2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

VEHICLE HAS 24,200 MILES. DEALER SAYS REAR (AWD) DIFFERENTIAL IS RUINED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DEALER WON'T TELL ME IF CONDITION IS DANGEROUS. ODD NOISES NOTED FIVE MONTHS AGO. SECOND TIME TO DEALER. FIRST TIME - NO PROBLEMS NOTED. NOW TELL ME DIFFERENTIAL RUINED BY BAD TIRES (MANUFACTURERS CHOICE) - THIS NOT NOTED BY DEALER IN JUNE. IF TIRES ARE NOT PROPER SIZE, ETC. "AWD DISABLED" LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE. HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 30,000 MILES OF WEAR. WITHIN TWO WEEK OR LESS THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE REPAIRS.*AK

MY WIFE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND DESTROYED THE TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE SOLD THE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM WITH THE CXL. IT IS ALSO CIRCLED IN OUR BROCHURE FROM THE SALESMAN. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SYSTEM AND GM IS BLOWING US OFF! THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING. *AK ALSO, THIS YEAR, BOTH REAR AXLE HUBS HAVE GONE BAD AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DRIVE MODULE.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTIONS NEED TO BE CLEANED. THE FUEL INJECTIONS HAVE BEEN CLEANED PREVIOUSLY. THIS TIME THEY WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER. *AK *SC *JB

COOLING SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER LEAKAGE AND FAILURE IN 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS A/C CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THIS 2 YEAR-OLD VEHICLE. *JB

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 3.4 ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES AND IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME DURING TRAVEL. ENGINE WATER TEMP. WAS NORMAL. GASOLINE CONSUMPTION WAS 1/2 TANK. ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START DURING 45 MINUTE TRY. VEHICLE TOWED FOR 50 MILES TO GM DEALER. AFTER BEING TOWED, VEHICLE LET DOWN FROM TOW TRUCK AND STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY FOR REMANDER OF TRIP, APPROX. 50 MILES. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO START NORMALLY. DID NOT HAVE DEALER DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. *AK

I WORK AT A BUICK DEALERSHIP AND I ALSO DRIVE A BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WE ARE SEEING MULTIPLE GAS TANK LEAKS AT FULL TANK FILL UPS. THE FILLER NECK JOINT IS LEAKING AND THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ASKED TO GLUE OVER THE HOLE BECAUSE TANKS ARE ON BACK ORDER, SO THE CUSTOMER CAN HAVE THEIR CAR TO DRIVE.

AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STARTED MAKING METALLIC NOISE IN FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. NOISE DISAPPEARED IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. THE CAR HAS 44,600 MILES (MOST ARE HIGHWAY MILES). *JB THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO "SPLIT" THE ESTIMATED $4,576.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT 43000 MILES. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - BRAKE FAILURE NEEDED NEW WHEEL BEARINGS AT 45000 MILES ONLY ON ONE SIDE... COST TO REPAIR 679.00..... GM NOT RESPONSIVE. NOW A/C LEAK IN A 2 YEAR OLD CAR!*AK