2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLS, THIS OCCURRED SIX TIMES BETWEEN 5-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER STALLING. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG AND CAUSE A BLIND SPOT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE WAY TOO BIG AND LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT BLOCKS VIEWS. THE CONTACT HAD TO LIFT HERSELF OF THE SEAT TO LOOK OVER TOP OF THE REARVIEW WINDOW. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ON JAN. 14, 06. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 3 DAYS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, CRANKED IT, AND LUCKILY IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. I LATER HAPPENED TO ME 2 MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO I'M STUCK DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT GOES DEAD ON ME FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB

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

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)

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

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

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

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