2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME SINCE THE GET GO (2004). I HAVE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE AS OTHER OWNERS. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT OR AROUND 70000 MILES. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF WITH OUT WARNING AND FOR NO REASON FOR SOMETIMES UP TO A MINUTE (AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHTIME) "MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE" NO ONE CAN TELL US WHY THE VEHICLE DOES THIS. THE NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN AT 45 MPH OR MORE IS OUTRAGIOUS...IT MAKES AN AWFUL HUMMING SOUND SO LOUD THAT THE RADIO CAN'T BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO WILL NOT START AT TIMES AS WELL...FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AT ALL...NOTHING CAN BE FOUND WRONG WITH IT ALL!!! IT WILL STALL OR WILL NOT START AT ALL AFTER SEVERAL STARTS AND TURN OFFS. IT HAS ALSO DONE THIS ON INCLINES OR AFTER FILLING AT THE GAS STATION ONCE AS WELL. IF YOU GO BACK AND TRY TO START THE VEHICLE IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR IT WILL START...I FIGURED THIS OUT AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES...AND BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO ME..THEY TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED. THE VEHICLE BURNS A QURT OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES OR SO. NOW MY BRAKES ARE TO THE FLOOR WHICH I HAVE RECENTLY HAD IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES ARE FINE THAT I NEED MY ABS PUMP (MASTER CYLINDER) REPLACED IT IS LEAKING 800.00 +++ JUST FOR THE PART ALONE HMMMMM??? JUST ANOTHER ISSUE REPORTED LIKE ALL THE ABOVE FROM OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2002 OWNERS. OH AND ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BROKE AND THAT WILL BE COSTING ME 450.00. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT CORRECTLY NOW AT ALL THE HINGES ARE MESSED UP ON THESE MODELS. THE DOOR GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS OWNERS OF THE 2002 MODELS ARE HAVING AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT ASAP. *JB

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REBOOTS OR BECOMES INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SERVICE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T GET ANY READINGS OFF THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AND THEY CANNOT RESOLVE IT. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND NOR FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS JUST COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. RIGHT NOW OF 8/8/06 ITS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR: 1. ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LIGHTS INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AND BACK LIGHTS TURN OFF EVEN WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. TURNS OFF FOR ABOUT 6 SECONDS. DROVE COUPLE OF NIGHTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED 1 INCIDENT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHILE MERGING, ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. LEFT IN PURE DARKNESS. HAPPENS ANYTIME OF THE DAY. SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SERVICE HAS NOT YET FIXED. 2. CAR GOES ON LIKE A SECURITY MODE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON INDICATOR STAYS ON, RADIO NOT WORK, AC NOT WORK, WINDOWS AND DOORS LOCK, CLOCK STOPS. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL LOCKS UP. TOOK THIS TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. BCM CHANGED IN 2004 TO TRY TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT WORK. 3. 1ST TIME ONLY SUV COMPLETELY WON'T START. LAST DRIVEN WAS JULY 31ST 06 AND IT WORKED FINE, IT SAT IN THE GARAGE AFTER. NEXT DAY OF WANTING TO USE IT WAS AUG. 5TH 06 WOULD NOT START AND TRIED TO JUMP CHARGE IT BUT DID NOT WORK. HAD TO GET IT TOWED OUT OF OUR GARAGE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT IT HAS BEEN HAVING. SO FAR, NO LUCK ON WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF IT AGAIN. THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHT ISSUE SHOULD REALLY BE ADDRESSED FOR THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT THEREFORE IT MAY BE TOO LATE. *NM

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT ON JULY 2, 2006. SHE WAS A PROMISING MICRO-BIOLOGIST WHOM WORKED ON CURES FOR OVARIAN CANCER. SHE WAS RAN OFF A ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND SENT INTO A LINE OF TREES IN OUR BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2002 CX). THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT MADE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ONE TREE AND THE FORCE OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALLOWING IT TO BE "RIPPED" OFF THE HINGES. THEREBY, EXPOSING HER TO THE NATURAL ELEMENTS AND MAKING HER VULNERABLE TO STRIKE A SECOND TREE THAT BROKE EVERY BONE IN HER FACE AND KILLED HER. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN THE 2002 RENDEZVOUS WAS TESTED, IT RECEIVED 3 TO 4 STARS AND THE CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT AROSE, BASED UPON THE ARTICLE THAT I READ, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENS DURING AN OFFSET FRONTAL ACCIDENT. WE WERE NEVER SENT ANY INFORMATION WHERE BUICK WAS LOOKING INTO THIS DEFECT AND IT ONLY HAD A RECALL ON THE REAR HATCH THAT WE HAD TO HAVE FIXED IN 2003. IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CORRECTED OR AT LEAST ADDRESSED, I SINCERELY BELIEVE THE OUTCOME OF THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FOR ME. *NM

REAR WIPER IN 2002 RENDEZVOUS TURNING ON WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT DEPRESSED. FOLLOWED BY, ALL LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO SECURITY/LOCKED MODE. SECURITY MODE KEEPS ALL CABIN LIGHTS ON, BUT ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS STILL FLICKER. RESOLUTION NOT FOUND AS OF YET. *JB

BROUGHT A NEW 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX FROM A DEALER. AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT WERE BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTING WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. BUT ABOUT 24,000 AND WITHOUT WARRANTY, THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED FOR A 15 MINUTES TRAFFIC JAM. TURNED OUT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE AC SENSOR WASN'T WORKING. REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING SENSOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, THE OTHER WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. JUST ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO AND 35,000 MILES LATER, THE OVERHEATED PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, COMPOUNDED WITH THE A/C LINKAGE, AND THE ABS SENSOR WASN'T WORKING. I PAID $1,200 FOR FIXING THE OVERHEAT PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE ABS SENSOR. I DIDN'T FIX THE AC LINKAGE BECAUSE IT WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $900!! NOW I AM SO WORRY THAT ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM GOING TO HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAR. I AM HOPING GM WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND STOP CHEATING CONSUMERS. *NM

PURCHASED 02 RENDEZVOUS CXL AWD LAST FALL FROM DEALER. LAST WEEK VEHICLE STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING IN 4WD OR DRAGGING AND WE NOTICED A WHINNING NOISE IN THE REAR END. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS SHOT AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS STARTING TO GO BAD. ESTIMATED COST OF OVER $1,000. $303 FOR EACH WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSY (AUTO PART STORE MAX PRICE OF $134 EA) 1.4 HR LABOR FOR EACH SIDE (MANAGER SAID HIS MECHANIC COULD HAVE EACH SIDE DONE IN AN HOUR). EQUALS $606 ($338 IN PROFIT) IN PARTS AND $400 IN LABOR FOR 2 HOURS OF WORK. VEHICLE HAS 79,000 MILES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACED EVERY 30-40,000 MILES. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT JUST RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ABS AND TRACTION ACTIVE ISSUES. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, GOING THROUGH DRIVE THRU'S, ETC. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AND THE PEDAL VIBRATES AND IT TAKES THE CAR LONGER TO STOP. WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN, IT SOMETIMES THEN ACTIVATES THE "TRACTION ACTIVE" LIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THIS HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING ON DOWNGRADES OR SMALL HILLS THAT I'M TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I ALSO SOMETIMES HEAR A RUBBING SOUND WHEN THE TRACTION ACTIVATION LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD TWO DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES - SO I REPLACED THEM AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ABS SENSOR/WHEEL BEARING, BUT THEY STATE IT'S FINE. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUES ON THIS SITE, I FEEL THERE IS DEFINITELY A FAULTY ISSUE WITH THE ABS SENSOR. MY CAR HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE VEHICLE''S HEAD AND INTAKE GASKET LEAKED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO SPILL ON THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON 06/13/06, THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/15/06. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE GASKET, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. ON 06/18/06, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A SCHEDULED REPAIR ON 06/19/06. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE SAME MODEL.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS DETERIORATED AND STARTED LEAKING ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY MOTHER'S 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ALL OF THE VEHICLES CITED HAD LESS THAN A 100K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE BUICK BEING THE LATEST VICTIM HAD 67K WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED. THE GASKET FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL FIRE. *NM