2003 Buick Rendezvous complaints

I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT JUST "CUTS OUT" WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS 74,756 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS DIES 4 TIMES (AND OF COURSE NOTHING "POWER" WORKS - MY 3 YR OLD WAS IN THE TRUCK EVERY TIME - IT'S DANGEROUS!) I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. IT TOOK THEM 5 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID FIRST IT WAS A MODULE SHUTTING EVERYTHING OFF, NOW THEY'RE SAYING I ALSO NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. AT 75,000 MILES IT'S RIDICULOUS! I'VE BEEN READING LOTS OF STORIES ON THE WEB WITH RENDEZVOUS' HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS! GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS! SOMEONE COULD DIE HAVING THEIR TRUCK CUT OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAM ON THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL SPOUT SPILLING GAS OUT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 08/14/06.*JB

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL 75000 MILES COOLING TEMPERATURE VARIED WIDELY INDICATING A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. TOOK AUTO TO AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 75000 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A POOL OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE FILLER NOZZLE ELBOW COMING OUT OF THE GAS TANK APPEARED TO BE A TWO PIECE UNIT. THE SEAM AROUND THE FILLER ELBOW SEEMED TO BE LEAKING. CHANGED COMP CODE.PCO

2003 RENDEZVOUS MADE A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, MECHANIC DETERMINED THE LEFT AND RIGHT HUB BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONSIDERED A COMMON REPAIR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *JB

I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AWD. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS BETWEEN THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THERE WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 2004 MODELS. I CAN ONLY GET PARTS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. *JB

DRIVER'S WINDOW "FELL" AND HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY; IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE INTAKE GASKET WAS CONSISTENTLY LEAKING. DURING THE TIME OF THE LEAKAGE, THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL. WHEN THE ENGINE COOLANT BECAME LOW THE ENGINE WOULD GET HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY AT 50000 MILES AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS; REPAIRS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S DEALER. UPDATED 7/7//2006 - *NM

I HAVE HAD ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT KEEPS BLOWING THE NUMBER 40 FUSE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS TURN SIGNALS, BREAK LIGHTS, AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2005. THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAPPENED A WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE MY WIFE AND A FRIEND OF HERS WERE TRAVELING 350 MILES FROM HOME. IT WAS AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, AND ON I-77 IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. A LOCAL GM DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED A SERIOUS FIRE COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS, PARTICULARLY SINCE A 30 AMP FUSE WAS PLACE IN THE #40 POSITION WHICH IS MADE TO TAKE A 15 AMP FUSE. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THIS VEHICLE ONE WITH UNDER 36,000 MILES AND THE OTHER WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY HARD ON FRONT TIRES. I AM GUESSING DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. *NM

I JUST PURCHASE A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 41,532 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 700 ADDITIONAL MILES A FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED. ANY AUTO SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAST TWICE THAT MILEAGE. IS THIS A ONE OF A KIND FAILURE OR HAS BUICK'S QUALITY CONTROL PEOPLE ASLEEP? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE BACK GROUND COLOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. THE PRIMARY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IN DAYLIGHT. THE SUN BEAMS INTO THE WINDOW AND THERE IS DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAKING IT UNABLE TO BE SEEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. IT WAS SO BAD THAT THE CONTACT'S WIFE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT DRIVE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES. HEAD GASKET COOLANT LEAK AT 45,000 MILES. REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET. *JB

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY RENDEZVOUS I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR MORE THAN I HAVE. FOR STARTERS, THE FRONT AND REAR HUB FAILED FOUR TIMES, WITH THE FOURTH ONE STILL NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED AND GM REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE REAR WIPER STAYS ON AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE, I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES THREE TIMES WITH NO EXPLAINATION ON THE UNEVEN EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES LOUD WHINING NOISE AND LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID WITH NO EXPLAINATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CATCH ON EACH OTHER AND I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS HAD TO STOP THE CAR, GET OUT AND UNTANGLE THEM, HOWEVER, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE REAR AIR COMPRESSOR STILL DOES NOT WORK AFTER BEING REPAIRED TWICE, FUSES BLOW FOR NO REASON. *NM

FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS FAIL TO PROPERLY MOVE OR UP DOWN. ONE WINDOW FALLS WHILE DRIVING. ISSUE IS IDENTIFIED AS BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS. PROBLEM APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD AS PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND (OUT OF STOCK). UNABLE TO LEAVE VEHICLE IN PUBLIC AREAS AS YOU CAN'T KEEP THE WINDOWS CLOSED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THIS OCCURRED AT 5-10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON A DRY ROAD. THE POLICE WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME ON FOUR FLAT TIRES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT TOTALED. UPDATED 2/28/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING AND IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND TURNED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V052000 REGARDING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE RECALL LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT UPDATED 2/27/2006 - *NM

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

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

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

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

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

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 CALLE

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

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

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

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO EVENT. DASH FIRE. CAR IS TOTALED. WAITING ON INSURANCE PAY OFF. *JB

THE REAR HATCH DOES NOT STAY OPEN. IT IS A BIG DANGER TO KIDS, ADULTS, ETC. WE CAN NOT USE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT CRASHING DOWN ON SOMEONE - YOU NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD IT OPEN WHILE THE OTHER LOADS OR UNLOAD ITEMS (EG GROCERIES) IN OR OUT OF IT. VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

DT: 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR 30,000 MILES SERVICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 8 MILES AND THERE WAS FUEL ALL OVER THE ROAD. ALSO, THERE WERE FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS WHEN THEY DID THE MAINTENANCE. THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL FILTER. THIS OCCURRED AUGUST 8, 2005, THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED.*AK

FILLED UP TANK, PUT CAR IN GARAGE. NEXT DAY ENTERED GARAGE AND SMELLED GAS. FOUND LARGE PUDDLE UNDER BACK OF CAR. MY SON CAME OVER AND CRAWLED UNDER CAR, FOUND LEAK WHERE FILLER NECK ENTERS TANK. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED, JUST A BAD SEAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP EARLY MONDAY MORNING, AFTER MUCH ARGUING DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REPLACE TANK UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

I PURCHASED A GM MANUFACTURED BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN AUGUST OF 2003. BEGINNING JUNE OF 2005 THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ACTIVATE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTS YOU TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO RESET THE ALARMS, IF THEY DO NOT RESET YOU ARE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. WHEN I DID THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, 4 TIMES AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE OTHER TWO TIMES I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR OVER 30 DAYS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY DID NOTHING AND SAID THAT THEY HAD EXHAUSTED ALL KNOWN FIXES. IN MY OPINION THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES 3 CHILDREN. WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN AK WHERE GAS STATIONS OR SERVICES ARE OVER 100 MILES APART. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES MAY GO OUT OR THAT THE ENGINE MAY NOT START. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, BBB, AND NHTSA, AND I AM REQUESTING THAT GM PURCHASE MY VEHICLE OR ALLOW ME TO TRADE IT IN FOR THE AMOUNT CURRENTLY OWED.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. HAD TO GET IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE BY THEY FOUND WIRES THAT HAD SHORTED OUT TO THE BODY VIA VIBRATION IN DIFFERENT PLACES. I WAS ALSO CHARGED CLOSE TO $500 FOR REPAIRS ON WHAT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. ITS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH 56,000 MILES AT THE TIME. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2003 RENDEZVOUS HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FIRST SIDE WENT AROUND 18K MILES, THE OTHER SIDE WENT AT JUST OVER 36K MILES.

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILS TO START SINCE MAY 2005. ONCE CAR'S ENGINE STOPS AND I REMOVE THE KEY, I AM UNABLE TO RE-START CAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TWICE FOR PROBLEM. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN MIS-DIAGNOSED AND I AM CHARGED FOR UN-NECESSARY SERVICE. LOU SOBH HAS SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES NEEDED SERIOUS ATTENTION - I REQUESTED THE EMERGNCEY ITEMS TO BE FIXED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION AND PAID $537; HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL STALLING. I RETURNED THE CAR TO LOU SOBH, THEN I WAS TOLD I NOW REQUIRE A NEW FUEL PUMP ALL FOR $900. A RECALL IS POSTED FOR THE 2004 BUICK RENDEVOUS. I BELEIVE THIS ALSO PERTAINS TO MY CAR MODEL AND THE RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2003 BUICK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE- REPLACED 12/04, WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILURE-REPLACED 06/05, HEATING/AC PROBLEMS SINCE NEW 09/03, BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE NEW, WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED 2X'S, HATCH LATCH FAILURE-MULTIPLE, PARKING BRAKE FAILURE 07/04-PRESENT, OVERHEATING 07/04-PRESENT

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING IT TO FAIL STATE OF GEORGIA INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS A DRAIN HOSE THAT IS DRAINING WATER INTO THE WIRING HARNESS, AND THAT WAS WHY THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. WHEN THE PART WAS REPLACED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE STATES NEEDED REPLACING, IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED.*AK

LOUD ROARING, SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. I OWN A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH UNDER 49,000 MILES. I CALLED BUICK AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE 1ST TIME & NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CHECKED W/EDMUNDS WEBSITE AND THERE ARE ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP AS GM WILL NOT SUPPORT THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WHEELS COULD BE COME LOOSE AND OR COME OFF THE CAR.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING THE MIDDLE OF A STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. THEY REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM THEY RUSTED. THEN, DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600 TO REPAIR AND LUBRICATE THEM. SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE EVERY FEW WEEKS.*AK

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, STEERING AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE WHICH LASTED ANYWHERE FROM 10-30 SECONDS. THE NOISE OF VIBRATION HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ONCE. THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. *NM

DT: ABOUT A WEEK AGO SMELLED GAS. HOWEVER, VEHICLE ALWAYS RECEIVED POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE GAS SMELL WAS VERY STRONG. DRIVER HARDLY EVER FILLED GAS TANK UP BUT DID SO YESTERDAY, AND DISCOVERED GAS WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE GAS CONTINUES TO POUR OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO NOTED THE SEAL AROUND THE GAS TANK BROKE OR WAS POORLY SEALED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. *AK

THE REAR TIRE EQUIPMENT ON THE 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ARE CUPPING AND EGGING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CUPPED TIRES PRODUCED A VIBRATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 11000 MILES ON IT. *NM

TO NEW TO BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS

THE DASHBOARD FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE PROPERLY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK DURING THE DAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND AS A RESULT IT IS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM'S, ETC. THE HORN CAN NOT BE SOUNDED BY EXTENDING THUMB FROM STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAS TO REMOVE ONE HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRESS IT FIRMLY IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. *BF *NM

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS, THE ABS AND AWD SYSTEMS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ONE POINT. DEALER FOUND A CORRODED WIRING HARNESS DUE TO WATER. THE LOCATION OF THIS HARNESS IS EXPOSED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR AND IS STILL EXPOSED TO NORMAL WET WEATHER DRIVING. THE FAILURE OF THIS HARNESS CAUSED THE ABS AND AWD SENSOR TO OVERHEAT AND DISABLE THE SYSTEMS. IN THE PROCESS, THE WHEEL BEARINGS ALSO OVERHEATED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. TOTAL COST: $890.*AK

DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAN'T BE VISIBLE DURING THE DAY. CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETEROR GAS GAUGE. CONTINUOUS COMPLAINTS TO THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN MADE WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO 3 FLATS, INCLUDING ONE BLOW-OUT WHOSE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY THE DEALER. ONE FLAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HANDLE OF A NAIL CLIPPER WHICH WAS NOT SHARP BUT RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE. PRIOR TO THESE TIRES I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONLY 2 FLATS IN OVER 20 YEARS AND IT SEEMS THESE TIRES DO NOT HOLD UP WELL IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT OVERHEATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS. DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A COIL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEEL BEARINGS DEFECTIVE ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSED EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO RETURN A SECOND TIME TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE FIXED AGAIN WITH THE SECOND INCIDENCE BEING WORSE THAN THE FIRST, THUS MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS.*AK

WHEN SET TO HEAT ON VENT, HEAT DOES NOT FLOW LIKE IT DOES WHEN IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR. WHEN THE HEATER IS PUT IN BI-LEVEL POSITION IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOUD AND SOUNDS LIKE THE AIR CANT GET OUT WHEN PUT IN HEAT SETTING. WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY COLD THE CAR DOES NOT HEAT PROPERLY. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT 3 SEPARATE TIMES, 1ST INCIDENT TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, SECOND SAID THEY "FIXED" IT AFTER A MELTDOWN (SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING) IN THE HEATER CONTROLS, NOW SAYING THERE WAS A TSB RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL FOLLOW IT ACCORDINGLY. IF NOT, WE ARE SEEKING HELP VIA LEMON LAWS.*AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, LIGHTENING STRUCK THE ON STAR ANTENNA AND CAUSED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *BF *NM

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