2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK MY SPEED AND IT REGISTERED 30 MPH. I KNOW I WAS GOING FASTER THAN THAT AS I WAS DRIVING ON A 55 MPH HIGHWAY. FROM THAT TIME IT VARIED CONSIDERABLY, AT TIMES SHOWING 0 MPH WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TODAY IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING AGAIN. IN RESEARCHING I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED IN A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN SEARCHING FOR RECALLS ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL IT SHOWS SEVERAL BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES WHEN I AM TRAVELING. THE IGNITION STICKS WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON TO START IT, THE IGNITION STICKS AND IT WON'T START IT JUST KEEPS TURNING OVER. IT'S VERY SCARY, IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I AM NOT TRAVELING, WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM GOING SOMEWHERE TRY TO START IT AND THE IGNITION STICKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V157000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CHAMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER DIED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND, FACE, AND SHOULDERS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHERIFF STATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS VERY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING EVENT HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN 2009 IN MINNESOTA. I PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS WAS REPLACED AT A BUICK DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER, MN VIKING BUICK. THE SECOND TIME, IN JULY 2013 ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH GOING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME ON JULY 19 ,2014. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IN 2013 AND 2014. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT MOVE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE KEY DID NOT MOVE NOR COULD IT BE RETRIEVED. THE BATTERY LIGHT THEN TURNED ON. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2004. I LEARNED ABOUT THESE FROM LISTENING TO THE NEWS. I HAVE CALLED BUICK IN JUNE 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON MY VIN, THE CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH EVALUATING THE CAR. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED IN 2009. BUICK TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THIS ON THEIR SYSTEM. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS, PAYMENTS AND INFORMATION FROM THE BUICK DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED THIS AS WELL AS FROM THE TOWING COMPANY THAT TOWED THE CAR THERE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON JULY 19, 2014 WHILE I WAS IN A SHOPPING MALL PARKING. AN ADDITIONAL EVENT THAT I NOTICED THIS THIRD TIME WAS THAT I COULD NOT EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR AS IT REMAINED UNLOCKED. I HAVE REVIEWED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS RELATED TO THESE EVENTS AND OTHERS FOR WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY GM OR BUICK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR GO THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS NOT IDENTIFIED AT THE CHECK UPS. *TR

WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES MY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO MY BRAKES. I DOUBLE PUMPED AND THEY WORKED AGAIN, ALMOST RAN INTO A SUBWAY!!! THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AND THEY COULD DIAGNOSIS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS AND THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WHEN YOUR BRAKES DON'T WORK AND HOW DO YOU FIX THEM WHEN THE SHOP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT!!! IT SAYS IT IS A SENSORY ISSUE, AND FEELS LIKE THE ABS ARE WORKING WHEN YOU ARE ON ICE, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR VARIOUS DIFFERENT GM MODELS ON IGNITION COILS(BUT THE 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THEM. THE HOUSING AROUND MY IGNITION COIL HAS UNRAVELED, AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I DO NOT WANT ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS. CAN GM SEND ME A VOUCHER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IN ORDER FOR ME TO HAVE A PIECE OF MIND? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT AN AMMCO TRANSMISSION OUTLET. AS A RESULT OF THE REPAIR MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING THE FIRST DAY THE CAR WAS DECLARED REPAIRED. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE REPAIRER WHO TOLD ME A SECOND TRANSMISSION WOULD BE INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS LATER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE CAR WAS PICKED UP A SECOND THE TIME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO TIME FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET ITSELF. THAT NEVER HAPPENED SINCE I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE COMPUTER WAS IN DEFAULT MODE AND WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AAMCO PRETENDED TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT THIS ORDEAL. THE SAME NIGHT I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT WHEN MY CAR GLITCHED AGAIN. I ALMOST HIT THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS TOTAL DARKNESS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT OF SECONDARY REPAIR SHOPS. I HAVE TRIED HARD. NO ONE SHOULD GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. THIS MECHANICS USED MANY EXCUSES BUT IN THE END IT WAS A PINCHED (BEST WORD I CAN UTILIZED) WIRE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. AFTER BEING TURNED DOWN BY FOUR LOCAL MECHANICS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. NO ONE WAS WANTS TO STEP FORWARD TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER I HAVE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW THAT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN PA HAS LIMITED AUTHORITY ON THIS ISSUE AND CANNOT HELP ME. THESE PEOPLE NEED OVERSIGHT SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED OR ALREADY HAS. *TR