BUICK Complaints

BUICK RENDEVOUS 2002 AWD CXS MODEL HAS FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND ALWAYS READS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND MORE OFTEN IN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE AND THE FUEL GAUGE. A NEW SENSOR WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT GM'S POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE ISSUE IN THE 4/30/2011 NEWSPAPER. I HAVE A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL PURCHASED AS A GM CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER. THE FUEL GAUGE WANDERS BY 1/4 OF A TANK. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 5-OR 6 TIMES TOTAL AND THEY HAVE INSTALLED A NEW SENDER/GAUGE, REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT STILL ACTS THE SAME WAY. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND I MUST ALWAYS KEEP IT ABOVE HALF FULL SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WANDERING GAUGE BUT IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND I MUST JUST LIVE WITH IT. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND AM "LIVING WITH IT" UNTIL I SELL IT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR, PROBABLY NEXT YEAR. I FEEL THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF PROBLEM VEHICLES. *TR

MY GM BUICK RENDEZVOUS HAS A BROKEN FUEL GAUGE. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2002 AND BY 2006, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED. WE NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL I READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING THE NUMBER OF GM FUEL GAUGES THAT ARE BROKEN, YET IT DID NOT LIST THE RENDEZVOUS MODEL AS ONE THAT HAD PROBLEMS. WE HAVE TO MONITOR FUEL USAGE BY THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN. *TR

GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE- DOES NOT READ GASOLINE LEVEL CORRECTLY 2005 BUICK RAINIER. *TR

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - THE GAS GAGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ FULL AND THEN IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY. THEN THE GAGE WILL RANDOMLY READ FULL AGAIN. THE GAGE WILL NOT READ ANYTHING OTHER THAN FULL OR EMPTY. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300 TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE THEY SAID IT WAS THE SENDING UNIT (BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER FOR SURE). THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WE COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 I HAD TO HAVE MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER'S FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED DUE TO TO FAULTY READINGS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $410.69. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE LEATHER DASHBOARD FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD EFFECT THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I HAVE A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE DASHBOARD HAS COME UNGLUED. THE PART OF THE DASHBOARD COVERING THE AIRBAG LOOKS VERY LOOSE. I'M SCARED IT WILL DEPLOY. *TR