2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT WHEN SHE ADJUSTED HER SEAT, THE TRACK RAN OVER A CORD IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CREATED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE OPTIONAL HEAT/COOLER INTEGRATED SEATS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE WIRING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

PLASTIC WINDOW CLIPS BROKE ON ALL 4 WINDOWS. WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP. DEALER WANTS $500.00 EACH WINDOW TO FIX THAT'S 2,000.00 .DEBRIS FLEW IN WINDOW ON FREEWAY HIT EYEBROW AND GLASSES RESULTING IN CUT AND BLOOD INTO EYE. *TR

COOLING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GET VERY HOT AFTER THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. IF AC IS ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE STAYS 3/4 QUARTERS OF THE WAY. GM TESTED COOLING FAN OPERATION AND BOTH FANS ARE RUNNING. PRESSURE TESTED SYSTEM FOR LEAK. FOUND REAR HEAD GASKET LEAKING FLUID. PER GM HEAD GASKETS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HEADS WOULD NEED TO BE SENT OUT AND MILLED. PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE AROUND $1849.22. *TR

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHEEL BEARING NOISE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS WITH THE WRONG KIND. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO CRUMBLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE CORRECT WORK DONE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INSTALLED FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ROTORS INSTEAD OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE ROTORS. THE ROTORS INSTALLED WERE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE PROPER ROTORS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY BUICK DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS COMING APART ON THE INSIDE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $2,667, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED $1,302.58. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,083. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/08

WHEN SNOW BUILDS UP IN WHEEL WELLS THE AWD BECAME DISABLED AND SPUN OUT IN ROAD, HAVE FAILED WITH MUD, BUILD UP AS WELL HAD REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. ALSO FEEL THAT THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS HAVE DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXING WITH MOTOR OIL BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FRACTURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 05/06/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/08. *JB

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

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. SPORADIC BRAKE NOISE AND BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH ACCOMPANYING WARNING MESSAGES REQUIRED SERVICE ASSESSMENT. DIAGNOSIS WAS DEFECTIVE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT REAR. REPAIRED AT COST OF $340.00. SIX HUNDRED MILES LATER, SAME PROBLEM, SAME REPAIR REQUIRED. NOW, THREE WEEKS LATER, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME, IT SEEMS A DIFFERENT WHEEL IS INVOLVED. I HAVE BEGUN INVESTIGATING AND IT APPEARS BUICK HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THEIR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES. IT SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS IN MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS TWICE NOW - ONE AT 36,000 MILES AND AGAIN JUST RECENTLY AT 73,000 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE $1200 WORTH OF WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION AT 62,000 MILES BECAUSE A GASKET WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ANTI-FREEZE. BUICK KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN IN 2003, BUT AFTER I HAD PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. NOW, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING. DIDN'T THEY NOTICE THAT WHEN I HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORK DONE OR DID THEY CAUSE IT? MECHANIC SAYS IT HAS BEEN LEAKING A LONG TIME. *TR