2003 Buick Rendezvous Complaint Log

I HAVE PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET THE DASH LIGHTS INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS USING THE VARIIABLE CONTROL ON THE INTERIOR DURING A NORMAL DAYTIME ESPECIALLY WHEN I TRY TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER (DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE DASH WHICH CAN BLOCK EXTERIOR LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING THE DIAL ESPECIALLY AROUND 10:45 AND 11:15 AM MST.) ESP. WHEN I'M DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ROCKER ARM BOLTS FRACTURED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 110,000.

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

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

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

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 CALLED ME BACK, HE FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD A NEW PART NUMBER COMING OUT FOR THE TIRE HUBS AND THAT THEY HAD CHANGED SUPPLIERS. HE FELT THAT THIS CONFIRMED MY INFO. & AGREED TO THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING 2 REAR TIRE HUBS ON MY VEHICLE THAT STILL HAVE THE OLD MANUFACTURER HUBS ON. NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTECS THAT COULD BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE A TIRE HUB BREAK. *JB

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

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

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

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

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.

MODEL BUICK, YEAR 2003 TYPE RENDEZVOUS AND UNABLE TYPE ABOVE. NO REPAIRS PRIOR EXCEPT REPAIR ON ACCIDENT IN ARLINGTON TX EARLY 2005 NO RECEIPTS FIX G M C AUTO REPAIR OFF COOPER RD.

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.

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

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.

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.

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: 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

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK INTO TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE LOOKED AT TOLD IT MIGHT BE SENSOR SO TOOK IT TO ELECTRONIC SHOP WHO FIXED WIRING THAT HAD RUBBED IN HALF. STARTED TO NOT GO WHEN GAS PUSHED TOOK BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND TRANSMISSION OUT. *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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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

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

BLOWN TRANSMISSION. *JB

LOWER HATCHBACK LATCH LOOSENED, AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CLOSE/OPEN THE HATCHBACK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTICAL FAILURE IN CAR CAUSED CATESTROPHIC FIRE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF INITIAL INDICATIONS OF SMOKE.*AK

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.

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH CONTROL CONSUMER NOTICED WIPERS MOVING SLOWLY AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE. *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

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE LIFTGATE LATCH RECALL 04V150000 REPAIRS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL. *AK

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 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

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX/CSL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN IT FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, LANDING IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT HAD RAINED EARLIER THAT DAY, BUT THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER THE CARE OF A DOCTOR. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED, HOWEVER, THEY NEVER CAME TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO RESEARCH WAS DONE CONCERNING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. *AK UPDATED 1/29/2007 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON JUNE 22, 2004, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE REAR AND A SIDE WINDOW WERE SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. GM SERVICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT IS STILL UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE AND HAS CARPHAL TUNNEL IN BOTH ARMS DUE TO THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/05/08

PROBLEMS WITH LOSING HUBCAP EQUIPMENT. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS LOST FIVE HUBCAPS OFF OF THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. THESE INCLUDE TWO ORIGINALS AND THREE REPLACEMENTS ALL INSTALLED AT THE DEALERS. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ALL FIVE OF THE PLASTIC NUTS HAVE FAILED EITHER SINGLY OR ALL AT ONCE. *SC *JB

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DISTINGUISH THE PROBLEM. *MR THE BATTERY LIGHT HAS BEGUN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

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

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE POWER FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SWAYED ALL OVER THE ROAD, MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SWAYING OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE, AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALMOST FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TIE ROD CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACTORY. *AK