2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC SOMETIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SOMETIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE IGNITION AND THE COMPUTER WERE CHANGED. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING DEFECTIVE.*AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER COULD HEAR OTHER VEHICLE APPLYING THIER BRAKES AND THE CAR FOLLOWING SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE, WHICE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR/AND DEATH. *BF *NM

STALLS SLOWING DOWN AT RED LIGHTS,CORNERS OR DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS COULD RESULT IN BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH RESULTANT SERIOUS INJURIES. VISITED DEALER FOR FOURTH TIME AND INQUIRED AS TO ANY NEW SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NONE.*AK

MY SECOND COMPLAINT (10110658). I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 - 65MPH; WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT, THE CAR CUT OFF. I SHIFT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED. THE CAR HAD BEEN WARM FOR 20 MINUTES AND IT WAS AROUND 7:40 A.M. IN THE MORNING. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 8TH INCIDENT WHERE I'VE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN THE NEAR BY FUTURE. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY, THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TRIED USING FUEL FROM MORE REPUTABLE GAS STATIONS SUCH AS SHELL, TEXACO, AMOCO. USING BETTER GAS HAS NOT RESOVED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK BOTH WIPER ARMS SNAPPED AND INTERLOCKED WHEN PUT THEM INTO OPERATION FOR THE FIRST TIME, THESE ARMS OVERLAP'S ONE ANOTHER WITH A VERY CLOSE TOLERANCE. WIPER ON PASSENGER SIDE DEFORMED AND TWISTED AS IT PULLED AWAY FROM THE OTHER AFTER INTERLOCKING. RUBBER BLADE PULLED OUT LEAVING THE METAL ARM TO SWEEP THE WINDSHIELD AND SCRATCH ON THE GLASS. *BF *NM

2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS' INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE HARD TO SEE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.*MR THE SPEEDOMETER IS MOST AFFECTED. *JB

THE VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING AND INDICATE THAT THERE IS LOW FUEL AND/OR NO FUEL, WITH A VISUAL DISPLAY (FLASHING LIGHT) AND AN AUDIBLE DISPLAY (DINGING BELL). THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN. PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART, BUT THE VISUAL AND AUDIBLE DISPLAY WILL STILL BE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS WELL OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT LOCK INTO THE UPPER LIMIT LOCATION AND WIGGLES FREE VERY EASILY. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK ON OCCASIONS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK AND/OR BACK INTO PARK, THE DOORS VERY FREQUENTLY DON'T LOCK AND UNLOCK AS THEY SHOULD. FINALLY, THE ELECTRONIC COMPASS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD, I'VE RESET IT THREE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO ONLY GO IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTIONS (SW, S, SE) AND THE FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM (GALLONS USED, MILES LEFT TO EMPTY, ETC.) NO LONGER FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD EITHER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS CAUSED ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK IN ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE IGNITION RELAY #59 IN THE FUSE BOX AND THE DAMPNESS/CORROSION ON THE TERMINALS TO THE BODY CONNECTOR OF THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *SC

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES CUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHILE THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE STALLING, THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE MODULE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTER. THE STALLING PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALLING, THE EBCM WAS INTERMITTENTLY DROPPING OUT THEREFORE THE IGNITION RELAY WAS REPLACED AND THE LIFTGATE DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY. *SC *JB

BUICK RENDEVOUS 2004, OWNER COMPLAINT ABOUT POOR DESIGN OF FRONT SIDE MIRROR AND FRONT SEAT SAFETY RESTRAINTS. *BF THE SEAT BELT STRAPS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS WERE TOO LARGE. *NM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING INTO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING SLEEVE NEAR THE OIL PLUG WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOT AN OIL CHANGE. OIL LEAKING INTO THE WIRING SLEEVE MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK