2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

WHEN DRIIVING 2003 RENDEZVOUS WHEN TRYING TO STOP THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND THUMPING PULSATING FROM BRAKE AS IF IT IS FORCING IT BACK UP. I HAVE TO STUMP BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TO STOP. MECHANIC CAN NOT TELL WHATS WRONG WITH IT. ALMOST DROVE INTO 4 LANES OF CROSS TRAFFIC. CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HAD BRAKES CHANGED AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND HEART POUNDS. MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. ALSO WHEN MAKING A TURN AND USING BRAKES IT IS WORST. VERY FRIGHTENING AT ANY SPEED.

MY WIFE'S RENDEZVOUS HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS FOR THE PAST YEAR. I'VE LOOKED ON EVERY SIGHT SEEING IF HER CAR IS DUE FOR A RECALL AND IT IS SAYING THAT THE ONLY RECALL ON HER VEHICLE IS THE FRAME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OR NOT BECAUSE SHE HAD THE VEHICLE BEFORE I MARRIED HER. BUT THE INCIDENT HAS GOT MUCH WORSE. *TR

ON 3/13/2015 MY CAR HAD GONE TO A FIRESTONE LOCATION IN INDIANA DUE TO A CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ON.THEY REPLACED MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY KICKING OUT 300 CCA. I TOOK MY CAR HOME AND PARKED IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I PUT APPROXIMATELY 350 MILES OF INTERSTATE DRIVING ON MY TRUCK. WHEN ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY TRUCK. ON 3/15/15 I TOOK A SHORT 2 MILE DRIVE AND LOST MY BRAKES.I HAVE A SEVERE BACK PROBLEM, WHICH MAKES QUICK AND SUDDEN MOVES PAINFUL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ON A WINDING ROAD AND IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AT 40 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO MY BRAKES GOING OUT. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN TO THE SHOP AS I WAS NOT GOING TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER WITH NO BRAKES. I HAVE OWN MANY DIFFERENT MAKERS OF CARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF HINT IT WAS GOING , YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT 2 DAYS EARLIER WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND EXPENSES LIKE THIS ARE VERY HARD TO ACCOMMODATE. *TR

MY GAS TANK IS LEAKING EXACTLY LIKE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF RECALL # 07V349000 BUT IM NOT SURE IF IT IS COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE BEING UNCOOPERATIVE IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IT LEAKS RIGHT WHERE THE FUEL GOES INTO THE GAS TANK FROM THE FILLER TUBE AROUND THE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY. *TR

THE CAR HAS A NOISE AND IT LAGS AT 4K RPM. WE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WHERE NO CODES. THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STALED OUT ON US AND THEN AGAIN WHEN WE WERE PULLING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I NEED IT FIXED AND I REFUSES TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WONT EVEN SHOW UP ON A SHOPS COMPUTER. *TR

FUEL INCLET IS OFF I NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE IS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE ALSO SMELL FUEL. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE EXPRESSWAY! COULD CAUSE A FUTURE FIRE! PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR OR A NEW CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER REFUELING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AND OBSERVED A FUEL LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TANK AND FOUND THAT THE NECK OF THE TANK WAS LEAKING AND THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UP AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN TRAVELLING AT A STEADY SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE. FUEL LEAK . GM IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL NOTICE: 07V349009 GM RECALL NUMBER: 06230 GM STILL REFUSING TO PAY 100% OF REPAIRS & FORCING GM VEHICLE OWNERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON KNOWN RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.