BUICK Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLING LINES THAT STRETCHED FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES WERE DETERIORATED AND COULD BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,829. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/23/09.*JB UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE GAUGES SHOW THE INCORRECT SPEED AND FUEL AMOUNT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. HE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

BOUGHT THE CAR APROX. 3 YEARS AGO,A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT,IT NOW HAS APROX.60,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR [ 2008 ] IT HAS STARTED LOOSING COOLANT,NOT EXTERNALLY,HAVING TO REFILL OVERFLOW TANK EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 MILES,WE HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES,USING PURE SYNTHETIC,WITH THE AMOUNT OF UPPER ENGINE GASKET FAILURES ,APPARENTLY CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE DETERATING HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS,ENDING IN CATASTROPHIC GASKET FAILURE,AND MOST OF THE COOLANT IN OIL,AND THE ONLY REPAIR IS REPLACING DEFECTIVE GASKET,WHERE AS THE PROPER REPAIR WOULD BE FOR THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED,HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION TAKEN HERE IN THE U.S. I KNOW CANADA HAS, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY ENGINE NOW HAS A BOTTOM END RATTLE,IE THE CRANKSHAFT AND OR CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS WORN, I HAVE DONE AUTO MECHANIC WORK FOR 30 YEARS AND I KNOW THIS IS A SIGN OF PREMATURE WARE,THEN ENGINE FAILURE,AND I FEEL G.M. SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT,PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

NOTHING UNUSUAL, ALL POWER TURNED OFF; FIRST TWO TIMES, BATTERY NEAR-DEAD WHEN STARTED, THEN COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER TURNING KEY IN IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THIRD TIME, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT UNTIL BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 BUICK CXL WITH ABOUT 38200 MILES. STARTING BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2007, THE MESSAGE FROM THE DASH INDICATED THAT MY OIL LEVER WAS LOW. I ADDED 1 QUARTS OF OIL AND THOUGHT THAT MY LAST OIL CHANGE WASN?T COMPLETE. AFTER DRIVING MANY MORE MILES, THE OIL INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON APRIL 4, 2007 WITH 19,488. OIL DYE WAS ADDED TO TRACE A POSSIBLE LEAK. NO LEAK WAS VISIBLE WHEN I RETURNED AGAIN ON JUNE 13TH (21,126 MILES) WHEN THE OIL INDICATOR WENT ON AGAIN. THE DEALER FOUND MINOR SEEPAGE DUE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE OIL PAN. THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED, CHANGED THE OIL AND THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. ON JULY 23RD (23,102 MILES) THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE DEALER SUGGESTED A CONSUMPTION TEST AND THAT I SHOULDN?T ADD ANY OIL. ON AUGUST 29TH (24,275 MILES) OIL WAS DOWN AGAIN. THEY ADDED 1 QUART OF OIL AND TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AGAIN FOR A VALVE DETERMINATION. ON SEPTEMBER 4TH (24,637 MILES), THE DEALER NOTATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LOST AND FOUND BULLETIN FOR VALVE STEM SEALS. THEY WERE REPLACED. FINALLY, ON JANUARY 11, 2008 AND STILL LOOSING OIL, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A BULLETIN SAYS THAT IT IS COMMON TO LOOSE 1 QUART OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. I TOLD THEM THAT ANSWER WASN'T ACCEPTABLE. *TR

THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN YOU PUT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN. ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR STALLS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T DO IT BUT HALF THE TIME IT DOES. I'M AFRAID TO TURN LEFT IN FEAR OF BEING KILLED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY KIND THAT THE CAR IS STALLING. IT DOES IT THE MOST WHEN YOUR COMING TO A STOP AND PLACE THE LEFT SIGNAL ON. PLEASE HELP FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE FACTORY REPAIR KIT IMPROVED THE DAYTIME VISIBILITY OF THE MESSAGE CENTER BUT STILL NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE GAUGES AND NEEDLES. THE CENTER GLASS LENS REFLECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL BATHED BY THE SUN FROM THE WINDOWS STILL OVERWHELMS THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AND WHEN DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES IS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO READ IT. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MY LEFT WIPER BANGS A FEW INCHES UP THEN SMACKS BACK DOWN. THIS IS NOT SNOW RELATED BECAUSE I'VE LEARNER TO COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF MY FIRST TIME WAITING FOR SNOW TO MELT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I ACQUIRED THE CAR FROM MY GRANDMOTHER IN DEC. 2008. SHE PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT IS TOO OLD TOO KEEP UP WITH RECALLS AND SUCH. I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I WAS ALMOST IN A CRASH WITH MY CHILDREN DUE TO A SUDDEN RAIN SHOWER CAUSING THE VISIBILITY TO BE AWFUL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT INDICATE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 50,000.

MY 1999 PARK AVENUE SUDDENLY STARTED TO RUN RUFF, CAUSING ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AS WELL AS TWO IGNITION COILS. HE STATED THAT THE PLUGS HAD INDICATION OF BURNS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ANTI FREEZE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE PLUGS. DURING THE REPAIR HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE NOTICED ANTI FREEZE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE IN THE AREA OF THE PLENUM. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3800 MOTOR, THAT THE PLENUM LEAKS CAUSING ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS DUE TO THE ANTI FREEZE COMING IN CONTACT WITH ENGINE COMPONENTS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE IF NOT CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE PLENUM AND THE INTAKE GASKET. *TR