2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

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 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

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, LIGHTENING STRUCK THE ON STAR ANTENNA AND CAUSED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *BF *NM

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

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V150000; DODGE ISSUED A REAR LIFTGATE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *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

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

E-MAIL FWD FM FHWA INQUIRING ABOUT A RECALL TO REPLACE A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AT THE LATCH ATTACHMENT IN THE REAR LIFGATE OF HIS 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *LA *NM

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