2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

GENERAL MOTORS 3.4 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

STARTING SOMETIME AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2007 INTO NOVEMBER OF 2007 MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT WOULD BE HARD TO START OR NOT START AT ALL. IF JUMPED OFF THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF. SOMETIMES THE RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON, A/C WOULD NOT COME ON, LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, ETC. IN LATE NOVEMBER THE VEHICLE FINALLY WENT HAYWIRE AND STARTED BLOWING THE HORN, LIGHTS BLINKING AND LIGHTS NOT GOING OFF AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DISCONNECTED BATTERY REPEATEDLY TO RESET UNTIL THAT WOULD NO LONGER WORK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BCM. HAD BCM REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. ON MARCH 14, 2008, VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT LEAD UP TO THIS PART BEING REPLACED. AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN THIS WEEK IF I CAN KEEP IT STARTED. DOING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER READING VARIOUS INTERNET BLOGS, FORUMS AND CHATS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS'. *TR

ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL. WENT TO MECHANIC. ADDED COOLANT AND TEST DYE FOR LEAKS. FOUND A/C CONDENSER TO HAVE A LEAK. BOUGHT NEW CONDENSER AND INSTALLED IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED HERE DUE TO THE OVERLY EXCESSIVE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE A/C CONDENSER ON THE MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,740. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF

WE HAVE AN 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AWD. JUST RECENTLY OUR CAR STARTING TO ACT UP WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND ACTING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHEEL BEARING, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, RIMS ARE BAD MAKING OUR TIRES LOSE AIR, AND HEAD GASKET ALL NEED REPLACED. WE ALSO WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD A LEAK AND WAS CAUSING A NOISE. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PAY OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX EVERYTHING. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE SEEN MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR ALL THESE THINGS BREAKING IN THE 2002 MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HELP FROM GM TO FIX THESE DAMAGED CARS. THESE SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 41,000 MILES---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL-BEARING WENT OUT AT 80,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET BLOWN AT 89,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE AIRBAG IN THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEPLOYED AND HIT MY SIDE. I HAVE A LARGE BRUISE ON MY SIDE. *TR

ON OCCASIONS MY RENDEZVOUS WOULD MAKE A SPUTTERING SOUND WHEN I WOULD TURN IT OFF, THEN LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY, INSTEAD OF THE UPON OPENING THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERS EXPLAINED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON 3 DAYS AGO, IT WENT OUT THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY THIS MORNING AND DRIVING APPRX 2 1/2 MILES, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IMMEDIATELY MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS DOORS LOCKS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGING ITSELF IN THE UNLOCK MODE; THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH OR WITHOUT MANUAL CONTROL; THE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING; THE RADIO IS LOCKED OUT. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START IT AT ALL. AFTER WAITING APPRX 30MINS AND REMOVING THE FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCK IT STARTED. BUT ONCE THE FUSE IS PLACED BACK IN IT BEGIN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES SINCE 7:45AM TIME NOW APPROX 4:20PM CALLED A FEW DEALERS WHO WANTS TO CHARGE $90 PER HR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS. I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE LIKE AN IDIOT WHEN I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BY A BUICK DEALER. ED RINKE IN CENTERLINE, MI, REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE REGARDING THE FUEL TANK RECALL. I DON'T WANT TO PAY HUNDREDS OF $ FOR A MINOR REPAIR OR AN MALFUNCTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE IN 2005 W 63,000 AND NOW HAS APPRX 101,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF MECHANICAL FAILURES ON MY VEHICLE SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED IT. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS 02/15/08 WHEREIN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE BEGAN TO FLASH...ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT, CHANGE OIL, BATTERY-THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING 42MPH (THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 02/08/08). THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 680 SOUTHBOUND DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. I NOW FEEL AT RISK AND FEEL THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME 08/30/07 IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ON HIGHWAY 680 NORTHBOUND. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY FUEL FILTER. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TELL ME THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE PREVIOUS TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED FOR MECHANICAL FAILURE, MY HUSBAND PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FOR REPAIR AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OFF THE DELEARSHIP PROPERTY. ALL OF MY SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE IS CURRENT. THERE MUST BE SOME REASONABLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER/PARTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS, FUEL FILTERS REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED AND A HOST OF OTHER ITEMS. I WANT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I HAVE TO TRAVEL ALMOST 30 MILES ONE WAY TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. SINCE GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO TRADE THE CURRENT VEHICLE IN AT THE HIGHEST TRADE-IN VALUE AND PURCHASE A VEHICLE OF SIMILAR DESIGN AND VALUE. *TR

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, - SOLD BY GM S "GM CERTIFIED".. ONLY MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE. FROM THE ONSET, SOLENOID DIFFICULTIES CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, CALLED THEM AND SPOKE RATHER BLUNTLY... THAT WAS AFTER MANY, MANY CALLS. WIPERS DIDN'T WORK IN THE RAIN... WOULD STICK.. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - COST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. CAR DOES NOT RUN.. GET STUCK FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK. PAID FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE "THINGS".. STILL GETS STUCK.. NOW CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES, WINDOWS DON'T WORK, CAR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK, CAR WON'T START. AT THIS POINT, CAR IS DEAD. BCM? WHO KNOWS. DISASTER CAR. IT'S A GIFT FROM GOD THAT WE'RE NOT DEAD. *TR