2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT I GUESS PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN POWER STEERING PUMP AND SOMEHOW BLOWS POWERSTEERING FLUID ALL OVER BELTS, ALTERNATOR AND ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT UNDER HOOD THIS MAKES BELTS SQUEAL AND SOME COME ALL OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE BUICK IN LATE NOVEMBER 2009. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ON CAR FORUM SAID THAT THEY ARE ALSO HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE RENDEZVOUS. I HAVE THE 3.5 ENGINE IN MINE AND WANTED TO COMPLAIN AND SEE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THIS. I SEE THAT PONTIAC HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP ALSO AND THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THEM RECENTLY. SO JUST WANTED TO PASS ON THE INFORMATION AND PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING THE FLUID BECAUSE IT KEEPS BLOWING IT ALL OVER MY MOTOR AND COMPARTMENT AREA. I HOPE THAT THIS DOES NOT CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY DRIVING ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY MODULAR WHICH IS A PART OF THE COMPUTER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY MODULAR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE BUICK MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING RECENTLY FAILED AT 62,100 MILES. I HAVE OWNED A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED WHILE IN WARRANTY AND UNDER 50,000 MILES AND WERE REPAIRED BY BUICK. BUT NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR MY 2006. I FEEL THAT BUICK KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHEEL BEARING FAILURE BUT ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF ALL THE FAILURES. I PAID TO REPLACE THE BEARING AT A COST OF $358 AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY BUICK FOR THIS EXPENSE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE DEALER OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT SHE DECLINED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD IMPROPERLY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE SUSPECTS THAT RAIN ENTERS INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND THE CABIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ALSO HAS A WATER PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WATER CONTINUES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. THE SEATS FAILED AND THE AC WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY WHICH WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WERE DUE TO WATER BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE HEADLAMPS AND REAR ASSEMBLY RECEPTACLES. UPDATED 11/17/09

MY LAST ALIGNMENT WAS AT THE EXTREME OF CORRECTION. I WAS TOLD ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS WOULD REQUIRE TAKING APART THE FRONT WHEEL SECTION AND DRILLING NEW HOLES TO PUT IN NEW ADJUSTERS. THE CAR HAS 38K MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND IT WOULD COST OVER $200.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS HAD A HUGE HOLE. THE GLASS AROUND THE HOLE HAD SEVERAL FRACTURES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR VANDALIZATION. THE OFFICER STATED THAT THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE CRACKED DUE TO A DEFECT. HE FURTHER CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE HOLE IN THE GLASS ORIGINATED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE TOO LARGE AND TOO HIGH. IF THERE WAS ANY VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 INCH RADIUS, HE WOULD NOT SEE IT WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO CRASHES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD NO REPLACEMENT MIRRORS IN ANOTHER SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIND AFTERMARKET MIRROS OF A DIFFERENT SIZE, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NONE. HE HAD TO CONFORM TO FMVSS REGARDING REPLACEMENT MIRRORS AND THE PROPER SIZE OF THE MIRRORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKES BECAME HARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WIRING FOR THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, WIRING FOR THE SPEED SENSORS, AND THE REAR TIE RODS WERE ALL REPLACED BETWEEN 17,500 AND 22,000 MILES. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALSO FELL OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,542 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,126.

2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: OPERATOR STOPPED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. CAR WAS IN DRIVE "D" AND KEYS WERE REMOVED. LATER, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED). DEALER INDICATES THAT THE KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE RENDEZVOUS SAFETY FEATURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL / IGNITION IS NOT WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEFT HIS WIFE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE HE ENTERED THE STORE. HE LEFT THE RADIO ON, BUT WHEN HIS WIFE TURNED IT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT INQUIRED ABOUT THIS FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.