2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

2001 BUICK REGAL AND 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, THE HORNS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND IN A PANIC OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. *LA

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT GEAR ARM INDICATOR PROBLEM. WHEN CHANGING GEAR IT WOULD NOT ALWAYS INDICATE IN WHICH GEAR IT WAS ON. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER.*AK

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE GROSSLY OVERSIZED AND MADE THE VISION OBSCURE AT THE INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO VIEW VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TURNED HIS BODY IN ORDER TO MAKE RIGHT/LEFT TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. THE MIRROR WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE SIDE WINDOW. *AK *SCC *JB

THE GAS TANK FILL HOSE ENTERS TANK IN A POORLY SITUATED LOCATION. THE HOSE ENTERS THE TANK ON THE SIDE, BOTTOM THROUGH A FLEXIBLE BOOT. THE BOOT/HOSE IN THIS LOCATION IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS. THE BOOT WAS TORN OPEN BY A STONE THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL HITTING THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING AT 60MPH. THE TEAR WAS SIGNIFICANT (3/4" TEAR IN BOOT WHERE CONNECTED TO TANK). THE FILLER HOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED EITHER HIGHER ON SIDE OR ON TOP OF TANK. POTENTIAL OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION SEVERE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING FUSE AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM