2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HE ALSO HEARD A SLIGHT NOISE IN FELT THE VIBRATION BUT THE COMPUTER DIDN'T DETECT A FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM MAY BE A FAULTY ABS SENSOR. *NM

DT: 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - THE PART THAT ATTACHES TO THE GAS TANK OR THE FILLER TUBE BROKE OFF. WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE FILLER TUBE BROKE OFF AND ALL THE GAS SLOWLY LEAKED OUT OF THE CAR IN FIVE MINUTES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND IT IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE GAS TANK PROBLEM THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT GIVE ANY REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *AK UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR ON OUR 2002 RENDEZVOUS. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800.00 AND THAT THE INTAKE GASKET ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE ENDED UP HAVING BOTH REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00 TO US. WHEN HAVING REPAIRED WE WERE TOLD THAT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY COMMON ON GM VEHICLES. WE WERE PAST WARRANTY SO THE DEALER WAS OF NO HELP WITH THE COST. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE, IT APPEARS THAT BOTH OF THESE PARTS ARE FAILING AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, FAILURE TO RESTART AFTER FUELING OR OTHER SHORT DURATION SHUT OFFS IN HOT WEATHER. *JB

I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE ON 8/19/05 AND THEY FIXED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM (R&R FUEL TANK CONNECTION TO CLEAN AND RE-SECURE, HAD WATER IN CONNECTOR). TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $145.07. ON 8/26/05 THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, WE TOOK THE BACK TO THE SAME GARAGE AND THEY FOUND WATER AGAIN IN THE CONNECTOR AND DETERMINED THAT THE WATER WAS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY DISCOVERED THE WATER WAS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE. AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL THE A/C WOULD DRAIN PROPERLY, BUT AT SPEED THE FORCE OF AIR WOULD FORCE THE WATER BACK INTO THE INTERIOR UNDERNEATH THE SEATS WHERE MANY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ARE, THEREFORE SHORTING THEM OUT. THE SEATS HAD TO TAKEN OUT, THE CARPET HAD TO BE REMOVED AND DRIED OUT AND A NEW A/C DRAIN TUBE WAS INSTALLED. THE EVAPORATOR CASE WAS ALSO RESEALED. TOTAL FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $276.38 UPON ORDERING AND RECEIVING THE NEW DRAIN, THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAD BEEN "UPDATED". THE UPDATED PART HAD A SLIGHT BEND IN IT NOW, AND THE OLD WAS JUST A STRAIGHT PIECE. MY COMPLAINT IS, IF A PIECE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND I THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE PAY FOR THE DAMAGES OR REPAIRS DUE TO A FAULTY PART. THANK YOU. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. BASICALLY THE SAME THING THAT IS STATED WITH THE NEW RECALL FOR GMC! WHEN I UNPLUG THE SENSOR AND PLUG IT BACK IN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A DAY, THEN THE PROBLEM LASTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL THE SENSOR IS UNPLUGGED AGAIN. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MY 2002 RENDEZVOUS STOPPED COOLING WHEN THE CAR HAD 60713 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONDENSER HAD 2 HOLES IN IT AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT A TOTAL COST OF $910. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICS SHUT OFF- ENGINE SEEMS TO KEEP RUNNING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AT NIGHT. THERE IS A DING-DING BATTERY DISPLAY TURNS ON BRIEFLY THEN ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASHBOARD, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT DOWN FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE 3 OR 4 TIMES AND TO ME ON A VERY DARK ROAD. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND HAD IT 3 WEEKS -THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY WHICH TESTED BAD -THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF LABOR BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE BATTERY. 3 DAYS LATER SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. *JB

RESTARTING AND DELAYED START ON 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ONLY 7/1/05 STOPPED TO FILL GAS TANK. AFTER REFILL, THE CAR STARTED AND MAY HAVE MOVED NO MORE THAN 2 FEET. SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RE-CRANK FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ON 7/5/05 TOOK THE CAR TO MASTER PONTIAC IN AUGUSTA, GA FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. ON 7/17/05, HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. TOOK SOME FRIENDS HOME, SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR COULD NOT START. THEY TRIED FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MASTER PONTIAC AUGUSTA GEORGIA. ON 7/18/05 THE CAR WAS STARTED IMMEDIATELY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON 7/22/05 AGAIN AT A GAS STATION THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER REFILLING. HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY AND WAIT 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. ON 7/23/05 (SATURDAY) CALLED MASTER PONTIAC AND TOLD SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE NIGHT BEFORE INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO CALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. THOUGH I TRULY APPRECIATE THE OFFER, I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE HOW THIS WILL HELP, SINCE THEY IMMEDIATELY WILL TRY AND START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAIT 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. MASTER PONTIAC HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. I SUPPLIED THE SERVICE MANAGER WITH A LISTING OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM EDMUNDS FORUM TO SHOW THEM I'M NOT MAKING UP THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MOTHERS WITH SMALL CHILDREN. IT'S UNSAFE FOR ANYONE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ON EDMUNDS FORUM AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE NOT STARTING PROBLEM, THE CAR WILL 80% OF THE TIME HAVE A SLOW START WHEN CRANKING. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. THE QUESTION IS WHAT. *NM

AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING-CONDENSER CRACKED BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ON 02 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *JB