOING SO BECAUSE THE CRUISE WAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CRUISE SWITCH WAS BAD. THE OWNER MANUAL SHOULD HAVE CONTAINED INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING.*AK

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 WHILE TRAVELING IN IDAHO SPRINGS, CO WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD AND NOT ACCELERATING NOR DECELERATING -- I WAS MAINTAINING A CONSTANT 40 MPH AND HAD THE VEHICLE SIMPLY CUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, WE CAME TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT OF THE TYPE SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AND HAS RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH THE CAUTION THAT "CONDITION DID NOT REOCCUR. DUE TO INFREQUENCY OF CONDITION, CUSTOMER NEEDS TO DRIVE TO SEE IF CONDITION IS REPAIRED." I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN, UNPREDICTABLE FAILURES. ARE THERE OTHER 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR REPORTED PROBLEMS? *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND LESS VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE UNDETERMINED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY (HARD SHIFTING). THE CONSUMER KNEW OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NLM *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT HARD AT SPEEDS OF UP 25 MPH. *SCC *JB. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A STOP. *JB

I HAVE 35,000 MILES ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND I AM HAVING THE SECOND FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. THE CAR STALLED OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANES. THE BRAKES AND STEARING WERE MINIMAL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BUICK RENDEVOUS - 2002REAR LIFTGATE CAN BE INADVERTENTLY OPENED BY DEPRESSING EITHER THE KEY FOB BUTTON OR THE DASH BOARD BUTTON WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK.THE CAR CAN BE PLACED IN DRIVE AND DRIVEN, AND THE DASH BOARD WARNING INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, WARNING THE DRIVER THAT THE GATE IS AJAR. WHILE I HAVEN'T INVESTIGATED THIS, THE SENSOR IS PROBABLY A PLUNGER OR PRESSURE SENSOR. THE GATE IS HEAVY ENOUGH, EVEN WHEN UNLOCKED, THAT THE SENSOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE ON UNLOCKING. AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN, THE GATE MOVES AND THE SENSOR COMES ON. THERE IS A POSSIBLITY THAT A CAR'S LOAD OR PASSENGERS COULD BE EJECTED FROM THIS UNLOCKED LIFT GATE WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. WE HAVE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE UNLOCKING MECHANISM THREE TIMES, HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SECURED THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE REMEDY WOULD INVOLVE HAVING THE SENSOR LINKED TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT ANY TIME IT IS UNLOCKED, THE DRIVER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE.*AK

MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TURN ON THE WIPERS, THEY DO COME ON, BUT UNLESS I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY, THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF; NOR WILL THEY CHANGE SPEEDS. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THIS WEEK. *NLM

AUTOMOBILE CUTS OFF AND DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART. THEN, STEERING LOCKS , AND SHE CANNOT GET IT TO UNLOCK UNTIL SHE BEATS ON IT FOR 5-10 MINUTES. THEN, IT RELEASES. SHE HAS HAD IT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ALL TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE SIZE OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CAUSE A BLIND SPOT. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN SWITCHING LANE. *AK

DRIVER DOOR HINGE WEAKENED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO BECOME SPRUNG. IT RUBBED AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AND CAUSED IT TO BEND. CAR HAD 25,109 MILES ON IT AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUICK REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TT

WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM