2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

THE OUTSIDE REARVEIW MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG CAUSING A BLIND SPOT IN SEVERAL AREAS. SHORTER PEOPLE AS MYSELF A 5'4" CAN'T SEE OVER THEM ALSO THEY ARE TO WIDE CAUSING A 2' BLIND SPOT FOR VISION. THEY ALSO HAVE TOO LARGE OF MIRROR MAKING THE IMAGES IN THE REAR APPEAR LIKE THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. SEVERAL MISSED ACCIDENTS WITH BICYCLES AND OTHER CARS DUE TO BLIND SPOT. CONTACTED BUICK AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NEED TO REPLACE WITH SMALLER MIRROR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING , THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE PARTIAL FAILURE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AFTER CONTINUED USE. *PH *JB

STEERING RACK HAS LOOSE PLAY IN JOINTS. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT AND RACK AND PINION. I WAS UNAWARE THIS WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE FAILED TO TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ON SAME DAY.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED 8/9/03 DUE TO FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP. ALSO HAD LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED LOWER INTAKE AND CYL HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING!*AK

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. VEHCILE STAYED IDLE FOR 8 DAYS BEFORE A FUEL PUMP COULD BE LOCATED! THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD COME ON AND FLASH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL (BUT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY). I CHECKED TO SEE IF MAYBE THE CRUISE SWTITCH HAD BEEN LEFT ON; IT HAD NOT BEEN. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF DID NOTHING -- THE CRUISE DID NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT FLASHED. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT DID NOT STATE THE REASON WHY THIS LIGHT WOULD FLASH -- I HAD TO ASSUME IT WAS DOING SO BECAUSE THE CRUISE WAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CRUISE SWITCH WAS BAD. THE OWNER MANUAL SHOULD HAVE CONTAINED INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING.*AK

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 WHILE TRAVELING IN IDAHO SPRINGS, CO WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD AND NOT ACCELERATING NOR DECELERATING -- I WAS MAINTAINING A CONSTANT 40 MPH AND HAD THE VEHICLE SIMPLY CUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, WE CAME TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT OF THE TYPE SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AND HAS RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH THE CAUTION THAT "CONDITION DID NOT REOCCUR. DUE TO INFREQUENCY OF CONDITION, CUSTOMER NEEDS TO DRIVE TO SEE IF CONDITION IS REPAIRED." I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN, UNPREDICTABLE FAILURES. ARE THERE OTHER 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR REPORTED PROBLEMS? *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND LESS VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE UNDETERMINED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY (HARD SHIFTING). THE CONSUMER KNEW OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NLM *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT HARD AT SPEEDS OF UP 25 MPH. *SCC *JB. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A STOP. *JB

I HAVE 35,000 MILES ON MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND I AM HAVING THE SECOND FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. THE CAR STALLED OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANES. THE BRAKES AND STEARING WERE MINIMAL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.