2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

BOUGHT MY RENDEZVOUS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS CAUSING HIM INJURY TO HIS RIBS. THEY WERE NEVER REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR I FILLED UP THE TANK. BAD IDEA! I CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND WAS MISSING A QUARTER TANK. MY BOYFRIEND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID IT WAS LEAKING BETWEEN THE FILL TUBE AND THE ACTUAL TANK. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO PATCH THIS AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. APPROXIMATELY COSTING $1000. HE ALSO SAID CHANGES ARE THIS WILL BE RECURRING BECAUSE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SO NOW I ONLY PUT A HALF TANK IN MY GAS TANK BUT I'VE NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS NEVER TURNED OFF. AGAIN, TO REPAIR THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE. I ENDED UP TAKING THE SENSOR OUT, SO NOW I HAVE NO INSIDE LIGHTS AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK INTAKE VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

GAS LEAKING OUT OF FUEL TANK. A RECALL ( NHTSA 0TV349000) HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH THE OWNER NEVER RECEIVED DUE TO RECENT MOVES FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER STATE. REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT A COST OF $988.65 WHICH THE OWNER HAD TO PAY. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR OUT OF THE 10 YEAR RECALL WARRANTY. *TR

FILLED TANK AND PARKED IN GARAGE. NEXT MORNING GARAGE HAD EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE FUMES. BACKED CAR INTO DRIVEWAY. FOUND FUEL ON GARAGE FLOOR. IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE TANK AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FUEL LINE TO THE GAS TANK. IT APPEARED TO BE THE SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE (WHERE THE GAS RUNS DOWN INTO THE TANK WHEN YOU FILL IT) AND THE TANK, THE INTAKE VALVE. THE LEAK WAS SEVERE AND DANGEROUS, TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER 30 MINUTES AWAY. CHOOSE TO DRIVE IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP SEAL WERE REPLACE AT A COST OF $936. THERE IS AN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 09V349000 ON THIS ISSUE. ON THE GM RECALL SITE, THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED. WE CALLED THE BUICK NUMBER LISTED AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT THE ISSUE IS BEING ESCALATED FOR REVIEW. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS SITUATION, POTENTIAL FILE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 5/4/2015 *JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR MY DAUGHTER. SINCE THE PURCHASE, SHE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH TRACTION WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING AND STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. SHE HAS HAD THE CAR REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME THE ISSUE RECURS. ON 9/28 SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, SHE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO BRAKE EFFECTIVELY, HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THE TRACTION LIGHT HAD RECENTLY COME ON AGAIN, AND THE GRINDING NOISE RESURFACED. *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 RENDEZVOUS TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND SAFETY CHECK,TOLD THEM I SMELLED GAS IN CABIN EVEN AT HALF TANK.WAS TOLD FUEL FILTER NEEDED CHANGING. DIDN'T WANT TO PAY DEALER COST FOR THAT SO I HAD LOCAL DO IT,DEALER IS OVER 80 MILES FROM MY NEW HOUSE(@ TIME). WHEN IN NEW HOUSE (THIS ONE HAS GARAGE)..I DON'T ONLY SMELL GAS IN CABIN OF SUV BUT NOW IT'S BEING DRAWN INTO MY HOUSE THROUGHOUT THE AIR UNIT(MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN HAVE ASTHMA) THAT 1CARRIES EPISODE PEN AND WE ALL USE NEBULIZER.I CALLED LOCAL BUICK DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL ON MY SUV. IT WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET...I LIMELIGHT FRIEND AM.TRYING TO DISABILITY..ALL BECAUSE A GM DEALER COULDN'T BE BOTHERED ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO...I HAVE TO TAKE CHANCES WHEN I HAVE TO GO OUT.WITH MY GIRLS. THIS COULD BE DEADLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INTO A GARAGE AND THE FUEL ODOR WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ENTERING THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 10/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS CAP WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FAILURE. THE GAS WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WORSENED. UPDATED 4/1/2015 *JS