BUICK Complaints

THIS TUESDAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER TURNED OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS FREEZING COLD AND WE WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. COME TO FIND OUT I RAN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE RUN OUT OF GAS, MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INCORRECTLY. I HAD TO MAKE MY HUSBAND LEAVE WORK, WHILE MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD TO SIT IN THE FREEZING COLD CAR!!! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE, AND I WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM IS ONLY PAYING HALF THE REPAIR COSTS, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS IS A DEFECT. PLEASE HELP, THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT IN MY BUDGET, BUT I ALSO CAN NOT BE STRANDED AGAIN. *TR

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE CARS RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IS FAULTY. *TR

SLOW SPEED STEERING FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS CATCHING, MAKES NOISE AND DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT SO IT WOULD COST $300 PLUS TO HAVE IT FIXED, THIS IS A GM DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY THAT IS COMMON TO THE 2006 LUCERNE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

2002 LESABRE WITH A POPPED DASHBOARD BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT GLASS. THE DASHBOARD HAS BUBBLED UP. CANNOT FORCE THE DASH BACK INTO POSITION. I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM TO ME OR IT'S MADE OF FAULTY MATERIAL AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION CLUNKS, JUMPS AND SHIFTS AT THE WRONG TIMES AND AT THE WRONG SPEEDS. THIS CAN BE FELT AND HEARD AS A LOUD BANK AND WHOLE VEHICLE JERK BY ALL PASSENGERS. UNNERVING AS WELL AS CONCERN FOR SAFETY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, RAW GAS FUMES ENTER THE CAB IN SUCH QUANTITIES THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE COMFORTABLY OR SEEMINGLY SAFELY. THE FUME CAN BE SO BAD THAT ALL WINDOWS MUST BE OPENED AND HEADS HELD OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. MY HUSBAND DRIVING BEHIND ME ON THE FREEWAY CAN SOMETIMES ALSO SMELL THE RAW GASOLINE ODOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I FEAR FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM BREATHING SO MANY GAS FUMES AS I USE THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY TO DRIVE 40 MINUTES TO WORK AND 40 MINUTES BACK HOME. IT IS NOW 01/01/2012 AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTENT WITH SO SOLUTION APPARENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TILT STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PINS CAME OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE ASSEMBLY SHOWS EXTREME WEAR WHERE THE PINS SHOULD INSERT. PINS CANNOT BE REINSTALLED. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF STEERING COLUMN DEFECTS ONLINE INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEED LOSS OF CONTROL CRASHES. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V157000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HUBS WERE REPLACED BUT ALSO FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,765. KMJ